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California man pleads guilty to assaulting flight attendants

ALBUQUERQUE – A California man has pleaded guilty to assaulting two flight attendants while he was a passenger on a 2019 flight to New Mexico. Federal prosecutors said 43-year-old...

DATE: Jan 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Trump administration passes up Colorado, will move U.S. Space Command to Alabama

Decision prompts accusations that move was politically motivated

DATE: Jan 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Health officials: COVID-19 variant turns up in New Mexico

SANTA FE – A more contagious variant of COVID-19 has been detected in New Mexico, state officials confirmed Wednesday. The New Mexico Health Department said the first known case o...

DATE: Jan 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: Boy Scout from New Mexico dies camping in Colorado

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – A Boy Scout from New Mexico has died after a camping incident over the weekend near the New Mexico-Colorado line, authorities said. The Conejos County sheriff’s...

DATE: Jan 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico land purchase to aid with wildlife protection

The Associated Press QUESTA, N.M. – The acquisition of nearly 1,200 acres of private land near the New Mexico-Colorado border will go a long way to protect a migration corridor fo...

DATE: Jan 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

COVID-19 aid on agenda as Colorado lawmakers begin 2021 session

DENVER – Colorado’s Democrat-led Legislature is convening on Wednesday for a brief three-day session to swear in new members and adjust several pandemic relief laws before it adjourns until ...

DATE: Jan 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 193 additional virus cases, three deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation officials report 193 additional known COVID-19 cases and three more deaths from the coronavirus outbreak. The additional cases and deaths report...

DATE: Jan 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police shoot, kill man in suburban Denver

DENVER – An investigation is underway after police shot and killed a man who officers say pointed a gun at them in suburban Denver. The Denver Post reports Lakewood police were...

DATE: Jan 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico touts sewage monitoring program in COVID-19 fight

SANTA FE â€“ A wastewater monitoring program launched last month has helped to prevent a COVID-19 outbreak at a juvenile justice facility in southern New Mexico, state officials said. ...

DATE: Jan 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado high school graduation rate hit high mark in 2020

DENVER – Colorado’s graduation rate reached its highest level in a decade with the Class of 2020, despite school closures and disruptions caused by the pandemic. The Colorado Depa...

DATE: Jan 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico Legislature seeks greater spending amid pandemic

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s state government would increase general fund spending by 4% and devote new resources to health care and public education amid the coronavirus pandemic, under a detail...

DATE: Jan 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Arizona man wrongfully accused of selling LSD settles lawsuit

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – An Arizona man who was wrongfully arrested on suspicion of selling LSD has reached a settlement with the city of Flagstaff that includes a $75,000 payment. The ...

DATE: Jan 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News