Regional News

230 migrants detained near New Mexico’s Mount Cristo Rey

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection said 230 migrants were taken into custody late Friday at the base of Mount…

April 15, 2019

More than 6,000 sign up for Hanging Lake visit permits

The Post Independent reports that the system is new this year, part of a plan to minimize the effects of…

April 14, 2019

Report: Uranium plumes for Bluewater Mill site ‘stable’

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission concluded the plumes in the San Andres-Glorieta and Ancestral Rio San Jose alluvial aquifer appear…

April 14, 2019

2 more fatal falls at Grand Canyon follow dozens of others

Michael Obritsch, of Santa Rosa, California, died April 3 after falling from the edge of the South Rim in Grand…

April 14, 2019

Migrants dropped off in New Mexico; city asks for donations

The migrants were being temporarily housed at a homeless shelter in Las Cruces, a city recreation center and a campus…

Environmental group IDs New Mexico methane emissions surge

An environmental group says it has assembled new evidence that methane emissions in New Mexico are climbing amid a surge…

Two more fatal falls at Grand Canyon follow dozens of others

Michael Obritsch, of Santa Rosa, California, died April 3 after falling from the edge of the South Rim in Grand…

I-70 speed limit reduced at Grand Junction

The Daily Sentinel reports that the more than 7-mile stretch of interstate that’s been slowed down from the previous 75…

Checkerboard complicates effort to protect sacred sites

Tourist Chris Farthing from Suffolks County, England, takes a picture while visiting Chaco Culture National Historical Park in northwestern New…

Colorado lawmakers send $30.5 billion state budget to Polis

The Colorado Sun reports that the document includes $300 million for transportation, $175 million to guarantee full-day kindergarten and a…

Former Navajo Nation official sentenced in theft case

Priscilla Littlefoot had pleaded no contest last year to charges stemming from the theft of more than $1 million in…

Police: Passenger jumps out of jet at Phoenix airport

Phoenix police spokesman Tommy Thompson says the man randomly touched passengers’ faces and sprayed them after the American Airlines flight…

Students at Mormon-owned BYU urge honor code compassion

Grant Frazier leads a chant as hundreds of students on the campus of Brigham Young University gather for a rally…

U.S. lab addresses seismic concerns, resumes waste shipments

Los Alamos National Laboratory said Friday the facility received federal authorization to reopen earlier this year, and the first shipment…

Law extends Colorado open records to internal police probes

Denver Rep. James Coleman, left, and Boulder County Sen. Mike Foote, right, watch as Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs a…

N.M. election official rejects push to get gun control on ballot

Democratic Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver said the law to expand background checks to nearly all private gun sales…

Spurned bills included state dance, tinted windshields

The Democratic governor vetoed those initiatives by taking no action before an April 5 signing deadline. Updated legislative records on…

Growing number of states move to shield lottery winners

Keith Ganatra, right, owner of Del Monte Market, takes the numbers form picked by a customer, as he sells Mega…

Man who pretended to be blind sentenced for defrauding VA

Mike Blea, of Northglenn, was sentenced Wednesday and ordered to pay the VA $1,273,180 in restitution. Investigators say Blea is…

Hunting bans for poachers who killed bear at landfill

The Aspen Times reports 56-year-old Dan Roe was banned for 20 years, and 28-year-old Alex Roe was banned for 15…

Colorado law permits seizure of guns if owner is a threat

signs ‘red flag’ bill into law

Christ the King Lutheran Church Holy Week schedule

8 a.m. (contemporary) and 10:30 a.m. (traditional) Sunday, Palm Sunday worship.6 p.m. Thursday, Maundy Thursday with Chancel Choir.6 p.m. Friday,…