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Navajo Nation: 3 COVID cases, no deaths for third day in row

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported three new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths for the third consecutive day. Tribal health officials said the sprawling res...

DATE: Jun 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. Supreme Court justice say cannabis ban ‘may no longer be necessary or proper’

High Court declines to hear a lawsuit involving a Denver medical marijuana dispensary

DATE: Jun 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

I-70 reopens in western Colorado after mudslide cleanup

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – A portion of Interstate 70 in western Colorado closed by a series of mudslides near where a wildfire burned last year reopened Monday. Eastbound lanes of I-70 through Gle...

DATE: Jun 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Draft maps redraw, renumber state House, Senate districts Southwest Colorado

Drafts are a starting point for redrawing legislative boundaries

DATE: Jun 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Teen’s death highlights free-roaming dogs on Navajo Nation

SUNDANCE, N.M. – A lone dog with sad eyes and no collar trotted up a dusty dirt road in a hardscrabble community near the southeast corner of the Navajo Nation. In a flash, a pack of other f...

DATE: Jun 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

As housing crunch worsens, so does search for a place to store stuff

Wait lists growing for storage lockers in mountain communities

DATE: Jun 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Mudslides near burn area close portion of I-70 in Colorado

A portion of Interstate 70 in western Colorado was closed Monday after a series of mudslides triggered by rainfall over the weekend near where a wildfire burned last year. While eastbound la...

DATE: Jun 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

US judge: Rep. Boebert can block people on personal Twitter

DENVER (AP) — A federal judge ruled last week that Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert does not have to unblock a former Democratic Colorado state lawmaker from her personal Twitter account.

DATE: Jun 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Weekly planner for June 28-July2

Information and agendas about local meetings: City of Durango: www.durangogov.org or call 375-5000. La Plata County: www.co.laplata.co.us or call 382-6210. Town of Bayfield...

DATE: Jun 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Heavy snow could complicate Pikes Peak auto race

DENVER – A heavy summer snowfall forecast for Pikes Peak threatened to complicate one of the oldest auto races in the United States. The National Weather Service said heavy snow was expecte...

DATE: Jun 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado law seeks to help ex-inmates get firefighting jobs

DENVER – For $12 a day, Colorado prison inmates trained to fight wildfires stand alongside the state’s seasonal fire crews, battling some of the state’s most devastating wildfires. Through ...

DATE: Jun 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Money available for Colorado residents facing eviction

DENVER (AP) — A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended the date by a month. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, was the only tool keeping millions of tenants in their homes. Many of them lost jobs during the coronavirus pandemic and had fallen months behind on their rent.

DATE: Jun 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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