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Navajo Nation reports 13 additional COVID-19 cases, four deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation has reported 13 additional COVID-19 cases and four more deaths from the virus as of Thursday. Since the pandemic began, more than 30,000 confirmed COVI...

DATE: Jun 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Boy, 6, dies after being rescued from house fire near Denver

AURORA – A 6-year-old boy died after being rescued from a house fire in suburban Denver on Wednesday, authorities said. The fire was reported at about 12:30 a.m. in a townhome complex in Aur...

DATE: Jun 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Family, friends mourn after Telluride man dies during hike

TELLURIDE – Family and friends are mourning the death of a Telluride man who apparently fell while hiking alone in a rugged area in Southwest Colorado. The Telluride Daily Planet reports ...

DATE: Jun 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lawmakers launch effort to drive down property taxes, combat assessments

Measure aims to help with skyrocketing real estate prices and rising tax bills

DATE: Jun 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Vaccinated children eligible for $50,000 scholarships in Colorado sweepstakes

State will select 25 students at random between ages of 12 and 17

DATE: Jun 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Tuesday 8:14 a.m. Identity theft was reported in the 1100 block of Main Avenue. 12:42 p.m. Someone was arrested on suspicion of stalking a woman in th...

DATE: Jun 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado shooting victims demand answers on public donations

DENVER – Several families and survivors of those killed in the March mass shooting at a Colorado supermarket have demanded the appointment of a special master to help distribute public donat...

DATE: Jun 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

A new way to measure political divide in Colorado: Coronavirus vaccination rates

Across the state, blue counties are getting vaccinated at higher rates than red ones

DATE: Jun 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Monday 2:33 a.m. A mountain lion was reported in the area of East Eighth Avenue and Seventh Street. Sunday 1:58 a.m. An apartment was broken into...

DATE: Jun 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: Driver hits Fort Logan National Cemetery headstones

DENVER – Authorities in Colorado have launched an investigation after a woman drove her car into multiple headstones at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver on Memorial Day. The Denver Pol...

DATE: Jun 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Will unaffiliated voters re-elect U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert?

Democratic leaders ponder how to engage left-leaning, unaffiliated voters

DATE: Jun 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Mother bear euthanized after man attacked in Colorado

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Wildlife officials in Colorado have euthanized a mother bear after a man was attacked in his home. Colorado Parks and Wildlife said the homeowner noticed the door to his ...

DATE: Jun 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News