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New University of Wyoming slogan draws criticism

LARAMIE, Wyo. – Some are raising objections to a planned marketing campaign for the University of Wyoming, calling the slogan sexist, racist and counterproductive to the university’s recruit...

Report: UNM ranks No. 1 in nation’s schools for vehicle thefts

ALBUQUERQUE – The University of New Mexico reportedly ranks among the top schools in the country for vehicle thefts. The Albuquerque Journal reports UNM had 140 stolen vehicles or...

Man gets 32 years for fatal strangling in southern Colorado

PUEBLO – A Colorado man who strangled another man to death has been sentenced to 32 years in prison. The Pueblo Chieftain reports 39-year-old Michael Mills was sentenced Friday fo...

Santa Fe National Forest’s closure order to be lifted Monday

ALBUQUERQUE – The Santa Fe National Forest is expected to lift the closure order and stage 2 fire restrictions on Monday. The forest entered full closure on June 1 for public safe...

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...