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South African virus variant confirmed at Colorado prison

BUENA VISTA – Three cases of the COVID-19 variant originating in South Africa have been reported at a correctional facility in Colorado, officials said. The Colorado State Public ...

Man dies after falling in Utah’s Zion National Park

SPRINGDALE, Utah – Authorities have identified a 43-year-old Utah man believed to have fallen from a towering rock formation in Zion National Park. The body of Jason Hartwell, 43,...

New Mexico expands vaccine eligibility to teachers

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico on Monday expanded eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations to all school teachers, early childhood educators and other staff members with the goal of getting the group...

New Mexico may pioneer public financing of lower-court campaigns

SANTA FE – New Mexico could become the first state to offer public campaign financing to candidates seeking to serve as judges in general jurisdiction courts that handle the bulk of criminal...

New Mexico reports 288 additional COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths

SANTA FE – New Mexico on Saturday reported 288 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases and 10 deaths, increasing the state’s pandemic totals to 186,742 cases and 3,796 deaths. About a...

Exam finds multiple cracks in part of United jet’s engine

Microscopic examination supports early suspicions that wear and tear caused a fan blade to snap inside one engine of a United Airlines plane that made an emergency landing shortly after take...

New Mexicans in majority as Senate OKs COVID-19 relief bill

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico Democrats Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan were both in the razor-thin majority Saturday as the U.S. Senate approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. ...

Four arrested before trial of New Mexico prison gang member

ALBUQUERQUE – Federal authorities have arrested four people, suspected of making threats against a judge and other officials, hours before testimony in the racketeering and murder trial of a...

Albuquerque to pay $350K to settle police retaliation claims

ALBUQUERQUE – The city of Albuquerque will make $175,000 payments to a police sergeant and a police officer to settle retaliations claims, the Police Department announced Saturday. ...

Police: Two dead in shooting outside bar in Denver area

WESTMINSTER – A man and woman are dead after a shooting outside a bar in the Denver area, police said Saturday. The Westminster Police Department said officers responded to a repo...

New Mexico governor’s top aide accused of ethics violation

SANTA FE – A former trustee for New Mexico’s retirement system for its public employees has filed an ethics complaint against Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s chief operating officer...

New Mexico officials: More money needed as duties increase

SANTA FE (AP) – A disastrous blowout at the Gold King Mine near Silverton released tons of toxic metals and acidic waste into the Animas and San Juan rivers in 2015, resulting in an $11 mill...