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N.M. GOP plans to put state in play in 2016

ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Republican Party unveiled plans Friday to build a grassroots strategy it says will help the GOP presidential nominee and keep the state House under the party’s c...

In Pueblo, Army halts demolition of chemical shells

DENVER – The Army has temporarily halted the destruction of chemical weapons at a Colorado facility to repair a small dent in the door of a chamber used to blow up shells containing mustard ...

Suspect in 4 of 11 Phoenix freeway shootings charged

PHOENIX – Prosecutors announced formal charges Wednesday against a 21-year-old man suspected in some of the freeway shootings that have rattled the Phoenix area. Leslie Allen Merr...

Bill could let VA finish Denver hospital

DENVER – The Veterans Affairs Department could get enough money to finish its budget-busting medical center outside Denver if Congress passes a stop-gap measure to avert a government shutdow...

Senator announces legislation in wake of mine-waste spill

ALBUQUERQUE – The federal government would be required to identify the most dangerous abandoned mines in the West and make plans to clean them under legislation introduced Tuesday in respons...

Firefighting shift focuses on sage grouse in West

RENO, Nev. – Federal agencies deciding how to deploy firefighters during one of the West’s worst wildfire seasons are considering a new factor in their deliberations: an imperiled bird that ...

Supreme Court to decide if cities can ban fracking

DENVER – The Colorado Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether cities can ban hydraulic fracturing, stepping into a high-stakes battle over whether local governments can impose tougher ...

State high court rebuffs school funding challenge

Judges decided the state can slash total education budget if “per-pupil funding” increases

Weld County poised to be state’s top gas producer

La Plata County production on the decline

Pope meets Fidel Castro after warning against ideology

HAVANA – Pope Francis met with Fidel Castro on Sunday after urging thousands of Cubans to serve one another and not an ideology, delivering a subtle jab at the communist system during a Mass...

Nonprofit aiming to recruit a new generation of aviators

Longtime pilot sees looming crisis for industry

Student brightens days with flowers

GREELEY (AP) – Flowers, just like milk, have an expiration date, and that made Terra Seyler sad. Flowers brought a lot of joy, the kind she worked hard to spread to others. She an...