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Parents’ appealing rulings in son’s Vail skier death case

VAIL – The parents of a teenager who was killed in a 2012 avalanche at a Vail Resort property are appealing a judge and jury’s decision in their son’s death case. The Vail Daily r...

DATE: Sep 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bald eagle saved by Arizona couple recovers from poisoning

WILLIAMS, Ariz. – An Arizona couple got to watch as a young bald eagle they helped save was finally able to take to the skies where it belongs. The bird was released last week in ...

DATE: Sep 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico observatory closed for security reasons to reopen

ALBUQUERQUE – An observatory in the mountains of southern New Mexico that had been closed since early September because of an undisclosed security concern is scheduled to reopen on Monday, o...

DATE: Sep 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

San Miguel County officials support Southwest Colorado solar plant plan

TELLURIDE – Local officials are supporting plans for a solar plant in Southwest Colorado. San Miguel County commissioners recently signed a letter of support for the 30-megawatt p...

DATE: Sep 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Former nuclear weapons site opens to public

DENVER – The U.S. Interior Department said Friday it will go ahead with plans to open a wildlife refuge at the site of a former nuclear weapons plant in Colorado, after briefly putting the o...

DATE: Sep 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Wyoming guide dead after bear attack; Florida hunter hurt

JACKSON, Wyo. — Wyoming authorities say a hunting guide has been found dead after he and a client were attacked by a bear. The Jackson Hole News & Guide reports the body of 37-yea...

DATE: Sep 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Capitol committee inches toward compromise on how to handle harassment complaints

Both sides at odds over makeup of disciplinary panel

DATE: Sep 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Officials shed little light on closure of solar observatory

ALBUQUERQUE – An observatory in the mountains of southern New Mexico that is dedicated to unlocking the mysteries of the sun has found itself at the center of a mystery that is creating a bu...