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Navajo Nation reports 47 more virus cases, no new deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation reported 47 new cases of the coronavirus Tuesday and no additional deaths. The latest positive cases of COVID-19 on the sprawling reservatio...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

World-class hoop dancer Nakotah LaRance dies

Champion hoop dancer Nakotah LaRance, who traveled the world performing with Cirque du Soleil then returned to New Mexico to coach youth dancers, has died at age 30. LaRance, who ...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

New Mexico COVID-19 death toll tops 550

SANTA FE – New Mexico health officials on Tuesday reported an additional 227 COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total to more than 15,500 since the coronavirus outbreak began. ...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Freedom conference moves 2020 location to Beaver Creek

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – The Steamboat Institute’s Freedom Conference will take place outside Steamboat Springs for the first time in its history, the conservative think tank announced Sunday. ...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico Supreme Court limits shielding of police records

SANTA FE – The state’s open records law doesn’t create a blanket exception for shielding law enforcement records that are related to an ongoing criminal investigation, the New Mexico Supreme...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Study points to smaller effects of wildfire smoke on warming

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – Sunlight-absorbing particles in wildfire smoke may contribute less to warming temperatures than previously thought, according to the findings of a Los Alamos National Labo...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico judge delays trial over attorney’s virus exposure

SANTA FE – A New Mexico judge postponed a murder trial after learning a defense attorney was in contact with people who contracted COVID-19. District Judge Maria Sanchez-Gagne cal...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado town running on generator after lightning strike

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – A Colorado town is using a generator to operate its power grid after lightning hit a transformer and caused what an official called a perfect storm of mechanical failure....

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Coronavirus concerns force cancellation of Chicago Marathon

CHICAGO – The Bank of America Chicago Marathon has been cancelled due to health concerns for runners, spectators, volunteers and others during the coronavirus pandemic, organizers announced ...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Usman, Volkanovski, Yan leave Fight Island with belts

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Kamaru Usman retained his welterweight title with a smothering victory over short-notice challenger Jorge Masvidal at UFC 251 on Sunday. Alexande...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Troubled New Mexico hospital near Navajo Nation eyes regroup

GALLUP, N.M. – A New Mexico hospital on the edge of the Navajo Nation that became overwhelmed by the COVID-19 pandemic is trying to regroup with new leadership. The incoming leade...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Cooler weather could help crews fight fire west of Denver

DENVER – Firefighters are hoping to take advantage of cooler weather on Tuesday to stop the spread of a wildfire that has forced the evacuation of hundreds of people in the foothills west of...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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