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Navajo Nation reports 167 new COVID-19 cases, 5 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials on Thursday reported 167 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and five additional deaths. The latest figures bring the total numbe...

New Mexico opens alternate care facility for COVID-19 patients

ALBUQUERQUE – With New Mexico hospitals facing a capacity crunch because of the coronavirus outbreak, the state on Friday opened an alternate care facility for COVID-19 patients in a renovat...

Felon arrested after human remains found in rural Colorado

DENVER – A man sought by police after the remains of three people were found near a rural town in southern Colorado was arrested Thursday at a motel in New Mexico. Adre Jordan Bar...

Retailers curb indoor sales as virus surges in New Mexico

Big-box stores can remain open if they offer essential goods, services

Convictions in two killings upheld; new testimony standard set

The Associated Press SANTA FE – The New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a man’s first-degree murder convictions in the 2014 killings of two Santa Fe teens as the justices ...

Fatal fire in Aurora apartment complex ruled arson

AURORA – A large fire that tore through an apartment complex in suburban Denver, killing one person and forcing residents to jump from windows to escape the flames, has been ruled an arson...

COVID-19 outbreaks increase in Colorado nursing homes

DENVER – Health officials in Colorado have revealed in a newly released report that 57 nursing homes and 58 assisted living facilities statewide were experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks, up from...

State Police: Suspect injured in shooting involving officer

LOS LUNAS, N.M. – The New Mexico State Police says one of its officers was involved in a shooting Thursday that left a suspect injured. The officer wasn’t injured in the shooting ...

Ski areas in ‘Level Red’ counties can remain open under new coronavirus restrictions

DENVER – Ski areas in Colorado counties that are listed at Level Red, or “severe risk,” will be allowed to keep their lifts turning when new restrictions take effect Friday, according to sta...

New Mexico tightens restrictions, virus cases hit new high

SANTA FE – New Mexico officials say they’re “tightening” the definition of essential businesses to exclude some large retailers that sell some essential supplies as the state reports a recor...

Denver public schools go remote for rest of semester

DENVER – Denver Public Schools will go to fully remote learning for all grades for the rest of the semester as the coronavirus surges, the district announced Wednesday. Remote lea...

Police: Colorado man fatally shot while driving near mall

PUEBLO – A Colorado man has died after police say he was shot in a moving vehicle in what authorities believe was a gang-related shooting. Pueblo Police Sgt. Franklyn Ortega said ...