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New Mexico reports single-day record 827 new COVID-19 cases

SANTA FE – Health officials in New Mexico on Wednesday reported a single-day record of 827 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and eight additional deaths. The latest numbers increase...

DATE: Oct 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

About 3,000 firefighters fight to contain Colorado wildfires

DENVER – It’s a snapshot from hell: A group of firefighters brace themselves against a furious wind blowing dust and debris and fanning flames in a reddish-orange Martian landscape that is a...

DATE: Oct 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico health agency resends 30K old virus test results

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health has erroneously sent old coronavirus test results to about 30,000 people, about 1,600 of them were awaiting new test results when they received...

DATE: Oct 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 30 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. â€“ Navajo Nation health officials report 30 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 but no additional deaths. The latest figures released Tuesday night bring the total...

DATE: Oct 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

TV guard’s lawyer: Evidence of self-defense in shooting

DENVER – A lawyer representing a television station security guard who shot and killed a demonstrator during opposing right- and left-leaning rallies this month told a judge Wednesday that t...

DATE: Oct 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Forests temporarily closed near Colorado cities because of fires

DENVER – A large swath of forest land has been temporarily closed near Colorado’s populated Front Range region to help firefighters battle wildfires and prevent new ones from starting on the...

DATE: Oct 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Border Patrol agent impersonator in New Mexico gets prison

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A man in New Mexico has been sentenced to nearly two years in federal prison for impersonating a Border Patrol agent. Prosecutors said 45-year-old James Christo...

DATE: Oct 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico Supreme Court seeks members for equity commission

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Supreme Court is looking for people to serve on a newly created commission on equity and justice. An order issued Monday formally established the commiss...

DATE: Oct 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico court upholds former officer’s murder conviction

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Supreme Court has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of a former Silver City police officer in the killing of his estranged wife amid a contentious divorce a...

DATE: Oct 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado announces its COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan

DENVER – Colorado on Friday released its distribution plan an approved coronavirus vaccine when it becomes publicly available as the state faced a deadline to submit it to the U.S. Centers f...

DATE: Oct 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado authorities use DNA to identify body found in 1974

DENVER – Authorities in Colorado used DNA to identify a man who was found dead by hikers 46 years ago, while his wife remains missing. Park County Coroner David E. Kintz Jr. on Tu...

DATE: Oct 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver police release images in fatal car-scooter crash

DENVER – Denver police on Tuesday asked the public for help identifying people seen in a car suspected of hitting and killing a man who was riding an electric scooter downtown last month. ...

DATE: Oct 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.