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NYC to honor COVID-19 essential workers with July 7 parade

By Karen Matthews Jun. 14, 2021 12:15 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will celebrate the essential workers who got the city through the coronavirus pandemic with a July 7 ticker tape parade up the...

Grand Canyon's head coach Bryce Drew directs his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against New Mexico State for the championship of the Western Athletic Conference men's tournament Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chase Stevens)
Drew brothers back to their Indiana roots at NCAA Tournament

By John Marshall Mar. 18, 2021 02:02 PM EDT

Love During Lockdown: Louisianians fell in love in many ways

By Victoria Dodge, Lafayette Daily Advertiser Feb. 20, 2021 12:01 AM EST
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Despite guidelines involving distance, minimal interaction with others and keeping a close inner circle these past 11 months, love has...

Salt Lake County Sheriff Search and Rescue crews respond to the top of Millcreek Canyon where four skiers died in an avalanche Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, near Salt Lake City. Four other skiers were injured, authorities said. The Unified Police Department told local media that it was alerted to the avalanche about 11:40 a.m. after receiving a faint distress call from an avalanche beacon in the canyon. The skier-triggered avalanche swept up eight people in their early twenties to late thirties who were in two groups touring the backcountry, Unified Police Sgt. Melody Cutler told the Salt Lake Tribune. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
Utah police: Avalanche killed 4 local backcountry skiers

By Lindsay Whitehurst Feb. 07, 2021 04:16 PM EST

Survey cited in push to protect sites sacred to tribes

By Susan Montoya Bryan Sep. 28, 2020 06:21 PM EDT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Native American leaders and archaeologists on Monday pointed to a recent survey of an area around Chaco Culture National Historical...

Hidden History Weekend starts Friday in West Virginia

Sep. 24, 2020 05:21 AM EDT
GLEN JEAN, W.Va. (AP) — Southern West Virginia's hidden history will be highlighted during an event this weekend. The 12th annual Hidden...

Kings Canyon, Yosemite parks reopen as air quality improves

Sep. 23, 2020 10:19 PM EDT
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Kings Canyon National Park reopened to visitors on Wednesday and Yosemite National Park will welcome back visitors on...

More call for pause as US weighs New Mexico drilling plan

By Susan Montoya Bryan Sep. 18, 2020 12:02 AM EDT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Environmentalists want federal land managers to suspend efforts to amend a plan that would guide oil and gas development and other...

FILE - In this Nov. 21, 1996, file photo, tourists cast their shadows on the ancient Anasazi ruins of Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico. Lawmakers from the country's largest American Indian reservation may have thrown a wrinkle into efforts aimed at establishing a permanent buffer around the national park as New Mexico's congressional delegation, environmentalists and other tribes try to keep oil and gas development from getting closer to the World Heritage site. Navajo Nation delegates voted Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, to support a buffer only half the size of the one proposed in legislation pending in Congress. (AP Photo/Eric Draper, File)
Pueblos, lawmakers ask for pause on New Mexico drilling plan

By Susan Montoya Bryan Aug. 28, 2020 01:36 PM EDT

Multnomah Falls reopens to the public with coronavirus rules

Aug. 12, 2020 03:20 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s tallest waterfall and one of the state’s most popular attractions has reopened to the public with new guidelines in place amid...

Montana surpasses 5K known COVID-19 cases, reports 75 deaths

Aug. 10, 2020 01:12 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana has surpassed 5,000 known cases of COVID-19 and has reported 75 deaths, officials said Monday. The state...

New River Gorge National River increasing access, services

Aug. 10, 2020 03:12 AM EDT
GLEN JEAN, W.Va. (AP) — The New River Gorge National River is increasing access and services that were stopped in response to the coronavirus pandemic. ...

A part of the Air India Express flight is seen through a broken wall after it skidded off a runway while landing at the airport in Kozhikode, Kerala state, India, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. (AP Photo)
Survivors of deadly India crash say plane swayed violently

By Subramoney Iyer And Sheikh Saaliq Aug. 08, 2020 02:55 AM EDT

Counties navigate restrictions on tribal land for primary

By Felicia Fonseca Aug. 03, 2020 07:25 PM EDT
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Tents are going up on the Navajo Nation with hand-washing stations. One tribe has shortened the hours for voting. A ticketing system...

Montana care home sees 15th death; more virus tests pending

By Matthew Brown Jul. 24, 2020 01:36 PM EDT
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A senior home in Montana that has been pummeled by a coronavirus outbreak that infected nearly every resident has seen another death as...

The Canyon Creek Memory Care Community is seen in Billings, Mont. on Friday, July 10, 2020. The facility that cares for people with dementia and other cognitive issues has seen at least seven deaths since a coronavirus outbreak sickened almost all its residents and many staff members. The Montana memory care facility that didn't carry out no-cost COVID-19 testing on its residents is reeling from an outbreak that has sickened more than 50 residents and 36 staff. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)
Care home refused free tests. Now, nearly everyone has virus

By Matthew Brown And Amy Beth Hanson Jul. 14, 2020 02:25 PM EDT

Montana reports 2 new virus deaths in assisted care facility

Jul. 10, 2020 01:19 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Health officials confirmed the deaths of three Montana residents on Friday as a result of the coronavirus, including two residents of a...

Pandemic forces cancellation of West Virginia's Bridge Day

Jul. 08, 2020 02:12 PM EDT
FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — An annual bridge-jumping event in southern West Virginia has been canceled. The Bridge Day Commission announced...

Montana infections set record as outbreak hits nursing home

By Matthew Brown And Iris Samuels Jul. 07, 2020 02:26 PM EDT
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Billings nursing home said 58 residents and staff have tested positive for the coronavirus and the facility has been put under...

Montana virus infections hit new high as nursing home hit

By Matthew Brown Jul. 07, 2020 12:30 PM EDT
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Billings nursing home said 58 residents and staff have tested positive for the coronavirus and the facility has been put under...