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Prince fans pay respects at Paisley Park five years after death

CHANHASSEN, Minn. – Paisley Park, where Prince lived and worked, welcomed back select fans Wednesday to mark the fifth anniversary of his death from inside his creative sanctuary. Some wore ...

Navajo Nation reports its first COVID-19 death in 11 days

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Wednesday reported its first COVID-19 related death after 10 consecutive days of no such fatalities. The tribe reported one death and eig...

Court denies former priest’s appeal in New Mexico abuse case

ALBUQUERQUE – A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a former Roman Catholic priest’s convictions and 30-year prison sentence in a New Mexico case centered on sexual abuse of an altar b...

U.S. sets aside habitat critical for survival of rare songbird

ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. wildlife managers have set aside vast areas across several states as habitat critical to the survival of a rare songbird that migrates each year from Central and South Ame...

Navajo Nation: No COVID-19-related deaths for 10th day in a row

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported finding no new COVID-19-related deaths for the 10th consecutive day. The tribe reported nine new confirmed coronavirus c...

Avalanche star Mikko Rantanen added to NHL’s COVID-19 list

Colorado can’t shake virus

Judge rules for news organizations in public records lawsuit

ALBUQUERQUE – A judge has ordered the Albuquerque school district to pay more than $400,000 to the District Judge Nancy Franchini also ruled Monday that the two news organizations are enti...

Police shoot, kill armed suspect in suburban Denver

LAKEWOOD – An investigation is underway after a police sergeant shot and killed an armed man during a confrontation in suburban Denver. Officers responded after a man reportedly...

Ted Nugent, who once dismissed COVID-19, sickened by virus

Rocker Ted Nugent is revealing he was in agony after testing positive for the coronavirus – months after he said the virus was “not a real pandemic.” “I thought I was dying,” Nuge...

Agency reports Navajo Nation’s first Hantavirus case of 2021

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Health officials on Tuesday reported the Navajo Nation’s first case this year of Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare but potentially fatal disease spread by infected r...

First lady Jill Biden to visit Albuquerque health clinic

ALBUQUERQUE – First lady Jill Biden plans to visit an Albuquerque health care facility as part of a three-day, two-state visit to the Southwest this week. The White House announce...

U.S. warns against travel to 80% of world because of coronavirus

WASHINGTON – The State Department on Monday urged Americans reconsider any international travel they may have planned and said it would issue specific warnings not to visit about 80% of the ...