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New Mexico ski resorts will delay opening amid pandemic

SANTA FE – Multiple ski resorts in New Mexico have delayed their scheduled openings this month in response to state-mandated COVID-19 lockdown orders that went into effect Monday. ...

DATE: Nov 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Denver public schools go remote for rest of semester

DENVER – Denver Public Schools will go to fully remote learning for all grades for the rest of the semester as the coronavirus surges, the district announced Wednesday. Remote lea...

DATE: Nov 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: Colorado man fatally shot while driving near mall

PUEBLO – A Colorado man has died after police say he was shot in a moving vehicle in what authorities believe was a gang-related shooting. Pueblo Police Sgt. Franklyn Ortega said ...

DATE: Nov 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn says he’s tested positive for COVID-19

COLORADO SPRINGS – Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn has become the second Colorado congressman to test positive for COVID-19. Lamborn’s office issued a statement Wednesday saying...

DATE: Nov 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. Rep. Perlmutter says he’s tested positive for COVID-19

DENVER – Colorado Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter says he has tested positive for the coronavirus. Perlmutter said in a statement Tuesday he learned he has the virus but is asy...

DATE: Nov 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Republicans shake up state Senate leadership in New Mexico

SANTA FE â€“ A new leader has emerged atop the Republican minority contingent in the New Mexico state Senate. In a caucus meeting Tuesday, Sen. Gregory Baca of Belen was chosen as...

DATE: Nov 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico seeks funding for 28 more electric vehicles

SANTA FE â€“ New Mexico would add 28 electric vehicles to its fleet for state agencies under a budget request to legislators from the administration of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. ...

DATE: Nov 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 146 new COVID-19 cases, two new deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. â€“ Navajo Nation health officials are reporting 146 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths. The latest figures released Monday night bring t...

DATE: Nov 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Columbine Memorial donation box stolen from Colorado park

LITTLETON – The Columbine Memorial Foundation has announced in a social media post that the donation box that sits on the memorial in Colorado was stolen in the past week. The fou...

DATE: Nov 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Elderly cyclist attacked, robbed in northern Colorado dies

LONGMONT – Authorities in northern Colorado say an elderly man who was knocked off his bicycle and robbed has died from injuries suffered in the attack. The 71-year-old man, whose...

DATE: Nov 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque seeks public input on next police chief

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest city is looking for its next police chief, and now it’s seeking community input as the process moves forward. Albuquerque city staff and a contr...

DATE: Nov 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Body found after boys’ canoe flips in Clear Creek Reservoir

GRANITE – Divers have recovered a body from Clear Creek Reservoir while searching for a teenage boy who went missing after the canoe he was in capsized. Colorado Parks and Wildlif...

DATE: Nov 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News