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Navajo officials work to add sites for virus isolation, care

FARMINGTON – Navajo health officials are working to boost the number of isolation and alternate care sites for those infected with the coronavirus. The tribe had awarded a $50 m...

Kellyanne Conway on Air Force Academy Board of Visitors

DENVER – President Donald Trump has appointed his longtime aide Kellyanne Conway to the U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors after she left the White House in August. The A...

Navajo Nation reports 191 new COVID-19 cases, 5 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials on Wednesday reported 191 new COVID-19 cases and five more deaths. In all, the tribe has now reported 18,575 cases and 693 know...

New Mexico begins sewage testing for COVID-19 at prisons

SANTA FE – New Mexico has begun monitoring sewage from prisons and youth rehabilitation facilities to more efficiently detect COVID-19 outbreaks in the southwest region of the state, the s...

Colorado inmate who died from November assault identified

PUEBLO – An inmate who died at the Colorado State Penitentiary as a result of an assault on Nov. 26 has been identified. The inmate was 47-year-old Rueben Gonzalez, according to t...

Colorado officials say COVID-19 vaccine to arrive next week

DENVER – Colorado will receive its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines next week if the federal approval process goes smoothly and supply chains function as expected, state health officials ...

Predictions vary on New Mexico higher education enrollment

SANTA FE – Here’s a question even the most educated are having trouble answering: Will college enrollment go up or down in New Mexico next year? Community college and university o...

Albuquerque plans to turn old hospital into homeless shelter

ALBUQUERQUE – City officials are planning to buy a former Albuquerque hospital and turn it into a homeless shelter and services hub. Mayor Tim Keller said Tuesday that the city is...

Colorado first gentleman discharged from COVID-19 hospital stay

DENVER – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ longtime partner, first gentleman Marlon Reis, was discharged from a hospital Tuesday after undergoing treatment for the coronavirus. Reis was ...

New Mexico prepared for rationing care if pandemic worsens

ALBUQUERQUE – Top health officials say New Mexico has a solid plan in place to stretch hospital and health care resources as far as possible before having to ration care, but they also warne...

Earthquake again hits Colorado near Utah border

Area near salinity-control injection well is prone to small quakes

Navajo Nation reports 159 new COVID-19 cases, 6 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials on Tuesday reported 159 new COVID-19 cases and six more deaths. In all, the tribe has now reported 18,324 cases and 688 know de...