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Virus infections surpass 1,000 in New Mexico, deaths climb

SANTA FE – Confirmed COVID-19 infections surpassed 1,000 on Friday across New Mexico as the pandemic killed two more people and tightened its grip over the Navajo Nation in the northwest par...

DATE: Apr 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Modified land management plan in western Colorado approved

GRAND JUNCTION – The Bureau of Land Management has approved a modified resource management plan for its Uncompahgre field office that would govern oil and gas leasing, recreation, livestock ...

DATE: Apr 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man gets 195 years for causing blast that destroyed rowhome

DENVER – A handyman convicted of intentionally causing an explosion that leveled a brick rowhome in Denver, injuring nine people, including himself, has been sentenced to 195 years in prison...

DATE: Apr 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Americans howling it out from depths of pandemic

DENVER – It starts with a few people letting loose with some tentative yelps. Then neighbors emerge from their homes and join, forming a roiling chorus of howls and screams that pierces the ...

DATE: Apr 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico High Court rules against nursing home arbitration

ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Supreme Court has ruled against a nursing home agreement requiring residents to settle their most likely claims, setting a precedent for consumers to dispute arb...

DATE: Apr 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bill Richardson seeks humanitarian aid for Navajo Nation

SANTA FE – A philanthropic effort aimed at boosting access to scarce medical and protective equipment supplies on the Navajo Nation is being organized by former Gov. Bill Richardson. ...

DATE: Apr 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Top Navajo leaders quarantine as tribe prepares for curfew

Two leaders of the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. are in self-quarantine as the Navajo Nation prepares for a weekend-long curfew aimed at curbing the coronavirus outbreak. ...

DATE: Apr 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado woman accused of entering airport naked, refusing to leave

KENNER, La. – A woman walked into an airport without any clothes on and refused to leave after airline officials told her she couldn’t travel, authorities in Louisiana said. Marie...

DATE: Apr 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Deputies involved in fatal shooting in southeastern Colorado

EADS – An investigation is underway after two sheriff’s deputies in rural southeastern Colorado were involved in a fatal shooting. Officials with Colorado’s Division of Homeland S...

DATE: Apr 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Report: Colorado ski attendant inattentive during lift death

VAIL – A Colorado ski lift operator was not paying attention when a New Jersey man suffocated after his coat got caught on the lift and kept him from breathing, authorities said in a report....

DATE: Apr 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Holy Week: New Mexico faithful find God beyond church walls

ALBUQUERQUE – While it pains him, the head of one of the oldest Catholic dioceses in the United States says this Holy Week will be different for tens of thousands of parishioners in New Mexi...

DATE: Apr 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Coronavirus forces new approaches to fighting wildfires

BOISE, Idaho – They are two disasters that require opposite responses: To save lives and reduce the spread of COVID-19, people are being told to remain isolated. But in a wildfire, thousands...

DATE: Apr 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News