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Breckenridge troll sculpture to be rebuilt on new town site

BRECKENRIDGE – A Breckenridge troll sculpture will be rebuilt on a different site within the ski town in central Colorado in May. The Summit Daily reported Monday that the “Isak H...

DATE: Mar 5, 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 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Avalanche control closes I-70 in Colorado

DENVER â€“ Interstate 70 in central Colorado has been closed as crews conduct avalanche mitigation. CDOT reports that both eastbound and westbound lanes of I-70 are covered by sno...

DATE: Mar 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico moves to expand background checks on gun sales

SANTA FE – Legislators sent a bill to expand background checks on private gun sales in New Mexico to the governor’s desk Monday for certain approval after a bruising series of debates and ob...

DATE: Mar 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bill to phase out San Juan Generating Station plant advances in New Mexico

SANTA FE â€“ A bill that aims to boost renewable energy production and phase out a major coal-fired power plant in New Mexico is headed toward a Senate vote. A Senate committee en...

DATE: Mar 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado lawmakers start on contentious oil, gas overhaul

DENVER – Colorado’s Democratic-controlled Legislature is scheduled to take the first step Tuesday toward a major overhaul of state oil and gas regulations, despite objections from Republican...

DATE: Mar 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado-Utah quake studied for link to deep injection well

GRAND JUNCTION – Federal officials are investigating whether a 4.5 magnitude earthquake near the Utah-Colorado border was caused by a well that injects salty water deep underground. ...

DATE: Mar 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Plan to protect Colorado River isn’t done. Now what?

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Another federal deadline passed this week for seven states in the U.S. West to wrap up work on a plan to ensure the drought-stricken Colorado River can deliver water to th...

DATE: Mar 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico House halts lottery expansion to sports betting

SANTA FE, N.M. – The New Mexico House of Representatives has endorsed a bill that would halt plans to create a state lottery game tied to the outcome of sports. The bill from Repu...

DATE: Mar 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Preschool funding proposal stalls in New Mexico Senate

SANTA FE â€“ A proposal to increase spending on early childhood education from a multibillion-dollar state trust has stalled in the New Mexico state Senate and appears unlikely to advance th...

DATE: Mar 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico raises cap for medical marijuana producers

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s medical marijuana producers have received approval from state regulators to temporarily boost by fivefold the number of plants they are allowed to grow as the resu...

DATE: Mar 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Survey: Half of rees in poor condition or dead in N.M. town

LAS VEGAS, N.M. – Officials say nearly half of the trees surveyed in Las Vegas are in poor condition or dead. The Las Vegas Optic reports state forestry officials told resident...

DATE: Mar 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News