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Vaccine seized from medical spa because of storage problems

COLORADO SPRINGS – About 3,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been confiscated from a Colorado Springs medical spa after county health officials observed problems in vaccine storage on Frida...

Middle school student wins contest to name Wyoming supercomputer

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – A Wyoming middle school student has won a contest to name one of the world’s fastest supercomputers. The new machine will be named “Derecho,” after a type of weat...

Navajo Nation reports no COVID-19 deaths for 2nd day in row

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Monday reported two new confirmed COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths for the second consecutive day. The latest numbers brought the...

Crews work to contain 2 small wildfires on Rio Chama bosque

ABIQUIU, N.M. – Crews were working Sunday to fully contain two small wildfires on the Rio Chama bosque near Abiquiu that forced some evacuations of residents. Rio Arriba County Sh...

Albuquerque police issue summons to armed man at downtown rally

ALBUQUERQUE – Police say one armed man showed up for a planned white supremacist rally in downtown Albuquerque. Police spokesman Gilbert Gallegos Jr. says police had prepared Su...

Alamogordo man loses high court appeal of murder conviction

SANTA FE – An Alamogordo man serving life in prison for murder and other crimes has lost an appeal. The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld the convictions Monday of Robert “Bob” Chav...

Tucson officials learn more about planned migrant facility

TUCSON, Ariz. – A tent-like facility that the federal government plans to set up in Tucson to temporarily house migrants will be located near the city’s airport and be completed in about a m...

Officer killed during February traffic stop had asked for rifle

SANTA FE – Newly released information about the killing of a New Mexico State Police officer during a Feb. 4 traffic stop indicates he was caught by surprise when a man who’d agreed to tempo...

Navajo president balks at reopening tribal roads to visitors

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez has vetoed a resolution to reopen tribal roads on the Navajo reservation to tourists and other visitors amid the continuing pandemic...

Police arrest man accused of carjacking good Samaritan

ROSWELL, N.M. – The family of a 62-year-old woman who was struck with her own vehicle in New Mexico after a man she offered to help stole her car earlier this week has said she is still in a...

Lee Hart, wife of 1984 presidential hopeful Gary Hart, dies

LAKEWOOD – Lee Hart, the wife of former U.S. Sen. Gary Hart of Colorado, has died. She was 85. Lee Hart died Friday at a hospital in Lakewood after a brief illness. She campaign...

Church official warns of financial flood because of abuse claims

SANTA FE – A top official with the Archdiocese of Santa Fe says a financial flood from clergy sex abuse claims is coming and a settlement would serve as the dam to prevent devastation to par...