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Albuquerque police issue summons to armed man at downtown rally

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ 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...

DATE: Apr 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Apr 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Apr 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Apr 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Apr 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Apr 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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

LAKEWOOD â€“ 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...

DATE: Apr 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Apr 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Demolition of Bernalillo County’ s closed jail underway

ALBUQUERQUE – The monthslong process of demolishing Bernalillo County’s long-closed old jail has started in downtown Albuquerque. A construction company’s crews are working inside...

DATE: Apr 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 26 new COVID-19 cases, orders lockdown

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Friday reported additional COVID-19 cases and ordered a weekend lockdown over fears that a new variant could drive another deadly surge. ...

DATE: Apr 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico governor vetoes include police oversight reforms

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has vetoed a bill to overhaul oversight of police training and misconduct reviews The governor said in a veto message Friday that...

DATE: Apr 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

DNA evidence leads to arrest in 1985 slaying near Denver

DENVER – DNA evidence has led to the arrest of a 64-year-old man suspected in a 1985 slaying south of Denver, authorities announced Friday. Michael Jefferson was arrested in Los A...

DATE: Apr 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News