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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

Alamogordo man loses high court appeal of murder conviction

SANTA FE – An Alamogordo man serving life in prison for murder and other crimes has lost an appeal. The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld the convictions Monday of Robert “Bob” Chav...

DATE: Apr 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

‘Thought that was it’: Runner recalls Boulder store shooting

BOULDER – Inside a small room where she and four others were hiding from a gunman just steps away from their locked door, Olympic hopeful Maggie Montoya made a quiet and emotional phone call...

DATE: Apr 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Tucson officials learn more about planned migrant facility

TUCSON, Ariz. – A tent-like facility that the federal government plans to set up in Tucson to temporarily house migrants will be located near the city’s airport and be completed in about a m...

DATE: Apr 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Officer killed during February traffic stop had asked for rifle

SANTA FE – Newly released information about the killing of a New Mexico State Police officer during a Feb. 4 traffic stop indicates he was caught by surprise when a man who’d agreed to tempo...

DATE: Apr 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo president balks at reopening tribal roads to visitors

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez has vetoed a resolution to reopen tribal roads on the Navajo reservation to tourists and other visitors amid the continuing pandemic...

DATE: Apr 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police arrest man accused of carjacking good Samaritan

ROSWELL, N.M. – The family of a 62-year-old woman who was struck with her own vehicle in New Mexico after a man she offered to help stole her car earlier this week has said she is still in a...

DATE: Apr 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lee Hart, wife of 1984 presidential hopeful Gary Hart, dies

LAKEWOOD â€“ Lee Hart, the wife of former U.S. Sen. Gary Hart of Colorado, has died. She was 85. Lee Hart died Friday at a hospital in Lakewood after a brief illness. She campaign...

DATE: Apr 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Boulder Mennonites turn donated guns into garden tools

BOULDER (AP) – There was healing in the swing of a hammer at Boulder Mennonite Church on Good Friday. Dozens of community members gathered for a vigil to pray, reflect and remembe...

DATE: Apr 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News