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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. ...

DATE: May 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

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...

DATE: May 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Agriculture secretary visiting Colorado on four-state tour

DENVER – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is visiting Colorado as part of a tour highlighting Trump administration priorities on support for farmers and food stamps. The fo...

DATE: May 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

3 gang members head to prison for crimes on Navajo Nation

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Three northern Arizona residents are going to prison for their roles in a criminal street gang that authorities say is responsible for at least three murders on the Navajo...

DATE: May 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado River flow peaking early, at historically low level

GRAND JUNCTION — The Colorado River’s peak flows are arriving early this spring and at one of the lowest levels recorded. The Daily Sentinel reports that peak flows are expected S...

DATE: May 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Help wanted – desperately – as applicants become scarce

AURORA, Colo. — In a country in the midst of sustained economic growth, Colorado has been ahead of the pack. Month after month of an expanding economy has resulted in some pretty good times ...

DATE: May 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Arizona museum explores cultural significance of Route 66

KINGMAN, Ariz. – Tens of thousands of people visit the Arizona Route 66 Museum each year, aiming to get a feel for what it was like to take the old highway route that crossed eight states to...

DATE: May 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man indicted in teen’s fatal beating is found dead in jail

Mother also faces charges in son’s brutal beating

DATE: Apr 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Santa Fe mayor’s water use is high amid extreme drought

Webber campaigned on <span class="Drop cap">water</span> conservation

DATE: Apr 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Navajo Nation approves $2.4 million for veterans facility

GALLUP, N.M. â€” The Navajo Nation has given approval to help fund a veterans facility in New Mexico that will prevent patients from having to travel far for care. Navajo Nation c...

DATE: Apr 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

World War II Navajo Code Talker dies at age 92

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — A Navajo Code Talker who used his native language to confound the Japanese in World War II has died. The Navajo Nation says Roy Hawthorne Sr. died Saturday. H...

DATE: Apr 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Firm narrows potential buyers for Arizona coal-fired plant

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — An investment firm tasked with finding a new owner for an Arizona coal plant says it’s focused on one potential investor with a handful of others on the sideline. ...

DATE: Apr 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business