Regional News

Pandemic tests boundaries of remote work in New Mexico

Stewart’s extended stay with family outside the state has prompted questions about the boundaries of remote work as much of…

Data shows rise in overdose deaths during the pandemic

Colorado’s Department of Public Health and Environment recorded 443 overdose deaths between January, before the pandemic hit, and April 2020.…

Colorado prison escapee caught after nearly 50 years on run

Luis Archuleta, 77, also known as Larry Pusateri, was arrested Wednesday in Española, New Mexico, where he had been living…

Investigation underway after police handcuff Black girls

The incident Sunday attracted national attention after a video of the four girls from 12 to 17 being detained –…

Agency determines all of Colorado abnormally dry, in drought

The finding is consistent with a broader transformation of the Southwest amid climate change. The designation came Thursday after a…

Man accused in Arizona bomb threat case arrested in Colorado

Yavapai County Sheriff’s officials said 29-year-old Jake Ruether is facing charges of making terrorist threats, false reporting, threatening and use…

August 6, 2020

Bad drought conditions reported across New Mexico, Arizona

The latest weekly Drought Monitor map released Thursday shows areas of extreme drought in northern New Mexico near the Colorado…

August 6, 2020

$2M cash-only bond for airman charged with murder in Arizona

Mark Gooch became eligible for bond after the deadline passed for prosecutors to pursue the death penalty in the case.…

August 6, 2020

Appeals panel rejects lawsuit over abandoned mine shaft death

Sarah Ball, 18, was a passenger in the vehicle that drove off the unpaved road in the Arapaho and Roosevelt…

New Mexico Holocaust Museum hit by vandalism

Museum executive director Leon Natker told the Albuquerque Journal the large window of the downtown Albuquerque museum was shattered. Behind…

Albuquerque zoo to partially reopen after pandemic closure

Outdoor exhibitis of the ABQ BioPark Zoo will reopen Aug. 12 but indoor facilities such as the reptile and crocodile…

Feds open Rapid City office for missing Indigenous cases

The office will be one of seven created by President Donald Trump as part of the Operation Lady Justice Task…

New Mexico man convicted of killing girl loses appeal bid

Tom Begaye Jr. was sentenced in 2017 to life in prison with no possibility of parole after he pleaded guilty…

Five found dead in suspected arson fire at Denver home

Firefighters believe that the victims were a toddler, an older child and three adults, Denver Fire Department Capt. Greg Pixley…

Oil refinery in Gallup planning to close by end of this year

Albuquerque TV station KRQE reports Marathon Petroleum, which owns the oil refinery and employs about 220 people, told workers of…

Navajo Nation reports 13 more COVID-19 cases, 4 more deaths

That brings the total number of people infected to 9,068 and the known death toll to 450 as of Saturday…

August 2, 2020

New Mexico reports 210 more coronavirus cases, nine deaths

The deaths included three residents of Bernalillo County, two in Dona Ana County, and one each in Eddy, Lea, McKinley…

5 people hurt in 2 shootings at parties in Denver

Officers responded to a residence at 12:46 a.m. Saturday on the 3000 block of West Virginia Avenue and found three…

Standout New Mexico prep basketball player fatally shot

No arrests have been made in the death of 18-year-old Fedonta “J.B.” White, the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office said.…

Woman arrested in fight over social distancing at Walmart

One of the women complained that the other was not staying 6 feet away, according to Colorado Springs police. An…

GOP U.S. Senate hopeful blasts New Mexico virus campaign rules

Mark Ronchetti said Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s restrictions are violating free speech and are “tilting the playing field” toward Democrats,…

Paid family, sick leave initiative a step closer to Colorado ballot

Colorado Families First said Friday it submitted more than 205,000 signatures to the secretary of state’s office for review. Just…

Priest shortage forcing Jesuits to leave New Mexico

The St. Louis, Missouri-based Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province is pulling out the last remaining four Jesuit priests next…