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New Mexico breaks records on reported virus cases in a day

SANTA FE â€“ 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...

DATE: Jul 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Jul 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

State Patrol given authority to enforce Denver camping ban

DENVER – The Colorado State Patrol will soon have authority to enforce a camping ban in Denver as Democratic Gov. Jared Polis said earlier this week that he would welcome the removal of thos...

DATE: Jul 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man who found Forrest Fenn treasure located it in Wyoming

SANTA FE – Famed art and antiquities collector Forrest Fenn says the man who found his hidden treasure last month located it in Wyoming. The 89-year-old Fenn filled a bronze chest...

DATE: Jul 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police learn identity of man sought in protest shooting

DENVER – Police have identified a person of interest in a shooting that happened after a Jeep drove toward protesters on a suburban Denver interstate during a demonstration over the death of...

DATE: Jul 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Official regrets voting for school conquistador name removal

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A member of a New Mexico school board who made a key vote that ended up removing the name of a Spanish conquistador from a high school now regrets her decision. ...

DATE: Jul 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 21 new virus cases and 2 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Hundreds of people who had been on paid leave from their jobs with the Navajo Nation’s gambling enterprise won’t be paid after Monday. Brian Parrish, who head...

DATE: Jul 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Santa Fe County man recovering from bubonic plague

SANTA FE – New Mexico health officials say they have found a case of bubonic plague. The New Mexico Department of Health reported Monday that a Santa Fe County man in his 60s has ...

DATE: Jul 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico doctor adamantly against statewide mask mandate

ALBUQUERQUE – A Roswell physician says he will not force anyone to wear a mask at his clinic. KRQE-TV in Albuquerque reported Sunday that Dr. Krafimir Hirstov is likening the stat...

DATE: Jul 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Body of missing photographer found in western Colorado

GRAND JUNCTION – A search and rescue crew on Friday discovered the body of a missing photographer along a hiking trail in western Colorado, authorities said. Mesa County Sheriff’s...

DATE: Jul 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Case of human plague identified in northeastern Arizona

HOLBROOK, Ariz. â€“ County health officials in northeastern Arizona said a man has contracted the human plague and are warning the public to take precautions to limit the risk of exposure. ...

DATE: Jul 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado school gunman gets life with possibility of parole

A teenager who told authorities that he launched a fatal shooting attack on his suburban Denver school last year with a classmate because he wanted them to experience trauma like he had expe...

DATE: Jul 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News