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Navajo Nation report 11 new coronavirus cases and no deaths

The Navajo Department of Health said the number of known COVID-19-related deaths remains at 548 since the pandemic began. The…

September 21, 2020

Navajo Nation report 17 new coronavirus cases, 4 more deaths

The Navajo Department of Health says there now have been 548 known deaths since the pandemic began and 10,107 confirmed…

September 20, 2020

New Mexico reports 67 new coronavirus cases, 2 more deaths

Of the 67 new cases, New Mexico Department of Health officials said 14 cases were in Chaves County with 12…

September 20, 2020

New Mexico reports 164 more virus cases; death toll up by 6

Bernalillo and Doña Ana counties each had 31 additional cases and Lea County has 23, including 18 involving state corrections…

Crowd protests charges against Denver anti-racism leaders

Six protesters, including organizers of demonstrations over the killing of Black 23-year-old Elijah McClain in Aurora, could face years in…

Lujan Grisham orders flags flown at half-staff for Ginsburg

Ginsburg, a champion of women’s rights and a pop culture icon, died Friday at age 87. Lujan Grisham’s order called…

Man accused of killings arrested in NM posing as brother

State court records allege that Dakota “Outlaw” Briscoe was driving his brother’s 2004 van and using his brother’s driver’s license…

Navajo judge halts operations at hemp farms near Shiprock

The judge issued a preliminary injunction against Dineh Benally and two of his businesses after a hearing Friday, the Farmington…

Air Force Academy general’s fight against racism resonates

Superintendent Lt. Gen. Jay B. Silveria speaks to a group of incoming cadets before they were sworn in June 25…

Native American activist guilty of rape but not kidnapping

Santa Fe jurors deliberated for less than four hours before announcing their verdict against Redwolf Pope. Prosecutors had accused Pope…

September 18, 2020

More Navajo Nation schools could reopen as virus wanes

“Half of my assignments go but the other half don’t,” said Colton, 13, who has been virtually attending Navajo Nation’s…

September 18, 2020

Arizona man faces attempted murder charge in police shooting

The female officer suffered non-life-threatening injuries to her hands, face and eyes and was treated and released from a hospital…

Authorities seize over $500K worth of drugs in Colorado bust

Authorities said Colorado State Patrol pulled a driver over on Aug. 30 about 8 miles south of Kersey, KKTV-TV reported.…

New Mexico governor eases some COVID-19 restrictions

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Thursday the updated order also permits visits to pumpkin patches and that her administration plans…

New Mexico taps federal money to install ballot drop boxes

Election workers attend to voters at a makeshift polling station inside a parking garage in Santa Fe on May 5.…

Coloradans will vote on a 22-week abortion ban in November

The measure would make abortions illegal during the third trimester of pregnancy with no exceptions for rape, incest or a…

Tribes’ ancestral remains return home to American Southwest

A Swedish researcher unearthed the remains of about 20 people and more than two dozen funerary objects from Southwest Colorado…

New Mexico winds down Trump’s $300 unemployment supplement

The Department of Workforce Solutions announced the tentative end of federal supplements to state unemployment benefits. The state is distributing…

Family of Army soldier alleges foul play involved in death

The Army said Pvt. Corlton L. Chee, 25, collapsed during fitness training at Fort Hood on Aug. 28. He died…

Las Cruces Public Schools to continue fall semester remotely

Superintendent Karen Trujillo proposed continuing remote learning, except for small groups of students in special education, preschool students and others…

Students urged to quarantine for 2 weeks as virus spikes

Jeffrey J. Zayach, executive director of Boulder County Public Health, sent an advisory Tuesday to students, faculty and staff members…

Santa Fe Community College sees big enrollment drop

The Albuquerque Journal reports enrollment at the college declined 28% in one year. Officials said the number of students fell…