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Colorado county warns tougher restrictions amid virus

COLORADO SPRINGS – Health officials in Colorado have warned that tougher restrictions on restaurants, gyms and other businesses could be coming to El Paso County, citing an increase in confi...

DATE: Jul 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Atomic anniversary brings U.S. nuclear official to New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – The head of the National Nuclear Security Administration is in New Mexico this week as part of a nationwide tour of the federal government’s nuclear security operations. ...

DATE: Jul 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico high school to drop Spanish conquistador name

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A New Mexico high school named after a Spanish conquistador will be renamed after nationwide protests against racial injustice. The Las Cruces School Board vote...

DATE: Jul 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Two dead, two unaccounted for after suburban Denver house fire

ARVADA – Two people are dead and two other people are unaccounted for after a fire at a suburban Denver home, firefighters said. The fire was reported at about 1:20 a.m. Wednesday...

DATE: Jul 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Courts get creative to restart jury trials amid pandemic

It was New Mexico’s first jury trial since the pandemic crippled the U.S. criminal justice system, and defense attorney Roberta Yurcic was nervous. The court had erected a plexigl...

DATE: Jul 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 47 more virus cases, no new deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation reported 47 new cases of the coronavirus Tuesday and no additional deaths. The latest positive cases of COVID-19 on the sprawling reservatio...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico COVID-19 death toll tops 550

SANTA FE – New Mexico health officials on Tuesday reported an additional 227 COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total to more than 15,500 since the coronavirus outbreak began. ...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Freedom conference moves 2020 location to Beaver Creek

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – The Steamboat Institute’s Freedom Conference will take place outside Steamboat Springs for the first time in its history, the conservative think tank announced Sunday. ...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico Supreme Court limits shielding of police records

SANTA FE – The state’s open records law doesn’t create a blanket exception for shielding law enforcement records that are related to an ongoing criminal investigation, the New Mexico Supreme...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Study points to smaller effects of wildfire smoke on warming

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – Sunlight-absorbing particles in wildfire smoke may contribute less to warming temperatures than previously thought, according to the findings of a Los Alamos National Labo...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico judge delays trial over attorney’s virus exposure

SANTA FE – A New Mexico judge postponed a murder trial after learning a defense attorney was in contact with people who contracted COVID-19. District Judge Maria Sanchez-Gagne cal...

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado town running on generator after lightning strike

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – A Colorado town is using a generator to operate its power grid after lightning hit a transformer and caused what an official called a perfect storm of mechanical failure....

DATE: Jul 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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