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Colorado lawmakers to resume COVID-delayed session Tuesday

DENVER – Colorado lawmakers are resuming their 2021 session Tuesday, with majority Democrats anxious to implement a proposed $1 billion-plus economic stimulus plan by Gov. Jared Polis to cre...

DATE: Feb 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Deaths highlight once-in-a-decade Rockies avalanche danger

DENVER – The deaths of two Colorado men caught in avalanches and a third in Montana over the frigid Presidents Day weekend show how backcountry skiers and others in the Rocky Mountain wilder...

DATE: Feb 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico legislators advance bill aimed at allowing recreational pot

SANTA FE – Legislators advanced a proposal Monday to legalize recreational marijuana across New Mexico and lift the state’s tight restrictions on production for its medical marijuana program...

DATE: Feb 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Backcountry skier killed in Colorado avalanche identified

DENVER – Authorities have identified one of two men who were killed in separate avalanches in Colorado on Sunday. The Clear Creek Coroner’s Office says 57-year-old David Heide of ...

DATE: Feb 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 55 new COVID-19 cases, 3 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. â€“ Navajo Nation officials reported 55 new COVID-19 cases and three more deaths. The latest numbers released Sunday evening bring the total number of cases on ...

DATE: Feb 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Outside team to assist Albuquerque police internal affairs

ALBUQUERQUE –The city of Albuquerque and the U.S. Department of Justice have proposed a plan to temporarily assist Albuquerque Police Department internal affairs investigators. An...

DATE: Feb 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque police: Man arrested after firing at an officer

ALBUQUERQUE – A man has been arrested after allegedly shooting at an Albuquerque police officer that led to a standoff with a SWAT team. Police said 33-year-old Johnny Ray Gonzale...

DATE: Feb 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Storm system to pummel New Mexico with snow, winds, chill

ALBUQUERQUE – Forecasters on Saturday warned that a strong storm system will blanket much of New Mexico with snow while pummeling the state with wind chills from strong winds and plummeting ...

DATE: Feb 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Heinrich, Lujan vote to convict Trump in impeachment trial

ALBUQUERQUE – Former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial ended Saturday with an acquittal as both of New Mexico’s two Democratic senators voted in a majority that fell short of...

DATE: Feb 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico weighs new investments in early education

SANTA FE – The state House of Representatives on Friday endorsed a proposed constitutional amendment that could funnel more than a billion dollars toward early childhood education over the n...

DATE: Feb 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 66 new virus cases Friday, 6 deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. â€“ Navajo Nation officials on Friday reported 66 new COVID-19 cases and six more deaths. The most recent numbers on the vast reservation that covers parts of A...

DATE: Feb 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico reports 407 new virus cases, 23 deaths Friday

SANTA FE – New Mexico reported 407 new cases of coronavirus on Friday and 23 additional deaths. The New Mexico Department of Health reported that the state has seen 179,724 cases ...

DATE: Feb 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News