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New Mexico reopens classrooms to some students after halt

ALBUQUERQUE – Classrooms in some New Mexico schools were scheduled on Monday to allow in-person education for the first time this semester. In-person classes were temporarily susp...

DATE: Jan 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 96 new cases, 4 COVID-19 deaths Sunday

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Officials on the Navajo Nation reported 96 new COVID-19 cases and four more deaths Sunday. The latest figures bring the total reported coronavirus cases on th...

DATE: Jan 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

CU-Boulder student leader presides amid tumultuous times

DENVER – As a young boy, Isaiah Chavous hid under his mom’s desk during her college days at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, playing with green army men and chomping snacks while...

DATE: Jan 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado man faces federal charges for Capitol insurrection

DENVER – A Colorado man faces federal charges in connection with the U.S. Capitol insurrection that left five people dead. Robert Gieswein, 24, of Woodland Park faces federal char...

DATE: Jan 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado appeals court upholds waivers, protecting ski areas

Language on back of passes release resorts from ‘any and all liability’

DATE: Jan 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police make arrest in explosions that damaged Aurora homes

AURORA – Aurora police say they have arrested a man in connection with explosions that damaged three homes since late last month. The Gazette of Colorado Springs reports that a...

DATE: Jan 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Former New Mexico legislator known for wise, calm demeanor

SANTA FE – A New Mexico legislator who was known for his advocacy in protecting people who are incapacitated and placed under legal guardianship has died, Senate Republicans announced Friday...

DATE: Jan 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque councilor accuses former lawmaker of advances

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque City Councilor Lan Sena is accusing a former Democratic state lawmaker of abusing his position of power by making unwanted sexual advances toward her when she serve...

DATE: Jan 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Teens tutor peers online to fill need during pandemic

SANTA FE – When her suburban Dallas high school was forced to move online last spring because of the coronavirus pandemic, Charvi Goyal realized that the schoolmates she’d been informally tu...

DATE: Jan 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver Community Fridge program expands amid pandemic

Jim Norris is loving the Denver Community Fridge program – despite having reservations at the start. “Any trepidation I had about (negative) neighborhood reactions or people abusi...

DATE: Jan 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Biologists combing rugged mountains to count gray wolves

PINETOP, Ariz. – Biologists are combing the rugged mountains of the U.S. Southwest to find out how many Mexican gray wolves are roaming the wild. The annual count in Arizona and N...

DATE: Jan 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado unveils plan to cut air pollution by 90% by 2050

DENVER – Colorado officials unveiled a plan to cut heat-trapping air pollution in the state by 90% by 2050 in order to improve public health and reduce the effects of climate change. ...

DATE: Jan 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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