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Navajo Nation reports 202 new COVID-19 cases, 13 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials on Thursday reported 202 new COVID-19 cases and 13 more deaths from the coronavirus outbreak. The latest figures increased the ...

DATE: Jan 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Skier dies after hitting tree at Colorado’s Eldora Mountain

BOULDER – Authorities say a skier died after he fell and slid into a tree at Eldora Mountain in northern Colorado. Boulder County sheriff’s officials say the man, who was in his 5...

DATE: Jan 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Worker dies after trench collapse in northern Colorado

GREELEY â€“ Authorities say a man died after he was pulled from a collapsed trench at a worksite in northern Colorado. The Greeley Tribune reports the man, whose name and age h...

DATE: Jan 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Groups ask court to restore protections for U.S. gray wolves

BILLINGS, Mont. – Wildlife advocates on Thursday asked a federal court to overturn a U.S. government decision that stripped Endangered Species Act protections for wolves across most of the n...

DATE: Jan 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 169 additional virus cases, five deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials on Wednesday reported 169 new COVID-19 cases and five more deaths from the coronavirus outbreak. The additional cases and death...

DATE: Jan 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico capital city gears up for possible protests

SANTA FE – Fencing has been erected outside the New Mexico Statehouse and other government buildings as officials prepare for political unrest ahead of the upcoming legislative session and n...

DATE: Jan 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico governor announces priorities for legislation

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham enthusiastically backed recreational marijuana and a crackdown on predatory lending, as she outlined her list of top priorities for 2021 leg...

DATE: Jan 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

COVID-19 variant appears in New Mexico, health officials say

SANTA FE– A more contagious variant of the coronavirus has been detected in New Mexico, health officials confirmed Wednesday. The New Mexico Health Department said the first known...

DATE: Jan 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Armed Coloradan went to D.C., planned to kill Pelosi, court documents say

Man said he arrived too late to attend rally and riot

DATE: Jan 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

University of Colorado to resume some in-person classes in February

BOULDER – The University of Colorado, Boulder will resume some in-person classes starting Feb. 15 after starting the spring semester with all online instruction because of the pandemic. ...

DATE: Jan 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

California man pleads guilty to assaulting flight attendants

ALBUQUERQUE – A California man has pleaded guilty to assaulting two flight attendants while he was a passenger on a 2019 flight to New Mexico. Federal prosecutors said 43-year-old...

DATE: Jan 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News