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Navajo Nation searches for funding to replace decrepit jails

FARMINGTON – Navajo Nation officials are in search of funding to replace two deteriorating tribal jails. U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan toured one in Shiprock, New Mexico, last week that...

Report: Drought, heat in New Mexico wiped out acres of trees

SANTA FE – A new report says near-record heat and persistent drought in New Mexico wiped out more than 120,000 acres of ponderosa pine, spruce, piñon and other trees last year. Th...

Former high school teacher convicted of raping student

TIERRA AMARILLA, N.M. – A former teacher at a northern New Mexico high school has been convicted of raping a student. The 1st Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced that ju...

Nevada man suspected of poaching deer, elk reaches deal in New Mexico

SANTA FE – A Nevada man accused of illegally killing more than a dozen deer and elk will have 41 of 45 counts pending against him dismissed as part of a plea deal. The Santa Fe ...

Rocky Mountain National Park was third most-visited U.S. park

FORT COLLINS – Rocky Mountain National Park recorded nearly 4.6 million visitors last year, making it the third most-visited national park in the U.S. The Fort Collins Coloradoan ...

Hearing to be held on Aspen airport curfew violations

ASPEN – An official says a hearing will be held to determine if American Airlines will be fined for two flights that took off after Aspen airport’s curfew this winter. The Aspen T...

Colorado and cakeshop owner end legal battle

Sides mutually agree to end litigation

Xcel study: New targets supported by climate science

Xcel Energy’s vision to deliver 100 percent carbon-free electricity to customers is now backed by a scientific study. The company announced today it verified its groundbreaking carbon goals ...

Breckenridge troll sculpture to be rebuilt on new town site

BRECKENRIDGE – A Breckenridge troll sculpture will be rebuilt on a different site within the ski town in central Colorado in May. The Summit Daily reported Monday that the “Isak H...

Dog who shot his owner in New Mexico has died

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A New Mexico man who made headlines last year when he was shot in the back by his dog in a hunting mishap says the pet has died. Sonny “Tex” Gilligan tells the ...

Barrick goes after Newmont to create $42 billion gold giant

Canadian company says merger would cut $7 billion in costs

Handyman accused of intentionally blowing up Denver rowhome

DENVER – A handyman who was involved in an argument with tenants intentionally caused an explosion that leveled a brick row house in Denver, injuring nine people, including himself, authorit...