Regional News

Facebook puts New Mexico on ‘community boost’ tour

Facebook has opened registration for its community boost program, which kicks off April 30 at the National Hispanic Cultural Center…

Denver proposes tax hike on marijuana for affordable housing

The Denver Post reports Mayor Michael Hancock and other city officials on Monday unveiled the proposal that, if approved, would…

Forecasters warn of rare, life-threatening wildfire weather

Gusty winds and low humidity in drought-stricken areas will create dangerous fire conditions in parts of Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico,…

Colorado teachers rally at Capitol for school funding

With the demonstrations, Colorado educators join peers in West Virginia, Oklahoma, Kentucky and Arizona who have staged strikes or high-profile…

Vice President Pence tells space summit Trump wants a man on moon again

Pence addressed the symposium in Colorado Springs on Monday. He told the crowd that the president has proposed building an…

Mouse found in Colorado, Wyoming remains on protected list

The agency on Monday rejected a petition filed by homebuilders and ranchers who argued the Preble’s meadow jumping mouse shouldn’t…

Much Trump talk at Colorado’s whittling of governor hopefuls

Kennedy, Polis, Stapleton and Lopez make primary ballot

Colorado hazard team uses technology to control rock slides

The Vail Daily reports that the work includes cleaning out rockfall catch fences and upgrading some of the older fences.…

Small oil producers struggling to keep running aging wells in New Mexico

The Albuquerque Journal reports that independent producers might soon be swallowed up by an unprecedented oil and gas boom in…

Finances favor Native American congressional candidate in New Mexico

Laguna Pueblo member and former state Democratic Party chairwoman Debra Haaland has raised about $298,000 during the first three months…

Aspen Skiing Co. engages activism beyond outdoor issues

Aspen Skiing Co. CEO Mike Kaplan poses at Aspen Highlands in Aspen. Kaplan and his company have come a long…

New Colorado law to require trucker human-trafficking course

Gov. John Hickenlooper signed the measure into law Thursday. The Denver Post reports the bill had broad, bipartisan support. It…

April 15, 2018

Aztec on long road to recovery after shooting

‘It’s still sad, but time is hopefully going to help heal’

April 15, 2018

Colo. delegation responds to strikes

in Syria was in response to recent chemical weapons attack

April 14, 2018

Trump signs bill to expand child alert system to tribal land

The bill comes almost two years after an 11-year-old Navajo girl was sexually assaulted and killed on the reservation in…

Colorado could be in for worst fire season since ’12, ’13

An abnormally dry winter left the statewide snowpack 68 percent of average, with conditions in the northern mountains better than…

Sen. Cory Gardner says Trump vows to protect marijuana industry

Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., left, speaks to the media after attending a meeting with a bipartisan group of senators on…

Koch-funded group to hold New Mexico forum on GOP tax cuts, Hispanics

The LIBRE Initiative plans a “Tax Reform: More Money In Your Pocket” event Saturday in Albuquerque and is inviting Hispanic…

Colorado town trustee resigns 2 days after winning election

Jesse Loughman says he is giving up the Palisade office so he can keep his five marijuana licenses. He owns…

Colorado governor hopefuls court support at state assemblies

The Republican State Assembly in Boulder and the Democratic State Assembly in Broomfield will help shape who gets into Colorado’s…

Firm narrows potential buyers for Arizona coal-fired plant

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

April 12, 2018

EPA fires back at critics over Gold King Mine wastewater

Wastewater streams out of the Gold King Mine in southwestern Colorado after a contractor crew led by the Environmental Protection…

April 12, 2018