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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...

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...

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.

Mudslides force 29 to spend night in highway tunnel

More than 100 stranded by storm

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...

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 ...

Slipknot founding drummer Joey Jordison dies at 46

DES MOINES, Iowa – Joey Jordison, a founding member of Slipknot, who drummed for the influential metal band in its most popular period and helped write many of its best-known songs, died Mo...

Navajo Nation reports 15 new COVID-19 cases and 1 more death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported 15 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death. The latest numbers brought the total number of COVID-19 cases on the vast reservati...

Third person found dead after Colorado flooding, mudslides

RUSTIC – Authorities have recovered the body of a third person who died during flooding and mudslides in an area of northern Colorado that was burned by a massive wildfire. One person is st...

Navajo Nation: No COVID-related deaths, seventh time in nine days

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Monday reported eight new COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths. It marked the seventh time in nine days that no coronavirus-related deaths were ...

Former state police officer convicted of drug charges

ALBUQUERQUE – A former New Mexico State Police officer has been convicted of distributing marijuana intended for a 16-year-old girl he pulled over and a separate drugs-for-sex scheme. U.S. ...

Woman, man killed in southeast Denver shooting

DENVER – Two people have died in a shooting in southeast Denver, authorities said. Denver Police officers responded to the shooting at 2:27 a.m. The woman and man were taken to hospitals, wh...