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Phoenix voters rejecting anti-rail initiative by wide margin

PHOENIX – Phoenix voters said “yes” to expanding light rail transportation in the nation’s fifth largest city Tuesday by soundly saying “no” to a measure that aimed to stop any more developm...

Forest Service appoints new district boss in Sierra Nevada

RENO, Nev. – A Forest Service district ranger in Southwest Colorado who also worked as a natural resource specialist in Utah has been named the new head of the Carson Ranger District coverin...

Boulder reverses course on security for BI Incorporated

BOULDER – In a reversal, Boulder is once again allowing a company with ties to immigration enforcement to hire off-duty police officers to provide security at its headquarters. Ea...

Oil and gas defenders, critics test Colorado’s new law

DENVER – Colorado has just begun rewriting its oil and gas rules under a new law that flips the state’s priorities from producing energy to protecting the public, but industry defenders and ...

New Mexico gets $270K grant to protect 2 historic sites

ALBUQUERQUE – The National Park Service has awarded nearly $270,000 for historic preservation projects in New Mexico through the agency’s Save America’s Treasures program. Four me...

Utah investigates 21 cases of lung disease linked to vaping

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah health officials say they are investigating 21 cases of a severe lung disease linked to vaping. The state Department of Health announced the new number Mon...

Radioactive equipment reported stolen from Colorado campus

DENVER – Officials say equipment containing radioactive material was stolen from a construction site in the Denver area. The Denver Post reports the portable moisture-density...

Denver approves short term deal to keep halfway houses open

DENVER – Denver has approved short-term contracts with two large private corrections companies to run halfway houses after abruptly rejecting longer term deals earlier this month. ...

School: Guard who wounded student was supposed to be unarmed

DENVER – A private security guard who officials say accidentally wounded a student during a Colorado school shooting that left one teen dead wasn’t supposed to be armed, an online news outle...

Veterans Affairs appoints new director of Colorado system

GRAND JUNCTION – The head of the Veterans Affairs hospital in Grand Junction has been tasked will leading the VA’s Eastern Colorado Health Care System. The Daily Sentinel repor...

GOP oil executive to seek southern New Mexico US House seat

ALBUQUERQUE – An oil company executive announced Tuesday she will seek the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small for the state’s southern congressional...

Beer can enthusiasts head to New Mexico for ‘CANvention’

ALBUQUERQUE – Hundreds of beer can collectors are heading to New Mexico for a “CANvention.” The Albuquerque Journal reports the Brewery Collectibles Club of America is schedule...