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With wildfire risk up, New Mexico supports controlled burns

SANTA FE – In a bid to reduce wildfire risk, the House has advanced a bill making it easier for residents to burn brush and wood debris on their property. The bill, passed unanimo...

DATE: Feb 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 53 new COVID-19 cases, 11 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials on Thursday reported 53 new COVID-19 cases and 11 more deaths. The latest figures raised the totals to 29,098 cases and 1,097 k...

DATE: Feb 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 38 more COVID-19 cases, 11 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials on Wednesday reported 38 new COVID-19 cases and 11 more deaths. The latest figures raised the totals to 29,041 cases and 1,086 ...

DATE: Feb 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado lawmakers will hear a bill about data sharing with federal agencies

DENVER – Colorado lawmakers will introduce a bill to establish guidelines on how personal information can be shared with federal agencies. The proposed legislation announced Thurs...

DATE: Feb 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado trial stopped for two weeks because of virus case

PUEBLO â€“ The trial of a man charged in the death of his pregnant girlfriend has been put on hold for two weeks after someone in the courtroom tested positive for COVID-19. Tenth...

DATE: Feb 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico to end quarantine requirements for travelers

SANTA FE – New Mexico officials on Wednesday said they would be ending mandatory self-quarantine requirements for visitors and residents arriving in the state. The state Health De...

DATE: Feb 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Officers fired over photos tied to Elijah McClain not reinstated

DENVER – Three suburban Denver police officers fired over a photo re-enacting a neckhold like the one police used on Elijah McClain before the 23-year-old Black man died in 2019 will not get...

DATE: Feb 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fresh funding aims to revitalize Indigenous oral history

A major effort is getting underway at several universities, tribal museums and libraries around the U.S. to digitize the oral histories of thousands of Native Americans that were collected a...

DATE: Feb 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico employee accepts position in Biden administration

SANTA FE – A top human resources employee for New Mexico’s governor has stepped down after more than two years in the position to take a new role with President Joe Biden’s administration. ...

DATE: Feb 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 54 new COVID-19 cases, 15 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials on Tuesday reported 54 new COVID-19 cases and 15 more deaths. The latest figures raised the totals to 28,994 cases and 1,075 kn...

DATE: Feb 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Few New Mexico schools rush to offer in-person classes

SANTA FE – Loosened restrictions on large-scale in-person learning programs in New Mexico public schools went into effect Monday after an 11-month ban, but few school districts were rushing ...

DATE: Feb 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico officials hold out hope for more vaccine supply

ALBUQUERQUE – Officials at some of New Mexico’s largest hospitals said Monday they are holding out hope that vaccine supplies will catch up with demand as state health officials confirmed th...

DATE: Feb 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News