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Transgender inmate says she was raped despite raising fears

This 2018 photo provided by inmate Lindsay Saunders-Velez shows her, at left, with mentor Meghan Baker at the Colorado Territorial…

May 3, 2018

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Colorado state senator accused of misconduct is sanctioned

Baumgardner Sen. Randy Baumgardner, who represents rural northwestern Colorado, was stripped of committee posts after an independent investigator found credible…

May 3, 2018

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Slain Colorado soldier close to returning from Afghanistan

The Defense Department said Tuesday that 22-year-old Spc. Gabriel D. Conde of Loveland died April 30 after he was hit…

May 2, 2018

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Storage plan for spent fuel adds to U.S. nuclear debate

An illustration from 2015 depicts a planned interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in southeastern New Mexico as officials…

May 2, 2018

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Boulder moves closer to banning assault weapons

City councilors in Boulder unanimously voted Tuesday night to advance the measure as some members of the audience held signs…

May 2, 2018

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Arizona utility tries to end multi-state Colorado River feud

Hikers make their way along the banks of the Colorado River near Willow Beach, Ariz. Arizona’s largest water provider tried…

May 1, 2018

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Judge: Colorado congressman should be on GOP primary ballot

U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., speaks in the state Capitol in Denver. A federal judge on May 1 ruled that…

May 1, 2018

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Hopi Tribe, others sue over power purchases for coal plant

Smoke rises from the stacks of the main plant facility at the Navajo Generating Station, as seen from Lake Powell…

May 1, 2018

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Colorado House Democrats propose transportation bill rewrite

Colorado House Democrats on Tuesday proposed a rewrite of a transportation bill that would replace a Republican plan to issue…

May 1, 2018

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Search underway for missing boater in southern Colorado

Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials say the search began Monday afternoon when someone reported seeing a man in the water…

May 1, 2018

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High pension costs lurk behind teacher push for more pay

Colorado’s one of the worst-funded in the U.S.

May 1, 2018

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Dry conditions, strong winds worry firefighters in Arizona

A wildfire burns in north-central Arizona. The wildfire has grown and firefighters expect that winds and dry conditions may cause…

April 30, 2018

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Colorado governor signs $28.9 billion state budget

The annual spending plan makes major investments in the state’s largest unmet needs. It boosts funding to schools, roads and…

April 30, 2018

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Low, steady flows from Arizona dam could benefit bugs

Researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey are hoping a months-long experiment to release low, steady flows of water from the…

April 30, 2018

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Facebook plans digital training partnership in New Mexico

Marne Levine – who is the chief operating officer for Instagram, a social media platform owned by Facebook – announced…

April 30, 2018

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Colorado congressman who missed ballot asks to get back on

U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday in a last-ditch bid to get his name back…

April 30, 2018

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Colorado school districts ban field trips to Rocky Flats

The Denver Public Schools board on Thursday brought forward a resolution forbidding its nearly 100,000 students from taking trips to…

April 30, 2018

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New Mexico firm hopes to offer Wi-Fi for space travelers

The Santa Fe New Mexican reports Solstar Space Co. of Santa Fe, New Mexico, is working to create reliable internet…

April 30, 2018

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5 injured as stolen tractor-trailer rams cars in Colorado

Five people, including a Fort Morgan police officer, were injured as the tractor-trailer careened through communities in northeastern Colorado as…

April 29, 2018

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Colorado coroners: Exempt child autopsies from records act

cite need for family privacy, fear of copycats

April 29, 2018

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In Colorado’s conservative corners, a push for gun control

Junction teens broach a tense topic with community members

April 29, 2018

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Landowners join forces to restore New Mexico grasslands

They are seeking to replace invasive bushes such as salt cedar or creosote with vast expanses of native grass, the…

April 28, 2018

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Navajos say Utah county wants native candidate off ballot

Navajo Nation leaders are protesting a Utah county’s investigation into a Navajo candidate’s residency, saying it’s an attempt to disqualify…

April 28, 2018

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Email reveals potential buyer for Navajo coal-fired plant

The potential buyers for the Navajo Generating Station near Page were identified publicly for the first time this week as…

April 27, 2018