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New Mexico high school sports try to plan amid uncertainty

ALBUQUERQUE – High school athletic directors across New Mexico are actively seeking to obtain schedules for the 2020-21 school year amid a pandemic, uncertainty and fewer games. ...

DATE: Jul 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: Intruding neighbor doused by boiling water

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A New Mexico man is facing charges after police said he barged in on his neighbor in an angry tirade and was dispelled only after the neighbor doused him with boiling wate...

DATE: Jul 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. attorney urges Albuquerque to embrace surge in federal agents

SANTA FE, N.M. – U.S. Attorney John C. Anderson is defending a decision to deploy 35 more federal agents to Albuquerque to address violent crime, urging the city’s Democratic mayor to embrac...

DATE: Jul 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 15 new COVID-19 cases, 5 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. â€“ Navajo Nation health officials on Tuesday night reported 15 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and five additional deaths. The total number of people infected ...

DATE: Jul 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colo. tree selected for Christmas at U.S. Capitol

GRAND JUNCTION – A Colorado tree has been selected to move to the U.S. Capitol Building to be displayed over the Christmas holiday, the U.S. Forest Service said. The Christmas tre...

DATE: Jul 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

New Mexico graduate fighting to keep Native American caricature logo

BAYARD, N.M. – A graduate of a southwestern New Mexico high school is fighting the state’s lieutenant governor over his call to remove a baseball stadium’s logo of a Native American caricatu...

DATE: Jul 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Suspect arrested in shooting of 2 protesters in Colorado

AURORA â€“ A man at a weekend Colorado protest who shot and wounded two demonstrators after he apparently aimed at a Jeep driving toward protesters has been arrested on suspicion of attempte...

DATE: Jul 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico breaks records on reported virus cases in a day

SANTA FE â€“ New Mexico health officials say the state has shattered its record on the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in a single day. The state said Monday it has recorded 46...