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Calgary Zoo returning giant pandas to China

CALGARY, Alberta – The Calgary Zoo will be returning two giant pandas on loan from China because a scarcity of flights because of COVID-19 has caused problems with getting enough fresh bambo...

DATE: May 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Colorado Springs to house U.S. Space Command for six years

COLORADO SPRINGS – Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn has announced a deal that would keep the U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs for at least six years. Lamborn, who sits on t...

DATE: May 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Groups sue over Western Colorado coal mine’s air emissions

GRAND JUNCTION – Conservation groups have filed a federal lawsuit against St. Louis-based Arch Coal over methane and other toxic air emissions at the company’s West Elk Mine in Colorado’s No...

DATE: May 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

1 killed, 1 injured in Pueblo officer-involved shooting

DENVER – A police officer in Colorado has fatally shot a driver and injured a passenger while being dragged by the stolen vehicle in Pueblo, authorities said. The Pueblo Police De...

DATE: May 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Workers to Colorado police: KKK-hooded patron wouldn’t leave

DILLON – A Colorado police department requested the public’s help in locating a man accused of trespassing after he wore what was perceived to be a Ku Klux Klan hood in a store and refused t...

DATE: May 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico national forests to impose fire restrictions

ALBUQUERQUE – Three forests in northern New Mexico will be implementing fire restrictions next week to reduce the risk of human-caused fires. Forest officials cited dry conditions...

DATE: May 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Residents in village of Chama ordered to boil water

CHAMA, N.M. – The northern New Mexico village of Chama has been placed on a water boiling order. The Albuquerque Journal reports the order came after investigators found the Chama...

DATE: May 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver group delivers 500 homemade masks to Navajo Nation

DENVER – A couple from Colorado has traveled to Arizona to deliver 500 homemade face masks to the Navajo Nation intended to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. A group of ...

DATE: May 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation president: Still not safe to go out in public

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Additional deaths and COVID-19 cases on the Navajo Nation’s sprawling reservation indicate it’s still not safe for residents to go out in public, the tribe’s president s...

DATE: May 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico hit with infestation of moths after hibernation

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ An infestation of moths has hit New Mexico amid an ideal climate for the invading bugs. KRQE-TV reports thousands of moths have been seen in state parks, outside o...

DATE: May 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

High school coaches approve USA Football teaching model

Many of the nation’s high school football coaches are endorsing USA Football’s Football Development Model for youth leagues nationwide. The National High School Football Coaches A...

DATE: May 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Golf joins baseball, soccer in South Korea as sports resume

SEOUL, South Korea – Golf joined baseball and soccer on Thursday as sports in South Korea that are back in action. The women’s KLPGA Championship started with three players — Bae ...

DATE: May 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports