Ad

3 from New Mexico compound could be freed as charges tossed

TAOS, N.M. – A judge dismissed child neglect charges Wednesday against three of five people arrested at a New Mexico desert compound where 11 children were found living in filth and the body...

News crew nearly run over while reporting at crime scene

COLORADO SPRINGS – A TV news crew in Colorado escaped serious injury after a motorist plowed through a crime scene. KRDO-TV’s Krystal Story was giving a live report about a shooti...

Navajos pick 2 seasoned politicians to vie for presidency

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Voters on the country’s largest American Indian reservation have advanced two seasoned politicians vying for the presidency to the general election. Current tri...

U.S. official reiterates push to move BLM out West

Ogden, Utah, cited as a possible location

Sen. Rand Paul backs Libertarian candidate in New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. – Former New Mexico governor and current Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate Gary Johnson picked up the endorsement of Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky on Tuesday in his ef...

Colorado renewable energy plan OK’d amid some doubts on cost

DENVER – Colorado regulators approved Xcel Energy’s ambitious plan to nearly double the share of electricity it generates from renewable sources despite some doubts about the company’s claim...

Northwestern Colorado wildfires have cost more than $16 million

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – Officials estimate that the firefighting costs for two wildfires in northwest Colorado exceed $16 million. The Post Independent reports two remote wildfires b...

Flagstaff airport to offer non-stop service to Denver

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The Flagstaff airport will offer non-stop service to Denver, starting next year. The city announced Monday that it has partnered with United Airlines for servic...

Mother: Son killed self after he was bullied for being gay

DENVER – Authorities say Denver Public Schools crisis counselors met with children at an elementary school after a 9-year-old student killed himself after he was reportedly bullied for being...

Navajos to narrow record list of 18 presidential candidates

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Voters on the country’s largest American Indian reservation are headed to the polls to narrow a record field of 18 candidates for Navajo Nation president. More ...

Judge declares Utah women, 1 dead, to be legally married

SALT LAKE CITY – A 74-year-old woman cried tears of joy when a Utah state judge took the rare step of declaring her and her longtime lesbian partner legally married just months after her wif...

Colorado man sentenced for bulldozing national forest land

GRAND JUNCTION – A man has been sentenced to a year of probation for bulldozing national forest land in western Colorado to build an illegal road. The Daily Sentinel reports 72-ye...