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New Mexico relaxing rules on nursing home visits in pandemic

SANTA FE – New Mexico is preparing to relax restrictions on visits to nursing homes and assisted living facilities as the spread of COVID-19 wanes and more people get vaccinated. ...

Colorado shooting suspect makes first court appearance

BOULDER – The suspect in the Colorado supermarket shooting appeared in court for the first time Thursday, and a defense attorney immediately asked that he receive a mental health evaluation ...

Hawaii gets tourism surge as coronavirus rules loosen up

HONOLULU (AP) – Tourists are traveling to Hawaii in larger numbers than officials anticipated, and many are wandering around Waikiki without masks, despite a statewide mandate to wear them i...

School fires football coach after anti-Semitic play calls

DUXBURY, Mass. – A Massachusetts high school fired its successful football coach and hired an outside consultant Wednesday to assist an investigation into reports that the team used anti-Sem...

Coyotes rally, win shootout to stop Avalanche winning streak

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Phil Kessel and Lawson Crouse rallied Arizona with goals in the third period, Christian Dvorak got the shootout clincher and the Coyotes beat Colorado 5-4 Tuesday night, en...

Small plane crashes in southern New Mexico; three aboard injured

LORDSBURG, N.M. – The three people aboard a single-engine plane suffered minor injuries when it crashed Wednesday south of Lordsburg in southwestern New Mexico, authorities said. ...

Ex-Idaho nurse resentenced, released in 2018 murder case

COLORADO SPRINGS – A former nurse in Idaho who admitted to helping a Colorado rancher cover up the killing of his fiancee Kelsey Berreth was released on parole after receiving a reduced sent...

Storm drops snow, pushes strong winds across New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – A storm dropped snow and pushed strong winds across much of northern and central New Mexico on Wednesday as authorities warned of difficult travel conditions in some areas. ...

Colorado’s billionaires about $10B richer despite pandemic

DENVER – Eight billionaires in Colorado have acquired $9.7 billion in new wealth over the past year despite the coronavirus pandemic. Charlie Ergen, the co-founder of Dish Network...

Navajo Nation reports no COVID-19-related deaths third day in row

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported three new COVID-19 cases but no additional deaths. It was the third consecutive day that the tribe has not recorded a co...

Jamie Foxx to play Mike Tyson in boxer’s take on his life

LOS ANGELES – Mike Tyson is getting in the TV drama ring against himself. On the heels of Hulu’s announcement of a Tyson miniseries to be made without his involvement, the boxing ...

‘Significant late season storm’ forecast for New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Much of New Mexico was blanketed by winter weather warnings and advisories as forecasters warned that snow in mountains and rain in valleys developing could make driving condit...