Regional News

New Mexico investors see future in state’s hemp industry

Business leaders are hurrying to capture part of what cannabis market research firm New Frontier Data estimated will become a…

April 29, 2019

Popular river overlook in Arizona now has parking fee

Parking now comes at a cost near the edge of the canyon where the Colorado River turns almost completely at…

April 28, 2019

Another pedestrian hit, killed by train in Denver

The incident occurred about 2 p.m. Saturday at the Central Park Station and was the second fatal train accident in…

Texas man accused in fatal Colorado crash appears in court

The truck driver, 23-year-old Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos of Houston, made his first court appearance Saturday after being arrested on suspicion…

Governor, sheriffs discuss handling of gun-control issues

The Albuquerque Journal reports that Lujan Grisham met with at least five sheriff and several New Mexico Association of Counties…

Man killed by police in Pueblo

The shooting occurred about 3:30 a.m. Saturday after a lengthy standoff at a house where the man had fled to…

Opening of Maroon Lake facilities will be delayed until June

The Aspen Times reports that the Aspen-Sopris Ranger District is tentatively setting the opening for June 15 after consulting this…

Albuquerque mayor pushes to restore urban forests

Mayor Tim Keller says Albuquerque is losing its tree canopy by nearly a percent per year, leaving the city increasingly…

Gathering of Nations powwow draws thousands to Albuquerque

The 36th annual Gathering of Nations’ powwow began Friday in Albuquerque. It will conclude late Saturday after two days of…

Man dies in snowboarding accident on Colorado’s Pikes Peak

The Colorado Springs Gazette reports Tucker Shivers, the founder and CEO of a small Colorado clothing brand, fell above Glen…

DA says Colorado fire defendants to have separate trials

District Attorney Bruce Brown told the Aspen Daily News on Friday that separate trials for Richard Miller and Allison Marcus…

Mayor: Santa Fe will not shelter asylum-seekers

In conversations with leaders of local organizations and government officials, it was decided that Santa Fe would not best serve…

Federal grand jury indicts leader of armed border group

HopkinsDona Ana County Sheriff’s Office via AP The indictment charges Larry Mitchell Hopkins with being a felon in possession of…

Judge: Colorado Planned Parenthood shooter still incompetent

Judge William Bain made the determination Friday in the case of Robert Dear, who is charged with 179 counts, including…

Loveland settles with ‘butt sign’ political activist

The Reporter-Herald reports that insurers for Loveland have settled the First Amendment lawsuit filed by Bob Cluster for $70,000. The…

Intellectually disabled students seek ceremony inclusion

More than 6,000 signatures have been collected on junior Nick Harmon’s change.org petition that seeks supporters to “advocate for inclusiveness…

Mayor: Santa Fe will not shelter asylum-seekers

Santa Fe Mayor Alan Webber said Wednesday that in conversations with leaders of local organizations and government officials, it was…

4 dead in fiery pileup near Denver

Trucker from Texas arrested

Powwow to focus on deaths, disappearances of Native American women

10,000 people expected to attend 2-day event

Opponents of new oil, gas law won’t try for repeal this year

On April 16, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, at podium, signs into law Senate Bill 19-181 at the State Capitol in…

Facebook buys more land in New Mexico next to data center

The Albuquerque Journal reports that the purchase more than doubles the company’s footprint in Los Lunas, where it has been…

Some horse advocates buck at new plan to save wild mustangs

Animal welfare groups have reached a milestone agreement with ranching interests to save wild mustangs from slaughter but the compromise…

Colorado police to use GPS trackers on fleeing vehicles

The Denver Post reports that the Denver Police Department on Monday began testing the devices that use an adhesive to…