Regional News

U.S. Senate confirms top federal prosecutor for Colorado

The Colorado Sun reports Dunn was confirmed Thursday night. Dunn has been a shareholder at the law and lobbying firm…

October 12, 2018

Drug treatment program shows promising results in New Mexico

Mayor Alan Webber, center, speaks about a drug treatment program in which police refer nonviolent drug users before arrest into…

Colorado jury awards $3.6M to man assaulted in nursing home

The Denver Post reports an Arapahoe County jury this week ordered Peregrine Senior Living in Aurora to pay Robert Fisher…

Border officials alarmed by migrants abandoned in desert

Large groups of Guatemalan and other Central American migrants have been abandoned in recent weeks in the desert close to…

Colorado homeowner shoots, kills apparent burglar

Investigators determine 30-year-old Houston Malachai Cookson was trying to break into a home Saturday night. A woman called 911 while…

Records: N.M. authorities raid ex-pageant director’s home

KOB-TV reports that investigators this month searched Greg Smith’s home in Elida, where authorities say they seized pageant documents, two…

Things to know: The plan to save the ailing Colorado River

The low level of the water line is shown on the banks of the Colorado River in Hoover Dam, Ariz.…

Colorado lawmakers urge colleague to resign over old arrests

House Speaker Crisanta Duran and Majority Leader KC Becker said in a statement that they had spoken with Aurora Rep.…

450 drones detected flying illegally near Balloon Fiesta

KRQE-TV reported Tuesday that about 450 drones have operated in no-fly areas in the past few days. Balloon Fiesta hired…

2 teen girls faces charges stemming from New Mexico shooting

The arrests of the 16- and 17-year-old girls late Tuesday come in addition to four other arrests earlier this week…

Man pleads guilty to three counts of murder in Walmart shooting

Scott Ostrem enters a courtroom iin 2017 n Brighton. Ostrem pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of first-degree murder in…

Search for missing climber suspended because of weather

Park officials say technical crews searching Longs Peak for 30-year-old Ryan Albert of Marlton, New Jersey, ran into extreme conditions…

Fire that destroyed 3 homes in western Colorado contained

The Aspen Daily News reported Tuesday that recent cold weather, rain and snow helped crews get a handle on the…

Los Alamos lab marks milestone with shipment of waste

An official with the U.S. Energy Department’s Office of Environmental Management called the shipment a significant milestone for the cleanup…

Utility installs large Tesla battery in northern Colorado

The Daily Times-Call reports United Power is expecting to bring the lithium-ion battery being installed east of Longmont onto the…

Denver Zoo adds 2 male Asian elephants to bachelor herd

The Denver Post reports elephants Chuck and Jake are joining the current residents of Groucho, Bodhi and Billy, who are…

Southwestern states agree on plan to manage overtaxed Colorado River

The low level of the water line is shown on the banks of the Colorado River in Hoover Dam, Ariz.…

Las Cruces woman reports young son missing, misleads police

They say 25-year-old Martha Alicia Guerrero-Rivas has been arrested on suspicion of one misdemeanor count of making a false report.…

Colorado’s Safe2Tell program sees surge of suicide reports

The Safe2Tell program received nearly 2,800 reports related to suicide threats during the 2017-18 school year, increasing from the more…

New Jersey man missing in Rocky Mountain National Park

Ryan Albert of Marlton, New Jersey, left Denver Thursday. Family members reported him overdue Friday. His rental car was found…

Pair caught hauling pot through Nebraska are imprisoned

Buffalo County District Court records say 49-year-old Charlie Red, of Sedalia, Colorado, and 30-year-old Damaisy De La Caridad Rodriguez, of…

3 Coloradans arrested in death of man found in Kansas field

The Coloradoan reports 26-year-old Emilio Nunez-Bahena, 24-year-old Veronica Nunez and 45-year-old Emilio Nunez-Torrez were arrested in Fort Collins early Saturday…

Amtrak plans to keep Southwest Chief train route running

The Colorado Sun reports the national rail carrier had considered suspending rail service between Dodge City, Kansas, and Albuquerque, New…