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Rocky Mountain National Park was third most-visited U.S. park

FORT COLLINS – Rocky Mountain National Park recorded nearly 4.6 million visitors last year, making it the third most-visited national park in the U.S. The Fort Collins Coloradoan ...

DATE: Mar 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Three Arizona residents accused of selling fake Native American jewelry

PHOENIX – Three Arizona residents are among seven people charged with fraudulently selling jewelry imported from the Philippines as authentic Native American-made items. A feder...

DATE: Mar 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Nevada man suspected of poaching deer, elk reaches deal in New Mexico

SANTA FE, – A Nevada man accused of illegally killing more than a dozen deer and elk will have 41 of 45 counts pending against him dismissed as part of a plea deal. The Santa Fe...

DATE: Mar 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado lawmakers consider ending little-used death penalty

DENVER – Democrats who control Colorado’s Legislature acted quickly on a bill to repeal the state’s little-used death penalty, with the Senate Judiciary Committee advancing the legislation j...

DATE: Mar 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico high school video games ‘sport’ set to expand

PORTALES, N.M. – Some New Mexico high school students may get a chance to compete in a new statewide sport – video games. The Eastern New Mexico News reports Portales Municipal Sc...

DATE: Mar 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

In booming Colorado, public schools grapple with asbestos, leaks and four-day weeks

MANZANOLA – Asbestos floats down from the gym ceiling at Manzanola Elementary. Gaping cracks crisscross cinder-block walls. The drinking fountains need filters because of high levels of uran...

DATE: Mar 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico sees uptick in children without vaccinations

SANTA FE – New Mexico health officials are calling for more parents to vaccinate their children. The plea issued Wednesday comes as public health offices in the Pacific Northwest ...

DATE: Mar 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Avalanches causing more travel problems in Colorado

DENVER – Avalanches are causing more travel problems in Colorado’s mountains. Firefighters say an avalanche at around 5 a.m. Thursday near Copper Mountain ruptured a natural gas p...

DATE: Mar 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: Shaking train threw woman onto tracks in January

DENVER – Authorities have said a Colorado woman who lost one of her feet in a January light rail accident was thrown out of the train’s door because the train shook violently and caused the ...

DATE: Mar 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Plan to focus oil rules on safety creates divide in Colorado

DENVER – Supporters of a plan to overhaul Colorado’s oil and gas regulations told lawmakers Tuesday that the measure is a flexible, common-sense approach to dealing with frequent conflicts o...

DATE: Mar 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Anti-fracking activist settles lawsuit with Colorado town

LAFAYETTE – A northern Colorado town has settled a lawsuit filed by an anti-fracking activist who says a former mayor violated his First Amendment rights by removing social media comments. ...

DATE: Mar 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico sues U.S. Air Force over groundwater contamination

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico on Tuesday sued the U.S. Air Force over groundwater contamination at two bases, saying the federal government has a responsibility to clean up plumes of toxic chemic...

DATE: Mar 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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