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Hunter from West Virginia fatally shot in Colorado

KREMMLING – An investigation is underway after a hunter was shot and killed in a remote area in northwestern Colorado. Grand County sheriff’s officials say 26-year-old Simon Jacob...

DATE: Nov 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico appoints leader to health agency amid virus surge

SANTA FE – New Mexico is tapping a public health expert from the University of New Mexico to lead its Health Department amid surging rates of coronavirus infection and hospitalizations. ...

DATE: Nov 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Uncontrolled COVID-19 spread in 34 Navajo Nation communities

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials on Wednesday warned residents of the “uncontrolled spread” of COVID-19 in 34 communities on the vast reservation that covers parts of Ariz...

DATE: Nov 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Report: Colorado health agency deleted emails about pandemic

DENVER – The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has routinely deleted emails sent and received by officials responding to the coronavirus pandemic even though the state arc...

DATE: Nov 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fired officer says he was unfairly painted as a racist

DENVER – A Colorado police officer fired for not helping a restrained Black woman who begged for help after she became lodged upside down in the back of his patrol car is appealing his termi...

DATE: Nov 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Border Patrol apprehends 41 migrants in southern New Mexico

SANTA TERESA, N.M. – The U.S. Border Patrol says 41 migrants were apprehended after getting off a bus on the Mexican side and then crossing into southern New Mexico while other people threw ...

DATE: Nov 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico county advances plan for 200 deputy body cameras

ALBUQUERQUE – County officials in New Mexico have approved an agreement with a software company to procure body-worn cameras and vehicle recording units for about 200 sheriff’s deputies. ...

DATE: Nov 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Chandler police: Suspect in fatal Aug. 29 shooting arrested

CHANDLER, Ariz. â€“ A suspect has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting three months ago in Chandler, police said. They said 22-year-old Nozre Ware of Scottsdale has b...

DATE: Nov 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Election revives recreational pot initiatives in New Mexico

SANTA FE – State legislators are rekindling efforts to open New Mexico to recreational marijuana production and sales, with an emphasis on economic opportunity amid the turmoil of the corona...

DATE: Nov 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 79 new COVID-19 cases and 1 more death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. â€“ Navajo Nation health officials on Tuesday reported 79 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and one additional death. The latest figures bring the total number of...

DATE: Nov 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Santa Fe schools end in-person learning experiment

SANTA FE – Santa Fe Public Schools is ending a short-lived soft opening of in-person learning as the coronavirus pandemic hobbles the state. “I am announcing today a hiatus of our...

DATE: Nov 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado jail virus outbreak infects 859 inmates, 66 workers

COLORADO SPRINGS – The El Paso County jail in Colorado has reported 859 of the 1,246 inmates in custody Sunday tested positive for COVID-19 along with 66 employees, authorities said. ...

DATE: Nov 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News