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Martin Truex ends 2020 winless skid with victory at Martinsville

Wallace in 11th on big night for NASCAR

Country group Lady Antebellum changes its name to Lady A

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Grammy-winning country group Lady Antebellum is changing its name to Lady A, with members saying they are regretful and embarrassed for not taking into consideration the w...

Navajo residents urged to stay the course, keep curve flat

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Health officials with the Navajo Nation have reported 125 new cases of coronavirus and five new related deaths on the reservation. The death toll is approachi...

Woman, boy dead in house fire near Buena Vista

BUENA VISTA – A woman and boy are dead after a fire at a home near a central Colorado mountain town early Thursday, authorities said. A man and girl managed to escape the fire, re...

Census workers to resume delivering packets to Navajo homes

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Census workers will resume dropping off questionnaires at homes on the Navajo Nation this week. The tribe’s legislative branch said the work to deliver paper ...

Female bear and cubs returned to wilderness in New Mexico

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – A female bear and three cubs found raiding the neighborhood trash in Los Alamos have been safely captured and moved to a new, more appropriate hunting ground in the coun...

Rights groups, athletes ask NCAA to move tournament from Idaho

BOISE, Idaho – Groups that advocate for civil rights and women’s rights have joined notable athletes in asking the NCAA to move 2021 men’s basketball tournament games out of Idaho after the ...

No charges for corrections investigator in fatal shooting

DENVER – A state corrections investigator suspected of fatally shooting a teen in the back as he ran from a reported break-in will not face criminal charges. In a statement, Denve...

Head of New Mexico’s African American Affairs office resigns

SANTA FE – The head of the New Mexico Office of African American Affairs has resigned. Executive Director William Scott Carreathers didn’t provide a reason for his immediate resig...

Agency to provide COVID-19 tests at offices for food workers

SANTA FE – State officials are setting aside time slots for food industry workers for COVID-19 testing at numerous New Mexico Department of Health field offices statewide. The Dep...

Colorado fire chief out after vowing to spray protesters

DENVER – The fire chief of a small Colorado town has resigned after posting a comment on Facebook saying he would use high pressure water hoses for fun to spray demonstrators in Denver who h...

Man dead, officer wounded in shooting in suburban Denver

ENGLEWOOD – A man died and a police officer was wounded in an exchange of gunfire during the investigation of a domestic violence report Tuesday night in suburban Denver, police said. ...