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Colorado protest leader pleads not guilty in alleged riot

COLORADO SPRINGS – One of three people arrested after protesting in August outside the home of a Colorado Springs police officer pleaded not guilty Tuesday in court. The 20-year-o...

Congresswoman skips initial television debate in New Mexico

SANTA FE – Republican congressional candidate Michelle Garcia Holmes will discuss her campaign alone on local network television after incumbent U.S. Rep. Debra Haaland declined the invitati...

COVID-19 outbreak in Colorado linked with religious group

DENVER – The Colorado ministry organization that sued Gov. Jared Polis over limits on religious gatherings because of the pandemic hosted an event over the summer in defiance of public healt...

Farmington teen gets 2-year sentence in fatal shooting

FARMINGTON – A teen will serve two years in a juvenile detention facility for fatally shooting another Farmington teenager with a rifle last December, authorities said. Farmington...

Brother of airman charged with murder of Farmington woman gets probation

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The brother of a U.S. Air Force airman charged with murder in northern Arizona has been sentenced to three years of probation in a separate but related case. Sa...

New Mexico governor self-quarantining after staff member gets virus

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has tested negative for the coronavirus after a custodian at the governor’s mansion was diagnosed with COVID-19. The governor is self-quaran...

Tourist sites on Navajo Nation to remain closed through 2020

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Tourist sites on the Navajo Nation, including the Four Corners Monument, will be closed through at least the rest of the year. The Navajo Parks and Recreation...

Homeless challenge Denver encampment sweeps in federal court

DENVER – Homeless people filed a federal lawsuit on Monday seeking to stop Denver from clearing their encampments around the city, saying the operations violate their constitutional rights a...

Inmate found dead at a Colorado federal prison

DENVER – A 31-year-old inmate died over the weekend at a Colorado federal prison, authorities said Monday. Bret Zimmer was found unresponsive Saturday night at the Federal Correct...

Gusty winds fan big Rocky Mountain wildfires, spread embers

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Two big Rocky Mountain wildfires flared up again Monday as dry, gusty winds blew embers past areas where firefighters had been making progress. Firefighters at th...

Colorado celebrates first Frances Xavier Cabrini Day

DENVER – Colorado will celebrate its first ever Frances Xavier Cabrini Day on Monday after a three-decade struggle to replace Columbus Day. Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis si...

Colorado man admits coughing on woman, violating virus order

ASPEN – A Colorado man pleaded guilty to violating a county coronavirus health order for coughing in a woman’s face. Tom Patierno was given a six-month deferred sentence and is ex...