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Colorado wildfire keeps I-70 closed for fifth consecutive day

EAGLE – Gov. Jared Polis said Friday a portion of Interstate 70 could be closed for another two to three days as firefighters battle a wildfire that has forced evacuations and scorched about...

DATE: Aug 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo president: Schools should use online learning in fall

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez is urging all schools on the tribe’s reservation to use online learning during the fall semester to help reduce the risk of spreadin...

DATE: Aug 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Judge: Mom accused in QAnon kidnapping plot can stand trial

CASTLE ROCK – A Colorado woman accused of working with supporters of QAnon to have her son kidnapped from foster care can be put on trial, a judge ruled Thursday. Judge Lawrence B...

DATE: Aug 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Union votes no confidence, calls for Santa Fe mayor’s ouster

SANTA FE – A union representing just over half of city workers is calling on the Santa Fe City Council to remove Mayor Alan Webber. The union approved a resolution Wednesday night...

DATE: Aug 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Project will bring drinking water to New Mexico pueblos

POJOAQUE PUEBLO, N.M. – Work has started on a project that will bring drinking water to residents of four northern New Mexico pueblos as part of a settlement that ended a decades-long fight ...

DATE: Aug 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

N.M. parents scramble for child care as schools stay online

SANTA FE – New Mexico parents are scrambling to find child care as summer programs end and in-person public schooling is delayed until at least Labor Day. Many have written off on...

DATE: Aug 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Western Colorado fires grow in warm weather, drought

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – Fueled by drought conditions, wildfires burning in western Colorado continue to grow in warm, windy weather. The Grizzly Creek Fire east of Glenwood Springs, wh...

DATE: Aug 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Excessive heat to bake Southwest through weekend

PHOENIX – Excessive heat is expected across the U.S. Southwest into early next week, with forecasters warning of temperatures over 110 degrees in desert cities such as Phoenix and Las Vegas....

DATE: Aug 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico warns of fake face mask exemption cards

SANTA FE – New Mexico health officials are warning residents that fraudulent face mask exemption cards are being distributed to the public. The cards falsely purport to be issued ...

DATE: Aug 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 22 more COVID-19 cases, 4 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials have reported 22 more cases of COVID-19 and four additional deaths. That brings the total number of people infected to 9,356 ...

DATE: Aug 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New office in New Mexico to focus on Indigenous cold cases

ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. officials have opened an office in New Mexico dedicated to investigating cold cases involving Indigenous people who are missing or have been killed. The office ...

DATE: Aug 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado officers fatally shoot woman during home invasion

PUEBLO – A Colorado woman was killed by police Tuesday after an alleged home invasion in Pueblo, authorities said. Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter identified the woman as Lyana...

DATE: Aug 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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