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Navajo Nation eyes proposed Department of Medical Examiners

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation says it is working with Congress to fund the tribe’s proposed Department of Medical Examiners. The Gallup Independent reports Navajo Law ...

Finding new ways to engage with language in New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Jimmie Barber spoke Spanish at home before arriving at El Camino Real Academy in Santa Fe. The third grader now jokes with friends in English and Spanish. Th...

Santa Fe police waiting on audit of troubled evidence room

SANTA FE – Santa Fe police’s poor handling of its evidence room may have affected several cases. But just how many remains a mystery. The department is awaiting the results of an ...

Incubation period ends for possible Denver measles exposure

DENVER – Health officials say an incubation period has expired for people who may have been exposed to three children infected with measles and had traveled from New Zealand to Los Angeles a...

New Mexico settles 2017 medical cannabis lawsuit for $69K

SANTA FE – Officials at a New Mexico event venue have agreed to settle a lawsuit with a medical cannabis producer over what type of products could be displayed at the state fair. ...

‘Jude’s Law’ transgender namesake gets new birth certificate

DENVER (AP) – Jude spent so many years fighting for the bill to allow transgender Coloradans to more easily change their names and gender designations on identity documents that, eventually,...

Colorado starts 2020 with abundant mountain snow moisture

DENVER – Colorado is starting off 2020 with plenty of snow in the mountains. Mountain snow moisture statewide is 122% of the usual amount for this time of year, according to the N...

New Mexico state senator challenger also has DWI conviction

ESPAÑOLA, N.M. – A leading challenger of an embattled New Mexico state senator convicted of drunken driving has acknowledged he also has a DWI conviction from his younger years. R...

Man arrested at Denver airport as threatening text reported

DENVER – A man was arrested at Denver International Airport after a fellow passenger on a flight preparing to depart reported he sent a threatening text message, police said. Ri...

Animal advocacy groups file complaints about New Mexico lab

ALBUQUERQUE – Animal advocacy groups have filed complaints with federal officials about the treatment of monkeys and other animals at a research facility in New Mexico. The Ohio-b...

Man sentenced to life plus 15 years in 2008 cartel killing

ALBUQUERQUE – A man extradited to the United States from Mexico in 2015 to stand trial in a 2008 killing for a drug cartel was sentenced Friday to life plus 15 years in prison. ...

Report: Below-average moisture leaves soil dry in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Federal agriculture officials say December’s weather patterns brought mountain snow and rain to parts of New Mexico, but below-average accumulations have left many locations dr...