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Albuquerque retirement facility has 18 coronavirus cases

Mark DiMenna, deputy director of Albuquerque’s Environmental Health Department, confirmed Friday the positive tests for COVID-19 a day after the…

April 3, 2020

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Colorado authorities accuse stepmother of lying in boy’s death

Authorities say Letecia Stauch reported Gannon Stauch missing on Jan. 27 after he failed to return from a friend’s house.…

April 3, 2020

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Hotel that hosted John Wayne to house homeless patients

The Gallup Independent reported that El Rancho Hotel agreed this week to offer its space if health care workers needed…

April 3, 2020

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Police: Man tried to set wife on fire over stimulus check

The Albuquerque Journal reports Joe Macias was arrested Wednesday shortly after an argument with his disabled wife, where he allegedly…

April 3, 2020

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New Mexico city mayor sworn in after predecessor indicted

The Las Vegas Optic reports Louie Trujillo took the oath of office Wednesday during a special ceremony that was livestreamed…

April 3, 2020

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Colorado’s virus-related jobless claims continue their surge

Nearly 62,000 initial claims were filed with the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment last week, and 81,000 in total…

April 2, 2020

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Juvenile detention center to close in Santa Fe County

The Santa Fe County Commission voted Tuesday to approve the closure after previous discussions about the center and house juvenile…

April 2, 2020

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Police: New Mexico man hit officer with shirt after DWI stop

The Hobbs News-Sun reports Alonso Martinez of Eunice was taken into custody after a traffic stop in Hobbs over suspicion…

April 2, 2020

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Man charged with killing Colorado deputy won’t face death

District Judge Mark Warner on Wednesday granted a petition from prosecutors to drop the death penalty as a possible punishment…

April 2, 2020

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Air Force Academy to graduate seniors in online ceremony

The academy would send about 1,000 seniors into the officer ranks without the traditional graduation ceremony that has drawn of…

April 2, 2020

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Defying odds, New Mexico university’s Chicano studies grows

But in less a decade, the program has transformed into a full-fledged department and boosted student enrollment from 96 in…

April 2, 2020

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Colorado buys millions of masks, gloves as virus surge nears

But Polis insisted the purchases aren’t nearly enough with scarce U.S. government supplies and at a time when the supply…

April 1, 2020

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Polis extends order closing schools, will address stay-at-home extension

Governor says online learning will help slow spread of COVID-19

April 1, 2020

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Colorado doesn’t have enough ventilators, so medical professionals get creative

Problem goes beyond number of machines – staff need training to handle them

April 1, 2020

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Colorado county leads state in coronavirus deaths with 11

The number of deaths is expected to increase among the county’s population of more than 700,000 people, including large communities…

April 1, 2020

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State Supreme Court will mediate mail-in ballot dispute

Local election officials from most counties have petitioned the court to suspend primary balloting at traditional precincts and early voting…

April 1, 2020

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Liberal groups start effort to target ‘corporate’ Democrats

The coalition calling itself the No Corporate Democrats community coalition said Monday it will work to unseat five Senate Democrats…

April 1, 2020

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Governor: Man in 40s becomes fifth virus death in New Mexico

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the latest fatality, saying the total number of cases in the state increased to at…

March 31, 2020

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Police: Santa Fe man intentionally coughed on customers

The Santa Fe New Mexican reports Edward Babcock was arrested last week after reports he was coughing on customers at…

March 31, 2020

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Air Force Academy eases restrictions after two suicides

Emails obtained from the academy show the Colorado Springs base had received complaints about how the policies made the school…

March 31, 2020

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Census underway in Cortez; coronavirus highlights need to participate

Results will help determine need for assistance in city

March 31, 2020

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Albuquerque police: Man fatally shot during welfare check

The Albuquerque Journal reports that police said the incident occurred at a home Monday where officers went after being contacted…

March 31, 2020

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New Mexico official in video blames ‘Asians’ for virus

Luna County Safety and Risk Coordinator Tyler Massey posted an expletive-laden video on Snapchat earlier this month, where he complained…

March 31, 2020

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Navajo Nation issues curfew as virus spreads

214 positive cases recorded, seven confirmed dead

March 30, 2020