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Colorado authorities use DNA to identify body found in 1974

DENVER – Authorities in Colorado used DNA to identify a man who was found dead by hikers 46 years ago, while his wife remains missing. Park County Coroner David E. Kintz Jr. on Tu...

DATE: Oct 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver police release images in fatal car-scooter crash

DENVER – Denver police on Tuesday asked the public for help identifying people seen in a car suspected of hitting and killing a man who was riding an electric scooter downtown last month. ...

DATE: Oct 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

People warned to reduce driving because of Colorado fires

BOULDER – People in Colorado’s most populated region were being asked Tuesday to limit driving to avoid making air pollution caused by smoke wildfires even worse. The state health...

DATE: Oct 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

‘No-knock’ warrants by police banned in Aurora, Colorado

DENVER – City officials in Aurora have banned “no-knock” police raids, the latest effort to reform law enforcement tactics after police fatally shot Breonna Taylor in her Kentucky apartment ...

DATE: Oct 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fire danger increases as New Mexico faces hot, dry weather

ALBUQUERQUE – The Lincoln National Forest in southern New Mexico is the latest to join other forests in New Mexico and neighboring Arizona that are all at a high, very high or extreme fire d...

DATE: Oct 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado wildlife agency fines woman after deer attack

COLORADO SPRINGS – Wildlife officials in Colorado have announced that a woman was fined more than $1,000 after they believe she fed and raised a young deer that later gored a Black Forest wo...

DATE: Oct 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 14 new COVID-19 cases and 1 more death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials are confirming 14 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death. The figures released Monday night bring the total number of c...

DATE: Oct 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado wildfire destroys at least 26 homes

BOULDER – At least 26 homes were destroyed by a wind-whipped wildfire in north-central Colorado that has scorched nearly 14 square miles and forced thousands of residents to flee. ...

DATE: Oct 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Voters flock to early voting locations across New Mexico

SANTA FE – Voters flocked to early voting locations Saturday as New Mexico expands early balloting in the lead-up to Election Day on Nov. 3. At an early voting center in Santa Fe,...

DATE: Oct 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Evacuations remain in place for north-central Colorado fire

BOULDER – Nearly 3,000 people were forced to flee from a fast-moving fire in north-central Colorado and authorities believe some buildings were lost. The CalWood Fire started arou...

DATE: Oct 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Voters flock to early voting locations across New Mexico

SANTA FE – Voters flocked to early voting locations Saturday as New Mexico expands early balloting in the lead-up to Election Day on Nov. 3. At an early voting center in Santa Fe,...

DATE: Oct 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver mayor OKs more money for social services program

DENVER – Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said the city will invest $3 million into the STAR Program in 2021, which pairs mental health experts with social services on certain 911 calls. ...

DATE: Oct 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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.