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Elderly woman with coronavirus 1st reported Colorado death

DENVER – Colorado health officials said Friday an elderly woman with underlying health conditions has died from coronavirus. The woman in her 80s lived in El Paso County south of ...

Mountain lion that attacked two people in Colorado had rabies

LOVELAND – A mountain lion that attacked a person in northern Colorado and bit a sheriff’s deputy who was responding to help has tested positive for rabies. Colorado Parks and Wil...

Body parts of slain woman found near river in Colorado

PUEBLO – A coroner in Colorado has identified partial human remains found in a trash bag near the Arkansas River earlier this week. Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter identified M...

Coroner: Skier who died at Vail was 20-year-old Kansas man

VAIL – A skier who died at Vail has been identified as a 20-year-old man from Kansas. The Vail Daily reports ski patrol was called to an intermediate run at the resort’s Blue S...

Colorado moves to increase number of doctors, nurses

DENVER – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced measures Friday to grow the ranks of doctors, nurses and other professionals in anticipation of an increasing coronavirus caseload straining the ...

Families prepare for extended school closures in New Mexico

SANTA FE – Students picked up laptop computers and books Friday from school to settle into life at home without public gatherings for at least three weeks as New Mexico authorities tried to ...

Health emergency declared for Navajo Nation because of virus

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation is now under a public health state of emergency declared by tribal President Jonathan Nez because of the growing spread of the coronavirus outbreak. ...

Mountain lion bites Colorado deputy responding to attack

LOVELAND – A mountain lion attacked a person in northern Colorado on Wednesday and bit a sheriff’s deputy who was responding to help, authorities said. Both victims were taken to ...

New Mexico governor signs budget amid coronavirus worries

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham trimmed $100 million in infrastructure projects as she signed a $7.6 billion annual general fund budget Wednesday that makes major new inves...

Colorado woman suspected of killing missing stepson charged

COLORADO SPRINGS – Prosecutors have formally charged a Colorado woman suspected of killing her missing stepson. Letecia Stauch appeared in court for an advisement hearing in Color...

Albuquerque Academy closes classrooms on COVID-19 concerns

SANTA FE – A private high school in Albuquerque has closed after someone associated with the school came into contact with someone infected with COVID-19. Albuquerque Academy anno...

High country will be hardest hit by coronavirus, governor warns

33 confirmed cases in Colorado, 9 new ones in Aspen