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New Mexico sees most number of pedestrian deaths in decade

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque officials are renewing their pledge to prevent pedestrian deaths as New Mexico sees the highest number of them in a decade. KRQE-TV reports a new director will over...

DATE: Jan 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Navajo Nation increases ability to do COVID testing, vaccinations

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Health facilities on the Navajo Nation are increasing the ability to test for COVID-19 and vaccinate people as the omicron variant spreads, tribal leaders said. Navajo P...

DATE: Jan 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man lying on Colorado road is run over by police SUV, dies

AURORA – A man who was lying on a road in a Denver suburb died after he was run over by a police vehicle, authorities said Tuesday. The 37-year-old man from Salt Lake City was hit Monday ni...

DATE: Jan 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Plant count increases ahead of New Mexico marijuana sales

Regulators strive to ensure medical users have a reliable supply

DATE: Jan 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Albuquerque school district to reopen after cyberattack

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest school district will reopen Tuesday after a cyberattack that forced a two-day closure, officials said. The Albuquerque Public Schools district discovered ...

DATE: Jan 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

25-year-old Colorado skier found dead near Lost Trail resort

SULA, Mont. – A 25-year-old Colorado skier who went missing Thursday from the Lost Trail Ski Area on the Montana-Idaho border has been found dead. The man’s identity was not immediately rele...

DATE: Jan 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Woman sentenced in scheme to steal iPods intended for kids

FARMINGTON – A former employee of a northwestern New Mexico school district faces 18 months in prison after sentenced in a yearslong scheme to steal and resell thousands of Apple iPods inten...

DATE: Jan 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

MLK march in Albuquerque postponed because of COVID-19 cases

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque and New Mexico’s MLK State Commission announced Friday that they have decided to postponed Saturday’s planned Martin Luther King Jr. march because of the increasing...

DATE: Jan 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico lawmakers seek greater spending, voter access

SANTA FE – Critical decisions about government spending, voting access, public education and criminal justice await New Mexico legislators during a 30-day legislative session that starts at ...

DATE: Jan 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Spider-Man comic page sells for record $3.36M at auction

DALLAS – A single page of artwork from a 1984 Spider-Man comic book sold at auction Thursday for a record $3.36 million. Mike Zeck’s artwork for page 25 from Marvel Comics’ “Secret Wars No....

DATE: Jan 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Cyber attack closes New Mexico’s largest school district

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s largest school district says it’s canceling classes because of a cyber attack. Albuquerque Public Schools said Wednesday that it will close all schools in the distric...

DATE: Jan 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Denver area grocery store workers go on strike

DENVER – Grocery store workers in the Denver area went on strike Wednesday after their union rejected the latest contract offer from a chain of stores owned by Kroger Co., the nation’s large...

DATE: Jan 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News