Immigrant requests pour in for New Mexico virus relief money

SANTA FE – New Mexico officials have received tens of thousands of applications for virus relief payments meant for residents regardless of immigration status. State lawmakers rec...

DATE: Dec 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo officials work to add sites for virus isolation, care

FARMINGTON – Navajo health officials are working to boost the number of isolation and alternate care sites for those infected with the coronavirus. The tribe had awarded a $50 m...

DATE: Dec 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Kellyanne Conway on Air Force Academy Board of Visitors

DENVER – President Donald Trump has appointed his longtime aide Kellyanne Conway to the U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors after she left the White House in August. The A...

DATE: Dec 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 191 new COVID-19 cases, 5 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials on Wednesday reported 191 new COVID-19 cases and five more deaths. In all, the tribe has now reported 18,575 cases and 693 know...

DATE: Dec 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico begins sewage testing for COVID-19 at prisons

SANTA FE – New Mexico has begun monitoring sewage from prisons and youth rehabilitation facilities to more efficiently detect COVID-19 outbreaks in the southwest region of the state, the s...

DATE: Dec 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado inmate who died from November assault identified

PUEBLO – An inmate who died at the Colorado State Penitentiary as a result of an assault on Nov. 26 has been identified. The inmate was 47-year-old Rueben Gonzalez, according to t...

DATE: Dec 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado officials say COVID-19 vaccine to arrive next week

DENVER – Colorado will receive its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines next week if the federal approval process goes smoothly and supply chains function as expected, state health officials ...

DATE: Dec 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Predictions vary on New Mexico higher education enrollment

SANTA FE – Here’s a question even the most educated are having trouble answering: Will college enrollment go up or down in New Mexico next year? Community college and university o...

DATE: Dec 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque plans to turn old hospital into homeless shelter

ALBUQUERQUE – City officials are planning to buy a former Albuquerque hospital and turn it into a homeless shelter and services hub. Mayor Tim Keller said Tuesday that the city is...

DATE: Dec 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado first gentleman discharged from COVID-19 hospital stay

DENVER – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ longtime partner, first gentleman Marlon Reis, was discharged from a hospital Tuesday after undergoing treatment for the coronavirus. Reis was ...

DATE: Dec 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico prepared for rationing care if pandemic worsens

ALBUQUERQUE – Top health officials say New Mexico has a solid plan in place to stretch hospital and health care resources as far as possible before having to ration care, but they also warne...

DATE: Dec 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Earthquake again hits Colorado near Utah border

Area near salinity-control injection well is prone to small quakes

DATE: Dec 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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