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Navajo Nation has 104 new coronavirus cases, 4 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation officials report 104 new cases of the coronavirus with four more deaths from the pandemic. The Navajo Nation has been hit hard from the outbreak...

DATE: May 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico governor halts plans to reopen drive-in theater

LAS VEGAS, N.M. – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has blocked the reopening of a popular northern New Mexico drive-in movie theater despite city officials believing they had the OK. T...

DATE: May 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado lawmakers to return Tuesday to tackle $3.3 billion budget hole

DENVER – No public health insurance option. Drastic cuts to K-12 and higher education funding. Seniors losing tax breaks on their homes. These are a few of the dozens of sacrifice...

DATE: May 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Census workers to target southern New Mexico

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – U.S. Census workers have started to drop off questionnaires at the front doors of some homes in Las Cruces and Doña Ana County as part of an effort to target households th...

DATE: May 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Interior Secretary plans Grand Canyon visit for reopening

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. – Interior Secretary David Bernhardt is scheduled to be at the Grand Canyon this weekend to highlight the park’s partial reopening after it shuttered tempor...

DATE: May 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s unemployment rate jumps to 11.3% in April

DENVER – Colorado’s unemployment rate surged to a record 11.3% in April as the state lost more than 323,000 jobs because of the economic shutdown in response to the coronavirus outbreak, the...

DATE: May 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

More coronavirus testing planned at New Mexico meat plant

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. – Several dozen workers at a meat processing plant in southern New Mexico have tested positive for coronavirus as state health officials plan another round of testing at t...

DATE: May 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Recording Academy records John Prine song for charity

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Recording Academy has released a new recording of John Prine’s “Angel From Montgomery” with proceeds going to support the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund. Pr...

DATE: May 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Xcel Energy erects first turbines at New Mexico wind farm

PORTALES, N.M. – The first few turbines that will make up Xcel Energy’s Sagamore Wind Project in eastern New Mexico have been erected, the utility announced Thursday. Company offi...

DATE: May 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Swiss ski resort plans to create longest World Cup downhill

ZERMATT, Switzerland – A downhill ski race that would be the longest in the World Cup is being planned to join the men’s circuit on a course connecting Switzerland and Italy near the Matterh...

DATE: May 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

New Mexico to tap satellite tracking during wildfire season

SANTA FE – New Mexico has a new tool that could help crews get an early jump on any wildfires that might break out. The State Forestry Division will be getting real-time alerts v...

DATE: May 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Romance writers association announces new award, the Vivian

NEW YORK – The Romance Writers of America have dropped their annual RITA awards and replaced them with a prize dedicated to the association’s co-founder and meant to address criticisms about...

DATE: May 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Books

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