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Two Pueblo County deputies injured in standoff with suspect

PUEBLO – The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office said two deputies were shot and injured during a standoff Friday in Pueblo West. The suspect is now in custody. Officials said deputies...

Colorado state parks report high visitation rates in 2020

COLORADO SPRINGS – Despite some closures because of the pandemic and price increases, Colorado state parks recorded a nearly 23% increase in visitors in 2020, with some data from November an...

Navajo Nation reports 266 additional virus cases, seven deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation has reported 266 additional known cases of COVID-19 and seven more deaths. The figures reported late Friday increased the tribe’s totals sin...

National Weather Service: Dryness defined 2020 in Southwest

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. –National Weather Service forecasters say they’re still looking at the data for 2020 but that it’s clear that there was record or near-record dryness in much of the Southwes...

Talk show host Larry King in hospital with COVID-19

LOS ANGELES – Former CNN talk show host Larry King has been hospitalized with COVID-19 for more than a week, the news channel reported Saturday. Citing an unidentified person clos...

Another set of human remains found in rural Colorado identified

CONEJOS – Authorities have identified a second set of human remains found near a rural town in southern Colorado. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation says a forensic odontologist...

Human remains found in two large suitcases in southwest Denver

DENVER – Police are investigating after human remains were found in two large suitcases near a trail in southwest Denver. Lt. Matt Clark with the Denver Police Department’s Major ...

Residents rank priorities for next Albuquerque police chief

ALBUQUERQUE – The results of a recent online survey of some Albuquerque residents show reducing violent crime and police reforms should be among the top priorities for the city’s next police...

Virus restrictions to be eased in much of Colorado next week

DENVER – Public health restrictions for places like restaurants and gyms are set to be eased in the much of Colorado starting next week. Gov. Jared Polis announced the change on s...

Colorado had 9th-slowest economic growth in 3rd quarter

DENVER – Colorado’s economic growth slowed in the third quarter as the state registered the 9th-slowest growth from the previous quarter, according to a U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis repo...

Businesses sue over New Mexico coronavirus restrictions

Group calls rules arbitrary and unnecessary

Two Albuquerque churches fined $5K for virus safety violations

ALBUQUERQUE – Health officials in New Mexico have fined two churches in Albuquerque for violating the state’s public health orders aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19 after both venues ...