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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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Pandemic forces New Mexico legislative session to go virtual

SANTA FE – The Roundhouse will be off limits to the public and lobbyists as New Mexico’s upcoming legislative session will feature many virtual committee hearings and floor debates because o...

New Mexico governor grants clemency for 12 people

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has granted clemency for 12 people convicted of crimes in the state. The governor’s office announced the pardons Wednesday, sayin...

Colorado says fraud to blame for rise in unemployment claims

DENVER – An unusual spike in new unemployment claims in the week after Christmas was caused by fraudsters, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment said Thursday. New unemp...

Calgary eyes freestyle, snowboard worlds but needs nation’s approval

CALGARY, Alberta – Calgary wants to host the world freestyle ski and snowboard championships next month, if public health authorities approve. Calgary would be a substitute site. ...