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Man arrested for vandalism inside Colorado Capitol

DENVER – Police say they have arrested a man accused of several bust sculptures, glass display cabinets and other items inside the Colorado Capitol building. According to jail rec...

Snowboarder who died after Snowmass jump attempt identified

ASPEN – Authorities have identified a 20-year-old snowboarder who died after attempting a jump in a terrain park at Snowmass in western Colorado. The Pitkin County Coroner’s Offic...

Police say man stole then crashed Colorado police cruiser

COLORADO SPRINGS – Authorities say a Colorado man is under arrest after stealing a police cruiser and crashing it. KRDO-TV reports that 36-year-old Richard Payne was arrested Satu...

New Mexico Chicano leader Tijerina is subject of new film

SANTA FE – Reies Lopez Tijerina, a Pentecostal preacher turned activist who led a violent raid of a northern New Mexico courthouse more than 50 years ago and helped sparked the Chicano Movem...

Top education union leader cheers Denver walkout

DENVER – The Latest on the Denver teacher strike (all times local): 3:30 p.m. The head of the National Education Association, the country’s largest teachers union, is t...

Ever have an unexpectedly costly medical bill? State lawmakers want to prevent that

Lawmakers are introducing a bipartisan measure to protect patients from surprise medical bills. They propose new legislation that would end the practice of what’s called “balance ...

Santa Fe also seeing benefits of good ski season

SANTA FE – An abundance of snow this winter is drawing skiers and snowboarders to the peaks above Santa Fe, and those tourist dollars are trickling into town. Santa Fe’s ski shops...

International ski chief urged to quit over climate comment

DENVER – A group of winter-sports athletes and the world’s biggest snowboard maker want the president of the International Ski Federation to resign after he spoke of “so-called climate chang...

Western voters care more about climate than ‘energy dominance’

Annual survey reveals a leap in support of conservation policies

Area where Colorado runner killed mountain lion stays closed

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – An area in northern Colorado where a man fought off and killed a mountain lion that attacked him during a trail run remains closed. The Fort Collins Color...

Denver teachers prepare to strike over pay dispute

DENVER – Denver teachers are planning to strike Monday for the first time in 25 years after failed negotiations with the school district over base pay. The teachers union and Denv...

Border Patrol arrests 290 migrants near port in New Mexico

ANTELOPE WELLS, N.M. – U.S. Border Patrol agents have arrested 290 Central Americans who entered the country illegally near a port of entry in a remote area of southwestern New Mexico. ...