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About 300 Fort Carson soldiers back from Afghanistan

FORT CARSON – About 300 Fort Carson soldiers are back home from Afghanistan. Families were waiting to greet the members of the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team for a homecoming ce...

Pilots likely at fault in deadly Colorado plane crash, agency says

DENVER – Federal investigators say the deadly crash of a small plane into a Colorado reservoir likely occurred because of errors made by the two pilots. The Colorado Sun reports t...

Navajo man leading county race in Utah after ballot fight

SALT LAKE CITY – A Navajo man is winning a Utah county commission race where he fought get on the ballot for the first general election after a judge ruled that local voting districts were i...

Female politicians gain ground in New Mexico

SANTA FE – The New Mexico state House inched within four seats of gender balance with a surge in victorious female Democrats in the midterm elections, echoing the trend in Congress. ...

FBI agent who accidentally shot man pleads not guilty

DENVER – An FBI agent who accidentally shot a man in the leg while dancing at a Denver nightspot pleaded not guilty to a second-degree assault charge Thursday, but attorneys say a plea deal ...

Activists laud Native American women’s election to U.S. House

Debra Haaland chosen in New Mexico, Sharice Davids in Kansas

Colorado drivers can choose gender X on driver’s licenses

DENVER – Colorado drivers who do not identify as male or female soon will be allowed to choose the letter X to represent gender on their driver’s license. Officials with the Color...

Nez elected to lead Navajo Nation, warns of tough times

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Jonathan Nez has been elected president of the Navajo Nation and warned Wednesday of tough economic times ahead for the tribe with the anticipated closure of a power plant...

Fuel burns near Colorado oil well site; no injuries reported

GREELEY – Firefighters have extinguished a diesel fuel fire near an oil and gas site in northeastern Colorado. The Greeley Tribune reports there were no injuries in the inciden...

CSU-Pueblo finds $7.9M deficit from unfunded accounts

PUEBLO – Colorado State University-Pueblo officials say annual bond payments were being paid from unfunded accounts causing a $7.9 million deficit. The Pueblo Chieftain reports...

Colorado outfitter guilty of illegal hunting

GRAND JUNCTION – A 70-year-old Colorado outfitter and four employees of his business have been sentenced for multiple wildlife crimes committed during the 2016-17 hunting seasons. ...

Trump has no sympathy after Colorado GOP congressman loses

DENVER – Five-term Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman blamed his defeat in Colorado on resentment toward President Donald Trump – but Trump is offering no sympathy and accepting no responsibi...