Regional News

Colorado sets record low with 2.5% unemployment in December

An unemployment rate of 2.6% in October and November tied the previous record low rate in early 2017. The lowest…

January 26, 2020

Western New Mexico county developing DWI drug court

McKinley County Magistrate Court is drafting plans for a DWI drug court to aid offenders in becoming sober and to…

January 26, 2020

Western Slope lawmaker tries to pump brakes on wolf reintroduction

Democrat wants to find money to reimburse ranchers for lost livestock

January 26, 2020

Two found dead in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park

Park Rangers had been notified about a suicidal person Friday afternoon and were searching for that person when their vehicle…

Fertility doc responds after being sued for using own sperm

Dr. Paul Jones filed his response to the October lawsuit in late December, The Daily Sentinel reported Saturday. It does…

Colorado’s December unemployment rate a historic low of 2.5%

The rate announced Friday is the lowest since a 1976 change in the way unemployment rates were calculated, the agency…

Navajo Nation purchases land that includes gravel pit

The Gallup Independent reported that the gravel pit’s operator that leased its site from the previous land owners will now…

Aurora residents on edge after rash of recent shootings

But the number of murders in recent days and weeks has challenged that claim, which is based on 2015 federal…

Elections loom over Democrats on guns, marijuana, pensions

Lyla June Johnston continues a weeklong fast outside the New Mexico Statehouse on Tuesday in Santa Fe to protest for…

Parts of Phoenix airport briefly evacuated; flights delayed

American Airlines said in an email that employees requested help from police to deal with a passenger on Flight 648…

Man makes plea deal in connection with kidnapping, slaying

Chase Smothermon’s guilty plea came in the August 2017 case that involved the death of 41-year-old John Soyka and kidnapping…

Survey shows wide support for reintroducing wolves in Colorado

than 25 counties across Colorado ink resolutions opposing wolf reintroduction

Scientist pleads guilty to lying about China contact

Turab Lookman, 67, entered his plea Friday during a hearing in Albuquerque after reaching an agreement with prosecutors. He is…

Handyman convicted of causing blast that destroyed rowhome

KUSA-TV reports 57-year-old Todd Perkins was found guilty Friday of multiple charges stemming from the Aug. 14, 2018, blast near…

Navajo lawmakers opt for smaller buffer around Chaco park

Navajo Nation delegates voted Thursday to support a buffer only half the size of the one outlined in federal legislation…

CSU gets gift to open research center on cannabis compounds

The announcement comes after the university received a $1.5 million donation from a Golden-based company that makes products out of…

New Mexico State University suspends fraternity over hazing

The Kappa Sigma fraternity held the November event at a campground in Cloudcroft, The Las Cruces Sun-News reported Thursday. Kappa…

STEM school security guard not charged for gun at school

Bouquets rest on the sign outside the STEM School Highlands Ranch in Highlands Ranch in May after a shooting took…

Access road to top of extinct volcano reopens in New Mexico

Capulin Volcano National Monument officials reopened the road Thursday, ending a closure that began Aug. 9 because of a washout…

Environmentalists worried about Gila forest management plan

Forest officials recently released a draft of the plan, triggering a 90-day public comment period. Public meetings are being held…

January 23, 2020

Police: Man with knife killed by officers in suburban Denver

Officers were called to a neighborhood in Arvada after several people reported that a man was bashing a car and…

January 23, 2020