Regional News

Woman won’t face charges for rant against shopper wearing a hijab

The Muslim woman was not physically attacked or afraid that she was going to be, police told The Albuquerque Journal,…

December 2, 2016

Board calls for investigation of Albuquerque police videos

Board members voted Wednesday to make two formal requests for investigations, The Albuquerque Journal reported. The board will ask either…

December 1, 2016

U.S. overhauls public land-use planning

senator from Wyoming vows reversal once Trump in office

December 1, 2016

Judge orders suspect in Old Navy case to remain behind bars

The Albuquerque Journal reported that Magistrate Judge Karen Molzen said during a detention hearing Wednesday that prosecutors have a strong…

November 30, 2016

Colorado sees looming challenges with aging population

Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto<br><br>Colorado State Capitol Buildingdu1-i-syn The population of those 65 and older in Colorado is expected to double to…

November 29, 2016

Crews put out wildfire hot spots near Lakewood

On Tuesday, West Metro Fire Rescue said the fire on Lakewood’s Green Mountain open space park scorched about 100 acres,…

November 29, 2016

Man charged Albuquerque explosion

came amid a string of vandalism

Murder charge dismissed against 1 of 2 Albuquerque police officers

A special prosecutor dismissed a second-degree murder charge against a former Albuquerque Police officer, Dominique Perez, on Monday. Perez is…

Supreme Court asks Obama administration’s view on mine spill lawsuit

N.M. wants quick resolution; Utah may sue, too

Evacuations ordered as fires burn west of Denver

West Metro Fire Rescue announced the evacuations Monday but didn’t say how many homes or residents were affected. The fire…

Scientists work on first aquatic species map for U.S. West

But scientists say they’re steadily reeling in that whopper, and by next summer they will have the first Aquatic Environmental…

November 27, 2016

Texas firm looks to boost N.M. oil production

James Durbin/Midland Reporter-Telegram file via AP <br><br>A water pool attached to Robinson Drilling rig No. 4 in west Texas near…

November 27, 2016

Pipeline protesters vow to stay camped on federal land

Standing Rock Sioux tribal leader Dave Archambault and other protest organizers confidently explained that they’ll stay at the Oceti Sakowin…

November 26, 2016

Relocation of osprey nest inspires Carbondale students

Relocation project becomes educational journey

November 26, 2016

Coin toss decides city council seat in Utah

Officials settled a deadlocked race for a spot on a city council in suburban Salt Lake City by drawing names…

Wild horses wary of bait for roundup efforts near Craig

The Bureau of Land Management reported earlier this week that 26 horses in the Sand Wash Basin have been gathered…

Colorado State Patrol trooper hit, killed by vehicle on Interstate 25

Trooper Cody Donahue, an 11-year veteran of the State Patrol, died at the scene. Investigators did not say if he…

New Mexico farmers brace for another parched year

There’s not much water in Elephant Butte and other key reservoirs upstream, meaning any new water would have to come…

Review to examine claim Albuquerque police tampered with videos

City Attorney Jessica Hernandez told the Santa Fe New Mexican that the investigation would focus on whether “original video evidence”…

November 24, 2016

Judge blocks Montana logging project in Canada lynx habitat

A wildlife advocacy group that sued to stop the Greater Red Lodge Habitat and Vegetation Management Project in the Custer…

November 24, 2016

Santa Fe’s mayor becomes public face of sanctuary cities

‘It’s really an issue about the values of Santa Fe’

November 24, 2016