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Canelo Alvarez, Gennady Golovkin rematch in jeopardy on drug complaint

LAS VEGAS – Nevada boxing regulators have filed a formal complaint against Canelo Alvarez for doping violations, putting his May 5 middleweight title rematch with Gennady Golovkin in jeopard...

Denver airport train crossing guards set to be phased out

DENVER – The people who have been watching over traffic crossing along Denver’s airport train line since it opened are set to be phased out. The state Public Utilities Commission ...

Another New Mexico town seeks awareness on atomic bomb harm

CARRIZOZO, N.M. – A small, New Mexico railroad town that received a large part of the residue from the world’s first atomic bomb test is joining efforts to share stories about the test’s hea...

New Mexico voters warm to idea of professional Legislature

SANTA FE, N.M. – Voters in New Mexico may be warming to the idea of professionalizing the nation’s only unsalaried Legislature. A poll commissioned by the watchdog group Common Ca...

Tribe sues over death of Navajo woman shot by police officer

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation has sued the federal government and Winslow over the death of a scissors-wielding tribal member shot by a police officer for the northern Arizona city....

Varlamov questionable will illness ahead of key game against Flyers

DENVER – Colorado Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov is sick and may not start a pivotal game against the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night. Varlamov has appeared in 21 str...

Colorado transportation bonds bill heads to House

DENVER – Colorado’s Republican-led Senate has unanimously approved a bill to ask voters in 2019 if the state can issue $3.5 billion in bonds for roads and bridges. The bill approv...

Former Navajo Nation official pleads no contest to thefts

GALLUP, N.M. – A former manager of a Navajo Nation chapter in Tuba City, Arizona, has pleaded no contest to charges stemming from the theft of more than $1 million in chapter funds. ...

Navajo-owned company to fix road to access abandoned mines

COVE, Ariz. – A small Navajo-owned company has been awarded a contract to upgrade a road needed to clean up abandoned uranium mine sites on the reservation. The U.S. Environment...

Plan on historic Native American artist portal draws fire

SANTA FE, N.M. – Native American artists are attacking a plan that would impose more regulations to sell their jewelry at New Mexico’s historic Palace of the Governors portal in Santa Fe. ...

Judge restores $7.3M for Navajo Nation’s Head Start program

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – A federal court on Tuesday restored $7.3 million to the Navajo Nation for its struggling Head Start program after the tribe said it was denied an opportunity to appeal a...

Kansas girl at center of 1954 school segregation ruling dies

TOPEKA, Kan. – Linda Brown, who as a Kansas girl was at the center of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down racial segregation in schools, has died at age 76. He...