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Dove Creek getting urgent water delivery after drought dries up canal

Drought disrupts timing of McPhee Reservoir water flow for the first time

DATE: Oct 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southwest Colorado sees increase in mountain lion sightings

Parks and Wildlife reports 110 sightings in Area 15 this year

DATE: Oct 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez band holds protest concert after district cancels trip to state competition

Students urge school officials to reconsider and allow band to perform at Pueblo event with additional precautions

DATE: Oct 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Halloween event roundup

A guide to some of the week’s local spooky festivities

DATE: Oct 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mercy Regional Medical Center ‘busy’ during COVID-19 wave, not at capacity

92% of acute-care beds occupied in Colorado

DATE: Oct 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

As immunity wanes, New Mexico pushes vaccines and boosters

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico was among the first states out of the gate when the COVID-19 vaccine push began. Now, top health officials say it looks like the state is among the first to see immu...

DATE: Oct 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Ronchetti enters Republican race for governor of New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Former Albuquerque television meteorologist Mark Ronchetti on Wednesday announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor of New Mexico. Ronchetti said in a st...

DATE: Oct 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

COVID surge in Montezuma County puts pressure on Cortez hospital

Increase in number and severity of cases puts Southwest Memorial Hospital near capacity

DATE: Oct 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mother sentenced in toddler son’s 2019 death near Shiprock

FARMINGTON – A woman has been sentenced to five years in prison for the 2019 death of her toddler son, whom she left behind after driving while intoxicated in rural northwestern New Mexico. ...

DATE: Oct 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico