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New Mexico reports single-day record 827 new COVID-19 cases

SANTA FE – Health officials in New Mexico on Wednesday reported a single-day record of 827 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and eight additional deaths. The latest numbers increase...

DATE: Oct 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico health agency resends 30K old virus test results

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health has erroneously sent old coronavirus test results to about 30,000 people, about 1,600 of them were awaiting new test results when they received...

DATE: Oct 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 30 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials report 30 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 but no additional deaths. The latest figures released Tuesday night bring the total...

DATE: Oct 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Forests temporarily closed near Colorado cities because of fires

DENVER – A large swath of forest land has been temporarily closed near Colorado’s populated Front Range region to help firefighters battle wildfires and prevent new ones from starting on the...

DATE: Oct 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Border Patrol agent impersonator in New Mexico gets prison

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A man in New Mexico has been sentenced to nearly two years in federal prison for impersonating a Border Patrol agent. Prosecutors said 45-year-old James Christo...

DATE: Oct 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico Supreme Court seeks members for equity commission

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Supreme Court is looking for people to serve on a newly created commission on equity and justice. An order issued Monday formally established the commiss...

DATE: Oct 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico court upholds former officer’s murder conviction

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Supreme Court has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of a former Silver City police officer in the killing of his estranged wife amid a contentious divorce a...

DATE: Oct 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Netflix halts production in New Mexico amid virus cases

SANTA FE – Netflix has halted production of its Western film “The Harder They Fall” after at least two people on the set tested positive for the coronavirus while working in New Mexico. ...

DATE: Oct 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Colorado authorities use DNA to identify body found in 1974

DENVER – Authorities in Colorado used DNA to identify a man who was found dead by hikers 46 years ago, while his wife remains missing. Park County Coroner David E. Kintz Jr. on Tu...

DATE: Oct 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Jeff Bridges says he has lymphoma, cites good prognosis

LOS ANGELES – Jeff Bridges says he is being treated for lymphoma and his prognosis is good. The 70-year-old actor channeled his The Dude character from “The Big Lebowski” in a sta...

DATE: Oct 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Another rider positive as Giro heads toward uncertain finish

UDINE, Italy – Colombian sprinter Fernando Gaviria became the latest cyclist to test positive for the coronavirus and be withdrawn from the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday as the race heads toward ...

DATE: Oct 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

People warned to reduce driving because of Colorado fires

BOULDER – People in Colorado’s most populated region were being asked Tuesday to limit driving to avoid making air pollution caused by smoke wildfires even worse. The state health...

DATE: Oct 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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