Regional News

Colorado officials urge hunters to leave drones at home

State Parks and Wildlife Assistant Director Heather Dugan said in a statement that drones are illegal for scouting hunting grounds…

October 15, 2017

As grouse rules ease, some see boost for oil, gas exploration

The U.S. Interior Department is reconsidering restrictions on mining, oil and gas drilling, grazing and other activities imposed by the…

October 15, 2017

Breaking mad: ‘Breaking Bad’ house gets fence to block fans

The owners are installing a 6-foot wrought iron fence on the front of the house used in the series, starring…

October 14, 2017

Forest officials advise visitors to watch for mountain lion

Forest officials say they’re posting education and cautionary signs because they’ve received a report of a possible sighting. According to…

October 14, 2017

Pueblo potter to give annual Rudolfo Anaya lecture at UNM

Naranjo Morse is scheduled to speak on campus Oct. 27 for the Rudolfo and Patricia Anaya Lecture on the Literature…

October 14, 2017

Arapahoe Basin Ski Area opens earlier than usual

Colorado’s ski season officially begins

October 13, 2017

Colorado bans solitary confinement for longer than 15 days

Inmates in Colorado prisons can’t be held in solitary confinement for more than 15 days, the state’s Department of Corrections…

October 13, 2017

Colorado WWII veterans awarded France’s highest honor

The Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald reported that the Honorary Consul for France Jeffrey Richards pinned the medal on each of the…

October 13, 2017

Energy industry sues Denver suburb over oil, gas regulations

The Denver Post reported the Colorado Oil and Gas Association and the American Petroleum Institute sued Thornton on Tuesday. City…

Conor Kennedy wants records sealed in Aspen bar fight

The Aspen Times reported the petition on behalf of John Conor Kennedy, the oldest son of environmental activist Robert Kennedy…

Navajo, Hopi tribes get funding to ease coal plant shutdown

The Navajo Generating Station in Page and the Kayenta Mine will shut down in 2019 unless a new owner for…

2 candidates selected to open marijuana store in Palisade

The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reported the bingo-style drawing was held Wednesday at the Palisade Civic Center to determine which…

Firm to assess Navajo Nation uranium contamination

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the contract Wednesday to Tetra Tech Inc., headquartered in Pasadena. The EPA says the…

Killer wildfires continue to menace California’s wine country

24 dead and hundreds missing

Longmont lifts ban on medical, recreational marijuana shops

The Daily Times-Call of Longmont reports that the City Council on Tuesday voted 4-3 in favor of lifting the ban.…

Albuquerque school board opposes state education proposal

The policy committee of the Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education on Tuesday voted in favor of sending a letter…

Supreme Court denies petition for help from public defenders

du1-i-syn A state agency overseeing public defenders has insisted that its attorneys in various parts of the state are wrongfully…

New Mexico regulators move ahead with clean energy proposal

FILE – This Nov. 9, 2009, file photo, shows the coal-fired San Juan Generating Station near Farmington, N.M. New Mexico's…

Swiss team shatters distance records in gas balloon race

Based on tracking and landing coordinates provided by the team of Nicolas Tieche and Laurent Sciboz, their balloon covered 2,278…

Suit seeks to stop oil-gas drilling on 9 public land parcels

The lawsuit filed in Denver federal court Tuesday says the federal Bureau of Land Management didn’t consult with wildlife managers…

October 10, 2017

At least 10 dead as fires rage in California wine country

The fires broke out nearly simultaneously and then exploded overnight, sending residents fleeing as embers rained down and flames raged…

October 9, 2017

Tribe: Navajo Code Talker dies in New Mexico

Pattersondu1-i-syn WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – A Navajo code talker who used the Navajo language to outsmart the Japanese in World…

October 9, 2017