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Brother pleads not guilty to aiding suspect in Farmington woman’s death

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The brother of an Air Force airman charged in the death of a Sunday school teacher has pleaded not guilty to a charge of attempting to hinder prosecution. Samue...

Doomsday cult leader in Norwood gets 64 years in deaths of 2 girls

TELLURIDE – A woman who considered herself the spiritual leader of a doomsday cult in Colorado has been sentenced to 64 years in prison for her role in the deaths of two children who were ba...

Police shoot, kill armed carjacking suspect near Denver

AURORA – An investigation is underway after police shot and killed a carjacking suspect they say pointed a handgun at them in suburban Denver. The Aurora Sentinel reports offic...

New Mexico reports 128 more coronavirus cases; no new deaths

SANTA FE – Health officials in New Mexico reported 128 more coronavirus cases around the state Monday, but no additional known deaths. It’s the first time since April 15 that no C...

Man arrested after girlfriend’s body found in basement

TRINIDAD – Police have arrested a man after his girlfriend’s body was found wrapped in blankets in the basement of a home in southern Colorado. Thomas Bailey, 36, was taken into c...

Navajo Nation reports 27 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Department of Health has reported 27 new cases of coronavirus on the Navajo Nation and one known death. That pushes the totals to 6,990 positive CO...

Father, son die in rafting accident on Arkansas River

PUEBLO – An Aurora man and his son died in a Father’s Day rafting accident on the Arkansas River near Pueblo, officials said. The Pueblo County Coroner’s Office identified the two...

Robot helping to sanitize Albuquerque International Sunport

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest airport has enlisted a robot to help with cleaning in the age of coronavirus. KOAT-TV reports the Albuquerque International Sunport is employing...

New Mexico reports 136 new coronavirus cases, 3 more deaths

SANTA FE – Health officials in New Mexico reported 136 more coronavirus cases around the state Sunday and three more known deaths. The increases raised New Mexico’s total number o...

New Mexico tallies 172 more COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths

SANTA FE – New Mexico health officials on Saturday reported 172 additional COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths. The increases raised the state’s total number of cases to 10,4...

Governor appoints Santa Fe lawyer to state Court of Appeals

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed a lawyer in private practice in Santa Fe to fill a vacancy on the New Mexico Court of Appeals. Lujan Grisham’s appointment of Jane Yohale...

Custom guitar from Prince’s 1980s prime sells for $563,500

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – A custom guitar played by Prince at the height of his stardom in the 1980s and 1990s has sold for a staggering $563,500 at auction. The “Blue Angel” Cloud ...