Regional News

Researchers test transportation safety of radioactive fuel

The Albuquerque Journal reports researchers from the Albuquerque lab tested the safety of transporting highly radioactive fuel last year by…

March 30, 2018

Ozzy Osbourne joins New Mexico city’s chamber of commerce

The Alamogordo Daily News reports heavy metal rock icon Ozzy Osbourne recently signed up for the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce…

March 30, 2018

Harassment probe involving Colorado senator closed

Colorado Politics reports that Grantham informed Tate of the decision in a letter on Thursday. Grantham said harassment allegations made…

Native American tribes get funding boost for crime victims

The appropriation for tribes was tucked into the $1.3 trillion federal spending bill approved last week, and comes as federal…

Colorado House sends $29 billion budget bill to Senate

Transportation needs central to debate

Colorado’s Democrats try to block U.S. census citizenship question

Immigrants take the citizenship oath during naturalization ceremonies at a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ceremony in Los Angeles in…

Drought expands across the Southwest

A federal drought map released Thursday shows dry conditions intensifying across northern New Mexico and into southwestern Arizona. Every square…

Denver airport train crossing guards set to be phased out

The state Public Utilities Commission approved getting rid of flaggers and relying on automated crossing gates instead along the A-Line…

Another New Mexico town seeks awareness on atomic bomb harm

Advocates seeking recognition for the harms caused by the World War II-era test are trying to gather stories from residents…

New Mexico voters warm to idea of professional Legislature

A poll commissioned by the watchdog group Common Cause found that just over half of registered voters statewide support paying…

Tribe sues over death of Navajo woman shot by police officer

The tribe filed its lawsuit this week in U.S. District Court on behalf of Loreal Tsingine’s daughter. Authorities say the…

Colorado transportation bonds bill heads to House

The bill approved Wednesday also makes a one-time payment of $500 million for transportation. It now goes to the Democrat-led…

Former Navajo Nation official pleads no contest to thefts

The Gallup Independent reports Navajo Nation Attorney General Ethel Branch announced this week that Priscilla Littlefoot pleaded no contest to…

Navajo-owned company to fix road to access abandoned mines

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the nearly $920,000 contract this week to Clawson Excavating Inc. The company will improve…

Plan on historic Native American artist portal draws fire

The Native American artists say proposed changes are burdensome and disruptive to rules already in place, the Santa Fe New…

Judge restores $7.3M for Navajo Nation’s Head Start program

The tribe has received about $23 million annually in recent years for its Head Start and Early Head Start programs…

Judge strikes down Colorado Amendment 71’s geographic requirements

made it harder to get proposed amendments onto the ballot

New Mexico officials: Be prepared for a severe fire season

A fire danger sign indicates conditions are extreme in the wooded areas along the Rio Grande on the northern edge…

House ransacked after being mistaken for site of estate sale

The Daily Camera reports Mary Andrews says she left her Longmont home unlocked and came back Friday morning to find…

Judge orders Albuquerque to pay for records law violation

The Albuquerque Journal reports the judge ruled last week that the city owes Reynaldo Chavez $100 for each day he…

Wyoming airline suspends most operations

Company says it’s struggling from pilot shortage

Colorado pension rescue plan advances to state House

Democrats expected to make significant changes to bill