Baker fined for refusing to make transgender transition cake

DENVER – A Colorado baker who won a partial victory at the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 for refusing to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple violated the state’s anti-discrimination law b...

DATE: Jun 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Woman falls to death at indoor climbing gym in Colorado

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Police say a woman fell about 40 feet (12 meters) to her death at an indoor climbing gym in northern Colorado.

DATE: Jun 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Tuesday 12:05 p.m. Four children were setting off fireworks in the 200 block of South Camino del Rio. 1:19 p.m. A dog was stolen in the 1100 block o...

DATE: Jun 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado governor to let go of pandemic executive powers

DENVER – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said he will begin phasing out the executive authority he has been granted during the coronavirus pandemic after creating, amending and extending about 40...

DATE: Jun 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 5 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported five new COVID-19 cases and no deaths. Tribal health officials said the total number of virus-related deaths on the Navajo Nation r...

DATE: Jun 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ken Salazar nominated by Joe Biden to be U.S. ambassador to Mexico

Former interior secretary and U.S. senator has been working in the private sector

DATE: Jun 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Monday 12:11 p.m. A man was shooting a BB gun at rafts floating by in the east 100 block of 16th Street. 2:27 p.m. A boy climbed into a garage window i...

DATE: Jun 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado man dies after falling into river at Grand Canyon

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. – A Colorado man has died after falling into the Colorado River while boating in Grand Canyon National Park, authorities said Tuesday. Park officials said t...

DATE: Jun 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Former student guilty of murder in Colorado school shooting

DENVER – One of two former students accused in a fatal shooting at a suburban Denver school in 2019 was found guilty of murder, attempted murder and other crimes Tuesday. The verdict against...

DATE: Jun 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Sunday 1:50 a.m. People were fighting in front of a bar in the west 100 block of Eighth Street. 12:49 p.m. A 45-year-old man was unconscious after cra...

DATE: Jun 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Polis: No to GOP delegation request to end jobless benefit

DENVER – Democratic Gov. Jared Polis has rejected a request by Colorado's Republican congressional delegation to stop paying jobless residents $300 extra a week in federal pandemic relief. T...

DATE: Jun 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver police shoot man suspected of firing shots

DENVER – Police officers shot a man suspected of firing shots into a vehicle after he allegedly threatened them with a gun on Sunday, police said. The man in his 20s was taken to a hospital ...

DATE: Jun 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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