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War god carving returned to New Mexico tribe by auctioneer

ZUNI PUEBLO, N.M. – A hand-carved figure held sacred by a Native American community in New Mexico has been returned to the tribe by an Ohio auction house, the company said. The 15...

Police: Parolee shot after triggering blast in hotel room

LONGMONT – A man on parole was shot by police after a standoff in a northern Colorado hotel Thursday after he allegedly detonated an explosive device in his room, authorities said. ...

Navajo Nation reports 42 new coronavirus cases and no deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials on Thursday reported 42 new confirmed cases of coronavirus but no additional deaths. The Navajo Department of Health said the...

Largest wildfire in Colorado history is now 100% contained

DENVER – The largest wildfire in Colorado’s recorded history is now 100% contained, the Bureau of Land Management said. The so-called Pine Gulch Fire started in western Colorado o...

Colorado county limits gatherings of college-age residents

BOULDER – Boulder County health officials issued new restrictions Thursday on gatherings of college-age residents after state officials reported that a coronavirus outbreak at the University...

Colorado secretary of state defends mail-in voting

DENVER – In an effort to combat misinformation, Colorado’s Secretary of State Jena Griswold hosted a virtual town hall Thursday to discuss the state’s mail-in voting and ballot tracking syst...

Denver appeals court considers appeal in trooper shooting

DENVER – A lawyer for a man sentenced to death in the 1999 killing of an Oklahoma state trooper urged a Denver federal appeals court on Thursday to throw out a judge’s ruling that he was not...

Denver police detain man who drove toward protesters

DENVER – Denver police said a man was detained Wednesday night after driving his car through a group of people protesting a grand jury’s decision not to indict officers in the fatal shooting...

Albuquerque aims to save spirit of annual balloon fiesta

ALBUQUERQUE – Fall in Albuquerque just isn’t fall without the annual international hot air balloon fiesta, with its massive morning ascensions filling the skies with colorful balloons from a...

Push to reopen private schools arrives in federal court

SANTA FE – A federal judge on Wednesday weighed whether pandemic-related occupancy limits on private schools in New Mexico violate constitutional rights to equal protection and freedom of as...

U.S. appeals court in Denver eyes American Samoa citizenship

DENVER – Whether people who live in territories controlled by the U.S. automatically become citizens under a constitutional amendment that secured citizenship for freed slaves was a major fo...

New Mexico governor wants longer Census count if Biden wins

SANTA FE – Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said states may push for a special U.S. Census enrollment period next year if President Donald Trump leaves the White House. The ...