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Jill Biden visits Southwest amid vaccine push

ALBUQUERQUE – First lady Jill Biden is kicking off a three-day, two-state visit to the Southwest with a tour of a vaccination clinic in New Mexico, where early efforts to get people register...

Court denies former priest’s appeal in New Mexico abuse case

ALBUQUERQUE – A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a former Roman Catholic priest’s convictions and 30-year prison sentence in a New Mexico case centered on sexual abuse of an altar b...

U.S. sets aside habitat critical for survival of rare songbird

ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. wildlife managers have set aside vast areas across several states as habitat critical to the survival of a rare songbird that migrates each year from Central and South Ame...

Navajo Nation: No COVID-19-related deaths for 10th day in a row

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported finding no new COVID-19-related deaths for the 10th consecutive day. The tribe reported nine new confirmed coronavirus c...

Two inquiries to look into rough arrest of woman with dementia

DENVER – A team of outside law enforcement agencies and city officials are launching separate investigations into the forceful arrest of a 73-year-old Colorado woman with dementia who left a...

New Mexico high schoolers will return after ‘secret prom’

SANTA FE – High school students who attended “secret proms” in a southern New Mexico school district won’t face disciplinary actions, and their schools will resume in-person classes sooner t...

Judge rules for news organizations in public records lawsuit

ALBUQUERQUE – A judge has ordered the Albuquerque school district to pay more than $400,000 to the District Judge Nancy Franchini also ruled Monday that the two news organizations are enti...

Police shoot, kill armed suspect in suburban Denver

LAKEWOOD – An investigation is underway after a police sergeant shot and killed an armed man during a confrontation in suburban Denver. Officers responded after a man reportedly...

Agency reports Navajo Nation’s first Hantavirus case of 2021

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Health officials on Tuesday reported the Navajo Nation’s first case this year of Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare but potentially fatal disease spread by infected r...

First lady Jill Biden to visit Albuquerque health clinic

ALBUQUERQUE – First lady Jill Biden plans to visit an Albuquerque health care facility as part of a three-day, two-state visit to the Southwest this week. The White House announce...

Colorado bill aims to improve maternal health care

DENVER – Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill to improve maternal health aimed at bettering pregnancy outcomes for minority women, as the U.S. recognizes Black Maternal Health Week. ...

Cowboys for Trump founder appeals recall bid to high court

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin has filed an appeal with the state Supreme Court as he seeks to fend off an effort to recall him from office as a county commis...