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Some snow expected as next storm moves over New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Forecasters with the National Weather Service in New Mexico say a storm is expected to cross over the state Friday through Saturday morning and could affect some post-holiday t...

New Mexico food banks prepare to buy millions of meals

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico food banks will be able to provide more meals for thousands of families with an infusion of $5 million in funding as part of an economic relief package approved by s...

Kirtland man stuck and killed by SUV near Farmington

FARMINGTON – New Mexico state police say a man who was walking in the westbound lanes of U.S. Highway 64 near Farmington was struck and killed by an SUV on Tuesday night. The ac...

Denver mayor travels for holiday after asking staff members not to

DENVER – Denver Mayor Michael Hancock flew to Mississippi to visit family despite sending messages on social media and to city staff members asking them to avoid traveling for the Thanksgivi...

First sanctioned homeless encampment in Denver set to open

DENVER – The first sanctioned homeless encampment in Denver is expected to open next week, and a second is likely to follow, city officials said. Department of Community Planning ...

121 cases, seven deaths added to COVID-19 tallies for Navajo Nation

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation has reported an additional 121 known COVID-19 cases and seven more deaths, increasing its totals to 15,374 cases and 638 deaths. The number ...

Albuquerque is among finalist locations for Space Command

ALBUQUERQUE — The city of Albuquerque has announced that it is being considered to permanently locate the U.S. Space Command, the latest of 11 unified command under the U.S. Department of De...

Former Tuskegee Airman Frank Mason dies at 97

COLORADO SPRINGS – One of only two original, remaining Tuskegee Airmen in Colorado has died. Frank Macon died Sunday night at his home in Colorado Springs. He was 97. A...

Elton John, TikTok team up to educate about AIDS epidemic

LOS ANGELES – The Elton John AIDS Foundation and TikTok are teaming up to raise awareness about the disease through a campaign and live event for World AIDS Day. John’s foundation...

More than 240k Navajos apply for tribal virus relief funding

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – About three-quarters of Navajos enrolled with the tribe have applied for financial assistance because of the coronavirus pandemic. The deadline to file an app...

Vlhova keeps winning run going as Shiffrin slowly returns

LEVI, Finland – With Mikaela Shiffrin working her way back onto the World Cup circuit after 10 months away, Petra Vlhova has kept their joined winning streak in slaloms going once again on S...

Man sought in New Mexico homicide believed to be in Arizona

SANTA FE – Authorities say they believe a suspect in a New Mexico homicide has fled to Arizona. An arrest warrant accuses 60-year-old Leonard Francis Kieran of murder in the shoot...