Regional News

New Mexico Cesar Chavez, Dennis Chavez holiday clears House

A bill designating the first Friday of every April as “Dennis Chavez and Cesar Chavez Day” cleared the House of…

February 27, 2019

Dolores Huerta to visit New Mexico as birthplace sits vacant

But her scheduled visit Wednesday comes as lawmakers and state officials have ignored pleas to do something about her northern…

February 27, 2019

Gun control bill advances past protests in New Mexico

Democratic state Sen. Richard Martinez, right, of Espanola, stands for questions about a bill he sponsors that would expand background…

Colorado man died of hypothermia after snowmobile broke down

The Steamboat Pilot & Today reports Routt County Search and Rescue volunteers found Frank Yoast of Craig dead near Dunckley…

Three Colorado snowmobilers stranded in Wyoming rescued, cited

The snowmobilers from Denver got stranded Monday on Togwotee Pass northeast of Jackson, according to authorities. They were found unhurt…

Cannabis advocates wary as Colorado considers e-cigarette limits

A sales associate demonstrates the use of an electronic cigarette and the smoke-like vapor that comes from it in Aurora.…

New Mexico wants to protect cars and animals from each other

The state Senate on Monday approved a Democrat-sponsored bill that would order state agencies overseeing highways and big-game animals to…

Colorado police search landfill for missing woman’s remains

Authorities said their search for evidence or the remains of Kelsey Berreth that began on Tuesday could take weeks. The…

Suspects in Western crimes charged in Utah bank robbery

Federal prosecutors say in charges filed Monday that 30-year-old Matthew Anthony Fanelli pulled a gun on a bank teller Friday…

Union ends contract extension agreement for Kroger workers

The Daily Sentinel reports the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 union announced Monday that it had ended a…

From blizzard to teacher strike, Gov. Polis reflects on first month

Governor pushes platform in Washington, D.C.

Girl, 6, recovering after fall from Colorado ski lift

The Boulder Daily Camera reports the girl, whose name has not been released, was conscious after falling at Eldora Mountain…

Denver teachers back pay deal reached after strike

The teachers’ union announced Monday that 97 percent of members voted for the deal. It provides an average base pay…

6 overcome by fumes at a Las Cruces pecan processing plant

City firefighters say four people required advanced medical treatment and were transported to local hospitals, but their conditions aren’t considered…

Suspects in Colorado slaying, other crimes held in Oregon

Oregon State Police Capt. Timothy Fox said Jose Lopez-Jovel, 31, and Matthew Anthony Fanelli, 30, were being held in separate…

Clean-energy push by New Mexico Democrats attracts attention

Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee on Sunday told a television talk show that he is proud of Lujan Grisham’s efforts…

Energy Department to investigate nuclear waste repository

The Carlsbad Current Argus reports that the federal agency’s Office of Enterprise Assessments filed a notice in late January of…

Nelson Mandela’s grandson urges on New Mexico Legislature

Ndaba Mandela fielded questions Monday from New Mexico legislators who specialize in education, at a forum in the state Capitol.…

Duran says she’s seeking U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette’s Denver seat

Duran said in a statement she’s running against a culture in which incumbents are “more concerned with their own re-election.”…

50 million gallons of polluted water pours daily from U.S. mine sites

That torrent is poisoning aquatic life and tainting water supplies in Montana, California, Colorado, Oklahoma and at least five other…

Colorado faces meager budget in fight against ski traffic

Traffic backs up on Interstate 70 on Jan. 7, 2018, near Silverthorne, Colo., a familiar scene on the main highway…

Giant wooden troll is returning to Colorado ski town

A 15-foot-high troll sculpture became so popular that nearby homeowners complained about all the foot traffic, so it was taken…

As they ponder presidential runs, Bennet, Hickenlooper try to make hay in Iowa

“I’m not going to try and point out where I’m better than he is, or where he’s not sufficient,” Colorado’s…