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Educator accused of taking gun to school, threatening staff

AURORA – An administrator at a suburban Denver high school was arrested after police said he brought a handgun to the school and threatened other staff members. Tushar Rae was arr...

DATE: Apr 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Legal marijuana workers blast citizenship denials over work

DENVER – U.S. immigration authorities blocked two immigrants’ applications for citizenship because of their work in Colorado’s marijuana industry, their attorneys and Denver officials said, ...

DATE: Apr 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Utah names Gila monster as its official state reptile

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah has named a venomous lizard with black and yellow bead-like scales as its state reptile. Republican Gov. Gary Herbert signed a bill into law last week that a...

DATE: Apr 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Arizona Sen. McSally promises swift action on drought plan

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – U.S. Sen. Martha McSally vowed Wednesday to take quick action on a plan to preserve the drought-stricken Colorado River, which serves about 40 million people in the U.S. W...

DATE: Mar 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Longer ski season at Breckenridge raises wildlife concerns

Colorado Parks and Wildlife would like to see gondola closed throughout June and early July

DATE: Mar 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Report: Drought, heat in New Mexico wiped out acres of trees

SANTA FE – A new report says near-record heat and persistent drought in New Mexico wiped out more than 120,000 acres of ponderosa pine, spruce, piñon and other trees last year. Th...

DATE: Mar 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico Democrat Tom Udall won’t seek Senate re-election

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Senator Tom Udall announced Monday he will not seek re-election in 2020, opening a secure Democratic seat to competition and ending a chapter in a Western po...

DATE: Mar 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Some Aspen trails to remain closed due to heavy snowpack

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) â€” The U.S. Forest Service says some trails in the Aspen area might not open until well into the summer, if at all, due to a heavy snowpack and avalanche debris. ...

DATE: Mar 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado lawmakers finally poised to act on workplace sexual harassment

The Colorado legislature will soon discuss broad changes to how it handles workplace harassment complaints at the state Capitol. Lawmakers had originally pledged to pass the changes by last ...

DATE: Mar 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Another Colorado community scraps July 4th fireworks

FRISCO â€“ Another Colorado mountain community is canceling its annual fireworks display and working on other ways to celebrate the Fourth of July. Leaders in Frisco decided last ...

DATE: Mar 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Native Americans say movement to end ‘redface’ is slow

Despite blackface pushback, widespread outrage of ‘redface’ not seen

DATE: Mar 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Cattle kills prompt removal of Mexican gray wolves

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two endangered Mexican wolves have been removed from the wild and are undergoing testing to determine if they’re behind a string of livestock deaths in southwestern ...

DATE: Mar 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News