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Blowing snow in eastern Colorado closes schools, highway stretches

DENVER – Blowing snow and icy roads in suburban Denver and other parts of eastern Colorado have closed schools and shut down highways. Stretches of Interstate 70 were closed Tuesd...

New Mexico considers legalizing medically assisted suicide

SANTA FE – State lawmakers are considering whether to legalize medically assisted suicide for terminally ill patients. A proposal from Democratic Rep. Deborah Armstrong of Albuque...

Second skier dies in aftermath of New Mexico avalanche

SANTA FE – A second person died from injuries sustained in an avalanche last week at a northern New Mexico ski resort, relatives and a hospital official said Monday. The decease...

Colo. secretary of state takes aim at ‘massive secret political spending’

Democratic lawmakers say they’ll push campaign finance reform

Man accused of threatening to kill ‘as many girls as I see’

SALT LAKE CITY – A man is under arrest in Utah after police say he posted on Facebook about “killing as many girls as I see” the same weekend that Women’s Marches were held around the countr...

Gila National Forest uses honor system for firewood cutting

SILVER CITY, N.M. – The Gila National Forest says it will allow people to cut firewood for personal use as long as they obtain permits after the federal government shutdown ends. ...

Colorado’s history of women in politics marks another milestone: A House majority

Colorado’s House of Representatives is in an exclusive club. It’s one of only two legislative chambers in the country where female lawmakers hold a majority. Overall, women make up nearly ha...

University of Colorado monitors shutdown effects on campus

BOULDER – University of Colorado officials are monitoring the effects of the partial government shutdown on the university where the majority of research funding comes from the federal gover...

New Mexico charter school advocates protest enrollment cap

SANTA FE – Advocates for charter schools in New Mexico are criticizing a bill to increase state educational funding that would place a cap student enrollment at autonomous public schools for...

1 person killed in avalanche in western Colorado

ASPEN – Authorities say a person was killed in an avalanche in western Colorado. The Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office says the victim, whose name and age have not been released, was...

Man who hit tree while night skiing at Granby Ranch dies

GRANBY – Authorities say a man died after he hit a tree while night skiing at Granby Ranch in northern Colorado. The Granby Police Department says the man, whose name has not been...

New Mexico inmates sue over spike in phone call rate

SANTA FE – More than 200 inmates in New Mexico are suing the company that provides phone service to the state’s prisons. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the suit against Securus ...