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Utah names Gila monster as its official state reptile

Republican Gov. Gary Herbert signed a bill into a law last week that adds the Gila monster to the list…

April 2, 2019

Colorado plant destroys quarter of old chemical weapons

The Pueblo Chieftain reports the obsolete chemical weapons are being dismantled and destroyed at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant.…

April 2, 2019

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Judge rules for Native American pueblos in revenue dispute

The Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper reported on Monday that the New Mexico Gaming Control Board contended that the Native…

April 2, 2019

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Elephant who couldn’t get up hoisted to feet at Colorado zoo

The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo says a 33-year-old African elephant named Malaika was found lying on her side early Monday and…

April 2, 2019

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Mexican American scholars gather in New Mexico amid worry

University of New Mexico Chicana and Chicano studies professor Irene Vasquez and other Mexican American scholars from universities across the…

April 2, 2019

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Colorado Senate nixes death penalty repeal bill

The Colorado Sun reports that Democratic Sen. Julie Gonzales, a bill sponsor, requested that further consideration of the bill be…

April 2, 2019

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Mother, daughters in SUV that went into river in Colorado

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation and other law enforcement agencies are looking into possible child abuse in connection with the…

April 2, 2019

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Late snowfall helps ease drought conditions across Colorado

The Denver Post reports that while the snowfall that pounded Colorado’s mountains in recent weeks has helped break the near-term…

April 2, 2019

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House committee advances possible ballot question on taxes

The dome on the State Capitol shines in the late afternoon sun in downtown Denver.Associated Press file The House Finance…

April 1, 2019

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New Mexico adopts first minimum wage increase in a decade

Union activists and advocates for low-wage workers celebrated the new law with cheers and live mariachi music outside the governor’s…

April 1, 2019

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Denver’s new commuter rail line set to open later this month

The district announced Monday that the delayed G-Line from Union Station to Wheat Ridge is set to begin operation April…

April 1, 2019

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Colorado lawmakers OK bill to confiscate firearms

Gun safety and suicide prevention brochures are on display next to guns for sale at a local retail gun store…

April 1, 2019

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Foresters urge treatment of branches to prevent beetle infestation

The Gazette reports the Colorado State Forest Service is looking to avoid an infestation of bark beetles that tend to…

April 1, 2019

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New director appointed for Colorado’s Safe2Tell program

Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Friday that Essi Ellis will become the director of the Safe2Tell program starting Monday. Ellis…

April 1, 2019

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4th ranked House leader seeks U.S. Senate seat in New Mexico

U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján, left, will run for New Mexico’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2020. The 46-year-old Democrat…

April 1, 2019

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Liquid mercury cleanup continues at western Colorado school

The Daily Sentinel reports that a student brought two vials containing liquid mercury to Chipeta Elementary School in Grand Junction…

March 31, 2019

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Polis is wary toughening vaccination exemptions, but this medical expert isn’t

Pediatrician Charles Goodman vaccinates 1 year- old Cameron Fierro with the measles-mumps-rubella, or MMR, vaccine in 2015 at his practice…

March 31, 2019

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New Mexico to put up roadblocks for hunting, fishing seasons

The next season starts Monday, and the state Game and Fish Department says all hunters and anglers are required to…

March 31, 2019

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Rep. Ken Buck to lead Colorado GOP for next 2 years

The Denver Post reports that Buck was selected among four candidates on the fourth ballot Saturday by the state GOP’s…

March 30, 2019

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Man found dead near Horsetooth Reservoir in north Colorado

The Larimer County Coroner’s Office says Dr. Daniel Jinich died of blunt force head injuries from a fall of about…

March 30, 2019

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Colorado man in custody after cellphone recorded killing

James W. Hanlon, 53, turned himself in Friday night to police in the Denver area. Colorado Springs police Lt. Howard…

March 30, 2019

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Fugitive priest accused of abusing boy faces trial

Arthur Perrault, a one-time pastor in Albuquerque, has pleaded not guilty to aggravated sexual abuse and others counts. His trial…

March 30, 2019

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Colorado’s House advances oil and gas regulatory bill

Colorado Politics reports lawmakers approved the bill late Thursday. Another vote will send it to the Senate to consider House…

March 29, 2019

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USDA: Arizona, New Mexico areas eligible for drought loans

The agency said Thursday that producers in Arizona’s Apache, Coconino, Greenlee and Navajo counties suffering drought-related losses may apply. Twenty-one…

March 29, 2019