COVID-19 testing to expand across southern New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico health officials are partnering with the federal government to expand COVID-19 testing across the southern part of the state. The state Health Department ...

Police arrest 8 during small protest in Denver

DENVER – Eight people were arrested during a small protest Wednesday night in Denver, police said. The arrested, all men and women in their 20s, were mostly accused of disobeying ...

Two people charged in destruction of Santa Fe Plaza obelisk

SANTA FE – Two people accused of destroying a monument in New Mexico that had stood at the center of Santa Fe’s historic Plaza for more than 150 years have been charged, authorities said. ...

COVID-19 hospitalizations expected to surpass April peak

DENVER – Hospitalizations from the coronavirus are expected to surpass the high levels seen in April in the next two or three days, Colorado health officials said Wednesday. Dr. J...

Child abducted in Colorado rescued unharmed in Nebraska

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. – A child who was abducted Tuesday evening after an assault in Colorado was rescued unharmed during a traffic stop in Nebraska, authorities said. The Nebraska...

Police fatally shoot road-rage suspect outside Fort Carson

COLORADO SPRINGS – Colorado Springs police officers have fatally shot a man believed to be involved in a road-rage incident outside a Fort Carson entrance, authorities said. Polic...

New Mexico makes history with all-female U.S. House team

ALBUQUERQUE – Republican Yvette Herrell on Tuesday staged an upset to win a contested race for a U.S. House seat in New Mexico, beating incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small in...

Albuquerque police: Woman found dead, man gravely wounded

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque police officers responding to a report of a shooting in progress found a woman dead and a man gravely wounded, the Police Department said Wednesday. The ...

Navajo Nation reports 72 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials have reported 72 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths. The latest figures released Tuesday night bring t...

Sentence delayed for man in killing of Navajo police officer

GALLUP, N.M. – The sentencing of a man who pleaded guilty in the fatal shooting of a Navajo police officer has been delayed until March. The delay was announced after Kirby Clevel...

New Mexico sets record for daily COVID-19 cases amid surge

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico on Tuesday set a new record for the number of COVID-19 cases reported in a single day and hospitalizations marked a new high for the 12th day in a row. St...

TV security guard charged in protest shooting leaves jail

DENVER – A television station security guard charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of a demonstrator after opposing rallies was released from jail on Tuesday. Matthew ...