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Starkel, Deese help San Jose State beat Air Force

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Nick Starkel threw two touchdown passes to tight end Derrick Deese Jr. in the third quarter and San Jose State beat Air Force 17-6 on Saturday night in the Mountain West C...

DATE: Oct 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

New Mexico sets new records on COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations

SANTA FE – New Mexico on Saturday reported record numbers of additional COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, breaking daily records set in recent days as the state’s coronavirus outbreak con...

DATE: Oct 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico DA gets grant for prosecutor to target gun crimes

ALBUQUERQUE – The federal government is providing a $278,000 grant to a New Mexico district attorney’s office to hire a full-time local prosecutor to try firearms cases in federal court. ...

DATE: Oct 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Thousands forced to flee Colorado’s second-largest wildfire

DENVER – A mandatory evacuation order has sent thousands of people fleeing from their homes near Rocky Mountain National Park in northern Colorado as wildfire officials on Saturday brace for...

DATE: Oct 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lawyer: Allegations against former police spokesman ‘false’

ALBUQUERQUE – A lawyer for a now-former Albuquerque police officer denies allegations that his client wrongly collected thousands of dollars of overtime pay while serving as the department’s...

DATE: Oct 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Former Alamogordo officer sentenced in fatal Roswell wreck

ROSWELL, N.M. – A former Alamogordo police officer has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a 2019 wreck in Roswell in which one person was killed and two others were injured. ...

DATE: Oct 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

State allows drivers older than 79 to renew licenses online

SANTA FE – Older drivers at high risk for complications from COVID-19 will no longer be required to take their annual eye exam at a state Motor Vehicle Division office. It’s the l...

DATE: Oct 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado limits more gatherings as COVID-19 cases spike

DENVER – Citing a steady increase in Colorado’s coronavirus hospitalization caseload, state health officials announced new limits Friday on personal gatherings of people from different house...

DATE: Oct 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Not real news: Taking a look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Pres...

DATE: Oct 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Avalanche agree to 1-year deal with forward Tyson Jost

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche agreed to a one-year deal Monday with restricted free agent Tyson Jost. The 22-year-old forward scored eight goals and had 15 assists in 67 games f...

DATE: Oct 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Colorado wildfire becomes second largest in state history

DENVER – Colorado’s second-largest wildfire in state history was most likely caused by human activity, Gov. Jared Polis said Friday. The East Troublesome Fire which forced nearby ...

DATE: Oct 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

More fire restrictions imposed as New Mexico waits for rain

ALBUQUERQUE – More national forests are imposing fire restrictions as New Mexico waits for some much needed rain. The Cibola National Forest is implementing the first stage of res...

DATE: Oct 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News