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Forest in southwestern New Mexico back in high fire danger

SILVER CITY, N.M. – The national forest that covers much of mountainous southwestern New Mexico again faces a high fire danger, officials said. The Gila National Forest headquarte...

Training center for Native American officers ready to open

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. – A new federal law enforcement training center for Native American officers in northeastern North Dakota should be starting classes in the next month, U.S. Sen John Hoeven...

Boulder County approves Colorado’s return to practice

BOULDER – The Colorado Buffaloes have received approval from health officials to begin football practice. New head coach Karl Dorrell and his team kick off fall camp Friday mornin...

Démare claims 2nd win in Giro d’Italia; Almeida stays in pink

MATERA, Italy – Arnaud Démare claimed his second stage win in the Giro d’Italia by winning the sixth leg in another mass sprint on Thursday. João Almeida held onto the pink jersey...

Navajo Nation reports 27 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials report 27 new cases of COVID-19 with two additional deaths. The latest numbers released Wednesday night bring the total numbe...

University of Colorado Boulder to resume in-person classes

BOULDER – The University of Colorado Boulder will resume some in-person classes next week as coronavirus cases among students have decreased after strict university regulations and local pub...

Daily coronavirus infections steeply rise in New Mexico

SANTA FE – Newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 jumped to 426 statewide in the second-highest single-day tally of the pandemic, state health officials said Wednesday. Two fatalities ...

Errors force some unemployed in Colorado to repay benefits

DENVER – Some Colorado residents are being asked to repay some of the unemployment benefits they received from the state due to errors in their applications, Colorado Public Radio reported. ...

Ex-Catholic priest in New Mexico dies before abuse trial

ALBUQUERQUE – A former Roman Catholic priest has died just weeks before he was scheduled to go on trial in New Mexico after he was accused of raping a young girl at an Albuquerque parochial ...

Congresswoman skips initial television debate in New Mexico

SANTA FE – Republican congressional candidate Michelle Garcia Holmes discussed her campaign alone on local network television Tuesday after incumbent U.S. Rep. Debra Haaland declined the inv...

Navajo Nation reports 17 new coronavirus cases, 1 more death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials reported 17 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday with one additional death. That brings the total number of cases to 10,501, incl...

Stewart leads Seattle to 2nd WNBA title in 3 years

BRADENTON, Fla. – Breanna Stewart and Sue Bird helped Seattle finish off a dominant season with another championship. The dynamic duo powered the Storm to their second title in th...