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Man arrested in shooting during Albuquerque statue protest

ALBUQUERQUE – A 31-year-old man has been arrested in a shooting that happened as protesters in New Mexico’s largest city tried to tear down a bronze statue of a Spanish conquistador outside ...

New Mexico begins tribal outreach campaign amid coronavirus

SANTA FE – New Mexico health officials have teamed with Native American cartoonist Ricardo Caté to increase awareness about the coronavirus pandemic as part of a new campaign. One...

Police, COVID, budget cuts top Colorado legislative session

DENVER – In a fitting manner, Colorado’s Legislature arranged for coronavirus nasal swab testing outside the Capitol building for lawmakers and staff heading home after finishing their pande...

Senate hopeful Hickenlooper apologizes for slave comment

DENVER – Former Colorado governor and current Senate hopeful John Hickenlooper apologized Monday for comments he made six years ago comparing politicians to slaves being whipped to row “an a...

Denver area moves to drop name of mayor with racist ties

DENVER – A Denver neighborhood is on track to change its name, possibly ending a decades-long debate over its association with a former mayor known for his Ku Klux Klan connection. ...

Judge: U.S. must release $679M in tribal virus relief funds

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The U.S. Treasury Department must release $679 million in coronavirus relief funding for tribes that it intended to withhold while a court challenge over the agency’s init...

Man shot during protest over Spanish conqueror’s statue

ALBUQUERQUE – A man was shot Monday night as protesters in New Mexico’s largest city tried to tear down a bronze statue of a Spanish conquistador outside the Albuquerque Museum, prompting th...

Albuquerque proposes new agency amid calls for police reform

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller said Monday he wants to create a new city department to focus on community safety as political pressure mounts for elected leaders to defund the po...

Colorado wildlife officials kill bear that entered home

COLORADO SPRINGS – Colorado Parks and Wildlife says a bear that had been previously relocated was killed after entering a home while the owner was inside. Wildlife officers were c...

Navajo Nation resumes training at its police academy

CHINLE, Ariz. – More than two dozen recruits are expected to begin training Monday at the Navajo Nation’s police academy, a program that was postponed for months because of the coronavirus p...

Police: Man arrested after throwing beer can at woman

ARTESIA, N.M. – A New Mexico man is facing a battery charge after police say he threw a beer car at a woman. The Carlsbad Current-Argus reports Ernesto Erives was arraigned las...

Police: Colorado man arrested after people held at gunpoint

DENVER – Authorities have arrested a Colorado man they say held two roofing-company salesmen at gunpoint who had been knocking on doors in his neighborhood. Both were wearing blue...