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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

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...

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

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...

DATE: Jul 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Jul 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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 ...

DATE: Jul 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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. ...

DATE: Jul 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

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...

DATE: Jul 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Interior secretary visits new BLM headquarters in Grand Junction

GRAND JUNCTION – Interior Secretary Deb Haaland paid her first visit Friday to the new Colorado headquarters of her department’s Bureau of Land Management after its relocation from the natio...

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico governor closely monitoring COVID-19 numbers

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and top health officials are closely monitoring the increase in COVID-19 cases. But there was no indication Thursday of whether official...

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Ex-Nevada inmate going on trial in Colorado hammer killings

CENTENNIAL – A former Nevada inmate accused of using a hammer to kill four people in the Denver area is going on trial nearly four decades after the slayings. Jury selection was scheduled to...

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

‘We’re back on the road!’ Rolling Stones relaunch U.S. tour

NEW YORK – The Rolling Stones announced on Thursday the relaunch of their U.S. “No Filter” tour, which had been derailed by the pandemic, beginning in St. Louis on Sept. 26. “I’m so excited...

DATE: Jul 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

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