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Colorado’s new members of Congress – Hickenlooper and Boebert – are sworn in

Hickenlooper and Boebert join Congress at a fraught moment

DATE: Jan 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico State Police to conduct sobriety checkpoints in January

Registration, insurance and driver’s license checks will also be part of initiative

DATE: Jan 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Colorado’s hourly rate jumps to $12.32 an hour

Increase worries businesses already reeling from pandemic restrictions, including restaurants

DATE: Jan 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

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...

DATE: Jan 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

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...

DATE: Jan 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

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...

DATE: Jan 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

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...

DATE: Jan 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

John Porter leaves a legacy of water storage, McPhee Reservoir in Southwest Colorado

Porter, who brought the dam to life and was GM for 22 years, dies at age 87

DATE: Jan 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Stolen car found engulfed in flames south of Cortez

Suspect fled on foot in McElmo Canyon

DATE: Jan 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

2020 highway fatalities down in Southwest Colorado

State Patrol emphasized patrols on U.S. 160

DATE: Jan 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Purgatory Resort’s main lift breaks, general manager says crowding not an issue

‘Perception is reality. And the reality is there weren’t as many people as we see on the holidays’

DATE: Jan 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Paradox Valley salt injection well could shut down

Project removes natural salt loading in Dolores and Colorado rivers

DATE: Jan 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News