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Man dies in backcountry skiing accident in central Colorado

VAIL – Authorities say a 44-year-old man died after attempting a jump while backcountry skiing in central Colorado. According to the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office, the man was ski...

Erie man dies after getting caught in tractor drill

BOULDER – Investigators say a northern Colorado man was killed when his clothing apparently became caught in drilling equipment. Erie Police Chief Kim Stewart tells The Daily Came...

Murdered woman’s family sues husband for wrongful death

DENVER – The parents of a Colorado woman murdered by her husband are seeking financial damages in a lawsuit filed on the same day he was sentenced to life in prison. Christopher W...

Suspect in road rage shooting gets more time to enter plea

BRIGHTON – A judge has given a Colorado man more time to enter a plea to charges that he fatally shot a 13-year-old boy and wounded three people, including the boy’s mother and younger broth...

Man acknowledges starting central Colorado wildfire

COLORADO SPRINGS – One of three people accused of starting a central Colorado wildfire that destroyed eight homes has pleaded guilty. KOAA-TV in Colorado Springs reports 19-year...

Aspen guide avoids serious injury after being buried by avalanche

ASPEN – A tour guide in the Aspen Mountain Powder Tours permit area on Richmond Ridge was unharmed after being buried by an avalanche. The Aspen Daily News reports the Aspen Sk...

1 dead after small plane crashes in Santa Fe

SANTA FE – Authorities say one person is dead after a small plane crashed in Santa Fe. Police tell the Santa Fe New Mexican that the pilot was the only one on board when the pla...

New Mexico Supreme Court to hear ‘warrior gene’ appeal

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Supreme Court will review an appeals court ruling in the case of a man convicted of murder who unsuccessfully sought to introduce evidence that he was genetically p...

Bear breaks into 5 cars in 3 days

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – Officials say they have set a trap after a bear in Colorado broke into five cars in three days, causing serious damage. The Steamboat Pilot and Today repo...

Job barriers hit some New Mexico medical marijuana patients

SANTA FE – Some medical marijuana patients in New Mexico are finding a hard time getting jobs in places like Los Alamos National Laboratory thanks to federal requirements on drug testing and...

China tariffs hit New Mexico pecan prices but hurricanes temper impact

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – President Donald Trump’s continued trade war with China will likely cost pecan growers throughout New Mexico, where the pecan harvest has begun. China is the bi...

2.9 million Coloradans now live in areas at risk of wildfire

DENVER – The number of Coloradans whose homes are at risk from wildfires soared 45 percent in five years, reflecting the state’s booming population and changing uses of agricultural land, st...