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Colorado lawmakers to start, then pause session because of virus

Lawmakers will begin the new session Jan. 13 and address any urgent business and required actions, such as swearing in…

More shipments of COVID-19 vaccine arrive in New Mexico

Like other states, New Mexico learned last week it would be getting about one-third fewer doses of the vaccine produced…

2 Colorado astronauts could be headed to the moon with NASA

NASA Astronauts Matthew Dominick of Wheat Ridge and Jessica Watkins of Lafayette were among 18 astronauts selected to the Artemis…

Navajo officials urge vigilance over COVID-19 during holidays

The latest figures from the Navajo Department of Health bring the total number of cases on the reservation that extends…

Colorado’s fiscal future looks brighter, but the recovery is uneven

Lawmakers will have to decide how to spend the unexpected windfall

December 20, 2020

Colorado ski resorts ironing out kinks in coronavirus plans

peak holiday season heats up, some mountains are revisiting procedures

December 20, 2020

New Mexico reports 1,442 more COVID-19 cases, 27 deaths

The statewide totals increased to 128,930 cases and 2,155 as seven-day rolling averages for daily new cases dropped and daily…

Prosecutor lacked active law license; cases being reviewed

District Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Brandale Mills Cox said the New Mexico State Bar notified the office on Dec. 8 that…

Older students to continue remote learning in New Mexico

“We’re all very hopeful across the administration that we can bring our middle school and high school students back for…

Albuquerque to consider smaller emergency homeless shelters

Mayor Tim Keller did not identify on Thursday how many emergency shelter beds would be included in one of the…

Report: New Mexico needs plan to address high suicide rate

Analysts with the Legislative Finance Committee released their findings this week, saying the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated mental health issues…

Navajo Nation reports 175 new COVID-19 cases, 10 new deaths

In all, the tribe has reported 20,569 coronavirus cases resulting in 742 deaths since the pandemic hit the reservation in…

Forecasts: Colorado may have more to spend on COVID-19 recovery

Two economic forecasts presented Friday to the Joint Budget Committee suggest Colorado’s budget will rebound to pre-pandemic levels during the…

New Mexico probes for pandemic’s ‘missing students’

One issue vexing school leaders is a significant drop in enrollment this fall, estimated at about 4%. More than 12,000…

Colorado air regulators backtrack on closing three coal plants

The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission made its unanimous decision Wednesday to reverse plans after lobbying from utility companies. Commissioner…

Colorado receiving fewer COVID-19 vaccines than expected

The state had expected to receive 56,550 Pfizer doses Friday after getting an initial 46,800 doses Monday. The federal Operation…

New Mexico tosses 75 vaccine doses over temperature issues

The temperature-tracking device may have malfunctioned, but state officials threw out the vaccine doses to be safe, the Albuquerque Journal…

Colorado reports 40K people filed for jobless benefits

The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment has said 40,475 people opened or reopened claims for jobless benefits last week…

At least seven Mexican wolf pups cross-fostered into wild packs

Members of the Mexican Wolf Interagency Field Team and the Mexican Wolf Species Survival Plan cross-fostered 20 genetically diverse wolf…

Daily deaths set record in New Mexico amid vaccination push

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said she is concerned that daily deaths could grow even higher over the year-end holidays. “We…

Excessive force lawsuit filed over Colorado ketamine case

Civil rights attorney Igor Raykin filed the lawsuit on Wednesday against South Metro Fire Rescue, Arapahoe County, two sheriff’s deputies…

Navajo Nation reports 287 new COVID-19 cases, one more death

In all, the tribe now has reported 20,395 coronavirus cases resulting in 732 deaths since the pandemic began. Health officials…

Colorado surpasses 4,000 deaths related to COVID-19

Data from the state Department of Health revealed 4,156 residents have died from COVID-19, with 3,230 deaths directly attributed to…