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Rafters help rescue pilot after crash into Colorado River

GRAND JUNCTION – Authorities say rafters on the Colorado River helped rescue the pilot of a small plane that crashed into the water near the Colorado-Utah border. The Mesa County ...

DATE: Jul 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Pipeline activist denies rape accusations in court filing

ALBUQUERQUE – An activist who has been described as having assisted Native American elders, veterans and others during 2016 pipeline protests at the Standing Rock reservation in North Dakota...

DATE: Jul 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Texas man found in Colorado river identified

LOVELAND – A 37-year-old Texas man found dead in a northern Colorado river has been identified as Michael Brown of Houston. The Loveland Reporter-Herald reports that the Larimer C...

DATE: Jul 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Conquistador re-enactment leaders apologize to Pueblo Indians

SANTA FE – Organizers of the annual re-enactment of a 17th-century Spanish conquistador reclaiming Santa Fe from Native Americans have issued an apology to Pueblo Indians. Santa F...

DATE: Jul 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado medical marijuana companies in patent dispute

DENVER â€“ A Colorado cannabis company is suing another firm in the state for patent infringement of its cannabinoid medical product formula. United Cannabis Corp. of Golden filed...

DATE: Jul 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado cleans up after storm spawns at least 3 tornadoes

DENVER – People on the plains of Northeastern Colorado were cleaning up Monday from a powerful storm that spawned at least three tornadoes, ripped off roofs and flipped trucks and small airp...

DATE: Jul 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado Springs’ baby giraffe euthanized

COLORADO SPRINGS – A Colorado Springs zoo says it decided to euthanize its eight-week-old giraffe after veterinarians determined that her dislocated hip, infected leg and other health compli...

DATE: Jul 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico city near Navajo Nation sees tourism jump

GALLUP, N.M. – A western New Mexico city surrounded by Navajo culture and Native arts and crafts is experiencing a tourism boom not seen since the 1970s. Officials in Gallup, New ...

DATE: Jul 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Libertarian Senate hopeful quits New Mexico race as Gary Johnson eyes run

ALBUQUERQUE – The Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate announced Monday that he is quitting the race, opening the door for former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson and creating uncertainty in a ...

DATE: Jul 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Santa Fe weighs unruly parent policy at school sports events

SANTA FE – The Santa Fe School Board is weighing a policy that could result in student athletes being cut from a team if their parents continuously act out at sporting events. The...

DATE: Jul 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

27 in Colorado treated for carbon monoxide poisoning

GREELEY â€“ Twenty-seven people have been treated for carbon monoxide poisoning at a weekend event in northern Colorado building after a generator used at a taco stand outside the venue leak...

DATE: Jul 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Las Cruces approves resolution opposing nuclear storage facility

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Las Cruces has become the latest community in New Mexico to voice opposition to building a nuclear waste storage facility in the southeast corner of the state. ...

DATE: Jul 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News