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San Juan County reports year’s first human case of West Nile in N.M.

SANTA FE – New Mexico health officials confirmed Thursday that the state has its first human case of West Nile virus infection this year. The health department said the patient, a...

DATE: May 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Miller moth population has increased in Colorado, study says

COLORADO SPRINGS – Experts have reported an abundant supply of miller moths in Colorado that could continue for the next few weeks, reversing a four-year trend of below-average population nu...

DATE: May 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sheriff accused of interfering in SWAT standoff is arrested

ESPAÑOLA, N.M. – A New Mexico sheriff suspected of showing up under the influence of alcohol to a SWAT standoff and trying to order officers away was arrested Thursday, authorities said. ...

DATE: May 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado unemployment claims decline, payouts still historic

DENVER – Regular unemployment claims declined for a fifth consecutive week last week but Colorado is paying record jobless benefits as the result of economic restrictions imposed because o...

DATE: May 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: Woman with COVID-19 refused to quarantine, charged

ESTANCIA, N.M. – Authorities say a New Mexico woman who tested positive for COVID-19 is facing charges after she refused to quarantine herself and visited several businesses. KOAT...

DATE: May 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: Colorado man told to wear mask shoots Waffle House cook

DENVER – A man is accused of shooting and wounding a Waffle House employee in suburban Denver the night after being asked to wear a face covering inside the restaurant, authorities said. ...

DATE: May 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico likely to reopen restaurants, gyms, malls June 1

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham set a June 1 target date to restart dine-in service at restaurants and reopen gyms, hair salons and shopping malls at limited capacity. Thos...

DATE: May 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Latina New Mexico governor calls VP speculation ‘flattering’

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says she will help make sure that racial- and ethnic-minority voters know about the potential benefits of electing Joe Biden as president. ...

DATE: May 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Amazon, Walmart can sell groceries to food-stamp recipients

SANTA FE – State health authorities are making it possible for New Mexico residents to spend food stamp benefits to buy food online and reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission associated...

DATE: May 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

No charges filed against Colorado trooper for fatal shooting

GRAND JUNCTION – No charges will be filed against a Colorado State Patrol trooper involved in a fatal shooting earlier this month, a district attorney said. Twenty-first Judicial ...

DATE: May 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Parents accused of child abuse skip out with four children

HOBBS, N.M. – Authorities in New Mexico were searching Wednesday for two parents accused of child abuse and their four children after they skipped out on a home visit with a social worker. ...

DATE: May 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Committee votes to close Colorado prison to reduce costs

COLORADO SPRINGS – A Colorado state committee voted to close a minimum-security men’s prison as a cost-saving measure after a reduction in the inmate population resulting from the coronaviru...

DATE: May 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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