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Navajo officials bid farewell to Indian Affairs director

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation officials are bidding farewell to their region’s director for the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. The tribe says Sharon Pinto has been reassigned...

DATE: Aug 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

‘Really cool feeling’: Brandt Snedeker shoots 59 at Wyndham

Third year in a row for a sub-60 round

DATE: Aug 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Rape case dropped against Broncos’ Adam Gotsis

Defensive end was drafted in 2016 second round

DATE: Aug 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Shootout wounds Colorado sheriff’s deputy, suspect

GREELEY – A sheriff’s deputy was shot and wounded in a gun battle with a suspect in northern Colorado. The Weld County Sheriff’s Office says in a statement that the deputy was tak...

DATE: Aug 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sheriff’s office: Men break into Telluride water facility

DENVER – Authorities say a group of men has repeatedly broken into a water treatment facility in a Colorado mountain town to dip in its fenced-off pond. KMGH-TV reports the San Mi...

DATE: Aug 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Drought forces volunteers to increase water to Colorado wild horses

MAYBELL – Drought conditions in parts of Colorado have volunteers hauling more water to wild horses in the areas. The Steamboat Pilot and Today reports volunteers with the horse a...

DATE: Aug 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Murder convictions in 2 killings in same-day home invasions

SANTA FE, N.M. – The New Mexico Supreme Court has upheld a man’s murder convictions stemming from two killings that occurred in separate Albuquerque home invasions the same day. T...

DATE: Aug 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorful rock mosaics along Las Cruces dam vandalized

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Colorful rock mosaics along the Tortugas Dam in southern New Mexico have been vandalized. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports creator Kathy Morrow said this week sh...

DATE: Aug 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Boulder to vote on keeping money from sugary drinks tax

BOULDER – Voters in Boulder are being asked whether they want to allow the city to keep extra money raised by a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. The 2 cent-per-ounce tax approved...

DATE: Aug 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Aerosmith to launch residency in Las Vegas next year

NEW YORK – Aerosmith is the latest act to head to Las Vegas to launch a residency. The rock band announced Wednesday that “Aerosmith: Deuces are Wild” would kick off April 6, 2019...

DATE: Aug 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Music

Santa Fe public schools to check all visitors’ backgrounds

SANTA FE – Santa Fe public schools will begin checking to see if visitors are on a national sex offender list. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the change adopted this week will r...

DATE: Aug 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Officers search for mountain lions sighted in Boulder

BOULDER – Colorado wildlife officials are trying to track down mountain lions sighted in Boulder, including the one that became trapped inside a home and killed a house cat last week. ...

DATE: Aug 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News