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Navajo Nation reports 41 more COVID-19 cases, 7 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. â€“ Navajo Nation health officials have reported 41 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and seven more deaths. The total number of people infected on the reservatio...

DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado activists want more federal money to feed families

DENVER – Colorado lawmakers and hunger awareness groups are urging Congress to increase food stamp benefits as families increasingly turn to food banks due to job losses during the coronavir...

DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Firefighters extinguish fire atop silo at Coors Brewery

GOLDEN – Firefighters have extinguished a small fire atop an empty 16-story silo at the Molson Coors brewery in Golden. The cause of Thursday’s fire was under investigation. No in...

DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: New Mexico man attacked officer over fear of snakes

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A New Mexico man is facing charges after authorities say he became combative with police over a fear of snakes and tried to grab an officer’s gun. The Las Cr...

DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Manslaughter charge against ex-sheriff’s deputy dismissed

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A judge has dismissed a voluntary manslaughter charge against a former Santa Fe County sheriff’s deputy accused in the 2014 shooting death of a fellow deputy. T...

DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Tucson police investigating fatal shooting by security guard

TUCSON, Ariz. – Police in Tucson are investigating a fatal shooting involving a security guard. They said officers were called out to an apartment complex last Saturday night. ...

DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Leader, civil rights group part after ethnic studies flap

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – A New Mexico Hispanic activist upset about the removal of Spanish conquistador monuments and who demanded the state’s largest university remove some ethnic studies classes...

DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Confirmed COVID-19 cases in New Mexico jump 352, now 20,136

SANTA FE – New Mexico health officials say the state has 352 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bring the state’s total to 20,136. The state Department of Health said Wednesday that si...

DATE: Jul 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Wyoming wildlife officials to test dead rabbits for disease

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Wildlife officials in Wyoming have asked residents to report dead rabbits in their yards, rural property and outdoor areas because a viral disease has been identified in sev...

DATE: Jul 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

N.M. regulators tap solar to replace coal-fired San Juan Generating Station

SANTA FE – Solar-generated electricity and battery storage facilities will be installed in northwestern New Mexico to replace a major coal-fired power plant, according to terms of a decision...

DATE: Jul 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police launch morning sweep of homeless camp near Capitol in Denver

DENVER – Denver and state police and public health officials cleared a large camp of homeless people in downtown’s Lincoln Park on Wednesday, citing the threat of the spread of the coronavir...

DATE: Jul 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Audit criticizes Colorado board on treating sex offenders

COLORADO SPRINGS – The Colorado state auditor has written a scathing performance review about a state board responsible for developing standards for treating and managing registered sex offe...

DATE: Jul 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News