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No COVID-19 for one New Mexico county

SANTA FE – As COVID-19 cases increase across the Southwest, and New Mexico adds new restrictions to a public health order, there are still communities where not a single resident has tested ...

DATE: Jul 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police officers fired over photos of chokehold used on Elijah McClain

AURORA – Three officers were fired Friday over photos showing police re-enact a chokehold used on Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died last year after police stopped him on the s...

DATE: Jul 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

‘Cowboys for Trump’ ordered to pay fines, register as group

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – The New Mexico group, Cowboys for Trump, must register as a political committee in the state, and pay $7,600 in fines for not filing expenditure reports, an arbitrator rul...

DATE: Jul 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico Rep. Linda Trujillo resigns amid financial woes

SANTA FE – A New Mexico state representative has resigned from the Legislature, citing financial burdens caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Democratic Rep. Linda Trujillo submitt...

DATE: Jul 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Homeowner undergoes surgery after bear attack in Colorado

ASPEN – Wildlife officials in Colorado have located and killed a bear believed to have been involved in a home break-in and attack, injuring the homeowner. Colorado Parks and Wild...

DATE: Jul 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado man kills bear in self-defense

BOULDER – A camper in Colorado shot and killed a bear after the animal charged the man and his dog at a camping area, authorities said. Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesman Jason...

DATE: Jul 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado sees uptick in coronavirus cases as state reopens

DENVER – Colorado is experiencing an uptick in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations as the state gradually reopens its economy, health officials said Friday. Dr. Rachel Herlihy,...

DATE: Jul 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico halts school sports, indoor dining, filmmaking

SANTA FE – New Mexico will halt indoor restaurant service, close state parks to nonresidents and suspend autumn contact sports at schools in response to surging coronavirus infections within...

DATE: Jul 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Tribal college will offer nearly all fall courses online

TSAILE, Ariz. – A college on the Navajo Nation plans to offer nearly all of its courses online this fall and says it is instituting safety and technology measures to help students succeed du...

DATE: Jul 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Video shows officer point gun at doctor on his own property

A Colorado police department where officers were fired after re-enacting the chokehold death of a young Black man is under scrutiny again after video emerged of an officer pulling a gun on a...

DATE: Jul 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 40 more COVID-19 cases, three more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials have reported 40 more coronavirus cases and three additional known deaths. Tribal Department of Health officials said 7,981 peo...

DATE: Jul 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado police investigate comments on demonstration video

COLORADO SPRINGS – Police in Colorado are conducting an internal investigation of an officer accused of calling for protesters to be killed in comments during a live social media broadcast. ...

DATE: Jul 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News