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New Mexico governor appoints racial justice policy group

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is holding a virtual roundtable with state black leaders Thursday after a week of anti-racism protests calling for police reform around the country. ...

Colorado’s Mount Evans Highway to remain closed for summer

DENVER – Officials say Mount Evans Highway in Colorado will remain closed to vehicles for the summer as a result of health and safety concerns and economic difficulties related to the corona...

GOP House race drags on after vote-counting board walks out

SANTA FE – A Republican congressional primary remained undecided on Thursday as local election regulators in northern New Mexico tallied a deluge of absentee ballots. Vote tabulat...

Colorado unemployment claims drop, but totals still high

DENVER – Colorado unemployment claims related to the coronavirus pandemic’s economic blows dropped for a seventh consecutive week, but nearly half a million workers have filed regular claims...

Navajo Nation keeps closings, curfews; weekend lockdowns end

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation is extending its closure of tribal government facilities and continuing its overnight curfews while ending weekend lockdowns imposed because of the cor...

Police seek suspects in customer attack over social distance

AURORA – The Aurora Police Department has announced Wednesday that officers are searching for three people suspected of violently attacking a woman in Target after the shopper asked the gr...

Police: Pregnant woman tried to run car off the road

HOBBS, N.M. – A pregnant New Mexico woman is facing charges after police say she tried knocking a car off the road while two children sat in her backseat. The Hobbs News-Sun re...

Navajo police warn against illegal marijuana, hemp farms

SHIPROCK, N.M. – Authorities on the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. are warning people against illegally growing marijuana and hemp. Navajo Nation police issued th...

Denver mayor marches with protesters after Floyd’s death

DENVER – Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in downtown Denver on Wednesday for another round of demonstrations after the death of George Floyd. They lay on their stomachs...

Rocky Mountain National Park’s Trail Ridge Road set to open

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK – Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park is set to open Thursday. Park officials say visitors should be prepared for icy conditions and any ...

Coroner: Man died after getting caught in boat rigging

LONGMONT – Authorities say a man died after he became trapped in the rigging of a sailboat that was docked at a lake in northern Colorado. The Longmont Times-Call reports 75-ye...

More coronavirus cases confirmed among inmates in New Mexico

SANTA FE – State health officials say they have confirmed 25 more coronavirus cases among federal inmates being held at a lockup in southern New Mexico. The state Health Departmen...