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New Mexico agency settles with oil company in well case

SANTA FE – An oil company operating in northwestern New Mexico has agreed to pay a $25,000 civil penalty as part of a settlement. The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Depart...

New Mexico governor announces priorities for legislation

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham enthusiastically backed recreational marijuana and a crackdown on predatory lending, as she outlined her list of top priorities for 2021 leg...

COVID-19 variant appears in New Mexico, health officials say

SANTA FE– A more contagious variant of the coronavirus has been detected in New Mexico, health officials confirmed Wednesday. The New Mexico Health Department said the first known...

Annual Colorado pot sales surpass $2 billion for first time

DENVER – Marijuana sales in Colorado in November pushed the industry’s annual revenue over $2 billion for the first time since cannabis was legalized for recreational use by a 2012 ballot me...

University of Colorado to resume some in-person classes in February

BOULDER – The University of Colorado, Boulder will resume some in-person classes starting Feb. 15 after starting the spring semester with all online instruction because of the pandemic. ...

California man pleads guilty to assaulting flight attendants

ALBUQUERQUE – A California man has pleaded guilty to assaulting two flight attendants while he was a passenger on a 2019 flight to New Mexico. Federal prosecutors said 43-year-old...

Health officials: COVID-19 variant turns up in New Mexico

SANTA FE – A more contagious variant of COVID-19 has been detected in New Mexico, state officials confirmed Wednesday. The New Mexico Health Department said the first known case o...

Police: Boy Scout from New Mexico dies camping in Colorado

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – A Boy Scout from New Mexico has died after a camping incident over the weekend near the New Mexico-Colorado line, authorities said. The Conejos County sheriff’s...

COVID-19 aid on agenda as Colorado lawmakers begin 2021 session

DENVER – Colorado’s Democrat-led Legislature is convening on Wednesday for a brief three-day session to swear in new members and adjust several pandemic relief laws before it adjourns until ...

Navajo Nation reports 193 additional virus cases, three deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation officials report 193 additional known COVID-19 cases and three more deaths from the coronavirus outbreak. The additional cases and deaths report...

Senzatela, Rockies agree to $3 million, 1-year contract

DENVER – Antonio Senzatela and the Colorado Rockies agreed Tuesday to a $3 million, one-year contract that avoided salary arbitration. A right-hander who turns 26 on Jan. 21, Senz...

Motocross season to kick off Memorial Day weekend

Cortez’s Tomac will seek a fourth title