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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...

Colorado deaths surged in 2020 because of COVID-19, other causes

DENVER – Almost 9,000 more people than usual died in Colorado in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and other causes. COVID-19 either directly caused or was a contributing factor in 4,90...

Drug overdose deaths in New Mexico increase by 25% in 2020

ALBUQUERQUE – Drug overdose deaths in New Mexico in 2020 increased by 25% from the previous year, continuing a trend seen before the pandemic. Increased abuse of the deadly synthetic opioid ...

Gavin MacLeod, 'Love Boat' captain, dies at 90

LOS ANGELES – Gavin MacLeod, the veteran supporting actor who achieved stardom as Murray Slaughter, the sardonic TV news writer on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” before going on to even bigge...

Former Denver TV station guard pleads not guilty to murder

DENVER – A former television station security guard pleaded not guilty Friday to second-degree murder in the shooting of a pro-police demonstrator after protests in downtown Denver. Matthew ...

Two Denver deputies with COVID-19 die in less than two weeks

DENVER – Two sheriff's deputies who contracted COVID-19 have died in less than two weeks. The Denver Sheriff’s Department announced the death of Deputy Daniel “Duke” Trujillo on Thursday. Th...

Colorado orders 87 oil and gas wells shut pending cleanup

DENVER – Colorado state authorities have ordered a Denver-based oil and gas firm to shut down 87 wells along the Front Range and clean up 29 of those locations after a series of spills and r...

Denver pays firefighter $100K after being secretly recorded

DENVER – A female firefighter in Colorado will receive $100,000 in a lawsuit settlement against the Denver Fire Department after a former fire department lieutenant placed a secret camera in...

Denver metro getting new 983 area code amid explosive growth

DENVER – The Denver metro area will have a new area code next year when available phone numbers starting with 303 and 720 are expected to run out. The Colorado Sun reports all current phone ...

Navajo Nation reports three new COVID-19 cases: No more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Thursday reported three new confirmed COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths. Tribal health officials said the latest figures pushed the total num...

Navajo Nation reports six new COVID-19 cases, four more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Wednesday reported six new confirmed COVID-19 cases and four additional deaths. Tribal health officials said the latest figures pushed the total num...