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Colorado labor department software flags thousands of claims

DENVER – A fraud detection program included in upgraded Colorado Department of Labor and Employment software has flagged thousands of unemployment benefits requests as suspicious. ...

DATE: Jan 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico reports 1,507 additional virus cases, 22 deaths

SANTA FE – New Mexico on Saturday announced 1,507 additional known COVID-19 cases and 22 more deaths, increasing the state’s totals since the pandemic began to 154,954 cases and 2,732 deaths...

DATE: Jan 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado man arrested after human remains found in suitcases

DENVER â€“ Authorities in Colorado have arrested a man police believe is a suspect in a case involving the human remains of an adult man that were found in two large suitcases near a trail i...

DATE: Jan 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Officials tour possible Space Command site in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE – Air Force officials have toured the grounds of Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque to evaluate the site as a possible location for the U.S. Space Command. Strateg...

DATE: Jan 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 237 new COVID-19 cases, 22 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials on Friday reported 237 new coronavirus cases and 22 more deaths. The latest figures increased the tribe’s totals since the pand...

DATE: Jan 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Aurora mayor criticized after posing as homeless person

AURORA – Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman drew continuing criticism this week in Colorado after he posed as a homeless person on the streets and called homelessness a “choice” in a television segme...

DATE: Jan 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico Supreme Court overturns child abuse convictions

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Supreme Court has overturned the child abuse convictions of an Albuquerque man in the 2015 death of an infant. A divided court in a ruling issued Friday ...

DATE: Jan 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado confirms two more coronavirus variant cases

DENVER – Colorado has confirmed two more cases of a strain of the coronavirus believed to be more contagious, giving the state a total of three confirmed cases. Officials are also investigat...

DATE: Jan 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico to see added $300 weekly in jobless benefits

ALBUQUERQUE – Labor officials in New Mexico have said residents receiving unemployment benefits should expect an extra $300 a week added to their benefits. The New Mexico Departme...

DATE: Jan 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lawyers: New Mexico trying to comply with education needs

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Public Education Department is working with school districts and internet providers to expand broadband access in rural areas struggling with remote learning, accor...

DATE: Jan 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Stevens leads CSU Rams past UNLV in close contest

FORT COLLINS – Isaiah Stevens had 25 points and made a pair of free throws with seven seconds left as Colorado State rallied from 13 down to spoil UNLV’s Mountain West Conference opener 74-7...

DATE: Jan 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Navajo Nation reports 257 new COVID-19 cases, six more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials on Thursday reported 257 new coronavirus cases and six more deaths. The latest figures increased the tribe’s totals since the p...

DATE: Jan 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News