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Lee Hart, wife of 1984 presidential hopeful Gary Hart, dies

LAKEWOOD â€“ 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

Boulder Mennonites turn donated guns into garden tools

BOULDER (AP) – There was healing in the swing of a hammer at Boulder Mennonite Church on Good Friday. Dozens of community members gathered for a vigil to pray, reflect and remembe...

DATE: Apr 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico city finalizes purchase for homeless center

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) –The deal is finally done. Now, officials say, the real work begins. Albuquerque officials recently gathered with county and state leaders to commemorate the city...

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

Colorado mountain towns rebound – and then some – from coronavirus

Despite grim projections, many communities saw waves of in-state visitors

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

New Mexico governor signs $7.4B state budget with pay bump

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday signed a $7.4 billion general fund spending plan for the coming fiscal year that boosts state spending on public education, early ...

DATE: Apr 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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

New Mexico governor gets request to send troops to U.S. border

ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. Rep. Yvette Herrell on Friday asked Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to deploy New Mexico National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border as more migrant families and unaccompa...

DATE: Apr 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News