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Bear spotted wandering around southwestern Colorado town

TELLURIDE – State and local authorities say a bear has been spotted wandering in Telluride. The Telluride Daily Planet reported Wednesday the bear was spotted in Mountain Village....

Groups record voting rights abuses against Native Americans

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Election sites far from reservations. Poll workers who don’t speak tribal languages. Unequal access to early voting sites. Native Americans say they have encoun...

Fiery former sheriff from Arizona Arpaio will run for Senate

Flake believes Arpaio will change his mind

Colorado debates new gas line rules after fatal explosion

DENVER – Colorado regulators are considering proposed new rules for thousands of oil and gas pipelines after a fatal explosion last year blamed on leaking gas. The Colorado Oil an...

West ski resorts struggling with snowless winter

SANTA FE, N.M. – A snowless winter has pushed much of New Mexico into drought conditions and has left many ski resort workers unemployed or underworked. The Santa Fe New Mexican r...

U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake proposes ending protections for Mexican gray wolf

A wolf that once roamed parts of the American Southwest and northern Mexico would be removed from the list of federally protected species under legislation proposed by U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake. ...

Snowpack that feeds Colorado River is at 20 percent of normal

LAS VEGAS – Rocky Mountains snowpack that feeds Colorado River water supplies was 20 percent of average in December in some areas, prompting a prediction that the key water source for seven ...

Weeks before deputy shot, charges considered against suspect

DENVER – Weeks before a man killed a Colorado sheriff’s deputy and wounded four other officers, prosecutors considered but declined to file criminal charges against him over angry emails he ...

Lawmakers propose pet food tax to help spay, neuter pets

SANTA FE, N.M. – Two New Mexico lawmakers are proposing a special tax on pet food to raise money for spaying and neutering, but critics are concerned the additional fee could be passed on to...

Vail area real estate market cracks $2 billion mark

VAIL – Real estate sales in the Vail area of Colorado in 2017 have cracked $2 billion, with a month’s worth of sales still to be counted. It is the first time since 2008 that sale...

Utah adds EPA, contractor to lawsuit over Gold King Mine waste spill

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah has added the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a contractor as defendants in the state’s lawsuit over the Gold King Mine waste spill in Silverton that contamina...

Infantryman turned teacher finds his second niche

Skills he learned in military aid him in classroom