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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

U.S. authorities warn against flying drones over national lab in New Mexico

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – Drone pilots beware. Authorities at one of the nation’s top nuclear weapons laboratories issued a warning Monday that airspace over Los Alamos National Laboratory is off l...

DATE: Aug 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

Navajo Nation issues vaccine mandate for tribal workers

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – All Navajo Nation executive branch employees will need to be fully vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19 by the end of September or be required to submit to...

DATE: Aug 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

New Mexico farmers along Rio Grande face early water cutoff

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Hundreds of farmers along central New Mexico's stretch of the Rio Grande face a second straight year of having their irrigation supplies cut off early.

DATE: Aug 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico school districts debate masks, local control

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s mask and vaccine requirements are drawing more fire from parents and officials as the school year begins and as COVID-19 cases continue to climb despite vaccinatio...

DATE: Aug 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

California felon charged in shooting of New Mexico officers

ALBUQUERQUE – A felon from California has been charged with opening fire on Albuquerque police officers, severely wounding one officer and injuring three others after they responded to a r...

DATE: Aug 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Colorado U.S. Sen. Hickenlooper tests positive for COVID-19

DENVER – Colorado U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper announced Thursday that he has tested positive for a “breakthrough” case of COVID-19. The first-term Democrat issued a statement saying he teste...

DATE: Aug 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News