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Navajo Nation reports 221 new COVID-19 cases, two more deaths

Wednesday evening’s update from the Navajo Department of Health brings the total deaths on the reservation that spans parts of…

November 26, 2020

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Neighbors help restore COVID memorial after vandalism

Roughly the size of small dinner plates, each one boasts a different color scheme and, at their center, a small…

November 26, 2020

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Some snow expected as next storm moves over New Mexico

The upper-level low pressure system will bring with it snow and strong winds for some areas. However, forecasters are warning…

November 26, 2020

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New Mexico food banks prepare to buy millions of meals

Mag Strittmatter, president and CEO of Roadrunner Foodbank in Albuquerque, called the legislation significant given that 1 in 3 children…

November 26, 2020

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Mysterious shiny monolith found in otherworldly Utah desert

The smooth, tall structure was found during a helicopter survey of bighorn sheep in southeastern Utah, officials said Monday. A…

November 25, 2020

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Kirtland man stuck and killed by SUV near Farmington

The accident that happened at about 7 p.m. killed 48-year-old Freddie Chatto of Kirtland. Police say a Farmington resident was…

November 25, 2020

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Denver mayor travels for holiday after asking staff members not to

The mayor’s spokesperson Mike Strott told The Denver Post that Hancock flew out of Denver on Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving…

November 25, 2020

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First sanctioned homeless encampment in Denver set to open

Department of Community Planning and Development spokesperson Laura Swartz said the department issued a temporary use permit last week to…

November 25, 2020

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121 cases, seven deaths added to COVID-19 tallies for Navajo Nation

The number of infections is thought to be far higher because many people have not been tested, and studies suggest…

November 25, 2020

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Reward offered in fire that killed 5, including 2 children

The Colorado chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations announced Tuesday it was contributing $10,000 to the $40,000 already put…

November 25, 2020

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Colorado adopts new oil and gas rules with focus on regulating, not promoting

will now work to ‘regulate’ industry to protect public health and environment

November 24, 2020

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Former Tuskegee Airman Frank Mason dies at 97

Frank Macon died Sunday night at his home in Colorado Springs. He was 97. Air Force Col. Mark Dickerson, president…

November 24, 2020

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Colorado governor: Defiant restaurants could lose licenses

Colorado’s restaurant sector has been hit hard during the pandemic, with many forced to close and thousands of workers laid…

November 24, 2020

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Canvassing board certifies Joe Biden’s win in New Mexico

Election workers sort electronically submitted ballots at the Santa Fe Convention Center on Election Day in Santa Fe. The state…

November 24, 2020

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More than 240k Navajos apply for tribal virus relief funding

The deadline to file an application is Monday. Already, more than 240,000 people have been submitted online or on paper,…

November 24, 2020

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Colorado panel OKs sweeping changes to oil, gas regulations

The rules approved Monday include what’s considered the strongest statewide well setback requirement: 2,000 feet between new wells and schools…

November 24, 2020

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Man sought in New Mexico homicide believed to be in Arizona

An arrest warrant accuses 60-year-old Leonard Francis Kieran of murder in the shooting death Saturday of 57-year-old Kathleen Lorraine Vigil…

November 24, 2020

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New Mexico governor calls for $1,200 payment to unemployed

New Mexico lawmakers were drafting legislation Monday aimed at providing about $300 million in direct economic aid for the unemployed,…

November 23, 2020

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Toppled Civil War statue at Colorado Capitol to be replaced

Sculpture of mourning Native woman will takes its place

November 23, 2020

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Colorado sees rise in superintendent turnovers in pandemic

Denver Public Schools, Jeffco Public Schools and Douglas County School District have all begun a search for a new superintendent,…

November 23, 2020

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Denver mayor blames board for public school head’s departure

Mayor Michael Hancock and former Mayor Federico Peña called for an independent committee to lead the search process to find…

November 23, 2020

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Colorado governor allows hospitals to transfer, deny patients

According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, as of Sunday the state had over 1,500 confirmed COVID-19…

November 23, 2020

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New Mexico aims to boost virus testing with saliva samples

The Health Department rolled out the FDA approved testing method at one of Albuquerque’s largest testing sites Monday. The agency…

November 23, 2020

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Police: Man fired flare into fuel-soaked car near station

Derick Smialek was arrested Sunday after firing a flare gun into his car outside a police station. Police say the…

November 23, 2020