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Colorado spending $2M to provide internet access to students

DENVER – Colorado will spend $2 million in federal pandemic relief funding to provide internet access to students who lack…

September 2, 2020

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Navajo Nation to run partial weekend lockdown into September

The 32-hour weekend lockdowns start at 9 p.m. Saturday and run until 5 a.m. Monday. They were shortened in August…

September 2, 2020

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Drone damaged after going off runway at New Mexico air base

The remotely piloted MQ-9 Reaper assigned to the 49th Wing was the only aircraft involved, base officials said in a…

September 2, 2020

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New Mexico cites natural gas plants for excess air pollution

The New Mexico Environment Department on Tuesday announced compliance orders against plant operators DCP Operating Co. and Energy Transfer Partners…

September 2, 2020

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Emotions run high over new Code Talkers beer can

The beer was formulated and brewed by LT Goodluck in honor of his late grandfather and Navajo Code Talker John…

September 2, 2020

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Virus forces Colorado College to switch to remote learning

All Colorado College students are being urged to leave the Colorado Springs campus by Sept. 20, The Gazette reported, citing…

September 1, 2020

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New Mexico surpasses Colorado in per-capita virus cases

The Dona Ana County area that includes Las Cruces led all counties in terms of new infections with 32 cases.…

September 1, 2020

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Study: Cancer cases likely in those exposed to atomic test

This July 16, 1945 photo shows an aerial view after the first atomic explosion at Trinity Test Site, N.M.Associated Press…

September 1, 2020

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Two teens arrested in deaths of two teenage brothers near Denver

A 17-year-old boy from Denver was arrested and a 16-year-old boy was taken into custody in Commerce City on suspicion…

September 1, 2020

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Indiana man organizing Colorado search for missing sister

Andy Moorman announced the planned search of the area near Maysville, on Saturday during a candlelight vigil for Suzanne Morphew,…

September 1, 2020

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Heat, drought make for miserable combination in Southwest

Boaters navigate the shallow Rio Grande as it flows through Rio Rancho, N.M., on Monday. New Mexico and other southwestern…

August 31, 2020

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Officials predict 3 million riders on new railway from Fort Collins to Pueblo

The proposed line would stretch from Fort Collins south to Pueblo in the south, cutting through Denver. The model envisions…

August 31, 2020

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Deadline arrives for relief funding to local governments in New Mexico

Finance agency spokesman Henry Valdez said Monday that award letters are being delivered to county and municipal governments. The state…

August 31, 2020

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Navajo Nation reports 11 new COVID-19 cases, 1 new death

The latest numbers released Sunday bring the total number of people infected to 9,800 with 502 known deaths. Tribal health…

August 31, 2020

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New Mexico Democratic Party launches hotline on voting procedures

State Democratic Party Executive Director Chelsey Evans said the initiative beginning Monday aims to inform voters about new options and…

August 31, 2020

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Student designer’s Code Talker seal to adorn license plates

Flagstaff graphic desinger Alyssa Williams created this seal to honor Navajo Code Talkers. The seal will appear on Arizona veteran…

August 31, 2020

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Number of Navajo Nation deaths tied to COVID-19 reaches 500

The Navajo Nation on Friday night reported the additional death as well as 14 more confirmed cases of COVID-19. That…

August 29, 2020

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Fire near Grand Junction becomes largest in Colorado history

Authorities say the fire is still burning mostly on U.S. Bureau of Land Management lands, forcing evacuations, road closures and…

August 29, 2020

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Pueblo weighs letting voters decide fate of Columbus statue

Pueblo City Council is set to discuss sending a ballot question to voters in November asking about the future of…

August 29, 2020

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Fires serve as reminder of risk for New Mexico communities

Smoke drifts from fires Thursday in Pecos National Forest near Santa Fe. As of Thursday, the fire, started by a…

August 28, 2020

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GOP delegates must self-quarantine in New Mexico, state says

Republican Party of New Mexico chairman Steve Pearce, left, stands alongside GOP candidates for the state House and Senate in…

August 28, 2020

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Colorado Supreme Court declines to hear GOP pandemic lawsuit

The Colorado Sun reported that the court refused to take on the case on Friday. Republican Rep. Patrick Neville, the…

August 28, 2020

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Navajo Nation reports 4 new COVID-19 cases and 1 more death

That brings the total number of people infected to 9,601 with the known death toll now at 499 as of…

August 28, 2020

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Plaintiffs in New Mexico case seek plan for at-risk students

The case is centered on ensuring that at-risk students are being served. Around 80% of the state’s 330,000 students are…

August 28, 2020