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Colorado families ask for statewide school cannabis access

Under the current law, school districts must permit parents and guardians to possess and administer cannabis-based medicine on school grounds.…

February 24, 2021

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Navajo Nation reports 20 new COVID-19 cases, seven more deaths

The latest numbers released Tuesday night bring the total number of cases on the vast reservation that covers parts of…

February 24, 2021

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Arizona city becomes latest to pass hair discrimination ban

The Tucson City Council voted Tuesday to adopt the Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair, or CROWN…

February 24, 2021

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FAA enacting ‘NextGen’ air traffic maps in Las Vegas area

Some flight patterns will change for arriving and departing aircraft in area including McCarran International Airport, two busy Las Vegas-area…

February 24, 2021

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Denver to recognize Juneteenth as a commemorative holiday

The council on Monday unanimously passed a bill to set an annual official observance of Juneteenth on the Saturday closest…

February 23, 2021

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Environmental attorney to lead Bureau of Land Management

The U.S. Department of the Interior said Nada Culver, who was appointed to the Denver position, will effectively run the…

February 23, 2021

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New Mexico county vaccinates first responders under mandate

Meanwhile, state health officials on Tuesday reported 314 new confirmed COVID-19 cases with nine additional deaths. The latest numbers pushed…

February 23, 2021

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New Mexico begins construction of new state crime lab

The state Department of Public Safety announced Tuesday that construction of the new $21.9 million forensic laboratory has begun in…

February 23, 2021

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Chief: No discipline while state eyes death of Black man

Chief Vanessa Wilson said she did not want to do anything that might influence a grand jury that state Attorney…

February 23, 2021

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Skier swept away by avalanche dies in Grand Teton park

Matthew Brien, 33, of Jackson, Wyoming, was leading a group through a narrow couloir known as the Broken Thumb on…

February 23, 2021

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Navajo Nation reports 15 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death

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

February 22, 2021

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Albuquerque asks state to split hybrid learning, activities

Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education members said during a special meeting Monday they do not believe activities should be…

February 22, 2021

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Colorado Capitol hallways have emptied, putting some dealmaking on ice

Lobbyists fear pandemic will intensify power dynamics

February 22, 2021

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Visitation restrictions eased at some New Mexico hospitals

Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center pharmacy staff members unpack the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines at the hospital in…

February 22, 2021

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City of Aurora probe faults overall police treatment of Elijah McClain

Two people hold posters showing images depicting Elijah McClain during a candlelight vigil for McClain outside the Laugh Factory in…

February 22, 2021

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Draft New Mexico budget would boost salaries, school spending

New Mexico’s state government is likely to deliver a jolt of one-time spending amid the pandemic while boosting sustained funding…

February 22, 2021

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New Mexico’s Indigenous education advocate faces tough job

As the assistant secretary for Indian Education, Lashawna Tso is Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s educational liaison to the state’s 23…

February 22, 2021

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Police: 2 people shot in Denver home invasion

Three of the suspects entered a home in south Denver at around 8 p.m. Saturday and ordered the occupants to…

February 22, 2021

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Colorado Republicans propose changes to elections processes

aren’t likely to get very far in Democratic-controlled Legislature

February 22, 2021

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Suspect fatally shot by police in Albuquerque street identified

Authorities said Sunday that 40-year-old Claude Trivino, of Hernandez, was the suspect fatally shot in a confrontation in northeast Albuquerque.…

February 22, 2021

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Snowboarders charged for avalanche above I-70 lose critical battle in court

backcountry veterans face $168,000 fine for slide that buried road

February 21, 2021

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New Mexico governor used fund to buy groceries, dry cleaning

Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, over a six-month period in 2020 spent almost $13,500 from a taxpayer-funded expense account that is…

February 20, 2021

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After two years and two-state journey, cat is back home in Colorado

The North Platte Telegraph reported that the tuxedo cat and his owners were reunited Wednesday after the cat’s identity was…

February 20, 2021

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Debris falls from plane during emergency landing near Denver

A United Airlines plane with smoke trailing from its right side is seen heading east toward Denver International Airport on…

February 20, 2021