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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...

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...

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. ...

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...

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...

Nuggets sign guard to bolster perimeter defense

Shaquille Harrison comes from Utah

Officials: New Mexico moving faster toward herd immunity

SANTA FE – Health officials said Friday that New Mexico is moving faster than any state in the U.S. toward herd immunity, with one-third of adult residents now fully vaccinated. H...

Navajo-Gallup water project advances after agency agreement

FARMINGTON – Federal, tribal and state officials in New Mexico have signed an agreement clarifying the regulatory roles and responsibilities, including drinking water regulations, for a prop...

Navajo Nation reports 15 new COVID-19 cases and one more death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Thursday reported 15 more confirmed COVID-19 cases and one additional death. The latest figures bring the pandemic totals on the tribe’s ...

Denver transit board plans to restart rail line planning

DENVER – The Regional Transportation District has decided to restart planning of its delayed commuter rail line between Denver, Boulder and Longmont. The agency’s board of directo...

Man linked to five killings in two states makes court appearance

WOODBURY, N.J. – A New Jersey man facing murder charges in two states made a brief court appearance Thursday and remained jailed awaiting a possible indictment. Sean Lannon appear...