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New Mexico finance secretary resigns as budget crisis looms

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s top finance official is leaving the administration of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham as the state confronts a looming budget crisis linked to the coronavirus pandemic, a...

New Mexico diocese sues over limits on virus relief funds

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest Catholic diocese has filed a complaint against the U.S. Small Business Administration over its inability to apply for federal aid meant to help businesses ...

Denver police ask for help in fatal Interstate 70 shooting

DENVER – Police on Tuesday asked for the public’s help in finding the person who fatally shot a woman on Interstate 70 in Denver. Kim Phok, 60, was found wounded in her SUV on the...

Appeal: New Mexico ignored rules in approval of nuke site work

ALBUQUERQUE – A watchdog group asked the New Mexico Court of Appeals to put the brakes on a key construction project at the nation’s only underground nuclear waste repository. The...

Denver Zoo celebrates birth of two African lion cubs

DENVER – The Denver Zoo is celebrating the birth of two African lion cubs. Zoo officials say the cubs were born Thursday to 4-year-old mother Kamara and 4-year-old father Tobias. ...

Colorado man wins $1M Lottery jackpot twice on same day

PUEBLO – With a little bit of luck and persistence, a Colorado man has hit the jackpot twice after playing the same numbers for 30 years. Colorado Lottery officials identified “Jo...

Sheriff’s office: Shooting leaves suspect critically wounded

CHAPARRAL, N.M. – A male suspect in a domestic violence case was critically wounded when shot during a confrontation with sheriff’s deputies, the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesda...

Coronavirus restrictions eased in some parts of Colorado

DENVER – Parts of Colorado began allowing elective surgeries and other activities Monday after Gov. Jared Polis eased some restrictions aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus. But t...

Aspen joins several Colorado communities requiring masks

DENVER – Aspen has joined a few other Colorado communities in mandating that people wear masks in public. On Monday, Aspen City Council approved a public health order that require...

Plaintiffs say education-funding lawsuit in N.M. is still necessary

SANTA FE – Civil rights attorneys behind a long-running lawsuit alleging inadequate funding for public education are asking a judge to disregard recent efforts by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham...

City workers in New Mexico capital brace for furloughs

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s capital city is weighing a series of cost-cutting measures to address a budget deficit as tax revenue and other income take a dive amid the economic shock wave that h...

Polis: If Coloradans don’t take measures seriously, stay-at-home order may return

Several businesses, with social distancing precautions, to reopen over the next week