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Nelson Mandela’s grandson urges on New Mexico Legislature

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Legislature is seeking inspiration from a grandson of anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela as it seeks to expand career and educational opportunities for minority...

Duran says she’s seeking U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette’s Denver seat

DENVER – Former Colorado House Speaker Crisanta Duran is running for the U.S. House seat occupied by fellow Democrat Diana DeGette. Duran said in a statement she’s running against...

50 million gallons of polluted water pours daily from U.S. mine sites

RIMINI, Mont. – Every day many millions of gallons of water loaded with arsenic, lead and other toxic metals flow from some of the most contaminated mining sites in the U.S. and into surroun...

Colorado faces meager budget in fight against ski traffic

DENVER – “Friends don’t let friends drive I-70.” The tongue-in-cheek mantra is often uttered by Colorado skiers and snowboarders who frequent resorts far from the crowded mountain...

Giant wooden troll is returning to Colorado ski town

The Associated Press BRECKENRIDGE – A huge wooden troll will be reincarnated in a Colorado ski town, although it’s unclear what it will look like or where it will sit. ...

As they ponder presidential runs, Bennet, Hickenlooper try to make hay in Iowa

Ames, Iowa – Although they share Colorado as a backdrop, John Hickenlooper said it would be wrong to push the idea that he and Michael Bennet are one and the same. “I’m not going ...

Colorado slaying may be linked to robberies in Wyoming, Utah

DENVER – Attackers who killed a man in Colorado may have held up a store in Wyoming and a bank in Utah later the same day, authorities said. The rampage began early Friday in Denv...

Lawmaker sees 1st year as balance between district, identity

DENVER (AP) – Democratic Rep. Brianna Titone made Colorado history in January as the state’s first transgender lawmaker. She’s one of only four trans state lawmakers in the country. ...

Utah cities to help bring electricity to more Navajos

SALT LAKE CITY – Several Utah municipal governments are planning to send city workers this spring to help the Navajo Utility Tribal Authority bring electricity to members of the Navajo Natio...

Colorado faces meager budget in fight against ski traffic

DENVER – “Friends don’t let friends drive I-70.” The tongue-in-cheek mantra is often uttered by Colorado skiers and snowboarders who frequent resorts far from the crowded mountain...

Storm dumps record-breaking snow in Arizona on way to Texas

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A winter storm dumped record-breaking amounts of snow in Arizona and forced the closure Friday of roads, schools and government offices across the Southwest. Th...

Turtle disaster? 100-pound tortoise missing in New Mexico

ROSWELL, N.M. – A New Mexico woman is on a desperate hunt for her disappearing pet that can’t run fast and can’t be missed – a 100-pound tortoise. KOB-TV reports Dusty the Turtle ...