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YWCA Utah CEO says eliminating racism is ‘front and center’

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – YWCA Utah’s mission to eliminate racism is “massive” and “beautiful,” incoming CEO Liz Owens believes. But it’s also “complex and, I think, sometimes misunderstood,” sh...

Colorado issues warning about bears waking from hibernation

ASPEN – The Colorado Parks and Wildlife department issued a call to avoid situations that attract bears and allow access to food as the animals wake from hibernation. The departme...

One hiker rescued, another found dead in western Colorado

GRAND JUNCTION – One hiker died and another who went looking for help was rescued from a canyon in western Colorado, authorities said Monday. The 31-year-old lost hiker was found ...

1st FBI poster in Navajo language seeks info on homicide

The FBI has issued its first poster in a Native American language, seeking information in Navajo on the death of an elderly man six years ago on the New Mexico portion of the vast Navajo Nat...

New Mexico gets late dose of winter with spring snow

ALBUQUERQUE – Some parts of northern New Mexico got a late dose of winter Monday, as several inches of snow were reported in some locations. The National Weather Service in Albu...

New Mexico State Police car chase leads to 1 dead, 1 injured

LOS LUNAS, N.M. – New Mexico State Police are investigating after a vehicle pursuit in Los Lunas ended with an officer shooting two men, killing one. Authorities say the incident ...

Police: School board president in N.M. fired gun at family member

LAS VEGAS, N.M. – The president of a northern New Mexico school board is facing charges after police say he fired a gun at a family member’s feet. The Las Vegas Optic reports L...

New Mexico GOP pushes back on COVID-19 business restrictions

SANTA FE, N.M. – The Republican Party urged New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday to use “common sense” and allow certain nonessential small businesses to reopen with some require...

New Mexico governor adds church services to gatherings ban

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Saturday expanded her mass gatherings ban to combat spread of the coronavirus to include churches and other houses of worship on the eve of the Chri...

Albuquerque facility to shelter elderly coronavirus patients

The operator of a 73-bed skilled nursing rehabilitation center in Albuquerque plans to convert it into a facility that will provide a temporary home for elderly coronavirus patients, state o...

Ute Mountain Casino and Hotel helps tribal food distribution efforts

Business used to store groceries, supplies for tribe

New Mexico officials: Going outdoors OK but avoid gatherings

SANTA FE – New Mexico officials say it’s OK during the coronavirus outbreak to go outdoors but the closer to home the better. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s administration on Frida...