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Police launch morning sweep of homeless camp near Capitol in Denver

DENVER – Denver and state police and public health officials cleared a large camp of homeless people in downtown’s Lincoln Park on Wednesday, citing the threat of the spread of the coronavir...

Audit criticizes Colorado board on treating sex offenders

COLORADO SPRINGS – The Colorado state auditor has written a scathing performance review about a state board responsible for developing standards for treating and managing registered sex offe...

New Mexico high school sports try to plan amid uncertainty

ALBUQUERQUE – High school athletic directors across New Mexico are actively seeking to obtain schedules for the 2020-21 school year amid a pandemic, uncertainty and fewer games. ...

Police: Intruding neighbor doused by boiling water

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A New Mexico man is facing charges after police said he barged in on his neighbor in an angry tirade and was dispelled only after the neighbor doused him with boiling wate...

U.S. attorney urges Albuquerque to embrace surge in federal agents

SANTA FE, N.M. – U.S. Attorney John C. Anderson is defending a decision to deploy 35 more federal agents to Albuquerque to address violent crime, urging the city’s Democratic mayor to embrac...

Navajo Nation reports 15 new COVID-19 cases, 5 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials on Tuesday night reported 15 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and five additional deaths. The total number of people infected ...

Colorado governor sets demands for next U.S. virus aid package

DENVER – Democratic Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado on Tuesday laid out key demands for the next U.S. coronavirus relief package, urging Congress to deliver uninterrupted benefits for the growi...

New Mexico graduate fighting to keep Native American caricature logo

BAYARD, N.M. – A graduate of a southwestern New Mexico high school is fighting the state’s lieutenant governor over his call to remove a baseball stadium’s logo of a Native American caricatu...

Suspect arrested in shooting of 2 protesters in Colorado

AURORA – A man at a weekend Colorado protest who shot and wounded two demonstrators after he apparently aimed at a Jeep driving toward protesters has been arrested on suspicion of attempte...

New Mexico Democrats slam Cowboys for Trump boss for ‘back to Africa’ video

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – Democrats and civil rights leaders in New Mexico are denouncing the leader of the Cowboys for Trump group after he posted a social media video calling for some Black athle...

New Mexico breaks records on reported virus cases in a day

SANTA FE – New Mexico health officials say the state has shattered its record on the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in a single day. The state said Monday it has recorded 46...

Colorado rodeo disperses after land owner angered by size

DENVER – A Colorado rodeo and concert ended without official intervention after the landowner learned of the event’s unexpectedly large size, a police official said. The event hel...