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Firefighters contain Colorado tire fire to 7.5 acres

HUDSON – Firefighters have contained a fire at a large tire recycling facility in northern Colorado to 7.5 acres and hope to have the fire mostly extinguished Thursday. The fire...

New Mexico AG to review shooting death of mentally ill woman

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s attorney general is taking over the investigation of whether deputies should face charges in the shooting death of a mentally ill woman. The Albuquer...

Utah sees virus surge – but not in county with mask order

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah is among the many U.S. states battling a surge in coronavirus cases, but officials said Wednesday the Salt Lake City area is bucking the trend after the county issued a...

Navajo Nation will extend closure of government offices

FARMINGTON – Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez will sign a new executive order to keep a portion of the tribal government closed through Aug. 16 because of the coronavirus pandemic, offic...

Lawsuit: Officer fired over McClain photo denied hearing

DENVER – A suburban Denver police officer fired for his reaction to photos appearing to mock the death of a Black man who was stopped by police last year says he was denied a review hearing ...

Western Colorado county reports first COVID-19 death

GRAND JUNCTION – Health officials in western Colorado have reported the first confirmed death from COVID-19 in the county on Tuesday. Mesa County Department of Public Health Execu...

Testing supplies run short for Albuquerque health providers

ALBUQUERQUE – Officials with major health care providers said Wednesday they are having to temporarily stop COVID-19 testing for people who are asymptomatic as the number of confirmed cases ...

Navajo Nation will extend closure of government offices

FARMINGTON – Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez will sign a new executive order to keep a portion of the tribal government closed through Aug. 16 because of the coronavirus pandemic, offic...

Hispanic activist wants Chicano Studies classes censored

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – A New Mexico Hispanic leader upset about the removal of Spanish conquistador monuments is pushing for the state to end its support for Chicano and Native American Studies....

Testing supplies run short for Albuquerque health providers

ALBUQUERQUE – Officials with major health care providers in Albuquerque said Wednesday they’re having to temporarily stop COVID-19 testing for people who are asymptomatic. An unan...

Man accused of running over Sikh man charged with hate crime

A man accused of running over the Sikh owner of a suburban Denver liquor store after reportedly telling him and his wife to “go back to your country” is now facing a hate crime charge in add...

Federal security deployment sets off backlash in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Democratic elected officials in New Mexico are cautioning President Donald Trump against any possible plans to send federal agents to the state as the sheriff of New Mexico’s l...