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Conservationists buy southern Colorado ranch for open space

TRINIDAD – Conservation groups have reached a deal to buy and protect a southern Colorado ranch that includes the landmark Fishers Peak near Trinidad. The Trust for Public Land ...

Navajo legislation on tribal energy company withdrawn

GALLUP, N.M. – Navajo Nation Council legislation to allow a tribal-owned energy company to become a for-profit corporation was withdrawn before it could be considered. The Gallup ...

DUI arrests fell during Colorado’s high-enforcement times

FRISCO – Colorado officials say the number of DUI arrests during the periods of increased enforcement decreased in 2018, but it was likely tied to funding losses for the program. ...

Utah GOP candidate sues after Navajo wins county election

SALT LAKE CITY – A Republican is suing after losing an election to a Navajo candidate in a Utah county dogged by allegations of discrimination against Navajo voters. Kelly Laws wa...

Colorado releases plan directing outdoor recreation

The Associated Press GRAND JUNCTION – A Colorado plan aims to use the state’s $62 billion outdoor recreation economy in a sustainable way over the next five years. The ...

Democrats in charge as Colorado Legislature convenes

DENVER – Colorado legislators convened their new session Friday, with Democrats firmly in control of the House and Senate for the first time since 2014. To a standing ovation, Pue...

What will Democratic control of Legislature mean for education?

The Colorado Legislature convenes Friday with Democratic majorities in both chambers and a Democratic governor-elect who made education a key part of his campaign. That doesn’t mean 2019 is ...

Sen. Cory Gardner wants to end the shutdown ASAP

Republican Sen. Cory Gardner supports funding for border security but said ending the partial government shutdown is more important. “I don’t think shutting down the government is...

Roswell aids passengers after plane makes emergency landing

ROSWELL, N.M. – Roswell city officials and staff at the city’s visitors’ center made inconvenienced passengers feel welcomed and comfortable after an American Airlines plane was forced to ma...

Child of missing Colorado woman will stay with grandparents

CRIPPLE CREEK – A Colorado girl will temporarily remain with her maternal grandparents as prosecutors pursue a murder charge against the 1-year-old’s father in her mother’s death. ...

Authorities identify suspects in Aspen jewelry robbery

ASPEN – Authorities have identified three Chilean men as suspects in a jewelry theft from a luxury hotel in Aspen. The Aspen Times reports arrest warrant affidavits were filed ...

Snow on saguaros: Desert cities in Southwest experience freeze

PHOENIX – The weather was flipped Wednesday throughout much of the West, with snow falling on cactuses in the Arizona desert and Anchorage seeing balmy weather – at least by Alaska standards...