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Navajo Nation: No COVID-related deaths, seventh time in nine days

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Monday reported eight new COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths. It marked the seventh time in nine days that no coronavirus-related deaths were ...

DATE: Jul 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Former state police officer convicted of drug charges

ALBUQUERQUE – A former New Mexico State Police officer has been convicted of distributing marijuana intended for a 16-year-old girl he pulled over and a separate drugs-for-sex scheme. U.S. ...

DATE: Jul 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Woman, man killed in southeast Denver shooting

DENVER – Two people have died in a shooting in southeast Denver, authorities said. Denver Police officers responded to the shooting at 2:27 a.m. The woman and man were taken to hospitals, wh...

DATE: Jul 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Interior secretary visits new BLM headquarters in Grand Junction

GRAND JUNCTION – Interior Secretary Deb Haaland paid her first visit Friday to the new Colorado headquarters of her department’s Bureau of Land Management after its relocation from the natio...

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico governor closely monitoring COVID-19 numbers

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and top health officials are closely monitoring the increase in COVID-19 cases. But there was no indication Thursday of whether official...

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Ex-Nevada inmate going on trial in Colorado hammer killings

CENTENNIAL – A former Nevada inmate accused of using a hammer to kill four people in the Denver area is going on trial nearly four decades after the slayings. Jury selection was scheduled to...

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

‘We’re back on the road!’ Rolling Stones relaunch U.S. tour

NEW YORK – The Rolling Stones announced on Thursday the relaunch of their U.S. “No Filter” tour, which had been derailed by the pandemic, beginning in St. Louis on Sept. 26. “I’m so excited...

DATE: Jul 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

New Mexico to get another $327M in federal recovery aid

SANTA FE – Federal education officials have approved New Mexico’s spending plan for recovery aid, clearing the way for another $327 million to be distributed to the state. The money is inte...

DATE: Jul 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

ABQ BioPark welcomes new baby hippo

ALBUQUERQUE – The ABQ BioPark has a new family member. Zoo officials announced this week that Karen, a 19-year-old Nile hippopotamus, gave birth to a healthy baby on Monday. The zoo did not...

DATE: Jul 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico sees rise in COVID-19 cases

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is seeing a noticeable uptick in COVID-19 cases and vaccinations have slowed despite continued pressure by state health officials to get more people inoculated.

DATE: Jul 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Man wounded in fourth police shooting in Aurora this month

AURORA – A man believed to be a suspect in a domestic violence incident was wounded by police in Aurora on Tuesday in the fourth police shooting in the Denver suburb this month. The unident...

DATE: Jul 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sheriff says 1 dead after flooding in northern Colorado

RUSTIC – One person has been found dead and two other people may be missing after flooding and mudslides in northern Colorado, according to the area’s sheriff. One body was found Tuesday nig...