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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 – 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

Nuggets sign guard to bolster perimeter defense

Shaquille Harrison comes from Utah

DATE: Apr 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

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...

DATE: Apr 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Apr 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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 ...

DATE: Apr 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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