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Colorado boy killed in Christmas Eve fire likely sparked it

CRAIG – Authorities believe a Colorado boy who died in a Christmas Eve fire at his house likely sparked the blaze himself. Police Capt. Bill Leonard told the Craig Daily Press tha...

Report: Colorado hospitals pushed costs to privately insured patients

They were paying $1.66 on every dollar spent at hospitals in 2017

Polis details full-day kindergarten proposal to lawmakers

Governor urges legislators to act fast

Senate Democrats reject income tax rate cut bill

DENVER – Senate Democrats have rejected a GOP proposal to reduce Colorado’s individual and corporate income tax rate. The proposal, sponsored by Republican Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg a...

Bill to rename Columbus Day clears hurdle in N.M.

SANTA FE – A New Mexico proposal that would trade the Columbus Day holiday for a tribute to Native Americans instead has cleared another hurdle. The New Mexico House Consumer and ...

New Mexico considers lighter punishment for drug possession

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Legislature will consider reducing drug possession offenses from felonies to misdemeanors to decrease incarceration costs and more effectively treat addiction, unde...

New Mexico governor joins alliance against climate change

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday committed her fledgling Democratic administration to aggressive targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions amid a boom in oil ...

Fox bites homeowner in New Mexico, tests positive for rabies

LAS VEGAS, N.M. – The New Mexico Department of Health says a fox that bit a Las Vegas homeowner has tested positive for rabies. State Game and Fish authorities responded to a call...

Colorado Supreme Court won’t reconsider oil and gas decision

DENVER – The Colorado Supreme Court refused to reconsider its ruling that oil and gas regulators do not have to make health and environmental protection their top priority. The co...

Official: ‘Mystery’ volunteer cleaned bathrooms at monument

ALBUQUERQUE – A park official is expressing his gratitude for a “mystery person” who cleaned the bathrooms at Petroglyph National Monument during the federal government shutdown, and kept th...

Driverless transit shuttle to operate near Denver airport

DENVER – An autonomous transit shuttle is about to begin operating near Denver International Airport. Denver’s Regional Transportation District plans to launch the service Tuesday...

One tribal nation could decide fate of Arizona’s drought plan

Gila River Indian Community concerned over threat to water rights