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Fires put Christmas tree cutting on hold in 2 national forests

DENVER – Those looking to cut down their own Christmas trees in the Arapaho and Roosevelt national forests will have to wait a bit longer because the areas were affected by three large wildf...

DATE: Nov 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado man pleads not guilty in 1984 slayings

DENVER – A Colorado man has pleaded not guilty after he was accused of bludgeoning four people to death with a hammer in 1984 in two separate attacks. Alexander Ewing, 60, entered...

DATE: Nov 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

AP VoteCast: Colorado voters sour on state of nation

Voters in Colorado made their pick for president while holding negative views about the country’s direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the American electorate. The ra...

DATE: Nov 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 197 new COVID-19 cases and 1 new death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials are reporting 197 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and one additional death. The latest figures released Monday night bring th...

DATE: Nov 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico reports 1,033 new COVID-19 cases, 7 more deaths

SANTA FE – Health officials in New Mexico reported 1,033 new COVID-19 cases Sunday and seven more deaths as preparations began for a two-week near-lockdown ordered by Gov. Michelle Lujan Gri...

DATE: Nov 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado police fatally shot unarmed man, attorney says

DENVER — A man killed by Colorado police was unarmed when he was shot inside a pickup truck, an attorney representing his family said. John Pacheaco Jr., 36, was shot dead by Glen...

DATE: Nov 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Acoma tribal governor says hospital cut vital services

ACOMA, N.M. – Native American officials at Acoma Pueblo say that federal authorities have suspended emergency and in-patient medical care at a hospital on Acoma tribal lands. In a...

DATE: Nov 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico shuts tax offices, jury trials to stem pandemic

SANTA FE – New Mexico is putting on hold any new jury trials and closing state motor vehicle offices in response to surging coronavirus infections across the state. The state Supr...

DATE: Nov 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lawmakers want Arizona picked for Space Command headquarters

PHOENIX – Members of Arizona’s congressional delegation are advocating for the state to be selected as the location of the permanent headquarters of the U.S. Space Command. The of...

DATE: Nov 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Surging pandemic upends preparations for legislative session

SANTA FE – State lawmakers are sparring over whether to delay a legislative session that traditionally starts in mid-January, potentially deferring Democratic initiatives on cannabis, aborti...

DATE: Nov 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico marks highest daily count of COVID-19 cases

Governor expected to announce new restrictions

DATE: Nov 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado to close Independence Pass near Aspen for winter

ASPEN – Colorado transportation officials will close Highway 82 over Independence Pass for the winter on Friday, effectively turning Aspen into a city at the end of a proverbial cul-de-sac. ...

DATE: Nov 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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