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Surging pandemic upends preparations for legislative session

SANTA FE – State lawmakers are sparring over whether to delay a legislative session that traditionally starts in mid-January, potentially deferring Democratic initiatives on cannabis, aborti...

Navajo Nation reports 143 new COVID-19 cases, but no deaths

The Associated Press WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials on Thursday reported 143 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, but no additional deaths. The latest ...

Man charged with pointing laser at Denver police helicopter

DENVER – A man who was arrested by Denver police during a post-election protest has been charged in federal court with aiming a laser pointer at a police helicopter, the U.S. Attorney’s Offi...

National Park Service faces $270M wrongful death claim

DENVER – The family of a women’s rights activist from Uganda has filed a more than $270 million wrongful death and personal injury claim against the National Park Service after she was decap...

New Mexico governor reshuffles office as she advises Biden

SANTA FE – An attorney who successfully defended the governor’s emergency health orders from legal challenges has been promoted to chief of staff by Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan...

New Mexico marks highest daily count of COVID-19 cases

Governor expected to announce new restrictions

Colorado to close Independence Pass near Aspen for winter

ASPEN – Colorado transportation officials will close Highway 82 over Independence Pass for the winter on Friday, effectively turning Aspen into a city at the end of a proverbial cul-de-sac. ...

Colorado virus hot spot inmates only given masks last week

DENVER – Inmates at Colorado’s El Paso County Jail were not routinely given masks to stop the spread of the coronavirus until last week when it turned into the site of the state’s second-lar...

New Mexico overflow facility remains locked as cases spike

ALBUQUERQUE – An alternate care overflow facility in New Mexico designed to house coronavirus patients has remained locked and unused as hospitals across the state are increasingly slammed. ...

New Mexico tax preparer admits reporting false information

ALBUQUERQUE – Federal prosecutors say a northern New Mexico tax preparer faces up to six years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of aiding and abetting the preparation of false i...

Hunter from West Virginia fatally shot in Colorado

KREMMLING – An investigation is underway after a hunter was shot and killed in a remote area in northwestern Colorado. Grand County sheriff’s officials say 26-year-old Simon Jacob...

New Mexico appoints leader to health agency amid virus surge

SANTA FE – New Mexico is tapping a public health expert from the University of New Mexico to lead its Health Department amid surging rates of coronavirus infection and hospitalizations. ...