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Kansas man convicted in Colorado rape, carjacking

AURORA – A man previously convicted in Kansas of rape and other offenses has been convicted of sexual assault in the rape of a woman in suburban Denver and of assaulting and carjacking anoth...

DATE: May 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver man in anti-Semitic group arrested in South Florida

MIAMI – A member of an anti-Semitic group was arrested in Miami after he refused to follow police commands during a traffic stop, authorities said. The group calls itself the Goyim Defense L...

DATE: May 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Hundreds mourn Colorado Springs shooting victims at vigil

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — About 200 people attended a candlelight vigil outside a Colorado Springs mobile home park where six people celebrating family birthdays were shot and killed before the gunman took his own life.

DATE: May 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Best bets this weekend in and around Durango

Best bets this weekend include the “Through” art exhibit and the Piñon Hills Golf Tournament. Studio & will host an opening reception for “Through: An Invitational Art Exhibit” at 5 p.m. Fr...

DATE: May 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Affidavit: Man arrested in Colorado for role in Capitol riot

DENVER – A man accused of entering House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol building has been arrested in Denver. The FBI took Hunter Palm into custody...

DATE: May 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 14 new COVID-19 cases and 1 more death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Thursday reported 14 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and one additional death. It was the first reported coronavirus-related death in four days. Tribal...

DATE: May 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The blotter

Durango Police Department Wednesday 8:31 a.m. Flames were coming from a boiler in a garage in the 200 block of Jenkins Ranch Road. 9:04 p.m. Money was stolen from an unlocked v...

DATE: May 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Threatening an elected official in Colorado may soon land you in prison

Similar laws exist for judges; another measure may cover prosecutors and public defenders

DATE: May 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Two planes collide midair above Denver, no one injured

DENVER – Two small airplanes collided in midair Wednesday near Denver, leaving one aircraft nearly ripped in half and forcing the pilot of the other to deploy a parachute attached to the pla...

DATE: May 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

In-person graduations planned amid New Mexico vaccine push

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A year after holding only drive-thru graduations, the school district for New Mexico’s second most populous city has scheduled in-person graduation ceremonies at the distr...

DATE: May 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado bill would mandate domestic abusers report firearms

DENVER – The Colorado House passed a measure Wednesday that would require people facing domestic violence protection orders to report their firearms, coming just days after a man shot and ki...

DATE: May 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Charges filed after mummy of spiritual leader found in home

DENVER – Prosecutors have charged seven people after the mummified body of the leader of a spiritual group called Love Has Won was found decorated with Christmas lights and glitter in what a...

DATE: May 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News