Southwest Health System in Cortez announced that it will require its staff to get vaccinated against COVID-19; The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment posted a new system on its website for users to view and compare data on breakthrough cases of COVID-19; For the second time in a week, officials with the Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife recovered the body of a drowning victim from the waters of a state reservoir.

Coronavirus deaths and hospitalizations continue to rise in Colorado and across the region; Authorities in the Navajo Nation have issued a health advisory saying that there is uncontrolled spread of COVID-19 in dozens of Navajo communities.

In Colorado, more than 160 new state laws took effect on Tuesday; Diné College has increased the minimum wage to $15 an hour for more than two thirds of its employees.

Colorado voters will weigh in on three statewide ballot questions this November that aim to raise marijuana prices, lower property taxes and put new restrictions on government spending; The state of Colorado will start paying grade school students who agree to get tested weekly for COVID-19.

The Mount Weber Fire burning southwest of Mancos is now at 50 percent containment as a team of scientists and emergency responders say that Colorado’s wildfire mitigation efforts have some flaws and need reform; Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser says three officers and two paramedics have been indicted on manslaughter and other charges in the death of Elijah McClain.

In a survey from 2019, one in ten Coloradans reported they felt like they weren't getting enough food. This problem - food insecurity - stems from individuals not having enough money to feed themselves or their families. In this week's Health & Prevention Report, KSJD's Tay Glass looks at food insecurity in the Four Corners and one potential solution that may be in your back yard.

Axis Health System is merging with another healthcare provider, The Center for Mental Health; In Arizona, a federal judge has thrown out the Trump administration’s changes to the Clean Water Act.

Health officials are marking international drug overdose day at the Colorado state Capitol on Wednesday morning by pledging to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to tackle the overdose issue in the coming years; The Mount Weber Fire continues to burn about six miles southwest of Mancos, near Weber Mountain, and is at 10% containment.

The Department of Energy is launching a new research lab in Colorado; A wildfire broke out on Friday about six miles southwest of Mancos, near Weber Mountain.

Manaugh Elementary School in Cortez has stopped in-person learning till September 7th due to a surge in COVID-19 infections; The Colorado Department of Agriculture is seeking information for an agricultural loan program; School started this week for the inaugural classes of kindergarteners and 1st graders at Kwiyagat Community Academy in Towaoc.