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Colorado Democrats introduce their transportation-fee bill

House Speaker Alec Garnett, D-Denver, speaks at the Colorado Capitol on May 4, 2021, about Senate Bill 260 to raise and spend millions on transportation. Jesse Paul/The Colorado Sun

DATE: May 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Vigils, rallies mark day of awareness for Indigenous victims

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Some shared agonizing stories of frustration and loss. Others prayed and performed ceremonies. All called for action.

DATE: May 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Husband of missing Colorado woman arrested on murder charge

The Associated Press DENVER – The husband of a southern Colorado woman who has been missing for nearly a year has been arrested on multiple charges, including first-degree murder, accor...

DATE: May 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 12 new COVID-19 cases and 1 more death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported 12 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and one additional death. Tribal health officials said the total number of cases since the pan...

DATE: May 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bobby Unser, 87, Indy 500 champ in great racing family, dies

There wasn't much Bobby Unser wouldn't do to promote the Indianapolis 500, which is how he found himself at a show-and-tell at an Indiana elementary school a few years ago. He had the famed...

DATE: May 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 12 new COVID-19 cases and one more death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported 12 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and one additional death. Tribal health officials said the total number of cases since t...

DATE: May 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Officials: Two Denver officers suspended for excessive force

DENVER – Two police officers in Denver have been suspended without pay after city officials said they used excessive force during racial justice protests last year sparked by the police kill...

DATE: May 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado skier dies after crevasse fall in Alaska national park

DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska – A skier from Colorado died after falling into a crevasse on a glacier in Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve, the park said Tuesday. ...

DATE: May 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Probation for ex-police officer accused of kneeling on Black man’s neck

DENVER – A former police officer accused of holding two door-to-door roofing company salesmen on the ground at gunpoint and kneeling on the neck of one of them who is Black, saying they were...

DATE: May 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado coroner facing criminal charges submits resignation

VAIL – An elected coroner in Colorado is stepping down after being charged with tampering with a body and losing his licenses to run a chain of funeral homes. Shannon Kent submitt...

DATE: May 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Spiritual leader’s mummified remains found in Colorado home

DENVER – Authorities have arrested several people after the mummified body of the leader of the spiritual group “Love Has Won” was found wrapped in a sleeping bag and decorated with Christma...

DATE: May 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Kayaker drowns in Cherry Creek Reservoir southeast of Denver

AURORA – Searchers have recovered the body of a 26-year-old man who fell out of an inflatable kayak during a storm that passed over Cherry Creek Reservoir southeast of Denver. ...

DATE: May 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Photos: Elkhorn Fire on Sunday

Photos: Animus on the AnimasBoxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Boxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Photos: Archers take aimPurgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Purgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Photos: A rockin’ good timeThe 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

The 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

Photos: Durango gets ‘Wet and Wild’

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.

A solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a d...