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Farmington woman gets prison for running over federal lawman

ALBUQUERQUE – A Farmington woman accused of running over a federal law enforcement officer with a vehicle was sentenced to more than nine years in prison Tuesday. Prosecutors said...

Two COVID-19 cases lead to widespread testing at Colorado prison

DENVER – Widespread testing for the coronavirus will be conducted at a Colorado prison after one inmate and a staff member tested positive for COVID-19, the state corrections department said...

Teenager who drowned in Colorado mountain lake identified

GEORGETOWN – Authorities have released the name of a teenager who drowned in a mountain lake in Colorado on the Fourth of July. Clear Creek County sheriff’s officials say 19-year-...

Denver Nuggets promote Calvin Booth to general manager

Connelly praises former NBA player for front office job

Mike Shanahan elected to Broncos Ring of Honor

Broncos to honor two-time Super Bowl winning coach

Colorado has increase in coronavirus cases, hospitalizations

DENVER – Hospitalizations in Colorado for COVID-19 have begun to increase for the first time in months, while the state’s rate of positive coronavirus test results has jumped since the first...

New Mexico issues heat alert as triple digits approach

SANTA FE – Health officials are warning people across New Mexico to be mindful of heat-related illness as the state prepares for a stretch of triple-digit temperatures. The Health...

Navajo Nation reports 74 more COVID-19 cases, no new deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials have reported 74 more cases of COVID-19 but no additional known deaths. Tribal Department of Health officials said 7,914 people...

Aurora’s McClain review to focus on training, policies

AURORA – The local investigation related to the death of a 23-year-old Black man who died after police stopped him on the street in suburban Denver will focus on first-responder training and...

Sports jump on PPP bandwagon, but big leagues take a pass

Rapper Ice Cube, Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and longtime boxing promoter Bob Arum led a cavalcade of sports leagues, federations, businesses and teams that navigated a federal loan pro...

Trump criticizes Redskins, Indians for considering name changes

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday criticized a pair of pro sports teams that are considering name changes in the wake of a national reckoning over racial injustice and inequality...

Navajo Nation reports 38 more coronavirus cases plus 1 death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials have reported 38 additional cases of COVID-19 and one more known death. Tribal Department of Health officials said 7,840 people...