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Carlsbad Caverns’ 500K bats face threat of deadly syndrome

CARLSBAD, N.M. – The half a million bats that call Carlsbad Caverns National Park home could face the threat of the deadly white nose syndrome. Federal agencies have mobilized in ...

DATE: Aug 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Wounded Colorado police officer moved out of intensive care

COLORADO SPRINGS – A Colorado Springs police officer who was shot in the head during a confrontation with an armed suspect has been moved out of the intensive care unit. Police ...

DATE: Aug 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Trump’s new coal air pollution rules may not affect Colorado much

The Trump Administration’s move Tuesday to give states more authority to roll back federal regulations on air pollution from coal-fired power plants may not have much effect on Colorado. ...

DATE: Aug 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Dancing FBI agent’s shooting case bound to District Court

DENVER – An FBI agent who accidentally shot a man in the leg while dancing at a Denver nightclub will be arraigned on a second-degree assault charge in October. The Denver Post re...

DATE: Aug 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Father of slain Colorado woman sobs, seethes in courtroom

Christopher Watts suspected of killing wife, 2 young daughters

DATE: Aug 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Shiprock man gets 13 years in prison in stabbing death

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A Shiprock man who pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing a woman in his home on the Navajo Nation is going to prison. A federal judge in New Mexico sentenced 57-y...

DATE: Aug 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado man charged with murder in deaths of wife, 2 kids

DENVER – Prosecutors charged a Colorado man with murder Monday in the deaths of his pregnant wife and their two young daughters, a crime that left loved ones searching for answers. ...

DATE: Aug 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Hard to see, hard to breathe: U.S. West struggles with smoke

SEATTLE – Smoke from wildfires clogged the sky across the U.S. West, blotting out mountains and city skylines from Oregon to Colorado, delaying flights and forcing authorities to tell even h...

DATE: Aug 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado legislative aide punished for Putin portrait prank

DENVER – An adviser to a Democratic legislative leader in Colorado has been punished for helping a progressive group put a picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin on brief display at the...

DATE: Aug 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

As people move into mountain lion territory, here’s how to keep everyone safe

A house cat was eaten by a mountain lion trapped in a Boulder home. Another was struck by a car when it tried to dash across I-70 near Glenwood Springs. Encounters like these are ...

DATE: Aug 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Los Alamos lab researching algae to convert to affordable fuel

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – That green pond scum on the backyard pool may be annoying now, but it could someday fuel a jet plane to whisk you away on vacation. And those lawn clippings?...

DATE: Aug 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Injured hiker air lifted off Maroon Peak in Colorado

ASPEN – A 56-year-old Texas man has been rescued from Colorado’s Maroon Peak after he fell 100 feet into a gully. The Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as Keith Br...

DATE: Aug 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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