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Colorado: Keep virus measures in mind over holiday weekend

DENVER – Gov. Jared Polis and state health officials on Wednesday urged residents to celebrate the Memorial Day weekend responsibly by sticking to existing social distancing restrictions, we...

DATE: May 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico governor rejects call to lift virus restrictions

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday defended her response to the coronavirus pandemic amid calls by Republican lawmakers who want her to remove enforced business res...

DATE: May 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico high schools plan virtual ceremonies, parades

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest public school system is planning virtual high school graduation ceremonies in June because it’s unlikely that the coronavirus pandemic will subside soon. ...

DATE: May 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fire restrictions ordered at 4 sites in northern New Mexico

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – The National Park Service is implementing additional fire restrictions at four park sites in northern New Mexico due to an increasing risk of wildfires in the region. ...

DATE: May 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Hanging Lake to open June 1 with restrictions amid pandemic

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – Colorado’s popular Hanging Lake will reopen in June with visitor restrictions in response to the coronavirus pandemic, park officials said. Only 128 visitors wi...

DATE: May 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Longtime Colorado coach and administrator Ceal Barry retires

Hall of Famer has been in Boulder since 1983

DATE: May 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Governors warming to the idea of pro sports return

Governors around the country are warming to the idea of the return of professional sports to their states, with two caveats: continued progress against the coronavirus and no spectators in t...

DATE: May 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Navajo Nation reports 69 more cases; death toll rises by 2

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation officials report 69 additional cases of COVID-19 with two more deaths from the coronavirus outbreak. The Navajo Nation has been hit hard from th...

DATE: May 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Two COVID-19 deaths in Colorado added to Wyoming’s count

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Two Wyoming residents who died of the coronavirus in Colorado have been added to Wyoming’s count of fatalities from the illness. The change brought Wyoming’s tota...

DATE: May 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico’s capital city forecasts $100M budget deficit

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s capital city is forecasting a budget deficit of $100 million in the upcoming fiscal year that city officials say it the result of economic fallout from the coronaviru...

DATE: May 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Agency puts Colorado lake’s purchase high on funding list

DENVER – The U.S. Forest Service announced that the purchase of land around Colorado’s Sweetwater Lake is among its top 10 acquisition priorities for 2021. The agency’s list relea...

DATE: May 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado man arrested on way to lockdown protest will remain detained

DENVER – A judge on Monday ordered a mental health evaluation for a Colorado man whom prosecutors said was heading to a protest against COVID-19 lockdown restrictions when FBI agents found p...

DATE: May 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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