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Colorado lawmakers urge colleague to resign over old arrests

DENVER – Colorado’s state House leaders called Wednesday for the resignation of a fellow Democrat after a report that he had been arrested years ago for investigation of domestic violence. ...

DATE: Oct 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

450 drones detected flying illegally near Balloon Fiesta

ALBUQUERQUE – Hundreds of Balloon Fiesta attendees have been caught flying their drones in restricted areas at Albuquerque’s hot air balloon festival. KRQE-TV reported Tuesday tha...

DATE: Oct 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

2 teen girls faces charges stemming from New Mexico shooting

ESPANOLA, N.M. (AP) – State police have arrested two more suspects – both teenage girls – in connection with a fatal shooting that mistakenly targeted a vehicle traveling along a busy New Me...

DATE: Oct 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man pleads guilty to three counts of murder in Walmart shooting

BRIGHTON – A Colorado man pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder Wednesday as part of a plea agreement that calls for him to serve life in prison without the possibility of pa...

DATE: Oct 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Search for missing climber suspended because of weather

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK – The search for a New Jersey man reported missing in Rocky Mountain National Park in north-central Colorado has been temporarily suspended because of weather. ...

DATE: Oct 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fire that destroyed 3 homes in western Colorado contained

ASPEN â€“ A wildfire that destroyed three homes and scorched nearly 20 square miles in western Colorado is fully contained. The Aspen Daily News reported Tuesday that recent co...

DATE: Oct 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Los Alamos lab marks milestone with shipment of waste

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – Officials at Los Alamos National Laboratory say they have completed the first shipment of waste from a key area at the lab to the federal government’s underground nuclear ...

DATE: Oct 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Utility installs large Tesla battery in northern Colorado

LONGMONT – A utility is hoping a large Tesla battery being installed in northern Colorado will save it up to $1 million annually by storing energy that would otherwise go waste. T...

DATE: Oct 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver Zoo adds 2 male Asian elephants to bachelor herd

DENVER – The Denver Zoo has added two male Asian elephants to its pachyderm bachelor pad. The Denver Post reports elephants Chuck and Jake are joining the current residents of Gro...

DATE: Oct 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Southwestern states agree on plan to manage overtaxed Colorado River

DENVER – Seven Southwestern U.S. states that depend on the overtaxed Colorado River have reached landmark agreements on how to manage the waterway amid an unprecedented drought, including a ...

DATE: Oct 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Las Cruces woman reports young son missing, misleads police

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A Las Cruces woman who reported her 4-year-old son missing over the weekend is accused of misleading police. They say 25-year-old Martha Alicia Guerrero-Rivas h...

DATE: Oct 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s Safe2Tell program sees surge of suicide reports

DENVER – Colorado’s program for parents, students and teachers to report potential school threats or violence has seen a substantial increase in reports related to suicide, surpassing bullyi...

DATE: Oct 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News