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Colorado College and Air Force students have COVID-19

COLORADO SPRINGS – More than 150 students at Colorado College were quarantined after a student tested positive for the coronavirus over the weekend, officials said. Positive cases...

Lost hiker reportedly survived 14 days in New Mexico woods

SANTA FE – Authorities say a hiker has survived after being stranded in a forest near Santa Fe for 14 days. KRQE-TV reports the lost hiker was rescued Sunday after he called out t...

Agency: First U.S. virus cases in mink found at 2 Utah farms

SALT LAKE CITY – Officials on Monday confirmed the first U.S. cases of mink infected with the coronavirus following outbreaks in Europe. Five infected mink have been identified ...

Daily COVID-19 case counts on the decline in New Mexico

SANTA FE – New Mexico has marked another day of declining COVID-19 case counts. State health officials on Monday reported an additional 95 confirmed cases, bringing the state’s to...

Navajo death row inmate seeks Supreme Court review of case

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Attorneys for the only Native American on federal death row are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision regarding potential racial bias in the case. ...

Lack of oversight hobbles New Mexico’s broadband efforts

SANTA FE – Efforts to expand broadband in New Mexico have been hobbled by a lack of oversight and central control, legislative analysts and state agency leaders told lawmakers Monday. ...

Stay-at-home order lifted as Navajo Nation starts reopening

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation has lifted its stay-at-home order but is encouraging residents to leave their homes only for emergencies or essential activities. The stay-a...

CDC: New Mexico has highest rate for alcohol-related deaths

SANTA FE – According to a recently published report by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, New Mexico continues to have the highest rate of alcohol-related deaths in the ...

New Mexico officials report hantavirus case in Taos County

SANTA FE – A northern New Mexico man in his 50s is in the hospital after contracting hantavirus. The New Mexico Health Department says the Taos County man reported that he had c...

New Mexico State faces faculty cuts as professors eye union

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – New Mexico State University faculty members are considering forming a union after President John Floros recently announced faculty cuts were possible amid the pandemic. ...

Popular New Mexico music camp canceled amid virus outbreak

JEMEZ SPRINGS, N.M. – A popular music camp in New Mexico is canceling its summer program for the first time in more than 60 years because of COVID-19. KRQE-TV reports organizers f...

Four large wildfires burning in Colorado in hot, dry weather

DENVER – Four large wildfires have been spreading in Colorado in hot and dry weather, including one that has grown to 133 square miles. The lightning-sparked Pine Gulch Fire nor...