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Billy Porter breaks silence on HIV status

NEW YORK – Billy Porter has broken his silence about his HIV diagnosis, saying he told nearly no one for 14 years out of shame and fear of retaliation and marginalization in his industry. “T...

DATE: May 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

&#39;I am proud.&#39; Demi Lovato comes out as nonbinary

Singer Demi Lovato revealed on Wednesday they identify as nonbinary and are changing their pronouns, telling fans the decision came after “self-reflective work.”

DATE: May 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Police: Man fatally shot after dragging officers with car

ENGLEWOOD – A 22-year-old man was fatally shot by police in suburban Denver on Tuesday after he struck and dragged three officers with a stolen car, police said. Uniformed officers were atte...

DATE: May 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 18 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported 18 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and two more deaths. Tribal health officials said the latest figures pushed the total number of cas...

DATE: May 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ex-Colorado coroner, wife plead not guilty to corpse abuse

FRISCO – A former Colorado county coroner and his wife pleaded not guilty to charges of tampering with a human body Monday. Shannon Kent, the former coroner for Lake County, and his wife, St...

DATE: May 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Cases of virus variant from India rise in Colorado county

GRAND JUNCTION – Health officials in Colorado have reported the number of infections from the COVID-19 variant from India nearly tripled in less than a week in Mesa County, the only county i...

DATE: May 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Santa Fe woman who fatally shot at house party faces trial

SANTA FE – The trial of a Santa Fe woman accused of firing a gun into her neighbor's yard, killing a young man, is set to begin this week. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that 65-yea...

DATE: May 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

FBI investigates Asian American teen’s death as hate crime

DENVER – The FBI has revealed that it is investigating the 2017 death of an Asian American teenager in Colorado as a possible hate crime, a grisly case in which local authorities said she wa...

DATE: May 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Jan. 6 riot suspect on house arrest after mountain lion kill

DENVER – A judge on Monday ordered a Colorado hunting guide accused of assaulting a police officer during the U.S. Capitol riot to be placed on house arrest after prosecutors say he violated...

DATE: May 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

District Attorney Raúl Torrez to run for attorney general

SANTA FE – The district attorney for New Mexico's largest metro area is seeking the Democratic nomination for state attorney general in the 2022 election, emphasizing his hands-on experience...

DATE: May 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico creates database of legacy uranium mines

SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico has created a database of uranium mines around the state, including those that are inactive and have been abandoned, state officials announced Monday. The databa...

DATE: May 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

24 hikers rescued in New Mexico’s Organ Mountains

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Authorities say a group of 24 hikers who became separated, disoriented and stranded in the Organ Mountains were rescued by the Las Cruces Fire Department and other law enf...

DATE: May 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico