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Rural school board suspended over New Mexico’s mask mandate

ALBUQUERQUE – A rural New Mexico school board was suspended by the state Public Education Department on Wednesday for not going along with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s mask mandate for chil...

DATE: Aug 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Garth Brooks reassessing stadium tour because of COVID surge

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Country star Garth Brooks said he will reassess whether to continue his stadium tour because of the rising number of COVID-19 cases. In a statement issued Tuesday, Brooks...

DATE: Aug 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Navajo Nation: No COVID-related deaths for third day in a row

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported 28 new COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths for the third consecutive day. The latest numbers released by tribal health officia...

DATE: Aug 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Christian baker appeals ruling on gender transition cake

DENVER – A Christian baker found to have violated Colorado’s anti-discrimination law by refusing to make a birthday cake for a transgender woman has appealed the ruling to the state appeal a...

DATE: Aug 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Woman gets community service for hitting protester in Denver

DENVER – A woman who was filmed hitting a protester with her car during a demonstration against police violence in Denver last year was sentenced Monday to 48 hours of community service. Jen...

DATE: Aug 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado governor plans disaster declaration after mudslides

DENVER – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said Monday he was planning to issue a state disaster declaration and it could be “a few days to a few weeks” before a canyon in the western part of the s...

DATE: Aug 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Study: Vaccinated people can carry as much virus as others

In another dispiriting setback for the nation’s efforts to stamp out the coronavirus, scientists who studied a big COVID-19 outbreak in Massachusetts concluded that vaccinated people who got...

DATE: Aug 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

Navajo Nation president: Some relaxing guard against COVID-19

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Saturday reported 25 additional COVID-19 cases as officials said some tribal members are foregoing needed precautions to ward off spread of coronavi...

DATE: Jul 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Star-crossed tight end Jake Butt retires from NFL

Jake Butt, the once-promising tight end whose football career was waylaid by six knee operations, announced his retirement from the NFL on Thursday, saying he could no longer hide the fact that he’d lost his passion for the game he loves.

DATE: Jul 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

Mudslides force 29 to spend night in highway tunnel

More than 100 stranded by storm

DATE: Jul 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

ZZ Top: Bearded bassist Dusty Hill dies at 72

HOUSTON – ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill, one of the Texas blues rock trio’s bearded figures, died at his Houston home, the band announced Wednesday. He was 72. In their Facebook post, guitarist...

DATE: Jul 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Colorado’s Cannabis Business Office to promote social equity

DENVER – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has announced the creation of a Cannabis Business Office to promote social equity, provide financial and technical assistance to entrepreneurs and create ...

DATE: Jul 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News