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Author - The Durango Herald

The Associated Press

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

Pilot successfully ejects when F-16 crashes while landing

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – The pilot of an F-16C jet fighter successfully ejected and suffered minor injuries when the single-engine aircraft crashed while landing at Holloman Air Force Base in sout...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Wildfire forces hundreds of evacuations west of Denver

EVERGREEN – A wildfire burning in the foothills west of Denver has prompted authorities to tell hundreds of residents to leave their homes. The fire started Monday afternoon and i...

DATE: Jul 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man drowns after falling from boat in Lake Pueblo

PUEBLO – Authorities say a man drowned after falling out of a small fishing boat in southern Colorado’s Lake Pueblo. KOAA-TV reports 68-year-old Robert Charles Taylor fell into th...

DATE: Jul 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Freedom Conference moves 2020 location to Beaver Creek

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

DATE: Jul 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver area to casts votes to rename neighborhood with KKK ties

DENVER – A Denver neighborhood will vote on a list of nine names to replace its current association with a former mayor known for his Ku Klux Klan connection. The available option...

DATE: Jul 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bear that attacked woman near Colorado Springs euthanized

COLORADO SPRINGS â€“ Wildlife officials have euthanized a mother bear that attacked a woman near Colorado Springs. The Gazette reported the woman, whose name and age have not b...

DATE: Jul 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico reports 262 more COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths

SANTA FE – Health officials in New Mexico reported an additional 262 COVID-19 cases and two more confirmed deaths Sunday. That increased the statewide death toll to 545 and the co...

DATE: Jul 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: Suspect killed after firing at officers in Monument

MONUMENT – A person was shot and killed after running from a crashed car after a pursuit, attempting to carjack a vehicle and then firing at least one shot at law enforcement officers after ...

DATE: Jul 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

No additional virus deaths reported Monday on Navajo Nation

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation is reporting 56 additional COVID-19 cases and no additional deaths related to the virus on the tribe’s sprawling reservation, officials said Monday. ...

DATE: Jul 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 10 additional deaths from COVID-19

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation officials reported 10 additional deaths from COVID-19 as the tribe’s sprawling reservation remained under the latest weekend lockdown imposed to combat the...

DATE: Jul 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News