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New Mexico village gets federal funds to respond to drought

TIJERAS, N.M. – A mountain village in central New Mexico has been awarded nearly $750,000 in federal funds that will be used to help the community bolster its resiliency to drought. ...

Maximilian Schachman wins Paris-Nice race amid outbreak

VALDEBLORE-LA COLMIANE, France – German cyclist Maximilian Schachmann won the Paris-Nice race on Saturday in a rare case of a sporting event still going ahead amid the coronavirus pandemic. ...

Police get tips on 30-year-old bowling alley massacre case

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Detectives are examining dozens of new tips related to the massacre at a southern New Mexico bowling alley more than 30 years ago after the announcement of a new reward. ...

Review criticizes Colorado police in drunk officer case

DENVER – A Colorado police department made errors in handling the case of an officer caught driving drunk while on duty, a special investigator said. A review by former Colorado U...

CONCACAF suspends men’s Olympic qualifying

MIAMI – Men’s Olympic qualifying was suspended Friday in soccer’s North and Central American and Caribbean region because of the coronavirus. The U.S. under-23 team already was in...

Colorado amends legislation to ban flavored vaping products

DENVER – Legislation to ban all flavored vaping and nicotine products was amended to allow most vape shops to continue selling products such as menthol cigarettes, which account for more tha...

Elderly woman with coronavirus 1st reported Colorado death

DENVER – Colorado health officials said Friday an elderly woman with underlying health conditions has died from coronavirus. The woman in her 80s lived in El Paso County south of ...

Mountain lion that attacked two people in Colorado had rabies

LOVELAND – A mountain lion that attacked a person in northern Colorado and bit a sheriff’s deputy who was responding to help has tested positive for rabies. Colorado Parks and Wil...

Body parts of slain woman found near river in Colorado

PUEBLO – A coroner in Colorado has identified partial human remains found in a trash bag near the Arkansas River earlier this week. Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter identified M...

Coroner: Skier who died at Vail was 20-year-old Kansas man

VAIL – A skier who died at Vail has been identified as a 20-year-old man from Kansas. The Vail Daily reports ski patrol was called to an intermediate run at the resort’s Blue S...

Colorado moves to increase number of doctors, nurses

DENVER – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced measures Friday to grow the ranks of doctors, nurses and other professionals in anticipation of an increasing coronavirus caseload straining the ...

Concerns hit schools, drive virus testing center traffic

DENVER – Concerns are fueling school closures and state health officials were forced to close a drive-thru coronavirus testing center in Denver on Thursday because people were waiting in lin...