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Body of missing photographer found in western Colorado

GRAND JUNCTION – A search and rescue crew on Friday discovered the body of a missing photographer along a hiking trail in western Colorado, authorities said. Mesa County Sheriff’s...

DATE: Jul 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Case of human plague identified in northeastern Arizona

HOLBROOK, Ariz. â€“ County health officials in northeastern Arizona said a man has contracted the human plague and are warning the public to take precautions to limit the risk of exposure. ...

DATE: Jul 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado school gunman gets life with possibility of parole

A teenager who told authorities that he launched a fatal shooting attack on his suburban Denver school last year with a classmate because he wanted them to experience trauma like he had expe...

DATE: Jul 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico forester lifts fire restrictions due to monsoons

SANTA FE – New Mexico State Forester Laura McCarthy said Friday that summer rains are starting to put a dent in the fire danger so she decided to lift fire restrictions. The restr...

DATE: Jul 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo casino employees might stop receiving paychecks

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – More than 1,000 people who work for the Navajo Nation’s gambling enterprise have been told to prepare for the possibility they will not receive paychecks while on admini...

DATE: Jul 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Hospital CEO sues for wrongful termination amid pandemic

SANTA FE – The former CEO of a rural hospital in northwestern New Mexico is alleging in a lawsuit filed Thursday that his contract was unfairly terminated in the middle of the coronavirus pa...

DATE: Jul 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Teen gunman to be sentenced in Colorado school shooting

The younger of two students charged in a school shooting in suburban Denver last year is scheduled to be sentenced Friday during a hearing in which those affected by the shooting, including ...

DATE: Jul 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado activists urge Medicaid hike in virus relief bill

DENVER – Colorado activists want the federal government to fund more of the state’s Medicaid program ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Several ...

DATE: Jul 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

N.M. governor opts for online start to school year

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday hit the pause button on reopening public schools this fall, meaning classes will be virtual at least through Sept. 7. ...

DATE: Jul 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico forests lift campfire bans as monsoons crank up

ALBUQUERQUE – Some New Mexico forests are rolling back bans on campfires as the summer rainy season sets in. Officials with the Lincoln and Gila national forests cited the onset o...

DATE: Jul 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Firefighters contain Colorado tire fire to 7.5 acres

HUDSON â€“ Firefighters have contained a fire at a large tire recycling facility in northern Colorado to 7.5 acres and hope to have the fire mostly extinguished Thursday. The fire...

DATE: Jul 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico AG to review shooting death of mentally ill woman

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s attorney general is taking over the investigation of whether deputies should face charges in the shooting death of a mentally ill woman. The Albuquer...

DATE: Jul 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News