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Mychal Givens, Rockies agree to $4.05M, 1-year contract

DENVER – Right-handed reliver Mychal Givens and the Colorado Rockies agreed Thursday to a $4.05 million, one-year contract. Colorado acquired Givens in a deal with Baltimore on Au...

DATE: Jan 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

McKinley Wright new assist king for Colorado Buffaloes

Walker shines off bench in win against Cal

DATE: Jan 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Navajo Nation reports 169 additional virus cases, five deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials on Wednesday reported 169 new COVID-19 cases and five more deaths from the coronavirus outbreak. The additional cases and death...

DATE: Jan 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico capital city gears up for possible protests

SANTA FE – Fencing has been erected outside the New Mexico Statehouse and other government buildings as officials prepare for political unrest ahead of the upcoming legislative session and n...

DATE: Jan 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Jan 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Business

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...

DATE: Jan 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Jan 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Jan 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Business

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. ...

DATE: Jan 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Jan 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Jan 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Jan 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News