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Navy’s new attack submarine USS Colorado joins the fleet

Navy Secretary Richard Spencer says the submarine is a “marvel of technology and innovation.” U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Colorado…

March 18, 2018

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Residents head home as crews contain fire near Army post

homes destroyed

March 18, 2018

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How Colorado’s congressional delegation voted this week

U.S. Capitol building in Washington.Associated Press file This was a vote to pass S.2155 in the Senate. This bill would…

March 18, 2018

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‘Zombie trailers’ haunt Naturita, a budding tourist town

A uranium town gone bust wants to rebuild, but derelict properties stand in the way

March 18, 2018

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Fire destroys buildings, forces evacuations near Fort Carson

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that buildings had been destroyed but did not say how many or what…

March 16, 2018

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Imported guard dogs deployed in U.S. wolf-sheep study

from Europe and Asia considered for areas with wolves, bears

March 16, 2018

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EPA may be overstating claims from Gold King Mine spill

says it is still reviewing requests for compensation

March 16, 2018

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Report: 2 Mexican wolves found dead in Arizona

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. â€“ Federal wildlife managers are investigating the deaths of two endangered Mexican gray wolves. The animals were found…

March 16, 2018

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Forecasters warn of fires, crop damage across U.S. high plains

Texas State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon said during a national briefing that some areas in the region have received less than…

March 16, 2018

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Official fears it’s too late to cut Colorado I-25 toll lanes

The Gazette reported Thursday that the county originally proposed two toll lanes to widen I-25 between Monument to Castle Rock…

March 16, 2018

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Female mayor in polygamous town faces wave of resignations

ran town for more than a century

March 16, 2018

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U.S., states to collaborate on Mexican wolf recovery

The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish will work with Arizona and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to…

March 15, 2018

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Colorado man who shot friend sentenced to jail, probation

The Daily Sentinel reports that 24-year-old Robert Pickford was sentenced on Monday after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the Sept.…

March 15, 2018

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Feds: Opioid epidemic’s full impact on Native American tribes may be unknown

But the toll it has taken also may be greater than what federal figures show. Citing federal statistics, the Indian…

March 14, 2018

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Threat undermines gun protests in southern Colorado

Authorities in southern Colorado say a threatening social media post prevented students from walking out of schools to protest gun…

March 14, 2018

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Hundreds of Aztec students gather for ‘walk-up’ in response to school violence

Student leaders at the high school had asked administrators for time to “walk up” rather than walk out. Many students…

March 14, 2018

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Report: Emails warn Colorado capitol workers to avoid press

KUNC-FM reported Tuesday that Senate Secretary Effie Ameen sent two emails reminding workers that giving interviews to reporters is a…

March 14, 2018

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Police improve social media skills, raising worries by media

Then, an introduction: “I would like you to hear from me, what happened,” Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock says, facing…

March 14, 2018

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Interior will send $18M from Roan drilling to Colorado

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke made the announcement Tuesday during a Senate committee hearing. The money is leftover from the cleanup…

March 14, 2018

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Less of New Mexico’s famed chile crop produced in 2017

The tallies for the last growing season show planted chile acreage decreased 12 percent to 8,100 acres last year. About…

March 14, 2018

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At Fort Carson, at least 19 kid-on-kid sex assault reports

children are not punished or rehabilitated

March 13, 2018

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Aztec High School plans different action over gun violence

months after two fellow students killed, teens will focus on solutions, not politics

March 13, 2018

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Passenger, vacant seat counts on Aspen flights both high

But the Aspen Times reports the percentage of occupied seats is down, causing Bill Tomcich, president of the central reservations…

March 12, 2018

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U.S. agents told about Mexican immigrant after he left Denver jail

Ivan Zamarripa-Castaneda of Mexico, 26, is charged with vehicular homicide in a hit-and-run crash that killed truck driver John Anderson,…

March 12, 2018