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Western governors say Interior Department shift didn’t include them

A bipartisan group of 19 Western governors says Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke didn’t consult with them about major plans for…

February 8, 2018 • Dan Elliott

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New Mexico could see worst fire season in decade

KRQE-TV reports Forestry Division Official Greg Hesch says conditions are very dry and the agency already is training extra firefighters…

February 8, 2018 • The Associated Press

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Appeals court revives Hopi lawsuit against snowmaking at Arizona Snowbowl

Thursday’s ruling extends what has been a lengthy battle by tribes to keep the Arizona Snowbowl from using treated wastewater…

February 8, 2018 • Felicia Fonseca

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Reservation system to control Conundrum Hot Springs crowds

The Aspen Times reports that starting in April, hikers will need to make a reservation before setting up their tents…

February 8, 2018 • The Associated Press

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Aspen marijuana sales top liquor sales for first time

The Aspen Times reports the city’s Finance Department in its year-end sales tax report for 2017 says legal-pot sellers hauled…

February 8, 2018 • Associated Press

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Colorado Senate gives initial OK to rural broadband bill

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper wants to raise broadband availability in rural Colorado from 70 percent now to 100 percent by…

February 7, 2018 • JAMES ANDERSON

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Family of slain Colorado deputy says he was a hero

In a statement, the family of 34-year-old El Paso County Sheriff’s Deputy Micah Flick says he reacted selflessly to protect…

February 7, 2018 • Associated Press

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How to end line of duty deaths in Colorado?

Lawmakers, lobbyists, law enforcement grasp at straws

February 6, 2018 • Erin Prater and Joey Bunch

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New Mexico lawmakers seek to halt suicides at ‘Gorge Bridge’

But the steel deck arch bridge sitting 650 feet above the Rio Grande has also been the site of more…

February 6, 2018 • RUSSELL CONTRERAS

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City’s 10 Commandments monument, King event draw complaints

Members of the Freedom From Religion Foundation said the monument and the King event in Hobbs violate the separation of…

February 6, 2018 • The Associated Press

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Colorado deputy killed as group of detectives made arrest

El Paso County Deputy Micah Flick was killed and four others – two sheriff’s officers, a police officer and a…

February 6, 2018 • KATHLEEN FOODY

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Push to move public land managers west wins new support

But more than 99 percent of that land is in 12 Western states, thousands of miles from the nation’s capital.…

February 6, 2018 • Dan Elliott

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ICE says enforcement is now done by the book

Immigration advocates see it differently

February 4, 2018 • Allison Sherry — du1-i-syn

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Methadone clinics in Colorado have doubled in 3 years

counties in state lack help for people addicted to opioids

February 4, 2018 • Jennifer Brown — du1-i-syn

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County officials ask Navajo Nation to help pay for strays

The Daily Times reported earlier this week that San Juan County expects to pay about $766,000 to house strays this…

February 3, 2018 • Associated Press — du1-i-syn

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Willie Nelson’s pot company raises $12 million for expansion

Country music star Willie Nelson’s cannabis company joined the marijuana funding fray Wednesday with the announcement of a $12 million…

February 2, 2018 • JOHN SCHROYER — du1-i-syn

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Colorado State president denounces white nationalist group

In a letter to students, faculty and staff Thursday, President Tony Frank said members of the Traditionalist Worker Party are…

February 2, 2018 • Associated Press — du1-i-syn

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Baby dies after left in car overnight night outside Gallup

The Gallup Independent reports the parents called authorities Wednesday morning after the child was discovered to be not breathing outside…

February 2, 2018 • Associated Press — du1-i-syn

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Report: 69 Colorado residents prescribed aid-in-dying meds

50 actually filled prescription

February 2, 2018 • Associated Press — du1-i-syn

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Former chairman of Colorado GOP sentenced for voter fraud

Steve Curtis blamed a “major diabetic episode” for causing him to vote his ex-wife’s absentee ballot in October 2016. Curtis,…

January 29, 2018 • The Associated Press — du1-i-syn

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Colorado Supreme Court to hear appeal of drilling case

The court announced Monday that it would hear an appeal of the case. It stems from a 2013 request by…

January 29, 2018 • The Associated Press — du1-i-syn

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Suit tries to block roundup of nearly 10,000 Nevada mustangs

Friends of Animals accuse the U.S. Bureau of Land Management of violating the National Environmental Policy Act by approving the…

January 29, 2018 • Scott Sonner — du1-i-syn

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Publicly-funded New Mexico spaceport seeks confidentiality

Top officials with the New Mexico Spaceport Authority that runs Spaceport America are scheduled to visit the state Capitol on…

January 29, 2018 • The Associated Press — du1-i-syn

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By changing approach to pain, hospitals can cut into opioid epidemic

Patient Ashley Copeland talks to her mother Sue Iverson in the Swedish Medical Center emergency department. Copeland was treated for…

January 28, 2018 • JOHN DALEY — du1-i-syn