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Cowboys for Trump leader appeals for pretrial release

SANTA FE – Jailed Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin is seeking a second judge’s opinion about whether he must remain incarcerated pending trial in connection with the siege of the U.S. ...

DATE: Feb 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado to track, study gray wolves travel patterns

DENVER – Wildlife officials have captured and collared a lone male wolf near North Park in north-central Colorado to study the travel patterns of wolves coming into the state. Con...

DATE: Feb 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 70 new COVID-19 cases, six more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. â€“ Navajo Nation health officials on Wednesday reported 70 new COVID-19 cases and six more deaths. The latest numbers raised the totals to 28,544 cases and 1,0...

DATE: Feb 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man, 95, held in shooting of assisted living center worker

LAFAYETTE – A 95-year-old resident of an assisted living facility was taken into custody Wednesday after shooting and wounding an employee, police said. The employee, a man in his...

DATE: Feb 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Air Force likely to expand F-16 air space in New Mexico

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The U.S. Air Force signaled that it would likely expand existing airspace to train F-16 fighter pilots rather than create new flying areas over the Rio Grande Valley and G...

DATE: Feb 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Kirtland airman convicted in 2019 crash that killed woman

ALBUQUERQUE – A U.S. Air Force court-martial panel has convicted a Kirtland Air Force Base airman on charges stemming from a 2019 crash that killed an Albuquerque woman. Airman Ca...

DATE: Feb 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 82 new COVID-19 cases, 12 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. â€“ Navajo Nation health officials on Tuesday reported 82 new COVID-19 cases and 12 more deaths. The latest numbers raised the totals to 28,471 cases and 1,032 ...

DATE: Feb 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico fines store where employee died from COVID-19

SANTA FE – Workplace safety regulators are fining an auto parts store in southeastern New Mexico $243,000 amid accusations it allowed employees with coronavirus symptoms to continue working ...

DATE: Feb 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Wyoming governor welcomes push to add Colorado county

CASPER, Wyo. – The governor of Wyoming has announced his support for a proposed ballot measure that would instruct commissioners in a rural Colorado county to explore becoming part of Wyomin...

DATE: Feb 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Done deal: Nolan Arenado traded from Rockies to Cardinals

ST. LOUIS The St. Louis Cardinals completed their blockbuster trade to acquire All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado from the Colorado Rockies on Monday night. St. Louis dealt lef...

DATE: Feb 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

QB Dylan McCaffrey to join father Ed McCaffrey at Northern Colorado

GREELEY — Former Michigan quarterback Dylan McCaffrey announced on social media he plans to transfer to Northern Colorado, where his dad is the head coach. In a Twitter post on Su...

DATE: Feb 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: College Sports

After rules controversy, Patrick Reed wins at Torrey Pines

SAN DIEGO — Patrick Reed was so unaffected by a rules controversy a day earlier that he won the Farmers Insurance Open by five shots, the biggest margin in his nine career PGA Tour victories...

DATE: Feb 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports