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Colorado to auction off cannabis-themed license plates

DENVER (AP) – Cannabis-themed license plates in Colorado are being auctioned off to the highest bidder in a fundraiser for the Colorado Disability Funding Committee. The state is ...

DATE: Apr 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Records: New Mexico governor settles harassment allegation

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s political committee has paid at least $62,500 to settle allegations by a former campaign employee who says he was sexually harassed by the...

DATE: Apr 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico issues 10-year plan for boosting forest health

ALBUQUERQUE – Restoring forests, using fire as a management tool and getting more buy-in from private landowners are among the strategies outlined in New Mexico’s latest forest action plan. ...

DATE: Apr 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lawsuit notice filed in fatal shooting of New Mexico officer

ALBUQUERQUE – The wife of a New Mexico State Police officer fatally shot in the line of duty in February has filed a tort claim notice with the state seeking damages, one of the first steps ...

DATE: Apr 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado halts J&J vaccinations after U.S. recommendation

DENVER – Colorado on Tuesday suspended the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine while federal officials investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots in a handful of vaccine recipie...

DATE: Apr 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico pauses administration of J&J vaccine

SANTA FE – New Mexico will pause administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in response to a federal recommendation stemming from reports of potentially dangerous b...

DATE: Apr 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado bill would prohibit traveling animal show

DENVER – Colorado lawmakers moved closer to passing a bill that would prohibit using certain animals in traveling performances such as circuses, facing opposition from livestock and rodeo gr...

DATE: Apr 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Vaccine seized from medical spa because of storage problems

COLORADO SPRINGS – About 3,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been confiscated from a Colorado Springs medical spa after county health officials observed problems in vaccine storage on Frida...

DATE: Apr 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Middle school student wins contest to name Wyoming supercomputer

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – A Wyoming middle school student has won a contest to name one of the world’s fastest supercomputers. The new machine will be named “Derecho,” after a type of weat...

DATE: Apr 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports no COVID-19 deaths for 2nd day in row

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Monday reported two new confirmed COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths for the second consecutive day. The latest numbers brought the...

DATE: Apr 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Crews work to contain 2 small wildfires on Rio Chama bosque

ABIQUIU, N.M. – Crews were working Sunday to fully contain two small wildfires on the Rio Chama bosque near Abiquiu that forced some evacuations of residents. Rio Arriba County Sh...

DATE: Apr 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque police issue summons to armed man at downtown rally

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ Police say one armed man showed up for a planned white supremacist rally in downtown Albuquerque. Police spokesman Gilbert Gallegos Jr. says police had prepared Su...

DATE: Apr 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News