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Outside investigators approved to help Albuquerque police

U.S. District Judge James Browning signed off on the order after a federal court hearing Friday, and said he will…

No artwork damaged in flooding at Hispanic cultural center

Much of the work to repair the flood damage has been complete. Two waterlines froze and broke in mid-February when…

Colorado bill would give unlimited time to sue child abusers

Lawmakers on the Senate Health and Human Services Committee unanimously passed the bill Wednesday, The Colorado Sun reported. It will…

Why do rural Colorado counties have higher vaccination rates?

Silverton has inoculated nearly 80% of those currently eligible

Infections among inmates boost New Mexico’s COVID case total

The New Mexico Department of Health noted that 191 of the new cases involved inmates at a state lockup in…

Colorado vaccine distribution expands as production ramps up

Speaking at a virtual news conference, Polis said some front-line essential workers also will qualify for the first phase, including…

Man gets nearly 20 years for Colorado synagogue bomb plot

Judge Raymond P. Moore set the 235-month sentence for Richard Holzer, 28, and imposed a 15-year term of supervised release.…

Navajo Nation reports 23 new coronavirus cases, four deaths

Tribal health officials on Friday reported 23 new cases of COVID-19, down significantly from around the holidays. The latest numbers…

Tribes in legal limbo over federal virus relief funding

The issue didn’t become any clearer for three tribes that argued during a federal court hearing this week that they…

Colorado changes vaccine plan again, moving down most essential workers

moves up Coloradans between ages of 60 and 64

New Mexico governor signs bill to preserve abortion rights

The legislation, which won final approval from the Democratic-led Legislature last week, overturns a dormant 1969 ban on most abortion…

Skier dies after accident at Colorado mountain resort

Job Henning, 48, suffered head injuries and was found unresponsive Tuesday at the base of a tree at the Glenwood…

Police officer pleads for Capitol riot suspect’s release

The name of the writer of the letter in support of Jeffrey Sabol has been redacted in federal court records,…

Las Cruces school official struck, killed while walking dogs

The death of the 50-year-old longtime educator was confirmed by Las Cruces police spokesman Danny Trujillo. The driver of the…

High court rejects ‘warrior gene’ defense as unreliable

In a unanimous decision, justices ruled that a lower court was justified in excluding evidence about a theory that lacks…

Man arrested in Nebraska in Colorado cold case slaying

David Dwayne Anderson, 62, was arrested Feb. 10 in the killing of Sylvia Quayle, 35, in her home in Cherry…

Army weapon built in Albuquerque to be tested by 2024

The system, called the Tactical High Power Operational Responder or THOR, was built at Kirtland Air Force Base and provides…

Jet pilot reports unidentified object in New Mexico skies

A recording of the pilot’s transmission was made by Steve Douglass, a self-described “stealth chaser” from Amarillo. “Do you have…

Navajo Nation reports 25 new COVID-19 cases, but no deaths

The latest numbers bring the total number of cases on the vast reservation that covers parts of Arizona, New Mexico…

New Mexico official: Fences around state Capitol to remain

Republican legislators had requested removal of the chain-link fences with concrete barriers, arguing that no threat was evident and that…

Navajo police: Officers fatally shoot suspect pointing gun

The incident occurred Wednesday in St. Michaels, Arizona, after officers responded to a report of an armed suspect, the department…

New Mexico Republicans ask to remove barriers around Capitol

Republicans in the state Legislature asked the Legislative Council on Tuesday to remove the fences around the facility, arguing that…

February 24, 2021