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Colorado Springs enacts fire ban after series of fires

COLORADO SPRINGS – Colorado Springs is enacting a fire ban after a series of fires have spread quickly in hot and dry conditions, including a fatal one caused by smoking. Under the ban takin...

Judge refuses to drop elections suit against Trump, media

NEW YORK – A Colorado judge on Friday denied motions to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by an election systems worker against former President Donald Trump's campaign, two of its lawyers ...

Sweeping fentanyl bill caps Colorado lawmakers’ 2022 session

DENVER – Colorado’s Democratic-led Legislature capped its 2022 session Wednesday by passing a bill designed to confront the fentanyl crisis by giving prosecutors more room to pursue felony c...

Film producers defend safety in Alec Baldwin shooting

SANTA FE, N.M. – A film production company is contesting sanctions by New Mexico officials for alleged workplace safety violations on the set of “Rust,” where actor and producer Alec Baldwin...

Fire crews close in around massive New Mexico wildfire

LAS VEGAS, N.M. – Firefighters in New Mexico took advantage of diminished winds Thursday to build more fire lines and clear combustible brush near homes close to the fringes of the largest w...

New Mexico seeks opportunity in Texas border disruptions

SANTA FE – New Mexico is highlighting its support for proposals that would route an international rail line through its Santa Teresa border crossing, capitalizing on Mexico’s unease with dis...

Barrel containing human remains discovered in Lake Mead

LAS VEGAS – Authorities say a barrel carrying human remains has been discovered in Lake Mead. Boaters spotted the barrel Sunday afternoon and the National Park Service was alerted. The agenc...

Vegas water intake now visible at drought-stricken Lake Mead

‘We don’t have enough water supplies right now to meet normal demand’

Flu likely cause of horse deaths at Colorado BLM facility

CANON CITY – An equine influenza virus is the likely cause of a respiratory disease outbreak that has killed about 100 wild horses at a federal holding facility in southern Colorado. Bureau...

Video: Mariupol zoo animals caught in crossfire

Before humanitarian aid arrived, animals killed by shelling nourished the carnivores

Navajo President Jonathan Nez says he’ll seek re-election

SHONTO, Ariz. – Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez, whose tenure has been dominated by the coronavirus pandemic, is seeking a second term in office. Nez made the announcement over the wee...

Emergency declaration for multiple wildfires in New Mexico

20 wildfires burn in half the state’s drought-stricken 33 counties