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Man fatally shot after chase involving Denver police

DENVER – A man died after a shooting involving Denver Police officers in the Barnum neighborhood on Friday afternoon. The Denver Police Department said the shooting happened in the area of W...

DATE: May 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Additional U.S. forests in New Mexico impose fire restrictions

TAOS, N.M. — More national forests in drought-stricken New Mexico plan to impose fire restrictions on activities such as campfires and smoking in an attempt to prevent human-caused wildfires...

DATE: May 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ex-staff member sues Rep. Lamborn alleging lax COVID-19 protocols

DENVER – A former aide to U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado alleges in a lawsuit that the Republican congressman disregarded coronavirus safety protocols in his Washington office even after...

DATE: May 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado man suspected in wife’s death cast ballot for her

DENVER – A Colorado man suspected in the death of his wife who disappeared on Mother’s Day 2020 is also accused of submitting a fraudulent vote on her behalf for Donald Trump in November’s p...

DATE: May 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Kansas man convicted in Colorado rape, carjacking

AURORA – A man previously convicted in Kansas of rape and other offenses has been convicted of sexual assault in the rape of a woman in suburban Denver and of assaulting and carjacking anoth...

DATE: May 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver man in anti-Semitic group arrested in South Florida

MIAMI – A member of an anti-Semitic group was arrested in Miami after he refused to follow police commands during a traffic stop, authorities said. The group calls itself the Goyim Defense L...

DATE: May 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Hundreds mourn Colorado Springs shooting victims at vigil

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — About 200 people attended a candlelight vigil outside a Colorado Springs mobile home park where six people celebrating family birthdays were shot and killed before the gunman took his own life.

DATE: May 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Affidavit: Man arrested in Colorado for role in Capitol riot

DENVER – A man accused of entering House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol building has been arrested in Denver. The FBI took Hunter Palm into custody...

DATE: May 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 14 new COVID-19 cases and 1 more death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Thursday reported 14 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and one additional death. It was the first reported coronavirus-related death in four days. Tribal...

DATE: May 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Wolves to find new home at Ted Turner's New Mexico ranch

Pack can get established in area with few to no conflicts with livestock

DATE: May 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

In-person graduations planned amid New Mexico vaccine push

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A year after holding only drive-thru graduations, the school district for New Mexico’s second most populous city has scheduled in-person graduation ceremonies at the distr...

DATE: May 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado bill would mandate domestic abusers report firearms

DENVER – The Colorado House passed a measure Wednesday that would require people facing domestic violence protection orders to report their firearms, coming just days after a man shot and ki...

DATE: May 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News