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Navajo Nation reports 17 new coronavirus cases, 1 more death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials reported 17 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday with one additional death. That brings the total number of cases to 10,501, incl...

COVID-19 hospitalizations increasing in Colorado, state says

DENVER – Colorado has seen a decrease in coronavirus transmission among young adults in recent weeks but an increase in infections and hospitalizations among older residents, the state epide...

2 Wyoming residents injured in small plane crash in Colorado

GRAND JUNCTION – Authorities in Colorado have identified the pilot and passenger who were injured in a small airplane crash and fire over the weekend. The Delta County sheriff’s o...

Colorado protest leader pleads not guilty in alleged riot

COLORADO SPRINGS – One of three people arrested after protesting in August outside the home of a Colorado Springs police officer pleaded not guilty Tuesday in court. The 20-year-o...

Congresswoman skips initial television debate in New Mexico

SANTA FE – Republican congressional candidate Michelle Garcia Holmes will discuss her campaign alone on local network television after incumbent U.S. Rep. Debra Haaland declined the invitati...

COVID-19 outbreak in Colorado linked with religious group

DENVER – The Colorado ministry organization that sued Gov. Jared Polis over limits on religious gatherings because of the pandemic hosted an event over the summer in defiance of public healt...

Farmington teen gets 2-year sentence in fatal shooting

FARMINGTON – A teen will serve two years in a juvenile detention facility for fatally shooting another Farmington teenager with a rifle last December, authorities said. Farmington...

Brother of airman charged with murder of Farmington woman gets probation

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The brother of a U.S. Air Force airman charged with murder in northern Arizona has been sentenced to three years of probation in a separate but related case. Sa...

New Mexico governor self-quarantining after staff member gets virus

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has tested negative for the coronavirus after a custodian at the governor’s mansion was diagnosed with COVID-19. The governor is self-quaran...

Tourist sites on Navajo Nation to remain closed through 2020

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Tourist sites on the Navajo Nation, including the Four Corners Monument, will be closed through at least the rest of the year. The Navajo Parks and Recreation...

Homeless challenge Denver encampment sweeps in federal court

DENVER – Homeless people filed a federal lawsuit on Monday seeking to stop Denver from clearing their encampments around the city, saying the operations violate their constitutional rights a...

Inmate found dead at a Colorado federal prison

DENVER – A 31-year-old inmate died over the weekend at a Colorado federal prison, authorities said Monday. Bret Zimmer was found unresponsive Saturday night at the Federal Correct...