^ I Support Local Community Journalism Support the independent voice of Denver and help keep the future of Westword free. Over the past three days,…
Deaths highlight once-in-a-decade Rockies avalanche danger
This image provided by Colorado Avalanche Information Center shows an avalanche that killed an unidentified snowboarder on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, near the town of…
Traffic deaths in N.J. are up this year, despite less cars on the road. Bad behavior is to blame.
Traffic fatalities in New Jersey are higher than they were this time last year and on a deadly trend to finish 2020 with more deaths…
N.J. reports record-high 4,913 new COVID-19 positive tests, 64 more deaths. Hospitalizations climb again.
New Jersey on Thursday reported 4,913 new coronavirus cases — the highest number of positive tests in a single day — and another 64 deaths…
Michigan sets daily record for COVID-19 deaths
Michigan on Tuesday reported a record 190 deaths tied to COVID-19 and added 5,793 new cases. Of the Tuesday deaths, 30 were identified during a…
N.J. reports 90 additional COVID-19 deaths, 4,661 new positive tests. Hospitalizations top 3K.
New Jersey health officials reported 4,661 new cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday and another 90 deaths, the most confirmed COVID-19 fatalities reported in a…
Walz says Minnesota to report record deaths, 8,000 COVID cases
Health officials also reported 7,877 new cases of the virus, a bit under what the governor announced previously. ST PAUL, Minn. — Thursday, Nov. 19 …
U.S. Cases Rise 0.8%; Texas Nears 14,000 Deaths: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — The virus is surging among the young in the U.K., as France’s prime minister warned of a “clear degradation” with more than 9,000…
Infection growth slows in California, but deaths surge
California overall is not experiencing the same alarming surge in COVID-19 infections as it did in late June and early July, but record-breaking death tolls…
US deaths surpass 1,000 for second straight day, jobless claims rise for first time since March; baseball is back
The daily U.S. death toll surpassed 1,000 for the second straight day and hospitalizations were again peaking as the paralyzing coronavirus pandemic showed little sign of…
Los Angeles, Florida counties to close beaches for July 4th weekend; WHO warns ‘worst is yet to come’; 126K US deaths
As coronavirus cases climbed in the U.S. and across the globe, the World Health Organization director general warned “the worst is yet to come” and…