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Tribe proposing to reopen 4 casinos in Arizona, New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – The Navajo Nation is asking the public to weigh in on the possible reopening of four of the tribe’s casinos in New Mexico and Arizona. The proposed reopening plan wo...

Colorado school district to provide weekly COVID-19 tests

ASPEN – A school district in western Colorado has announced plans to start voluntary testing of its staff members and students beginning this week through the end of the year. Asp...

New Mexico reports 747 new COVID-19 cases and 8 more deaths

SANTA FE – New Mexico health officials on Sunday reported 747 new COVID-19 cases and eight additional deaths. State Department of Health officials said the total number of cases s...

Navajo judge dismisses lawsuit over tribe’s primary election

FARMINGTON – A Navajo Nation judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to force a primary election for tribal officials that was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Elou...

Gay comes up big to win Bermuda Championship in playoff

SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — In the 20-plus years and more than 600 times Brian Gay has played on the PGA Tour, he realizes the game is still full of surprises. Sunday was a big one. ...

Air Force to conduct exercise in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas

TUCSON, Ariz. – The U.S. Air Force says residents of parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas can expect to see and hear additional military flight activity in the coming week, including some ...

GOP disputes removal of four New Mexico election challengers

SANTA FE – Election administrators and the Republican Party are clashing about the oversight of the absentee balloting process in a southern New Mexico county. Four Republican-app...

Armour, Clark share Bermuda lead, 64-year-old Funk makes cut

SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — Ryan Armour and Wyndham Clark survived ferocious wind Friday in the Bermuda Championship to share the lead going into a weekend that includes 64-year-old Fred Funk. ...

A condensed major college football bowl season set to kickoff Dec. 19

The bowl season will start Dec. 19, the day most of the major college football conferences are set to play their championship games, and includes 37 games. Several bowls, includin...

Not real news: Looking at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Pres...

Court forces coal company to pause road construction

DENVER – A Colorado coal mining company must temporarily stop building new roads in the Gunnison National Forest’s Sunset Roadless Area, a federal appeals court ruled. The 10th U....

Rock climber dies after falling from Boulder’s Second Flatiron

BOULDER – Authorities say a climber died after falling from the Second Flatiron in Boulder County. Sheriff’s officials say park rangers were called to the scene Friday morning and...