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Colorado ski areas to open early for 2018-19 season

VAIL – Vail and Beaver Creek mountains will join other Colorado resorts in opening early for the 2018-19 season. The Vail Daily reports Vail, originally slated to open Friday, w...

Snow and ice lead to cancellation of classes in Santa Fe

SANTA FE, N.M. – An intense winter storm has forced the closure of schools in Santa Fe. Officials at Santa Fe Public Schools said schools districtwide would be close Monday beca...

New Mexico weighs options for reusing oil and gas wastewater

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – With drought a constant consideration for New Mexico, state and federal officials are warning that decisions about water are growing more complicated and opportunities to...

Heat, drought drove 2018 fires in northwestern Colorado

CRAIG – Northwestern Colorado has had one of its worst fire seasons in recent years, driven by extreme heat and drought. Colt Mortenson with the Bureau of Land Management tells th...

Colorado Republican leader settles charges in fatal accident

COLORADO SPRINGS – A former Republican Party leader in Colorado has settled a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the widow of a pedestrian he hit and killed in downtown Colorado Springs. ...

Colorado’s election brought a wave of women, but the current was strongest for Democrats

Women turned out in force in Colorado on Election Day, casting 110,000 more ballots than men, based on unofficial results Friday. But it was primarily Democratic women who won the day: They ...

In Yosemite, two deaths raise concerns about social media

Study: Selfies caused 259 fatalities

Snow blankets central Colorado, snarls traffic

DENVER – A winter storm snarled traffic and left more than six inches of snow in some areas of central Colorado. Icy roadways and a crash involving more than a dozen vehicles on...

Sheriff’s office: 2 electrocuted, 1 injured at Moab potash mine

MOAB, Utah – Authorities say two workers were electrocuted and a third injured Saturday when industrial equipment at a potash mine in eastern Utah touched a power line. The San Ju...

Navajo Nation allows members to vote after ballot shortage

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – FJ Thompson headed to a polling site to vote in the Navajo Nation election this week only to be told it had run out of ballots. She and about 30 others waited o...

Colorado Springs police: Two arrested in fatal crash were racing

COLORADO SPRINGS – Colorado Springs police say two drivers involved in a wreck earlier this month in which a 64-year-old man died were racing each other at the time. The Gazett...

CU regents discuss whether future regents should be paid

COLORADO SPRINGS – The University of Colorado Board of Regents will examine whether future regents should be paid a stipend. The Daily Camera reports that regents currently can...