Snow heads into Rocky Mountain states

CASPER, Wyo. – An “unseasonably strong storm system for September” is expected to impact much of the U.S. Rocky Mountains this week. Snow was falling at Logan Pass in Glacier Nati...

Virus relief helps bring electricity to Navajo Nation homes

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – More than 100 homes on the Navajo Nation have been connected to the electric grid, thanks to federal coronavirus relief funding. The Navajo Nation said Sund...

New Mexico reports 66 more virus cases, 3 additional deaths

SANTA FE – New Mexico reported 66 more cases of coronaviurus on Sunday and three more deaths. The latest numbers from the state Department of Health bring the total reported numbe...

US Senate hopefuls in New Mexico release 1st attack ads

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – Candidates for New Mexico’s open U.S. Senate seat have released their first slate of attack ads in a race expected to draw millions of outside Super PAC spending. ...

Phoenix sets high-temperature record; crews rescue hikers

PHOENIX – Phoenix on Saturday set a high-temperature record of 115 degrees for the date as emergency crews rescued several hikers at a popular recreation area in the city. The b...

US Northern Command apologizes for retweeting Trump campaign

COLORADO SPRINGS – The U.S. Northern Command based in Colorado Springs has apologized for retweeting a post by President Donald Trump that announced his campaign stop earlier this week in a ...

Police investigate apparent murder-suicide in Denver

DENVER – Police in Denver are investigating after they say a man killed a woman before taking his own life Friday night. A Denver Police Department spokesperson told Denver televi...

Navajo casinos join effort to boost census participation

CHURCH ROCK, N.M. – Casinos on the Navajo Nation are teaming up with census officials for a series of events they hope will boost participation in the count. Billions of dollars...

New Mexico governor: Don’t let your guard down on holiday

SANTA FE – New Mexico officials are urging residents to take precautions while celebrating Labor Day to avoid spreading the coronavirus. The state “has made great progress in the ...

Medicaid enrollment strains public finances in New Mexico

SANTA FE – Enrollment in Medicaid has increased by nearly 7% in New Mexico since the outset of the coronavirus pandemic as employers shed jobs and more families descend into poverty, state h...

University leader criticized for using ‘trail of tears’

DENVER – University of Colorado Boulder President Mark Kennedy has received criticism from its Native American and Indigenous Studies Center after using the phrase “trail of tears” colloquia...

Memorial planned for Senegalese family killed in house fire

DENVER – Family and community leaders are planning a memorial event Saturday to bring attention to the unsolved case of an arson house fire last month in suburban Denver that killed five r...