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$95K deal reached to settle Colorado jail virus lawsuit

COLORADO SPRINGS – A Colorado county agreed on Tuesday to pay $65,000 to settle a federal lawsuit that alleged that mismanagement by the sheriff led to a COVID-19 outbreak in the jail last y...

DATE: May 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Get a COVID vaccine, enter to win $1 million in Colorado

Sweepstakes expected to spur more vaccinations

DATE: May 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado Option health care bill advances in state Senate

DENVER – A bill that would require insurers, hospitals and other health care providers to offer a standard health insurance plan to individuals and small businesses and reduce premiums in co...

DATE: May 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Sunday 10:57 a.m. A brush fire was reported in the 500 block of Animas View Drive. 7:29 p.m. A drunken man stole a woman’s house keys in the 50 bloc...

DATE: May 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado ends 'legacy admissions' for higher education

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill Tuesday making the state a leader in the nationwide effort to ban legacy admissions at public colleges and universities.

DATE: May 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Senate takes on 'Colorado Option' health insurance bill

DENVER (AP) — Colorado state senators clashed over government control of health care pricing and affordability in their first debate Tuesday on a bill that would require insurers to offer a standard health plan to individuals and small businesses -- and sanction hospitals and other health care providers that don’t participate.

DATE: May 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico increases COVID-19 death toll by 114 after audit

SANTA FE – Health officials in New Mexico have added more than 110 coronavirus-related deaths to the state death toll on Monday after completing an audit of public health records. The state ...

DATE: May 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports six new COVID-19 cases and one more death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported six new confirmed COVID-19 cases and one additional death. Tribal health officials said the latest figures pushed the total number ...

DATE: May 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Law lifts SAT, ACT requirement at public Colorado colleges

DENVER – Public colleges and universities in Colorado are no longer required to consider SAT or ACT scores for first-time freshmen during the admissions process under a newly signed law, off...

DATE: May 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado offers $1 million prizes for vaccinated residents

DENVER – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced a weekly state lottery for five residents to win $1 million Tuesday to incentive COVID-19 vaccinations, amid other state bids to overcome public ...

DATE: May 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado shooting suspect makes 2nd court appearance

DENVER – A 22-year old man accused of fatally shooting 10 people in March at a Colorado supermarket made his second court appearance Tuesday and a judge scheduled a September hearing to rev...

DATE: May 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Firefighter critically injured battling New Mexico wildfire

SANTA FE – A wildland firefighter was critically injured while fighting a wildfire on private land in southwestern New Mexico near the U.S.-Mexico border, state officials said Tuesday. The f...

DATE: May 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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