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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. ...

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...

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. ...

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...

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 ...

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. ...

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...

New Mexico hospital to pay $98K to settle retaliation claim

SANTA FE – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Wednesday a northern New Mexico hospital will pay $98,000 to settle a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the age...

N.M. parents accused of child abuse skip out with four children

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

Colorado: Keep virus measures in mind over holiday weekend

DENVER – Gov. Jared Polis and state health officials on Wednesday urged residents to celebrate the Memorial Day weekend responsibly by sticking to existing social distancing restrictions, we...

‘Cowboys for Trump’ leader chided for ‘dead Democrat’ remark

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – The founder of a group Cowboys for Trump who also serves as a New Mexico county commissioner is facing calls to resign after he metaphorically said in a video, “the only g...

New Mexico’s Medicaid enrollment rises during pandemic

SANTA FE – New Mexico health insurance regulators say statewide enrollment in Medicaid is increasing as businesses shed workers in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Medicaid e...