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New Mexico official: Fences around state Capitol to remain

SANTA FE – New Mexico officials are declining to remove protective barriers erected around the state Capitol after the Jan. 6 riot during which supporters of former President Donald Trump br...

Navajo police: Officers fatally shoot suspect pointing gun

ST. MICHAELS, Ariz. – Navajo Nation police officers fatally shot an armed suspect who allegedly pointed a gun at them, the police department said. The incident occurred Wednesday ...

New Mexico Republicans ask to remove barriers around Capitol

SANTA FE – Republican lawmakers in New Mexico have asked that the state remove protective barriers erected around the state Capitol after the Jan. 6 insurrection in which supporters of forme...

Colorado to expand eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations

DENVER – State officials in Colorado have said additional front-line workers and people with multiple chronic health conditions could become eligible for COVID-19 vaccines starting late ne...

Colorado families ask for statewide school cannabis access

DENVER – Colorado families pleaded with state lawmakers on Wednesday to pass a bill to expand cannabis-based medicine at school. Under the current law, school districts must permi...

Navajo Nation reports 20 new COVID-19 cases, seven more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials have reported 20 new confirmed COVID-19 cases with seven additional deaths. The latest numbers released Tuesday night bring the...

Arizona city becomes latest to pass hair discrimination ban

TUCSON, Ariz. – It is now illegal in Tucson, Arizona, to enforce dress code or grooming policies that discriminate against hair texture and hairstyles in the workplace and public schools, of...

FAA enacting ‘NextGen’ air traffic maps in Las Vegas area

LAS VEGAS – New air traffic patterns go into effect Thursday in southern Nevada, switching to satellite navigational guides in what the Federal Aviation Administration calls its “NextGen” mo...

Denver to recognize Juneteenth as a commemorative holiday

DENVER – The Denver City Council declared Juneteenth an official commemorative holiday in the city, elevating the commemoration of the end of slavery in the U.S. from the status of a ceremon...

Environmental attorney to lead Bureau of Land Management

GRAND JUNCTION – The Bureau of Land Management announced that an attorney who previously worked on agency issues for environmental groups will serve as the new deputy director. Th...

New Mexico county vaccinates first responders under mandate

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – County officials in southern New Mexico have said most of the first responders in Doña Ana County, which includes Las Cruces, have received at least one of the two doses o...

New Mexico begins construction of new state crime lab

SANTA FE – New Mexico is getting a new state crime lab. The state Department of Public Safety announced Tuesday that construction of the new $21.9 million forensic laboratory ha...