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Navajo Nation to create its own managed health care entity

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation is seeking become one of the first Native American tribes to create its own managed health care entity, the tribe recently announced. The tr...

Attorney to review case of intoxicated Colorado officer

AURORA – A former U.S. attorney will conduct an independent review of the case of a suburban Denver officer who was found intoxicated and unconscious in his police car. Former U.S...

Albuquerque probing ‘emergency’ involving hyena, zookeeper

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque Biological Park officials are investigating an “emergency incident” involving a zookeeper and a hyena. KOB-TV reports the zoo confirmed Monday it is look...

Wife of former ski company executive pleads guilty to theft

ASPEN – The wife of a former Colorado ski company executive has pleaded guilty to theft for working with her husband to steal equipment from his company and sell the goods online. ...

ESPN reaches settlement on sexual harassment lawsuit

HARTFORD, Conn. – ESPN has reached a settlement with a former on-air personality who sued the cable sports giant alleging sexual harassment. In an agreement filed Dec. 12 in U.S. ...

Broncos safety Kareem Jackson suspended 2 games by NFL

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Former Colorado officer sentenced for theft from charities

AURORA – A former Colorado police officer who stole thousands of dollars from local charities was sentenced to 18 months of work release. Roland Albert, 39, was sentenced Monday t...

Federal land agency to bring 40 jobs to Grand Junction

GRAND JUNCTION – The Bureau of Land Management has confirmed plans to bring about 40 employees to staff its new national headquarters in Colorado, increasing from the 27 jobs initially annou...

25 years later, Mariah Carey’s Christmas original is No.1

NEW YORK – Christmas has come early for Mariah Carey: The pop star’s original holiday classic, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” has reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart 25...

EPA lowers Denver area’s air quality rating to ‘serious’

DENVER – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has downgraded the air quality rating of Colorado’s biggest population center. The EPA finalized the move Monday, lowering the oz...

Health officials warn of measles exposure at Denver airport

DENVER – People who traveled through Denver International Airport last Wednesday afternoon may have been exposed to measles, Colorado health officials said Monday. Three children ...

Symposium centers on creation of law school at Diné College

TSAILE, Ariz. – The first college established decades ago by a Native American tribe in the United States is now working to create a law school. Formal efforts picked up speed wit...