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Navajo Nation reports 14 new COVID-19 cases, 4 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials have reported 14 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and four additional deaths. That brings the total number of people infected ...

Police: Suspect arrested after fatal shooting in Farmington

FARMINGTON – A man as been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in west Farmington, according to police. They said 45-year-old Johnny Davidson has been booked into the San...

New Mexico reports 98 new coronavirus cases, 2 more deaths

ALBUQUERQUE – Health officials in New Mexico report 98 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths as of Sunday. The latest numbers from the New Mexico Department of He...

Polis taps Colorado National Guard to help with wildfires

DENVER – Gov. Jared Polis activated the Colorado National Guard on Friday to help with several wildfires burning across the state. The governor’s office said a Black Hawk helicopt...

Stars’ top line dominant against Avalanche in Game 1

Grubauer goes down with injury for Colorado

Nuclear agency’s new facility to be named after 1st leader

ALBUQUERQUE – The federal agency that oversees the nation’s nuclear weapons cache and key deterrence initiatives around the globe will name its new facility in Albuquerque after a retired Ai...

Nuggets embarrassed in Game 3 by Jazz

Back from quarantine, Conley leads Utah over Denver 124-87

Polis taps Colorado National Guard to help with wildfires

DENVER – Gov. Jared Polis activated the Colorado National Guard on Friday to help with several wildfires burning across the state. The governor’s office said a Black Hawk helicopt...

New Mexico officials keep close eye on COVID-19 benchmarks

SANTA FE – New Mexico on Friday reported an additional 150 COVID-19 cases, bringing the state’s total to nearly 24,100 since the pandemic began. The state Department of Health als...

Kentucky Derby reverses course, will run without fans

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Kentucky Derby will run without fans next month at Churchill Downs. The historic track citied rises in COVID-19 cases in the Louisville area. It will mark th...

New Mexico rights commission reconsiders immunity for police

SANTA FE – An effort to reform qualified immunity provisions that protect police officers from lawsuits against misconduct is getting underway in New Mexico. The state’s newly app...

Body of park ranger found in northern Colorado reservoir

FORT COLLINS – The body of a park ranger was found Friday in a northern Colorado reservoir after he became missing in what authorities called a “strong wind event.” The ranger’s b...