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Environmentalists target methane emissions in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Methane emissions from oil and natural gas production in New Mexico are higher than what state and federal regulators have measured and the failure to capture the pollution is ...

Groups appeal dismissal of Southwest coal plant lawsuit

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Environmental groups are appealing a federal judge’s dismissal of their lawsuit aimed at shutting down a coal-fired power plant and adjacent mine near the Arizona-New Mex...

Developers denied height near Grand Canyon but not deterred

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Residents of a small town outside the Grand Canyon’s South Rim have rejected a building height increase, but it won’t stop developers from pursuing an expanse of retail sh...

New Mexico political corruption trial details private talk

SANTA FE – A former top-ranked New Mexico lawmaker told a jury he was confronted in his state Capitol office in 2014 by a senator for interfering with the proposed sale of a state-owned buil...

The ‘feminization of gambling’

SANTA FE – Chris Danner, like a lot of slot machine players, started gambling to win money. Eventually, she played the slots to escape. When seated in front of a slot m...

Air Force Academy silent on motive in alleged racist hoax

DENVER – The Air Force Academy said Wednesday it would not discuss what led a student to allegedly stage a hate crime, but a researcher said those who commit hoaxes are sometimes trying to b...

New Mexico governor proclaims “Day” for 2 New Mexico Astros

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has proclaimed Nov. 9th as a day to honor two Houston Astros from New Mexico who helped the Astros win its first World Series. Martinez ...

Attorney General Cynthia Coffman joins GOP gubernatorial race

DENVER – Colorado’s attorney general, Cynthia Coffman, has entered the crowded Republican primary race for governor. Coffman said in her Wednesday announcement that public educati...

Durango’s neighbor, Blanding, appears headed toward keeping booze prohibition

SALT LAKE CITY – One of Utah’s last “dry” communities appeared Wednesday on track to maintain its eight-decade prohibition on alcohol sales after voters rejected a measure to allow sales tha...

Rifle Police Department training dogs to ignore marijuana

RIFLE – A Colorado police department is training its incoming police dogs to sniff out drugs while ignoring the scent of marijuana. KUSA-TV reported Wednesday that 12-year-old Car...

Voters approve new taxes on marijuana around Colorado

DENVER – Voters around Colorado have approved new local taxes on marijuana. The Vail Daily reported residents in Eagle County approved new sales and excise taxes on recreational m...