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Police: Man tried to set wife on fire over stimulus check

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Mexico man is facing charges after police say he became enraged he didn’t qualify for a COVID-19-related stimulus check and tried to set his wife on fire. T...

DATE: Apr 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico city mayor sworn in after predecessor indicted

LAS VEGAS, N.M. – The northern New Mexico city of Las Vegas has officially sworn in a new mayor whose predecessor resigned amid bribery charges. The Las Vegas Optic reports L...

DATE: Apr 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s virus-related jobless claims continue their surge

Colorado unemployment claims triggered by coronavirus-related job losses continue their surge, with last week’s initial claims roughly eight times the highest recorded during the Great Reces...

DATE: Apr 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man charged with killing Colorado deputy won’t face death

DENVER – A man accused of killing a Colorado sheriff’s deputy in 2018 will no longer face the death penalty if he is convicted during his trial, which has been delayed until at least April 1...

DATE: Apr 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Juvenile detention center to close in Santa Fe County

SANTA FE – A county youth detention center in northern New Mexico is scheduled to close after commissioners raised concerns about rising costs and a decrease in the detention population. ...

DATE: Apr 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Air Force Academy to graduate seniors in online ceremony

COLORADO SPRINGS – Air Force Academy seniors will graduate six weeks early in an impromptu online ceremony intended to empty the campus of its remaining cadets amid the coronavirus pandemic,...

DATE: Apr 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: New Mexico man hit officer with shirt after DWI stop

HOBBS, N.M. – A New Mexico man is facing charges after police say he was arrested for drunken driving and threw his clothes at an officer. The Hobbs News-Sun reports Alonso Mar...

DATE: Apr 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Defying odds, New Mexico university’s Chicano studies grows

ALBUQUERQUE – For years, the University of New Mexico’s Chicana and Chicano Studies program sat neglected and poorly funded. The university’s low salaries prevented it from attracting nation...

DATE: Apr 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado buys millions of masks, gloves as virus surge nears

DENVER – Colorado is buying millions of masks, gloves and other personal protective gear from Chinese and domestic manufacturers and is preparing a multi-tier system to cope with the imminen...

DATE: Apr 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Polis extends order closing schools, will address stay-at-home extension

Governor says online learning will help slow spread of COVID-19

DATE: Apr 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado county leads state in coronavirus deaths with 11

COLORADO SPRINGS – A bridge tournament was responsible for fatal coronavirus exposure among older residents in El Paso County, which is currently leading Colorado with 11 deaths, health offi...

DATE: Apr 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

State Supreme Court will mediate mail-in ballot dispute

SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico’s Supreme Court said Wednesday it will referee a dispute over how to proceed with the state’s June 2 primary election without in-person voting to minimize public ...

DATE: Apr 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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