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Denver mayor backs measures for homeless camps and funding

DENVER – Denver’s mayor on Wednesday announced support for temporary campsites and the creation of a dedicated funding source for the city’s homeless population. Mayor Michael Han...

Navajo Nation reports 17 additional COVID-19 cases, 1 death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials have reported 17 additional cases of coronavirus with one additional death. That put the number of positive COVID-19 cases on t...

Austin City Limits music festival canceled as virus surges

AUSTIN, Texas – Austin City Limits has joined the ranks of major music festivals to be canceled because of the coronavirus. Festival organizers said in a statement Wednesday that ...

New Mexico county moves to spend money on police cameras

ALBUQUERQUE – Commissioners in New Mexico’s most populous county have taken another step toward outfitting the sheriff’s department with body cameras as Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisha...

Video shows fatal shooting of unarmed man by Carlsbad ranger

ALBUQUERQUE – Recently released body camera video shows the final moments before an unarmed Colorado man was shot and killed by a park ranger at Carlsbad Caverns. KOB-TV in Albuqu...

Officers put on leave over photos tied to Elijah McClain

AURORA – Multiple police officers in suburban Denver have been placed on paid leave during an investigation into photos that emerged of them near where Elijah McClain died last summer after ...

Albuquerque man accused of fatally shooting uncle unprovoked

ALBUQUERQUE – An Albuquerque man who claimed to shoot his uncle in self-defense is facing a murder charge. Albuquerque police upgraded charges against 25-year-old Joshua Martine...

Colorado woman pleads guilty in 1996 death of newborn girl

LOVELAND – A Colorado woman pleaded guilty Monday to felony charges in the killing of an unidentified newborn girl whose body was found in a garbage bag in a reservoir in 1996. Je...

New Mexico’s confirmed COVID-19 cases passes the 12,000 mark

SANTA FE – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in New Mexico has passed the 12,000 mark. State health officials on Tuesday reported an additional 168 cases, raising the toll si...

Navajos concerned with COVID-19 spikes in surrounding areas

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation Department of Health is reporting 63 additional cases of coronavirus with no new deaths. The numbers made public late Monday put the number ...

Officers investigated over photos related to Elijah McClain

AURORA – Multiple suburban Denver police officers have been placed on paid administrative leave amid an investigation into photos of them related to the case of a Black man who died last sum...

Deaths of 2 Mexican gray wolves investigated in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Wildlife managers are investigating the deaths of two Mexican gray wolves found in May in New Mexico. The interagency team that oversees recovery of the endangered s...