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Colorado reaches 967 coronavirus deaths, more than 19,300 cases

DENVER – Colorado has reached 967 deaths from the coronavirus, and more than 19,300 people have tested positive for the illness, state health officials said. The state Department ...

DATE: May 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

National parks visitors should plan for ‘new normal’

BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Utah – After closing amid the coronavirus pandemic, the National Park Service is testing public access at several parks across the nation, including two in Utah, ...

DATE: May 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sheriffs ask AG Barr to review New Mexico health orders

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – New Mexico Republicans and sheriffs are asking U.S. Attorney General William Barr to look into Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s health orders aimed at stopping the spread of ...

DATE: May 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Trooper involved in fatal shooting outside Grand Junction

GRAND JUNCTION – A Colorado State Trooper was involved in a fatal shooting outside Grand Junction, authorities said. Shortly after 9 a.m. Saturday, a shooting involving a trooper ...

DATE: May 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Small tribes seal borders, push testing to keep out virus

PICURIS PUEBLO, N.M. – On a dusty plaza in a Native American village that dates back nearly a millennium, a steady trickle of vehicles inched through a pop-up coronavirus testing site. ...

DATE: May 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man sentenced to 50 years for ‘helping’ woman end her life

COLORADO SPRINGS – A Colorado Springs man who told police he shot a young woman after she asked him to help end her life was sentenced Friday to 50 years in prison, the 4th Judicial District...

DATE: May 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado shooting victim now focused on helping others

DENVER (AP) – Josh Jones sometimes reaches down to feel the scars on his legs, the skin still slightly numb to his touch. It’s the physical reminder of when Jones, then a high sch...

DATE: May 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Forest official cites rising risk of human-caused wildfires

TAOS, N.M. – The top administrator of a national forest in northern New Mexico says there’s an elevated risk of human-caused wildfires because of drying conditions and negligence by some for...

DATE: May 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Coronavirus cases in New Mexico surpass 4,670; 181 dead

SANTA FE â€“ New Mexico on Friday recorded another 181 coronavirus cases, pushing the statewide total to more than 4,670. The state Health Department announced the latest numbers,...

DATE: May 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

College on Navajo Nation has record number of bachelor’s degrees

TSAILE, Ariz. – A college on the Navajo Nation has a record number of students receiving bachelor’s degrees. Diné College holds one graduation ceremony each year in the spring. It...

DATE: May 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado teen dies after winds overturn canoe on lake

FORT COLLINS – A teenager has died after the canoe he was in with his younger brother flipped in windy conditions on Rock Bridge Lake in Windsor, authorities said. Windsor Severan...

DATE: May 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico town near vast reservation shuts everyone out

GALLUP, N.M. – Like clockwork, payday arrives and tens of thousands of people from the Navajo reservation and other rural stretches along the New Mexico-Arizona border flood into Gallup, a f...

DATE: May 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News