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Regulators: $2B power line project lacks location details

The Public Regulation Commission voted unanimously to reject the proposed location of the lines, finding that the application by the…

September 7, 2018

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Rep. Scott Tipton bill to protect landowners near federal property wins first approval

Tiptondu1-i-syn The bill was introduced by Colorado U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, who is a member of the House Natural…

September 7, 2018

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Remains in Kentucky identified as missing Colorado man

News outlets report Shelby County Sheriff’s detective Mark Moore announced Thursday the remains were identified as 29-year-old Timothy J. Stites…

September 7, 2018

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NASA tech to be launched from New Mexico spaceport

NASA said Friday the system will be aboard a suborbital rocket being launched Wednesday by UP Aerospace at the spaceport…

September 7, 2018

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Colorado reservoir may shrink to level not seen since 1987

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation says Blue Mesa Reservoir, which feeds into the Colorado River, is currently at 39 percent…

September 7, 2018

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Santa Fe Fiesta turns page on tribute to conquistadors

The controversial pageant was being replaced Friday by new gestures of reconciliation at Santa Fe’s autumn festival that starts with…

September 7, 2018

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Navajo leaders say members are listed in wrong boundaries

The Salt Lake Tribune reports leaders are asking the state to intervene before possible incorrect ballots are issued for the…

September 7, 2018

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Scouting mission begins for proposed Rio Grande Trail

The Taos Gorge in New Mexico. Hikers have embarked on a 500-mile expedition that will traverse New Mexico.Susan Montoya Bryan/Associated…

September 7, 2018

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Coroner confirms Illinois hiker’s death in national park

The Boulder County Coroner’s Office said Thursday that it had identified 60-year-old Jens “Jay” Yambert, of Urbana, Illinois. The office…

September 6, 2018

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Homeland Security head: Colorado tops U.S. in vote security

Participants included Department of Homeland Security cyber experts working with county elections clerks to confront a rapid-fire sequence of scenarios.…

September 6, 2018

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State settles lawsuit over sex bias with prison workers

The Albuquerque Journal reported Thursday that six female correctional officers filed a civil rights complaint in 2015 describing the state…

September 6, 2018

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Colorado store throws Nike sale in protest of Kaepernick ad

KRDO-TV reports Prime Time Sports started selling all of its Nike merchandise at half price on Tuesday. Store owner Stephen…

September 6, 2018

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Navajo candidates endorse Lujan Grisham for New Mexico governor

Navajo Nation presidential candidates Jonathan Nez and Joe Shirley Jr. said Thursday they were supporting Grisham over Republican Steve Pearce…

September 6, 2018

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Conservation group take aim at GOP candidate for governor

Conservation Voters New Mexico Executive Director Demis Foster said Wednesday that television and online ads take aim at Republican gubernatorial…

September 6, 2018

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Colorado coal production drops 7 percent in 2018

The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reports figures from the federal Energy Information Administration through Aug. 25 show state coal production…

September 5, 2018

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Man gets 4 years in prison for friend’s meth overdose death

Jefferson and Gilpin Counties District Attorney Pete Weir says Nathan Hale pleaded guilty in May to charges of reckless manslaughter…

September 5, 2018

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14-year-old charged for shooting teen near Denver school

Denver District Attorney Beth McCann’s office says the boy was formally charged Tuesday with criminal attempt to commit murder in…

September 5, 2018

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New Mexico wants to review church files for sex abuse

The Diocese of Las Cruces said Wednesday it had received a letter from the office requesting the review and will…

September 5, 2018

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Judge dismisses second case challenging Hopi chairman’s post

Timothy Nuvangyaoma (new-VONG’-yow-mah) was sworn in as chairman in December. His immediate predecessor alleged he wasn’t qualified to seek the…

September 5, 2018

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Detention hearing delayed for New Mexico compound residents

Wednesday’s decision came after public defenders requested more time to prepare. The defendants will remain in custody pending the Sept.…

September 5, 2018

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Santa Fe school boards rejects armed school guards proposal

The Santa Fe New Mexican reports school board President Steven Carrillo proposed bringing on armed officers known as school resource…

September 5, 2018

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Search underway in Colorado for missing hiker

Kevin Rudnicki went for a hike on Sunday morning but didn’t return as expected later that day. He was last…

September 5, 2018

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Bear euthanized due to safety concerns in northern Colorado

Jason Clay with Colorado Parks and Wildlife tells KUSA-TV that the sow had become habitual in Estes Park and lost…

September 5, 2018

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Vigil planned for northern Colorado boy struck by float

People plan to gather in Windsor, about 20 miles southeast of Fort Collins, on Wednesday to remember Brycen Zerby. He…

September 5, 2018