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Colorado virus hot spot inmates only given masks last week

DENVER – Inmates at Colorado’s El Paso County Jail were not routinely given masks to stop the spread of the coronavirus until last week when it turned into the site of the state’s second-lar...

DATE: Nov 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico overflow facility remains locked as cases spike

ALBUQUERQUE – An alternate care overflow facility in New Mexico designed to house coronavirus patients has remained locked and unused as hospitals across the state are increasingly slammed. ...

DATE: Nov 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico tax preparer admits reporting false information

ALBUQUERQUE – Federal prosecutors say a northern New Mexico tax preparer faces up to six years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of aiding and abetting the preparation of false i...

DATE: Nov 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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. – 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

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