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Alert warns of poor air quality because of smoke from wildfires

ALBUQUERQUE – Residents of western and central New Mexico are being warned that air quality is being diminished by large amounts of smoke from wildfires in Arizona and southwestern New Mexic...

Forecasters warn of hot temperatures for New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Forecasters with the National Weather Service said Tuesday that New Mexico is in for a stretch of hot weather. They warned that a heat advisory may be needed for parts of east...

Tornado damages home, downs power lines in northern Colorado

FIRESTONE – A tornado that touched down in a largely rural area of northern Colorado on Monday damaged at least one home and brought down power poles and lines, authorities said. No injuries...

Minnesota woman killed after hitting elk in Colorado

CASTLE PINES – A Minnesota woman is dead after she hit a elk in Colorado. KCNC-TV reported that 18-year-old Kendra Durnan of Buffalo was traveling south on Interstate 25 near Castle Pi...

Jemez-area ranch purchase to expand Santa Fe National Forest

The federal government plans to purchase a private ranch in the Jemez River Valley to expand the Santa Fe National Forest in northern New Mexico. Acquisition of the 3.1 square miles will pro...

Navajo College accepts Biden’s COVID-19 vaccination goal

TSAILE, Ariz. – A college on the Navajo Nation is accepting President Joe Biden’s challenge to get students and others vaccinated against COVID-19 by July 4. Diné College Incident Command D...

Navajo Nation reports 13 additional COVID-19 cases, four deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation has reported 13 additional COVID-19 cases and four more deaths from the virus as of Thursday. Since the pandemic began, more than 30,000 confirmed COVI...

Albuquerque Sunport restoring some flights nixed by pandemic

ALBUQUERQUE – With more people getting COVID-19 vaccines, the Albuquerque International Sunport is restoring some flights to its operation. City officials announced Thursday that several fli...

Boy, 6, dies after being rescued from house fire near Denver

AURORA – A 6-year-old boy died after being rescued from a house fire in suburban Denver on Wednesday, authorities said. The fire was reported at about 12:30 a.m. in a townhome complex in Aur...

Family, friends mourn after Telluride man dies during hike

TELLURIDE – Family and friends are mourning the death of a Telluride man who apparently fell while hiking alone in a rugged area in Southwest Colorado. The Telluride Daily Planet reports ...

Demand rises for New Mexico pandemic small business loans

SANTA FE – New Mexico state finance authorities have said that demand appears to be building for minimum-interest loans aimed at helping small businesses that lost income or experienced majo...

Police: Driver hits Fort Logan National Cemetery headstones

DENVER – Authorities in Colorado have launched an investigation after a woman drove her car into multiple headstones at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver on Memorial Day. The Denver Pol...