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DENVER – The U.S. Forest Service released its long-awaited strategy Friday for replacing its wildfire-fighting fleet of aging heavy air tankers with ones that are newer, faster and more...

DENVER – Colorado’s Democratic Senate gave preliminary approval Friday to a measure that would set a new tuition rate for residents who are illegal immigrants.Republicans weren’t swayed. This...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Roadside picnickers, hikers and campers using undeveloped areas of a southern Arizona forest cannot be charged for what amount to parking fees, a federal appeals court ruled in a...

ALBUQUERQUE – The thought of sinking more than three dozen wells in the San Augustin Plains of western New Mexico and pumping out billions of gallons of water each year to meet demands miles away...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Ozone-forming air pollution measured along the Colorado Front Range by scientists is up to twice the amount that government regulators have calculated should exist, according to a...

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s participation in a regional cap-and-trade program aimed at curbing greenhouse-gas emissions became more unlikely Monday with a unanimous vote by state regulators.The...

DENVER – A suburban Denver sheriff says he’s going to start sending political campaigns the tab when roads have to be closed, traffic directed and deputies put on overtime.Arapahoe County Sheriff...

SALT LAKE CITY – Federal biologists say a strip mine at the backdoor to Utah’s storybook Bryce Canyon National Park will wipe out the southernmost population of sage grouse, even as their agency...

OMAHA, Neb. – A powerful winter storm that covered parts of Colorado with up to 4 feet of snow crept east across the Plains on Saturday, knocking out electricity to thousands in Nebraska as the...