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Navajo Nation getting almost 29K doses of vaccines

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation officials said Monday that they’re getting nearly 29,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week plus 82 more federal personnel to help with vaccination effor...

Colorado bear calls are down but euthanization has increased

GRAND JUNCTION – Calls about bears roaming in Colorado’s residential areas decreased in the past year, but the number of animals that were euthanized increased, officials said. Th...

Interior nominee focus of Colorado bid to keep lands agency

GRAND JUNCTION – Members of Colorado’s congressional delegation and Grand Junction business leaders plan to lobby President Joe Biden’s Interior secretary nominee to keep the headquarters of...

Four skiers killed, four injured by Utah avalanche, police say

SALT LAKE CITY – An avalanche killed four skiers and injured four others Saturday in a popular recreation area, police said. The Unified Police Department told the KSTU TV station...

New Mexico reports 424 additional COVID-19 cases, eight deaths

SANTA FE – New Mexico on Saturday reported 424 additional COVID-19 cases and eight deaths as the coronavirus outbreak in the state continued to slow. The latest figures released b...

Structure fire in village spreads into New Mexico forest

SACRAMENTO, N.M. – A fire that started Friday night in a structure in the southern New Mexico mountain village of Sacramento spread into an adjacent national forest before crews stopped it...

New Mexico lawmaker changes affiliation after abortion vote

SANTA FE – A Republican lawmaker in New Mexico who voted in favor of a Democratic-backed abortion bill has left the GOP, officials said. House Minority Leader Jim Townsend said on...

Flags lowered in Colorado for FBI agent killed in Florida

COLORADO SPRINGS – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has ordered flags to be lowered at half-staff on all public buildings across the state on Saturday after the death of FBI agent Laura Schwartzenb...

Endangered wolves sent from Arizona to Texas to aid species

PHOENIX – A pack of endangered Mexican gray wolves has become two. Two wolves and three of their pups were sent from the Phoenix Zoo to the El Paso Zoo in Texas last month in a bi...

Democrats cap damage awards in police accountability bill

SANTA FE – A bill that would strip police officers of immunity from civil rights lawsuits in state court is being rewritten to cap potential damage awards at $2 million, in a concession to c...

Ice boats offer thrills of sailing ‘hard water’ in Colorado

DILLON (AP) – A few winters ago on the frozen shore of Dillon Reservoir, Dan Burnett was surprised to meet a sailing all-star, Buddy Melges, whom Burnett learned was on a family skiing trip ...

Victim of Vail avalanche identified

VAIL – The skier who died in an avalanche in Colorado this week has been identified as 41-year-old John Kuo, the Eagle County Coroner’s Office said Friday. Kuo had been skiing at ...