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FBI: Cybercrime cost New Mexico victims nearly $24M in 2020

ALBUQUERQUE – Suspected cybercrime cost New Mexico victims almost $24 million last year, according to the FBI. The agency’s Internet Crime Complaint Center has released its annual...

DATE: Mar 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Stevens helps Colorado State advance past Buffalo in NIT

DENTON, Texas – David Roddy had 17 points and eight rebounds, Isaiah Stevens added 14 points with nine assists and top-seeded Colorado State beat Buffalo 75-73 on Friday night in the first r...

DATE: Mar 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Colorado officials say two COVID-19 variants on the rise

DENVER – Colorado’s chief medical officer says two highly contagious COVID-19 strains that are harder to detect and more resistant to treatment could make up 30% of coronavirus cases in the ...

DATE: Mar 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

State Police: 14-year-old arrested in killings of 2 men

VILLANUEVA, N.M. â€“ Authorities in northern New Mexico say a 14-year-old Las Vegas boy has been arrested in the killings of two men at a home in the small community of Villanueva. ...

DATE: Mar 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado goose recovering after arrow removed from head

BOULDER – A goose that was found shot with an arrow in northern Colorado is recovering after undergoing surgery to remove it, police said Thursday. The goose, which was rescued Tu...

DATE: Mar 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation nears 30K COVID-19 cases since pandemic began

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Thursday reported six more deaths and 18 new cases of COVID-19 as the total number of cases approaches the 30,000 mark since the pandemic began. ...

DATE: Mar 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Broncos GM Paton brings RB Mike Boone over from Vikings

ENGLEWOOD – New Broncos general manager George Paton is bringing special teams ace and backup running back Mike Boone over from the Minnesota Vikings. Boone agreed to a two-year d...

DATE: Mar 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Special election set for June 1 to fill Haaland’s vacated House seat

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s secretary of state has announced that a special general election will be held June 1 to fill the U.S. House seat vacated by Deb Haaland. Secretary of State...

DATE: Mar 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Push on for reopening of the Grand Canyon’s east entrance

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Grand Canyon National Park officials tentatively plan to reopen the park’s eastern entrance in late May, but there’s sentiment in a small northern Arizona city that depend...

DATE: Mar 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Officials seek information on death of endangered gray wolf

EAGAR, Ariz. – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating what it says is a suspicious death of an endangered Mexican gray wolf near Eagar. The agency and others are offe...

DATE: Mar 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Officers in Colorado rescue goose with arrow lodged in body

BOULDER – Police in Colorado are looking for whoever shot a goose with an arrow, leaving it lodged in its body near its beak. Police on Wednesday released video of the animal’s re...

DATE: Mar 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado lawmakers consider permanent fence around Capitol

DENVER – The Colorado Legislature is considering allocating about $1 million toward permanent fencing around most of the state Capitol building in downtown Denver in response to vandalism du...

DATE: Mar 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News