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Tipton defeats Mitsch Bush

Voters reject stricter rules on new energy wells

DATE: Nov 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Haaland wins N.M. House race in key victory for Native Americans

ALBUQUERQUE – Democrat Debra Haaland has defeated Republican Janice E. Arnold-Jones in a New Mexico U.S. House race, becoming one of the first Native American women elected to Congress and k...

DATE: Nov 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Democratic Rep. Polis wins Colorado governor’s race

DENVER – Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Polis on Tuesday defeated Republican state Treasurer Walker Stapleton in the Colorado governor’s race, keeping the seat in Democratic hands. Po...

DATE: Nov 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver police investigate burnt campaign literature

DENVER – It was a smoldering pile of campaign flyers his wife found on their front porch, but Jumoke Emery said it might as well have been a burning cross. Emery, a leading propon...

DATE: Nov 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Independence Pass closes for winter following snowstorm

ASPEN â€“ Independence Pass near Aspen is closed for the winter season after more than a foot of snow fell in the area over the weekend. Colorado Department of Transportation offi...

DATE: Nov 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Trial of New Mexico man indicted in shooting rampage moves

SANTA FE – A judge has moved the trial of a man accused of killing multiple people in a shooting rampage in northern New Mexico last year. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the tri...

DATE: Nov 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lawmakers call on FEMA to reimburse flood recovery projects

BOULDER â€“ Colorado counties could lose $70 million in reimbursements on 2013 flood recovery projects because of recently enacted rules by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. ...

DATE: Nov 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Woman found dead in mountains west of Boulder ID’d

BOULDER – Authorities have released the name of a 61-year-old woman who was found dead in the mountains west of Boulder. The Daily Camera reports Sandra Pletschet of Nederland was...

DATE: Nov 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Analysis of pay shows huge raises for a few in Mesa County, Colorado

Newspaper reports county officials intentionally kept discussion quiet

DATE: Nov 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

World’s largest passenger airline lands in Denver

DENVER – An Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger airliner, was forced to land in Denver because someone on board the double-decker jet had a medical problem. The Colorado Su...

DATE: Nov 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Analysis of pay shows huge raises for a few in Colorado county

GRAND JUNCTION – A recent analysis shows Mesa County’s top administrators received large pay raises this year while rank-and-file workers have seen only slight increases, if any, over the pa...

DATE: Nov 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Flows to increase through the Colorado River in Grand Canyon

PAGE, Ariz. – More water will be flowing through the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon than normal. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation released torrents of water from the Glen Canyon...

DATE: Nov 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News