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3 suspected of starting Colorado wildfire with campfire

Fire near Cripple Creek has burned eight homes

Nearly 7,000 unaffiliated Colorado voters’ ballots rejected

DENVER – Nearly 7,000 unaffiliated voters in this year’s primary elections in Colorado had their ballots rejected because they did not follow the rules. Of the 293,153 unaffiliate...

More firefighters arrive as blaze shuts down La Veta Pass

Suspect in blaze says campfire got away; 2,000 homes evacuated

Prosecutor: U.S. officers justified in fatal Colorado shooting

GRAND JUNCTION — A prosecutor says he won’t file charges against two federal officers who shot and killed a suspect in western Colorado because the suspect drew his weapon and fired first. ...

WWII Navajo Code Talker Samuel Tom Holiday dies at age 94

ST. GEORGE, Utah — Samuel Tom Holiday, one of the last surviving Navajo Code Talkers, died in southern Utah Monday surrounded by family members who raised money through a crowdfunding campai...

Colorado girl, 4, dies after weight falls on top of her

GREELEY – Police in northern Colorado say a 4-year-old girl died after a barbell weight fell on top of her. The Greeley Tribune reports Aaliya Marie Montoya was playing with a sib...

Crews report some progress on New Mexico wildfire

Fire area reaches 56 square miles

Colorado governor vetoes marijuana ‘tasting rooms’ proposal

DENVER — Colorado’s governor has vetoed a bill to allow marijuana retailers to set up “tasting rooms” where consumers could legally vape or eat edible pot products. Gov. John Hick...

Wildfire jumps, closes state highway in northern New Mexico

CIMARRON, N.M. — A wildfire raced across a swath of tinder-dry forest in northeastern New Mexico on Friday, sending up a thick plume of smoke that forced residents to flee their homes as hea...

Body of kayaker recovered from Southwest Colorado reservoir

TELLURIDE – The body of a kayaker who went missing in a reservoir in Southwest Colorado has been found. The San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office says the body of the 21-year-old Nor...

Colorado Mesa University plans teaching hotel for campus

GRAND JUNCTION – Colorado Mesa University officials are planning to construct a $15.7 million campus hotel that will serve as a training facility for the hospitality and culinary programs. ...

Aspen elects to increase fines in wildlife harassment ordinance

ASPEN – Aspen City Council agreed to more than double the proposed fines in a new city wildlife harassment ordinance brought forward by the Aspen Police Department. The Aspen Time...