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Fire near Grand Junction becomes largest in Colorado history

DENVER â€“ Authorities say the fire is still burning mostly on U.S. Bureau of Land Management lands, forcing evacuations, road closures and power outages and burning few structures in the ...

DATE: Aug 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Pueblo weighs letting voters decide fate of Columbus statue

PUEBLO – City officials in Colorado have scheduled a special meeting Monday to consider letting voters decide whether a statue of Christopher Columbus should stay up or be removed. ...

DATE: Aug 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

NHL playoffs to resume with 3 games each Saturday, Sunday

The NHL’s second-round playoff series will resume with three games each on Saturday and Sunday after players prompted the league to postpone two days of action to protest racial injustice. ...

DATE: Aug 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Colorado Supreme Court declines to hear GOP pandemic lawsuit

DENVER – Colorado’s Supreme Court has declined to hear a lawsuit challenging a mask-wearing order and other measures by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis intended to combat the coronavirus pandemi...

DATE: Aug 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 4 new COVID-19 cases and 1 more death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. â€“ Navajo Nation health officials have reported four new confirmed cases of COVID-19 with one more additional death. That brings the total number of people inf...

DATE: Aug 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man sentenced for threatening New Mexico governor

ALBUQUERQUE – A man who made threatening posts on Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s official Facebook page has been sentenced to 14 months in federal prison. The Albuquerque Journa...

DATE: Aug 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 14 new COVID-19 cases, 4 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. â€“ Navajo Nation health officials have reported 14 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 with four additional deaths. That brings the total number of people infected...