Police seize guns over threats against attorney general

DENVER – Denver police used a relatively new state law to get a court order in November to seize the firearms of a man who allegedly threatened to kill Colorado’s attorney general and other ...

Colorado transportation department expecting stimulus influx

DENVER – The Colorado Department of Transportation estimates it will receive $150 million from the coronavirus pandemic relief bill Congress passed late last year. The state Trans...

New Mexico cities prepare for vaccination distribution

SANTA FE – Las Cruces city officials will be creating a vaccination task force to help coordinate distribution when doses become more widely available, while nearly 300 first responders with...

Officials: Colorado cattle deaths caused by chemical in hay

COLORADO SPRINGS – About 30 cattle died in Colorado last month after ingesting high levels of nitrates on a rancher’s property near Schriever Air Force Base, a veterinarian said. ...

Legislators eye minimum sick leave, anti-discrimination law

SANTA FE – New Mexico legislators unveiled initiatives on issues ranging from minimum sick-day requirements as a precaution against contagions in the workplace to halting discrimination base...

Albuquerque City Council approves hair discrimination ban

ALBUQUERQUE – City officials in New Mexico have voted in favor of an ordinance prohibiting race-based discrimination against hair texture and hairstyles in schools and the workplace. ...

Colorado coal-fired power plant to close ahead of schedule

DENVER – The owner of a Colorado coal-fired power plant announced plans to close the facility by 2028, years earlier than originally planned. Xcel Energy-Colorado and partners Pac...

Pattern Energy begins work on New Mexico transmission line

ALBUQUERQUE – Financing is in place and work has started on a major transmission line that will funnel wind power from central New Mexico to other markets, a California-based renewable energ...

El Paso County jail agrees to do more to stop virus spread

DENVER – Inmates in a Colorado jail will get daily temperature checks and those who test positive for COVID-19 will be regularly monitored by medical staff members under a temporary deal neg...

Date unknown for reopening Colorado lake closed by wildfire

GRAND JUNCTION – Colorado officials are uncertain when public access will be restored to a popular lake area that was closed after a wildfire struck last year. The Daily Sentin...

73 Navajo Nation communities have uncontrolled spread of COVID-19

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials on Monday reported 110 new COVID-19 cases and three more deaths. The latest figures increased the tribe’s totals since the pand...

Graffiti-damaged pandemic mural spurs Santa Fe conversation

SANTA FE – Two Santa Fe art groups say they’ll complete and debut a mural designed to bring people together during the pandemic, despite graffiti damage found on it just before Christmas. ...