WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Wednesday reported six new confirmed COVID-19 cases and four additional deaths. Tribal health officials said the latest figures pushed the total number…
DENVER – Denver Public Schools has chosen Alex Marrero, currently an interim superintendent outside New York City, as its next leader. The 38-year-old was selected over two other finalists: Andre…
LOS LUNAS, N.M. – The Los Lunas school board has been suspended by the New Mexico Public Education Department over allegations that multiple board members violated ethical standards and procurement…
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…
Sweepstakes expected to spur more vaccinations
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…
DENVER – 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. Prateek Dutta,…
DENVER – 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…
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.…
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…
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,…
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…
Police work on the scene outside of a King Soopers grocery store where a shooting took place March 22 in Boulder. A man charged with killing 10 people at the…
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 firefighter…
DENVER – A Colorado bill aims to limit the use of ketamine in law enforcement encounters, almost two years after the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was…
Colorado Governor Jared Polis makes a point during a news conference on the state's response to the spread of the coronavirus Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)David…
Activist students want someone who listens to varied perspectives
in 174 districts have agreed to ignore spending caps set by Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights
Majority of money – $2 billion – will be allocated before June 12
Scott wants people to feel safe, comfortable
0123 calendarcca Information and agendas about local meetings City of Durango: www.durangogov.org or call 375-5000. La Plata County: www.co.laplata.co.us or call 382-6210. Town of Bayfield: www.bayfieldgov.org or call 884-9544. Town…
DENVER – A police sergeant in Denver has resigned nearly a year after his longtime friend used the officer’s personal gun in a fatal shooting. The Denver Post reports that…
mandates reduction in greenhouse gases
Service and local officials struggle to protect natural resources from a growing wave of backcountry campers and explorers this summer
LOVELAND – Two former police officers facing criminal charges over the rough arrest of a woman with dementia last year turned themselves into authorities on Thursday and were released later…
of Colorado companies report brisk sales
Blotter lightscca La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday 11:21 p.m. Illegal dumping was reported in the area of County Road 125. 5:40 p.m. A man threatened his girlfriend and another…
FORT COLLINS – A Colorado mother died after crashing her motorcycle during a memorial ride in honor of her son, who also was killed in a recent motorcycle accident, authorities…
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office deputy Michael Hutton was in serious but stable condition Thursday after being hit by a “hail of gunfire” while trying to stop merchandise from being stolen…
SANTA FE – Seven of the protesters charged with tearing down a historical marker in the Santa Fe plaza last fall have agreed to a diversion program that will spare…
