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Bald eagles, eaglets found nesting in arms of Arizona cactus

PHOENIX – For the first time in decades, bald eagles have been found nesting in an Arizona saguaro cactus. The Arizona Game and Fish Department revealed Wednesday that biologists ...

DATE: Apr 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Spring snowstorm in Wyoming, Colorado closes I-80

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – A potent spring snowstorm closed a 250-mile stretch of Interstate 80 in Wyoming on Thursday. The Wyoming Department of Transportation didn’t expect the road betwe...

DATE: Apr 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico diocese first to resume public U.S. Mass amid virus

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The Las Cruces Diocese has lifted a ban on the public celebration of Mass, reversing a mandate to suspend most parish events to curb the spread of the coronavirus. ...

DATE: Apr 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Leader of armed border group sentenced on gun charge

ALBUQUERQUE – The leader of an armed group that detained immigrants who were crossing the U.S.-Mexico border into southern New Mexico has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for a federa...

DATE: Apr 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

National forests in New Mexico impose campfire restrictions

ALBUQUERQUE – National forests around New Mexico are imposing campfire restrictions to protect the health and safety of employees and communities during the coronavirus outbreak. ...

DATE: Apr 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: New Mexico man teased officers about having gun

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A New Mexico man is facing charges after police say he teased officers about having a gun. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports Asher Madrid was arrested earlier ...

DATE: Apr 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Polis: ‘We want to dispel any notion that we can go back to the way things were’

Governor calls on increased testing, tailored social-distancing measures

DATE: Apr 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado kayaker identified in Monument Lake death

COLORADO SPRINGS – The El Paso County coroner’s office has identified 38-year-old James Arends as the man who died while kayaking Monument Lake in Colorado, authorities said. The ...

DATE: Apr 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico to join pilot U.S. effort on contract tracing

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s governor says the state has accepted an invitation from the White House to participate in a pilot program to improve and expand contact tracing for coronavirus infect...

DATE: Apr 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico couple who ducked sentencing arrested in Oklahoma

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Mexico married couple have been arrested in Oklahoma after failing to appear in court for sentencing for financial crimes involving vulnerable clients of a non-defunct fi...

DATE: Apr 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation extends weekend lockdowns as virus cases rise

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation has extended its weekend lockdowns preventing people from leaving their homes, except in emergencies, on the vast expanse of land that has been harder hi...

DATE: Apr 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado governor: Without cure, social distancing to stay

DENVER – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis urged residents Wednesday to prepare for social distancing as a fixture of life even after restrictions on business activities are eased – at least until a...

DATE: Apr 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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