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Official who OK’d Longmont searches no longer works for agency

LONGMONT – A Longmont housing official who allowed warrantless police searches of a subsidized housing complex no longer works for the agency. The Times-Call reported Friday that ...

Loveland Ski Area employee dies in workplace accident

DENVER – Authorities are investigating the death of a man who was caught in a snow-level lift he was working on at Loveland Ski Area. KUSA-TV reported Friday that the Occupational...

Mobile home fire kills 2, injures 1 in northwestern New Mexico

AZTEC – Authorities say two people are dead and another was injured following a mobile home fire in northwestern New Mexico. Volunteer firefighters responded to the blaze Wednes...

Colorado pays $55K to 2 women for sexual harassment

DENVER – Colorado has paid $55,000 to two women who alleged they were sexually harassed while working in the state judicial system over the past two years. The Denver Post reporte...

80 days without precipitation in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE – There has been no measurable rain or snow in New Mexico’s most populous city in more than 80 consecutive days, and the National Weather Service says the forecast is calling for...

Colorado traffic deaths rise to 615, many in El Paso County

COLORADO SPRINGS – The Colorado Department of Transportation says the state’s traffic death toll has spiked to 615, the highest it’s been since 2004. The Gazette reports data from...

New Mexico police arrest man with 14 DUI convictions

SHIPROCK, N.M. – Authorities say a New Mexico man who was recently arrested in San Juan County on suspicion of driving drunk has 14 DUI convictions on his record. New Mexico State...

Avalanche risk high in northern, central Colorado mountains

DENVER – The risk of avalanches is elevated in Colorado’s northern and central mountains after up to 3 feet of snow fell in the last week. The Colorado Avalanche Information Cente...

New Mexico among least prepared for health disasters

SANTA FE – A study places New Mexico among the least prepared states for epidemics or other types of public health emergencies due to low public health funding and gaps in staffing. ...

Colorado Springs seeks solutions for deer overpopulation

COLORADO SPRINGS – Colorado Springs’ urban deer population is said to be dangerously high, and City Council is considering options to reduce it. The Gazette reports city officials...

3 killed in wrong way crash on Interstate 70 near Denver

AURORA – Authorities say a driver going the wrong way on Interstate 70 near Denver hit a pickup truck head on, killing himself and two others. Trooper Josh Lewis of the Colorado...