Regional News

Lawsuit: New Mexico officer mistakenly fired gun during stop

A civil rights lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court last week claimed officer Jeremiah McDaniel “negligently fired his gun” at…

New Mexico utility regulators weigh costs of coal phase-out

The coal-fired San Juan Generating Station operates near Farmington. Miners, environmentalists and utility customers weighed in Monday, Dec. 9, 2019,…

University to end funding for Colorado student news outlet

The Denver Post reports the university plans to end funding for the CU Independent at the end of the school…

Planned Parenthood shooting suspect faces federal charges

Robert Lewis Dear talks to Judge Gilbert Martinez during a court appearance in Colorado Springs. Dear, who has been ruled…

35% of Colorado high school students earning college credit

The Colorado Sun reports that about 35% of public high school juniors and seniors were concurrently enrolled in college-level courses…

Backcountry skier killed in northern Colorado avalanche

The unidentified woman from Fort Collins was buried in the powerful slide Sunday, authorities said. Other members of her ski…

U.S. government plans to make good on 143-year-old land debt to Colorado

The transfer would be the equivalent value of the 9,900 acres the U.S. government could not deliver when it promised…

New Mexico granting fewer cyanide bomb OKs for coyotes

The Santa Fe New Mexican reports records show state-issued licenses for cyanide bombs has declined from 86 in 2015 and…

New Mexico detective facing DWI charges fired

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A Las Cruces police detective arrested in October on drunken driving charges has been fired. Las…

Study: Colorado homes near oil wells face lower values

A storage tank near a well pad located in a field near a housing development in Broomfield.Associated Press file Until…

CU scientists seeing results of space mission

This image taken from video animation provided by NASA, shows flips in the direction of the magnetic field embedded in…

December 8, 2019

Colorado National Monument raising its entry fee to $25

Entrance fees at the monument will increase to $25 for private vehicles, $20 for motorcycles, $15 for seven-day passes for…

December 8, 2019

Colorado man pleads guilty to holding strangers at gunpoint

The Aspen Times reports 33-year-old Brolin McConnell, of Colorado Springs, struck a deal with prosecutors and pleaded guilty Tuesday. He…

Dozens of teams to convene for New Mexico STEM Challenge

Hundreds of people will convene Saturday in Los Alamos for the first New Mexico Governor’s STEM Challenge. The 46 teams…

County options for juvenile detention in New Mexico shrink

The Otero County Commission recently voted to renew the agreement it has had with San Juan County since 2008. The…

Firefighter dies in building fall in Colorado ski community

Ken Jones, 46, had climbed to the roof of the five-story building in search of access to a fire early…

Colorado state Rep. Kimmi Clark Lewis dies of cancer at 62

Lewis, who died surrounded by friends and family at home on her ranch in Kim on Friday, represented House District…

Hepatitis A on rise in Colorado with nearly 300 known cases

At least two of those people have died, according to the state health department. The rise in hepatitis A is…

Cowboys for Trump group: Sand wasn’t from monument

The New Mexico group Cowboys for Trump is facing criticism after a member bragged the group brought iconic gypsum sands…

Mysterious memorial to ‘Lawnmower Man’ reappears after theft

KRQE-TV reports that a lawnmower memorial dedicated to Carlos Ramirez was installed this week in Roswell. Ramirez died last month…

New Mexico college faculty votes for collective bargaining

The Farmington Daily Times reports that 87 out of 147 full-time faculty members at San Juan College have voted in…

Man wounded in police shooting in Colorado mountain town

The shooting happened soon after state troopers and local officers attempted to make contact with the driver of a vehicle…

December 6, 2019