SACRAMENTO, Calif. – When the California Legislature passed the state’s first comprehensive medical marijuana regulations in September, pot advocates hoped the move heralded a new era of trust in...

WASHINGTON – Officials say errors by three airmen troubleshooting a nuclear missile in its launch silo in 2014 triggered a “mishap” that damaged the missile, prompting the Air Force to strip the...

DENVER – Colorado Republicans could be forgiven for thinking that several years of fiery political contests over abortion and reproductive rights, which helped Democrats win several elections in...

SANTA TERESA, N.M. – In this booming New Mexico town along the U.S.-Mexico border, a private railroad company rarely stops filling orders. Developers race to build more warehouse space for...

DENVER – Prosecutors won’t file criminal charges against six Denver sheriff’s deputies in the death of a black, homeless jail inmate who suffocated while being restrained during a psychotic...

DENVER – States that have legalized pot are taking a fresh look at making it easier for out-of-state investors to get in the weed business, saying the industry’s ongoing difficulty in banking means...

DENVER – Snowpack in the mountains that feed the Colorado River was slightly above the long-term average on Wednesday – welcome news in the drought-stricken Southwest. But water and weather experts...

DENVER – Suspicion over federal plans to restore endangered Mexican gray wolves in the Southwest has spread to Colorado and Utah, where ranchers and officials are fiercely resisting any attempt to...

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico plans to sue the federal government and the owners of two Colorado mines that were the source of a massive spill last year that contaminated rivers in three Western states,...