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Police investigating vandalized Colorado military memorial

AURORA – Police say vandals caused an estimated $50,000 in damage to the Colorado Freedom Memorial just a day before the Fourth of July. The Aurora Sentinel reports the memorial ...

Hundreds of houses remain evacuated near Colorado ski resort

BRECKENRIDGE – Evacuation orders for hundreds of homes were expected to remain in place through midday Thursday as a wildfire rages near Colorado’s Breckenridge Ski Resort. The fi...

Fire forces hundreds of evacuations in Colorado

BRECKENRIDGE –The Latest on a wildfire forcing evacuations near the Colorado mountain town of Breckenridge (all times local): 6:45 p.m. A wildfire has scorched about ...

Fire scorches 60 acres, forces evacuations near Breckenridge

BRECKENRIDGE – A wildfire has scorched about 60 acres and forced residents from their homes near the Colorado mountain town of Breckenridge. The fire was reported midday Wednesd...

New Mexico unveils new tourism numbers

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez says about 1 million more trips were made to the state in 2016 than the previous year, breaking another tourism record for the southwester...

New Mexico tribe closes access to cultural landmark

COCHITI PUEBLO, N.M. – A northern New Mexico Native American tribe has shut down access to a cultural and geological landmark amid concerns of “visitor abuse.” Cochiti Pueblo rece...

Firefighters jump to wildfires

RIO PUERCO, N.M. – Flying 3,000 feet above desert scrubland in New Mexico, Nick Stanzak taps the first smokejumper on the shoulder to signal it’s his turn to leap from the twin-engine plane....

7 western states report heavy winter losses of deer, elk

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Across the U.S. West, wildlife managers are reporting above-normal losses of deer, elk and other wildlife following one of the coldest and snowiest winters in decades. Here’...

Brush fire temporarily closes Navajo Lake State Park campground

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — State park officials say there were no serious injuries during a brush fire at the Navajo Lake State Park, in Northwestern New Mexico near the Colorado border. ...

Police arrest man who flew drone over Arizona wildfire

Suspect posted photos online

Some Colorado resort cities cancel fireworks displays

Four Colorado resort cities, including Durango, have canceled their Fourth of July fireworks displays due to the recent hot, dry weather. Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue Chief Mel S...

ICE fugitive seeks sanctuary in Mancos church

Rosa Sabido has lived in Cortez for 30 years