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Avalanches cause problems in Colorado, Montana, Wyoming

DENVER – Road crews in parts of Colorado, Montana and Wyoming worked Friday to clear avalanches that had closed mountain highways and undertook mitigation efforts in avalanche-prone areas....

Colorado governor denounces Trump’s emergency declaration

DENVER – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has denounced Donald Trump’s decision Friday to declare a national emergency so the president can find funds to build a southern border wall. Th...

Groups suing over gas drilling near homes in Battlement Mesa

GRAND JUNCTION – A group of residents has filed a lawsuit to stop a plan to drill for natural gas near mobile homes in western Colorado. The Daily Sentinel reports that Battl...

Reward for info in 2014 Navajo Nation killing raised to $10K

ALBUQUERQUE – The FBI is raising its reward to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for a 2014 killing on the Navajo Nation. The rewar...

Colorado legislators work to close sexual assault law loophole

DENVER – When Senon Louis Ramirez’s conviction for sexually assaulting one of his foster children was overturned last year because of a loophole in Colorado law, there was outrage over how s...

Southwest U.S. sees some drought relief, experts say

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Drought conditions in much of the southwestern United States have improved because of surges of moisture over the last few months. But national forecasters and climate ex...

Colorado Democrats reintroduce ‘red flag’ gun bill

DENVER – Colorado Democrats have introduced a bill to permit the seizure of guns from people deemed to pose a threat by a judge. The “red flag” bill would allow family or law enfo...

Trail runner recounts life-or-death fight with mountain lion

FORT COLLINS – When a young mountain lion clamped its jaws onto Travis Kauffman’s wrist and clawed at his face, he screamed a “barbarian yell,” jammed his foot onto the animal’s neck and hel...

Denver teachers back at work after winning deal with raises

DENVER – Denver teachers ended a three-day walkout and returned to their classrooms Thursday, greeted by hugs and high-fives, after their union reached a tentative deal raising their pay as ...

Shot fired at suburban Albuquerque high school, no injuries

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – A shot was fired Thursday on the grounds of a suburban Albuquerque high school on the first anniversary of the Parkland, Florida, high school massacre, but police and scho...

Gun-seizure bill and minimum wage increase advance in New Mexico

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s Democrat-led House of Representatives passed a bill that would make it easier to take guns away from people who may be suicidal or a risk to others, in an emotionally...

Denver teacher strike reveals U.S. divide over bonus pay

DENVER – Denver teachers went on strike to improve their pay, but the fight wasn’t that simple. Emboldened by teacher activism nationwide and struggling to live in a rapidly growi...