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Holloman Air Force Base to take in Afghan refugees

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – Holloman Air Force Base is among several military installations that will take in Afghan refugees, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Friday. The base near Alamogord...

DATE: Aug 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

1 dead, 1 injured in rock climbing accident near Boulder

BOULDER – A man was killed and another was seriously injured when they fell 150 to 200 feet while rock climbing near Boulder. Boulder County sheriff’s officials say the men were starting the...

DATE: Aug 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Woman who hid 26 kids behind false wall at day care guilty

COLORADO SPRINGS – A Colorado woman charged with hiding 26 children behind a false wall at her day care center was found guilty of child abuse and other charges Thursday. Carla Faith was co...

DATE: Aug 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 55 new COVID-19 cases and 1 more death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Thursday reported 55 new COVID-19 cases and one more death. The latest numbers pushed the tribe’s totals to 32,430 coronavirus cases and 1,400 known...

DATE: Aug 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Video shows officer shoot Colorado teen holding knife

LOVELAND – A police officer shot a 19-year-old armed with knife after the teen began to move quickly toward him, body camera footage released Wednesday shows. Police responded to the home in...

DATE: Aug 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 57 new COVID-19 cases and 1 more death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Wednesday reported 57 new COVID-19 cases – 20 more than the previous day – plus one more death. The latest numbers pushed the tribe’s totals to 32,3...

DATE: Aug 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Panel appoints replacement to fill New Mexico House vacancy

ALBUQUERQUE – An environmental activist has been sworn in to fill a New Mexico House vacancy created by now-former Rep. Sheryl Williams Stapleton’s resignation amid a corruption investigatio...

DATE: Aug 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

DNA linked to sex assaults found in missing woman’s car

SALID – Male DNA that corresponds with partial profiles found in three unsolved sexual assault cases was found in the car of a missing Colorado woman whose husband is charged with killing he...

DATE: Aug 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Missing southern Colorado woman found in hidden grave

ALAMOSA – A 21-year-old woman who went missing in early August has been found in a hidden grave in a remote area of southern Colorado. Cheyenne Goins, of Alamosa, was reported missing by her...

DATE: Aug 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 37 new COVID-19 cases and 1 more death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported 37 new COVID-19 cases and one more death. The latest numbers pushed the tribe’s totals to 32,315 coronavirus cases and 1,398 known ...

DATE: Aug 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Drummer Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones backbone, dies at 80

LONDON – Charlie Watts, the self-effacing and unshakeable Rolling Stones drummer who helped anchor one of rock’s greatest rhythm sections and used his “day job” to support his enduring love...

DATE: Aug 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Music

Live round found next to bed of Colorado woman presumed dead

SALIDA – An unused .22-caliber round was found next to the bed of a Colorado woman who disappeared last year and whose husband is charged with killing her, and a tranquilizer gun and accesso...

DATE: Aug 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News