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Colorado bill aims to improve maternal health care

DENVER – Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill to improve maternal health aimed at bettering pregnancy outcomes for minority women, as the U.S. recognizes Black Maternal Health Week. ...

DATE: Apr 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Cowboys for Trump founder appeals recall bid to high court

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) â€” Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin has filed an appeal with the state Supreme Court as he seeks to fend off an effort to recall him from office as a county commis...

DATE: Apr 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Gov. Polis signs gun storage, lost weapons bills into law

DENVER – Gov. Jared Polis has signed into law bills mandating the safe storage of firearms and requiring gun owners to report lost or stolen weapons. Democrat sponsors argued the ...

DATE: Apr 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Proposed New Mexico utility merger spurs numerous concerns

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Consumer advocacy groups, environmentalists and the New Mexico attorney general’s office are concerned about a proposed multibillion-dollar merger of the state’s lar...

DATE: Apr 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado judge resigning after censure for racial slur

DENVER – A Colorado judge will resign after being censured for repeatedly saying a racial slur in a conversation with a Black employee, expressing her views on racial justice while on the be...

DATE: Apr 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado county report: Vaccine clinic flouted safety rules

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado county public health report found a Colorado Springs vaccine clinic was operating without proper temperature storage for vaccines or social distancing, as well as ha...

DATE: Apr 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

No charges for man suspected of impersonating police

DENVER – A man initially thought to be impersonating the police was briefly detained Monday before authorities determined he was a volunteer for a police department in suburban Denver. ...

DATE: Apr 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports no COVID-19 related deaths for 9th day

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Monday reported finding no new COVID-19 related deaths for the ninth consecutive day. The tribe reported four new confirmed coronavirus c...

DATE: Apr 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: Drug activity caused Albuquerque apartment explosion

ALBUQUERQUE – Authorities say a man accused of manufacturing drugs in an Albuquerque apartment was injured in an explosion. Albuquerque police say the suspect was transferred to a...

DATE: Apr 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bernalillo County sheriff to run for Albuquerque mayor

ALBUQUERQUE – Bernalillo County Sheriff Manny Gonzales is making a pitch to be Albuquerque’s next mayor. Gonzales declared his candidacy in an official online campaign video Monda...

DATE: Apr 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado Asian leaders demand apology from newspaper

DENVER – Leaders of Colorado’s Asian community have demanded an apology and are planning a boycott against The article, headlined “America’s Largest Amusement Park Heads to Greenwood Villa...

DATE: Apr 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque officer fatally shoots man involved in dispute

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ An Albuquerque police officer fatally shot a man who had earlier fired a gun during an altercation stemming from a domestic dispute Friday night, a Police Department statemen...

DATE: Apr 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News