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Colorado governor, mayor: Trump threat is counterproductive

DENVER – Colorado’s governor and Denver’s mayor say President Donald Trump’s threat to send the military into places where some protesters have resorted to violence and vandalism could cause...

Hundreds of protesters march peacefully in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE – Hundreds of people marched peacefully Monday night in downtown Albuquerque a day after a similar protest against the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapoli...

Utah governor race has conservative coronavirus fault lines

SALT LAKE CITY – A few months ago, the crowded contest for the Republican nomination in Utah’s first wide-open governor’s race in more than a decade was about how to manage the state’s break...

Colorado Ethics Commission subpoenas Hickenlooper

DENVER – The Colorado Ethics Commission on Monday voted unanimously to subpoena former Gov. John Hickenlooper, setting up a possible court clash over whether the Democratic U.S. Senate hopef...

Hundreds gather in Denver for 5th night of protests

DENVER – Hundreds of protesters gathered near the Colorado Capitol on Monday for a fifth consecutive night of demonstrations, which have been marred by violence, vandalism and hundreds of ar...

New Mexico virus cases top 7,800, with 6 additional deaths

SANTA FE – New Mexico health officials reported an additional 113 positive tests for the novel coronavirus as the state began Monday easing some of the restrictions that had been placed on b...

Albuquerque mayor blames ‘agitators’ for gunshots, violence

ALBUQUERQUE – The mayor of New Mexico’s largest city is blaming small groups of what he called agitators for violence that broke out hours after hundreds of people gathered for a largely pea...

Navajo Nation reports 98 new COVID-19 cases, 5 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Department of Health has reported 98 new cases of coronavirus on the Navajo Nation and five more known deaths. That pushes the numbers to 5,348 pos...

Justice Department backs Colorado church suit against Polis

High Plains Harvest Church claims Polis tougher on houses of worship than for restaurants, retail shops

New Mexico’s populous county sees jump in Illegal dumping

ALBUQUERQUE – Officials in New Mexico’s most populous county are reporting a rise in illegal dumping amid the COVID-19 pandemic. KRQE-TV reports that Bernalillo County officials b...

Shots fired, windows broken following Albuquerque protest

ALBUQUERQUE – Part of downtown Albuquerque remained closed Monday after protest along the historic Route 66 turned violent overnight when a group of people set fires and officers said shots ...

Police, demonstrators clash again in Denver after curfew

DENVER – Police fired tear gas, foam rounds and pepper balls at demonstrators defying a Denver curfew Sunday night following a day of peaceful marching and chants of “Don’t shoot” alongside ...