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New Mexico begins accepting abuse-neglect reports by text

SANTA FE – New Mexico is launching a round-the-clock program to let young people reach state officials by text message to report abuse or neglect, find references or ask questions. ...

DATE: Dec 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police ask for help solving Colorado state trooper’s 1973 killing

DENVER – The Denver Police Department’s cold case unit is asking for the public’s help solving the 1973 shooting death of a Colorado State Patrol trooper. Investigators are seekin...

DATE: Dec 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico sees decline in daily confirmed COVID-19 cases

SANTA FE â€“ New Mexico is seeing its daily COVID-19 case totals decline, but health officials have been worried about whether the Christmas holiday could lead to another spike as it takes t...

DATE: Dec 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Records related to government contract work are public, N.M. says

ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Attorney General’s Office says autopsy reports done by a state-run office for a tribal entity or the federal government are subject to open record laws because t...

DATE: Dec 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man killed at Santa Fe ski area was from Phoenix, friend says

SANTA FE – Authorities and a friend identified a Ski Santa Fe employee who died after hitting a tree while skiing during his free time over the weekend as a 22-year-old from Phoenix. ...

DATE: Dec 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Backcountry skier killed in avalanche in Colorado

WINTER PARK – A backcountry skier was killed in an avalanche in Colorado on Saturday, becoming the fourth person to die in a slide in the state in just over a week. The man was fo...

DATE: Dec 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico leans on outdoor recreation for economic recovery

CARLSBAD, N.M. – New Mexico officials are hoping an appetite for outdoor recreation during the coronavirus pandemic will help the state’s economy recover. The New Mexico Outdoor R...

DATE: Dec 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Teen pilots airlift pets from crowded New Mexico shelters

ALBUQUERQUE – Teenage pilots are airlifting animals from shelters in New Mexico to places out of state where they have a better chance of being adopted. The program is a collabora...

DATE: Dec 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Body found in remote area near Santa Fe airport

SANTA FE – Authorities are investigating after a body was discovered near Santa Fe’s airport. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports a group traveling on all-terrain vehicles Saturda...

DATE: Dec 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation renews mandated COVID-19 lockdown

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation has reported 122 new coronavirus cases and 10 more deaths. The latest figures released Sunday by the Navajo Department of Health bring the t...

DATE: Dec 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

‘Club Kid’ killer Michael Alig dies; overdose suspected

NEW YORK – Notorious “club kid” killer Michael Alig, who served 17 years in prison for killing his roommate over a drug debt in a case that became a book and film, has died of a suspected dr...

DATE: Dec 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

New Mexico to begin giving vaccinations at care facilities

SANTA FE – New Mexico will begin providing COVID-19 vaccinations to 15,000 people who work or live at long-term care facilities, state officials announced Saturday. Beginning Sund...

DATE: Dec 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News