Regional News

BLM plans 83-parcel oil, gas lease sale in western Colorado

The Daily Sentinel reported Monday that about 123 square miles in northwest Colorado counties are expected to be included in…

July 29, 2019

Helicopter rescues teen after fall in Rocky Mountain Park

Park officials say a Colorado National Guard helicopter lifted the teen to safety Saturday after he took a sliding fall…

July 28, 2019

Rural Nevada not equipped for big ‘storm Area 51’ turnout

Then, her phone started ringing. “It doesn’t stop, our phone won’t stop ringing,” Connie West, of the Little A’le’Inn, told…

July 28, 2019

New Mexico judge rejects company’s proposal to move water

The Albuquerque Journal reports that state District Judge Matthew Reynolds on Thursday approved motions for summary judgment dismissing Augustin Plains…

1 injured in explosion at Albuquerque motel

Cause of the Friday night explosion was under investigation, but the Albuquerque Journal reports that police told people at the…

Officials ID officers, victim in Colorado Springs shooting

Police said Friday that Sgt. Mark Keller along with officers Lucas Aragon and Cole Jones were involved in Tuesday evening’s…

Brothers who sold deadly cantaloupe face Kansas hemp charges

Eric and Ryan Jensen grow industrial hemp – a non-intoxicating cannabis plant – at a farm run by Eric’s son…

Witness against New Mexico prison gang killed outside home

The Albuquerque Journal reports that police made no immediate arrests in the killing Monday night of 48-year-old Leroy “Smurf” Lucero…

Body recovered from Eagle River west of Vail

The Vail Daily reports the Eagle County sheriff’s office received a report of a body pinned on the rocks in…

New Mexico chile plant selected to be grown in space

The chile, from Española, New Mexico, is tentatively scheduled to be launched to the International Space Station for testing in…

Colorado woman avoids prison in 1-year-old daughter’s death

Lauren Olivia Sierra was sentenced Friday for the death of Sophia Fundora last August at a motel in Fountain. Sierra…

Conservative group sues to halt New Mexico’s new gun laws

The Albuquerque Journal reports the New Mexico Patriots Advocacy Coalition filed a lawsuit this week challenging the constitutionality of New…

Less than a third of N.M. students test proficient

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham provides a progress report on her first six months in office during a news…

Official: Arizona to resume executions after 5-year hiatus

Brnovich said in a letter Friday to Gov. Doug Ducey that the now-resolved lawsuit removed legal barriers to carrying out…

Environmentalists, tribes blast off-road vehicle plan for Bears Ears

The Bureau of Land Management’s plan for the Bears Ears National Monument says that certain historic sites most at risk…

Boy sells lemonade after promising dying dad a date with mom

KDVR-TV reports Brady Campbell opened the stand the day after his dad, 37-year-old Brandon Campbell, died July 7 of colon…

Rafter found dead in northern Colorado’s Poudre River ID’d

The Coloradoan reports 57-year-old David Smith’s body was found near Poudre Park on Tuesday afternoon. The Fort Collins man went…

Colorado man gets 22-year sentence for sex trafficking

The Colorado Sentinel reports 32-year-old Raymond Fredericks was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to the felony charge in May. The…

Man who fell to death from cliff in Colorado Springs ID’d

The Gazette reports 64-year-old Howard Stone was climbing in a prohibited area blocked off by a chain-link fence when he…

Colorado man wins third time in retaliatory speech lawsuit

The Daily Sentinel reports that a three-judge panel of the Colorado Court of Appeals denied a petition by SGI Interests…

New Mexico city reduces penalties for marijuana possession

The Alamogordo Daily News reports Alamogordo commissioners voted this week to update its ordinance on marijuana, making possession of up…

Colorado town of Fraser sued over ‘unconstitutional’ sign restrictions

The Denver Post reported Thursday that the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Thursday against Fraser’s sign codes. Authorities…

Groups seek to intervene in N.M. power plant case

San Juan County Commissioners and the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority filed their requests with the Public Regulation Commission…