Regional News

Congressman: Space Command’s initial home will be Colorado

The command will officially start operations next month at the base in Colorado Springs, said Rep. Doug Lamborn, a Colorado…

August 22, 2019

Hickenlooper joins Colorado’s crowded Senate race after dropping presidential bid

Democratic president candidate and former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper walks on stage before speaking in earlier this month at the…

August 22, 2019

College’s Roswell campus may arm security guards

KOB-TV reports a proposal to arm guards at Eastern New Mexico University’s Roswell campus was presented to the school board…

4 ordered to pay fines for Wyoming ski violation last winter

Two of the skiers had to be rescued after becoming lost. The Jackson Hole News & Guide reports that Andrew…

Court: Electoral College members not bound by popular vote

Colorado elector Micheal Baca, second from left, talks with legal counsel in December 2016 after he was removed from the…

Colorado disbars prominent defense attorney for misconduct

The Gazette reported Tuesday that the Colorado Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel disbarred 77-year-old Dennis Hartley after he admitted to…

Denver expected to seek short-term private prison contracts

The Denver Post reports the city will ask Denver City Council to approve a six-month contract with GEO Group and…

Vice president keeps up pressure for Mexico trade deal

The Office of the Vice President announced that Pence will talk about the trade pact Wednesday while visiting an Artesia-based…

Parents of accused Rio Rancho High School shooter indicted

The Albuquerque Journal reports the couple was indicted Thursday by a grand jury after authorities say they failed to secure…

New Mexico agency: Lung disease possible linked with vaping

The department said in a statement Wednesday that a 29-year-old Albuquerque area man has been determined to have lung disease…

Tree-destroying beetle confirmed in Colorado county

The Denver Post reports that the Colorado State Forest Service announced the first confirmed case of the emerald ash borer…

No camping at Phish shows near Denver because of plague concerns

The Denver Post reports public health officials are still finding infected fleas in fields surrounding Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in…

Air Force Academy chapel in Colorado to close for renovation

KOAA-TV reports the military academy says Sept. 3 is the final day scheduled for visits before the chapel’s three-year closure.…

Plutonium found in Colorado soil; second test shows lower level

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said it is trying to sort out the conflicting results of tests…

Survey shows homeless population increase in Albuquerque

The Albuquerque Journal reported Monday that the Point-In-Time survey counted 1,524 sheltered and unsheltered homeless people in the city on…

Area 51 events in Nevada prompt emergency crowd planning

The elected board governing the county with about 5,200 residents conditionally approved two events Monday for tiny desert towns near…

Phoenix police must log when they point guns at people after department led nation in shootings

Officers are now required to document every time they point weapons at a person, Mayor Kate Gallego, a Democrat, and…

Lobbying spending sets new record in Colorado

According to state records analyzed by The Colorado Sun, the money spent in fiscal year 2019 is up 9% from…

Petition demands separate look into Colorado police shooting

The Gazette reported Monday that Shaun Walls created the petition and plans to present it to state Attorney General Phil…

Colorado town named after KKK member opposes name change

The Denver Post reported Monday that results released Monday showed more than 65% of residents voted to keep the name…

Woman sentenced for killing dad, encasing body in concrete

Dayna Jennings, 45, was sentenced for the death of William Mussack, 69, whose body was found in his Federal Heights…

Parents get final choice on schools’ active-shooter video

Santa Fe Public Schools Superintendent Veronica Garcia said Monday that families will be allowed to opt out of the video…