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Law enforcement agencies study Farmington and Piedra Vista high school layouts

Holiday week sees large presence of Farmington police and other agency vehicles at schools

DATE: Dec 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Colorado AG Weiser forms task force to combat organized retail theft

Formation comes as new state law goes into effect aiming to reduce the anonymous online sale of stolen goods

DATE: Dec 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Heavy snow causes power outages in Montezuma County

Utility crews out repairing damaged Empire Electric lines; 800 customers without power

DATE: Dec 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Heavy snow closes Mesa Verde National Park

Winter blast gives ski areas a boost; creates challenges for drivers on slushy roads

DATE: Dec 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

New movement helps Native students take back their education

Many students were sent to Native American boarding schools operating in the U.S. for more than a century

DATE: Dec 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Avalanche warning issued for San Juan Mountains

Heavy snow on weak snowpack expected to raise avalanche danger; backcountry travel not recommended

DATE: Dec 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez Fire District to try out two chief system

Division of labor seen as more efficient and cooperative; board considers request for youth center

DATE: Dec 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Heroic canine saves neighbor from potential explosion

Sensitive to the smell of smoke, Dozer the Dog woke his owners to a fire burning a shed a quarter of a mile away.

DATE: Dec 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Delayed food benefits in Mesa County part of a spike in demand across Colorado

Western Slope food banks are trying to help SNAP applicants get the food they need while applications are being processed

DATE: Dec 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado solar industry says federal investment lowers tariff threat

Inflation Reduction Act will boost U.S. makers of solar panels, easing worries that Commerce Department tariffs will choke off building stock

DATE: Dec 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Police seek suspect in Towaoc

Man allegedly pointed a gun at a BIA officer, said Montezuma County Sheriff Steve Nowlin

DATE: Dec 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

A new law prohibiting the sale of non-cage-free eggs in Colorado will go into effect in January

Farms that own less than 3,000 egg-laying hens are exempt from the new law.

DATE: Dec 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News