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Albuquerque plans to turn old hospital into homeless shelter

ALBUQUERQUE – City officials are planning to buy a former Albuquerque hospital and turn it into a homeless shelter and services hub. Mayor Tim Keller said Tuesday that the city is...

DATE: Dec 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Climate change damaging more World Heritage sites, report says

GENEVA – Climate change is increasingly damaging the U.N.’s most cherished heritage sites, a leading conservation agency warned Wednesday, reporting that Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and d...

DATE: Dec 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

Colorado first gentleman discharged from COVID-19 hospital stay

DENVER – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ longtime partner, first gentleman Marlon Reis, was discharged from a hospital Tuesday after undergoing treatment for the coronavirus. Reis was ...

DATE: Dec 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 159 new COVID-19 cases, 6 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials on Tuesday reported 159 new COVID-19 cases and six more deaths. In all, the tribe has now reported 18,324 cases and 688 know de...

DATE: Dec 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sex abuse victims want archdiocese eliminated, lawyer says

ALBUQUERQUE – An attorney for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe has claimed that alleged victims of clergy sexual abuse and their lawyers are seeking to eliminate the archdiocese in New Mexico by ...

DATE: Dec 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Monte Morris agrees to extension with Nuggets

Three years, $27 million for guard

DATE: Dec 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Guatemala COVID-19 chief headed back to Colorado medical job

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The man leading Guatemala’s effort against the new coronavirus said Tuesday he is leaving that post in order to return to his job at the University of Colorado Denver. ...

DATE: Dec 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado House speaker nixes probe into voting system

DENVER – Democratic Colorado House Speaker KC Becker has dismissed a request by state Republicans who want an investigation into the state’s election software and voting machines, accusing t...

DATE: Dec 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fans, Ono, bandmates mark 40 years since John Lennon’s death

NEW YORK – Fans remembered John Lennon with flowers, candles and songs Tuesday, the 40th anniversary of the former Beatle’s death after being shot outside his New York City apartment buildin...

DATE: Dec 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Police checking path of Colorado gunmen arrested in Florida standoff

PANAMA CITY, Fla. – Investigators are tracking the path taken by two Colorado men who were arrested after a police chase and standoff in Florida’s Panhandle to see if they were involved in t...

DATE: Dec 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico reports 1,250 new COVID-19 cases, 11 more deaths

SANTA FE – Health officials in New Mexico on Sunday reported 1,250 new COVID-19 cases with 11 additional deaths. The latest numbers pushed the state’s totals since the pandemic be...

DATE: Dec 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Remains of 1 of 3 people found dead in rural San Luis Valley identified

CONEJOS – Authorities have identified the remains of one of three people found dead near a rural town in southern Colorado. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation says a forensic od...

DATE: Dec 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News