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Man charged for alleged threat against elections official

DENVER – A man who allegedly made a threatening phone call against Colorado’s top elections official has been charged with retaliating against an elected official, prosecutors said Friday. ...

DATE: Jul 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico school trust feels pressure; voters weigh changes

SANTA FE – State investments are being buffeted by turbulent financial markets as New Mexico voters consider whether to divert more money each year toward early childhood education programs....

DATE: Jul 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Large Texas abortion provider will relocate to New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – One of the largest abortion providers in Texas is planning to move its operations to New Mexico and another provider that offers telehealth services related to abortion and rep...

DATE: Jul 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Gov. Polis issues order to protect abortion access

DENVER – Gov. Jared Polis barred state agencies Wednesday from arresting or extraditing anyone seeking or providing reproductive care in Colorado, where the right to abortion was codified in...

DATE: Jul 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

After Supreme Court gun decision, what’s next?

Here are some questions and answers

DATE: Jul 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Business

World War II-era boat emerges from shrinking Lake Mead

LAS VEGAS – A sunken boat dating back to World War II is the latest object to emerge from a shrinking reservoir that straddles Nevada and Arizona. The Higgins landing craft that has long bee...

DATE: Jul 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado guilty plea a first for U.S. election task force

DENVER – A Nebraska man has pleaded guilty to making death threats against Colorado’s top elections official in a what officials say is the first such plea obtained by a federal task force d...

DATE: Jun 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Clela Rorex, who issued 1st same-sex marriage licenses, dies in Boulder

BOULDER – Clela Rorex, a former Colorado county clerk considered a pioneer in the gay rights movement for being the first public official to issue a same-sex marriage license in 1975, has di...

DATE: Jun 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

BLM speeds up planned gather of wild horses in Colorado

GRAND JUNCTION – Federal authorities have moved up an operation to remove hundreds of wild horses from western Colorado from September to this week, citing poor rangeland conditions that thr...

DATE: Jun 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Cyclist dies after running out of water during heat wave

GRAND JUNCTION – Authorities say a 52-year-old man ran out of water and died while mountain biking in intense heat in western Colorado. Mesa County Sheriff’s officials say three other cyclis...

DATE: Jun 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico residents sue for information on massive wildfire

SANTA FE – Dozens of residents in a small New Mexico community impacted by massive wildfires that merged in April are suing the U.S. Forest Service over what they called a failure to provide...

DATE: Jun 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico