Regional News

Grizzly bear bites employee’s finger at Denver Zoo

Zoo spokesman Jake Kubie tells The Denver Post the “bear keeper” was bitten Friday afternoon while the grizzly was in…

January 26, 2019

Migrant with flesh-eating bacteria detained at U.S. border

The man was taken to a hospital in recent days after telling a federal agent that he had a growing…

January 26, 2019

Colorado Electoral College reps try to revive lawsuit

The appeals panel heard arguments on Thursday in Denver. It is not clear when they will rule. The three electors…

Court asked to reconsider ruling in oil-gas case

The request asks the court to revisit its Jan. 14 ruling against the plaintiffs, who wanted oil and gas regulators…

With stops in N.Y., D.C. and an Iowa return, Hickenlooper gauges his presidential chances

Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper speaks in Des Moines, Iowa, on Oct. 19. Hicklenlooper is considering a run for president…

Denver threatens to report teachers working on visas who join strike, then takes it back

Educators in the largest public school district in Colorado voted this week to strike if negotiations between the system and…

Group: Santa Fe median home prices hit record levels

The Santa Fe New Mexican reports Santa Fe Association of Realtors numbers show the median home price in the city…

Bill seeks recreation, taxable marijuana for New Mexico

Filed on Thursday, the bill would allow counties and cities to opt out of the market and establish a 9…

Ohio man revived after suffocating in snow on Colorado slope

The Vail Daily reports Michael Laush was celebrating his 40th birthday on Vail Mountain when he became trapped headfirst in…

Two killed in head-on semitrailer collision on I-40

Investigators say another person remains in a hospital in critical condition after the crash Thursday afternoon. Officials with the Bernalillo…

Denver schools apologizes for warning to visa teachers

The Denver Post reports that a letter sent by a district human resources employee to a school said that teachers…

About 40 people died due to domestic violence in Colorado

focus still seems to be centered on white, affluent victims

Colorado Electoral College reps try to revive lawsuit

The appeals panel heard arguments on Thursday in Denver. It is not clear when they will rule. The three electors…

Denver teachers’ strike on hold amid procedural wrangling

A teacher wears a button on a union shirt in the Denver Classroom Teachers Association, the union’s headquarters in south…

Proposal would end daylight saving time in New Mexico

A bill sponsored by state Rep. Roberto “Bobby” Gonzales would exempt New Mexico from a federal law requiring the observance…

Colorado town extends moratorium on new oil, gas drilling

The Daily Camera reports the Erie Board of Trustees approved Tuesday the six-month extension, preventing a lapse in the freeze…

Cleanup efforts underway after industry leaks in Colorado

The Daily Sentinel reports a buried natural gas gathering line owned by Bargath, a subsidiary of the energy company Williams,…

Authorities find suspected stash house for human trafficking

The teenager, after being apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol agents near Mount Cristo Rey in Sunland Park, told agents he…

Colorado governor works to try to prevent teacher strike

A teacher wears a button on a union shirt in the Denver Classroom Teachers Association, the union’s headquarters in south…

Colorado’s Polis creates office to reduce health care costs

Polis signed the order Wednesday. Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera heads the new Office of Saving People Money on Health Care.…

Two plead not guilty to starting Colorado wildfire

Twenty-three-year-old Allison Marcus and 24-year-old Richard Miller, both of El Jebel, entered their pleas Wednesday in Eagle County District Court…

How trafficking in indigenous communities has been ignored under Trump

Department of Justice canceled landmark study in 2017

Denver teachers vote to go on strike over pay

Kate Martin, a former teacher and current employee of the Denver Classroom Teachers Association, unloads items for a potential teachers’…