Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 37 more COVID-19 cases, but no deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported 37 more COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths for the…

Colorado’s economic growth to continue at slower pace, state forecast says

General fund revenue grew 10.7% last year, preliminary figures show

Biden nominates Cole Finegan to be next top federal prosecutor in Colorado

Finegan is a known quantity in Colorado’s Democratic political circles

Homes evacuated by wildfire burning in Colorado mountains

SILVERTHORNE – The residents of several hundred homes have been evacuated or warned to be ready to leave because of…

Should river towns be forced to build costly parks to get recreational water rights?

Nonprofit argues communities should be able to protect rapids without building features

Lawsuit by Colorado police officer fired in photo scandal is dismissed

DENVER – A lawsuit filed by a suburban Denver police officer for his firing over a photo re-enacting a chokehold…

Navajo Nation reports 20 more COVID-19 cases, but no deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Monday reported 20 more COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths. The latest…

September 27, 2021

Southwest Life

Climate change affecting Colorado tarantula population

Maia Holmes, director of the Colorado State University Bug Zoo, poses for a portrait with a Texas brown tarantula Sept.…

September 27, 2021

2021 election guide: Coloradans to vote on three statewide fiscal measures

Proposed constitutional amendment faces last-minute legal challenge

September 27, 2021

Weekly planner for Sept. 27-Oct. 2

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…

September 26, 2021

Report: Girl wasn’t buckled in before fatal theme park fall

The Haunted Mine Drop is seen in 2017 at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park in Glenwood Springs. A report from Colorado…

4 accused of plotting school attack on Columbine anniversary

Four teenagers have been charged with a plot to attack Dunmore High School in Dunmore, Pa., in 2024, on the…

Petito case renews call to spotlight missing people of color

Daniel Robinson, a 24-year-old geologist, went missing from a field site outside Phoenix in June. The disappearance of Gabby Petito,…

Airman charged with murder accused of trying to cover tracks

Mark Gooch appears virtually for a hearing in Coconino County Superior Court in Flagstaff, Ariz., on Thursday. Gooch is accused…

Haaland: Petito case a reminder of missing Native Americans

Missy Jackson, 23, of Minneapolis, attends a prayer circle in 2017 for Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind at the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s…

September 24, 2021

The latest draft of Colorado’s district map could become the final version

A supermajority of commissioners must agree on a final map by Sept. 28, or the draft released Thursday will be…

September 24, 2021

Colorado woman charged with killing stepson will stand trial

Letecia Stauch makes her first appearance in 2020 in El Paso County District Court in Colorado Springs. Stauch is accused…

September 24, 2021

Oldest human footprints in North America found in New Mexico

Fossilized human fossilized footprints are seen at the White Sands National Park in New Mexico. According to a report published…

September 23, 2021

Third and final measure qualifies for Colorado’s 2021 statewide ballot

Signatures turned in to Secretary of State’s Office by proponents of Initiative 19 were deemed sufficient Tuesday

Projections on drought-hit Colorado River grow more dire

Powell and Mead have a combined capacity of 39%, down from 49% at this time last year

Bennet and Romney raft Colorado River amid historic drought

Ranches in Southwest Colorado suffering from water shortages

Jury seated in case of man suspected of killing Farmington woman

This February 2019 photo shows Sasha Krause, whose body was found in a forest outside Flagstaff, Ariz., more than a…

3 charged in death of elderly woman left outside in heat

GRAND JUNCTION – Three assisted living facility workers are being prosecuted in the death of an 86-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s…