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Navajo Nation reports nine new coronavirus cases, but no deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. â€“ Navajo Nation health officials on Tuesday reported nine new confirmed cases of COVID-19 but no deaths. The latest numbers bring the total number of cases to...

DATE: Oct 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Former Idaho governor candidate indicted in 1984 killing

DENVER – A former longshot Idaho gubernatorial candidate was indicted Tuesday in the murder of Jonelle Matthews, a 12-year-old Colorado girl whose disappearance after a holiday concert in 19...

DATE: Oct 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado puts popular vote system on November ballot

DENVER – Colorado voters have a chance this November to overturn a law that would commit the state’s presidential electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote. The v...

DATE: Oct 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Positive virus tests, hospitalizations surge in Colorado

DENVER – Colorado is experiencing another surge of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, prompting Gov. Jared Polis to plead Tuesday with residents to wear masks, stay home as much as poss...

DATE: Oct 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico governor renews restrictions as virus cases rise

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Tuesday she will renew public health restrictions and warned that more stringent rules could be imposed because of a rise in CO...

DATE: Oct 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lawyer: Denver security guard acted in self-defense

DENVER – An armed security guard for a television station who is suspected of fatally shooting a man after an altercation after opposing protests was acting in self-defense when he opened fi...

DATE: Oct 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Judge: Victims can sue Santa Fe Archdiocese over transfer

ALBUQUERQUE – A U.S. bankruptcy judge has ruled that lawyers for clergy sex abuse survivors can file lawsuits alleging the Archdiocese of Santa Fe fraudulently transferred millions to avoid ...

DATE: Oct 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New hospital opens in Las Cruces amid pandemic

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A new hospital has opened its doors in southern New Mexico after many delays amid the pandemic. KVIA-TV reports Three Crosses Regional Hospital in Las Cruces b...

DATE: Oct 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Activists in New Mexico, Arizona mark Indigenous Peoples Day

SANTA FE – Protesters used a rope and chain to topple a monument in New Mexico’s capital city as activists faced off with authorities along the U.S.-Mexico border in neighboring Arizona as p...

DATE: Oct 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Cooler weather helps firefighters calm Colorado wildfire

FORT COLLINS – Firefighters in Colorado have made progress against a fire near Fort Collins as cooler temperatures, cloud cover and up to an inch of snow covered higher elevations. ...

DATE: Oct 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico homeless shelter reports more coronavirus cases

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque officials confirmed more COVID-19 infections at the city’s homeless shelter as cases across New Mexico keep rising. The city reported an additional 72 ca...

DATE: Oct 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 30 new coronavirus cases and 6 deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials on Monday reported 30 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and six more deaths. The latest numbers bring the total number of cases t...

DATE: Oct 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.