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New Mexico Legislature backs mandatory police body cameras

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s Legislature on Monday approved a proposal to make police body cameras mandatory for nearly all state and local law enforcement officers, sending the bill to supportiv...

DATE: Jun 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man arrested after girlfriend’s body found in basement

TRINIDAD – Police have arrested a man after his girlfriend’s body was found wrapped in blankets in the basement of a home in southern Colorado. Thomas Bailey, 36, was taken into c...

DATE: Jun 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado State Fair re-imagined amid coronavirus

PUEBLO (AP) – Colorado State Fair organizers are moving forward with a re-imagined expo this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. Scott Stoller, the fair’s general manager, receive...

DATE: Jun 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 27 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Department of Health has reported 27 new cases of coronavirus on the Navajo Nation and one known death. That pushes the totals to 6,990 positive CO...

DATE: Jun 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Father, son die in rafting accident on Arkansas River

PUEBLO – An Aurora man and his son died in a Father’s Day rafting accident on the Arkansas River near Pueblo, officials said. The Pueblo County Coroner’s Office identified the two...

DATE: Jun 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man charged in New Mexico protest melee to be released

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Mexico judge ruled Monday that a man who opened fire after a fight broke out as protesters tried to tear down a statue of a Spanish conquistador will be released pending ...

DATE: Jun 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Robot helping to sanitize Albuquerque International Sunport

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest airport has enlisted a robot to help with cleaning in the age of coronavirus. KOAT-TV reports the Albuquerque International Sunport is employing...

DATE: Jun 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico reports 136 new coronavirus cases, 3 more deaths

SANTA FE – Health officials in New Mexico reported 136 more coronavirus cases around the state Sunday and three more known deaths. The increases raised New Mexico’s total number o...

DATE: Jun 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico advances police accountability, anti-racism bills

SANTA FE – New Mexico lawmakers on Saturday were trying to address festering problems of police accountability and craft new civil rights protections for minorities, all within the span of a...

DATE: Jun 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico tallies 172 more COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths

SANTA FE – New Mexico health officials on Saturday reported 172 additional COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths. The increases raised the state’s total number of cases to 10,4...

DATE: Jun 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Governor appoints Santa Fe lawyer to state Court of Appeals

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed a lawyer in private practice in Santa Fe to fill a vacancy on the New Mexico Court of Appeals. Lujan Grisham’s appointment of Jane Yohale...

DATE: Jun 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Custom guitar from Prince’s 1980s prime sells for $563,500

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – A custom guitar played by Prince at the height of his stardom in the 1980s and 1990s has sold for a staggering $563,500 at auction. The “Blue Angel” Cloud ...

DATE: Jun 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News