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Three nursing home workers charged after 90-year-old found dead

COLORADO SPRINGS – Three employees at a Colorado nursing home have been charged after a 90-year-old woman was found dead on a bench in below-freezing temperatures earlier this year, police s...

DATE: Oct 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Court rejects bid to extend vote counting on Navajo Nation

PHOENIX – A federal appeals court has rejected a bid to give an extra 10 days after Election Day to count ballots mailed by Navajo Nation members living on the Arizona portion of the tribe’s...

DATE: Oct 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado schools, prisons among active COVID-19 outbreaks

DENVER – Health officials in Colorado have reported a record-breaking 274 active coronavirus outbreaks this week at schools, restaurants, churches and other facilities across the state. ...

DATE: Oct 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 40 new cases of COVID-19, no new deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials are reporting 40 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 but no deaths. The figures released Wednesday night bring the total number o...

DATE: Oct 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Governor’s chief of staff on leave to aid Biden transition team

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s chief of staff John Bingaman has taken a leave of absence to help with Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s transition team. ...

DATE: Oct 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Winds push Colorado wildfire to largest in state history

FORT COLLINS – One of two Rocky Mountain wildfires fanned by strong winds has become the largest in Colorado history. Firefighters expected windy weather to continue into the week...

DATE: Oct 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque businesses impacted by canceled Balloon Fiesta

ALBUQUERQUE – Multiple business owners in New Mexico have said this October could prove challenging for their businesses since the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, which brings tour...

DATE: Oct 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

New Mexico shatters its record for confirmed COVID-19 cases

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has shattered its previous record for confirmed COVID-19 cases amid fears the state is experiencing a second wave of the deadly virus, health officials said ...

DATE: Oct 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Former interim Navajo president and New Mexico lawmaker dies

SHIPROCK, N.M. – Thomas Atcitty, a former interim Navajo Nation president and longtime New Mexico state representative, has died. He was 86. Atcitty died Sunday of natural causes,...

DATE: Oct 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado driver sentenced to 72 years for fatal car accident

COLORADO SPRINGS – A Colorado man was sentenced to 72 years in prison for a car crash that killed two people, including the former son-in-law of the Colorado Springs mayor. Jeffre...

DATE: Oct 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado county eases restrictions on college-aged residents

BOULDER – Boulder County health officials have eased restrictions on gatherings of college-aged adults after coronavirus case numbers and positivity rates in the county declined. ...

DATE: Oct 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports nine new coronavirus cases, but no deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials on Tuesday reported nine new confirmed cases of COVID-19 but no deaths. The latest numbers bring the total number of cases to...

DATE: Oct 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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