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Navajo Nation special session canceled because of virus concern

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation Council scheduled for Friday has been canceled so all of the Legislative Branch buildings can be disinfected and sanitized. Council Speaker ...

DATE: Apr 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Avalanche stay active, sign a goalie

Annuen a 20-year old prospect

DATE: Apr 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Woman dies after falling into lake at Colorado state park

PUEBLO – A 65-year-old woman died after witnesses say she fell into the water while fishing at Lake Pueblo State Park in southern Colorado. The Pueblo Chieftain reports 65-year...

DATE: Apr 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Unemployment applications rise as gig workers get to file

DENVER – New applications for unemployment benefits rose by nearly 20% in Colorado last week as the first round of gig and self-employed workers were able to apply for help under a new feder...

DATE: Apr 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

More than 79,000 file for unemployment benefits in Colorado

DENVER â€“ More than 79,000 people filed for unemployment benefits in Colorado last week, just over half of them gig and self-employed workers, the state labor department said Thursday. ...

DATE: Apr 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: Driver leads officers on chase riding Bobcat tractor

SANTA FE, N.M. â€“ Police say they are searching for a suspect accused of leading officers on a slow-speed chase in Santa Fe while riding a Bobcat Tractor. KRQE-TV reports Santa F...

DATE: Apr 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Complaint: New Mexico woman released police dogs from cages

RIO RANCHO, N.M. â€“ A New Mexico woman is facing charges after authorities say she and her 6-year-old son released police dogs from their cages. A criminal complaint says Veronic...

DATE: Apr 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation continues weekend lockdown because of coronavirus

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. –Residents on the Navajo Nation will be under another lockdown this weekend as the tribe seeks to keep the coronavirus from spreading even further into communities. ...

DATE: Apr 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s largest prison has state’s biggest outbreak

DENVER – Colorado’s biggest prison has become the site of the state’s largest coronavirus outbreak, with 252 people testing positive as of Wednesday at the Sterling Correctional Facility. ...

DATE: Apr 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

IOC official disagrees COVID-19 vaccine needed for Olympics

SYDNEY – The head of the IOC’s coordination commission for the Tokyo Olympics said Wednesday he disagrees with suggestions by some scientists and doctors that a vaccine for COVID-19 is neede...

DATE: Apr 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Sports

Skier presumed dead after avalanche near Crested Butte

CRESTED BUTTE – A skier has been presumed dead after search crews were unable to conduct a successful rescue after an avalanche in central Colorado. The Colorado Avalanche Informa...

DATE: Apr 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Irrfan Khan, of ‘Slumdog Millionaire,’ ‘Life of Pi,’ dies

NEW DELHI – Irrfan Khan, a veteran character actor in Bollywood movies and one of India’s best-known exports to Hollywood, has died. He was 54. Khan played the police inspector in...

DATE: Apr 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming