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New Mexico lawmakers consider hair discrimination bill

SANTA FE – A bill to protect New Mexico students and workers from discrimination stemming from hairstyles or religious coverings cleared its first legislative hurdle Tuesday, winning a unani...

Cowboys for Trump leader seeks release from Washington jail

SANTA FE – Defense attorneys for jailed Cowboys for Trump leader Couy Griffin urged a federal judge Wednesday to release the New Mexico county commissioner and gun rights advocate as he awai...

Albuquerque police: Triple shooting leaves 2 dead, 1 injured

Albuquerque police say no immediate arrest has been made in a triple shooting that left two people dead and a third person wounded. No identities were released but police said two...

3 teens arrested in Denver house fire that killed 5

DENVER – Three teenagers have been arrested in connection with a house fire in Denver that killed five recent immigrants, including two children, from the West African nation of Senegal, pol...

Colorado projects COVID-19 safety measures can save 4,000 lives

DENVER – Health officials in Colorado have projected that more than 4,000 lives could be saved in the state if residents continue following safety guidelines intended to reduce the spread of...

Residents propose Weld County leave Colorado, join Wyoming

DENVER – Residents have launched an effort to get a measure on the November ballot that would explore a Colorado county becoming part of Wyoming. A Colorado campaign finance discl...

Colorado man who murdered his parents, brother gets parole

LONGMONT – A Colorado man who murdered his mother, father and brother as a teenager in 1986 has been released on parole. Larry Long, 53, was released from prison Jan. 5 after serv...

Denver asks appeals court to stop ruling on homeless sweeps

DENVER – The city of Denver is asking a federal appeals court to block a judge’s ruling that requires officials to give seven days’ notice before clearing illegal homeless encampments. ...

Beloved, older snow leopard dies at Albuquerque zoo

ALBUQUERQUE – A zoo in Albuquerque has announced that its longtime resident snow leopard named Azeo died Thursday after living there for more than 15 years. The 19-year-old snow l...

Crews rescue 5 people in snow-covered areas of Arizona

Crews in northern Arizona used a helicopter and a tracked vehicle to rescue a total of five people in two incidents in areas blanketed by heavy snow from a major storm, authorities said. ...

Vaccines among last hurdles to open New Mexico classrooms

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s teacher’s unions say a slow vaccine rollout and the expiration of federal COVID-19 sick leave are the remaining hurdles to getting students in schools, while school a...

New Mexico seeing downward trends for virus metrics

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s weekly average for new confirmed COVID-19 cases is continuing its downward trend, as state health officials reported just more than 600 additional cases Tuesday. ...