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Avalanche report shows man died after being swept off cliff

FRISCO – A final report by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center has revealed that a man who died after being caught in a small avalanche in Colorado last month was swept over a 75-foot ...

DATE: Apr 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police kill man during confrontation in suburban Denver

LAKEWOOD – An investigation is underway after police shot and killed a man during a confrontation in suburban Denver. Lakewood police were called to an apartment complex just befo...

DATE: Apr 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver man falls to death in Rocky Mountain National Park

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK – A 33-year-old Denver man died after falling about 50 feet from a rock outcropping in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park. Park officials say the...

DATE: Apr 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Netflix lands ‘Knives Out’ sequels in high-priced deal

NEW YORK – Detective Benoit Blanc’s next cases will be for Netflix. The streaming company said Wednesday it has reached a deal for two sequels to Rian Johnson’s acclaimed 2019 whodunit, “Kni...

DATE: Apr 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

First female chief justice of Colorado Supreme Court dies

DENVER – The first female Supreme Court chief justice of Colorado has died after living for years with multiple sclerosis. Mary Mullarkey, who was 77, died Wednesday. She spent 23...

DATE: Mar 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico to open up vaccine eligibility next week

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico will be expanding vaccine eligibility next week to everyone 16 years of age and older, state health officials said Wednesday. The federal government has d...

DATE: Mar 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Judge tosses New Mexico rancher’s claim after he kills wolf

SANTA FE – A federal judge has tossed a rancher’s claim that he should still have the right to use federal land in New Mexico after it was revoked for killing a wolf. Craig Thiess...

DATE: Mar 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico State to hold limited in-person graduation events

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – New Mexico State University has said it will hold limited in-person commencement events in May in addition to its previously planned virtual ceremony for its spring gradua...

DATE: Mar 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man gets 30 years in Oregon in shooting of an ex-fire chief ; extradited to Colorado

ROSEBURG, Ore. – A man accused of crimes spanning four states that culminated with an attempted murder in Oregon has been sentenced to 30 years in prison and will be extradited to Colorado t...

DATE: Mar 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ariana Grande joining ‘The Voice’

NEW YORK – Pop star Ariana Grande is taking her seat in “The Voice” coach’s chair later this year. NBC said Tuesday that Grande will join the Emmy-winning series for its fall 2021...

DATE: Mar 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Music

20-foot art planned for Spock symbol

BOSTON – The Museum of Science in Boston is paying tribute to city native Leonard Nimoy with a 20-foot sculpture shaped like Mr. Spock’s split-fingered “live long and prosper” hand gesture, ...

DATE: Mar 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Virus variant identified in Britain found on Navajo Nation

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – A coronavirus variant first identified in Britain has been found on the Navajo Nation, tribal health officials said Tuesday. The United Kingdom strain was con...

DATE: Mar 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News