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New Mexico issues heat alert as triple digits approach

The Health Department has issued an alert, saying the extreme heat is expected to last through the weekend in most…

July 7, 2020

Navajo Nation reports 74 more COVID-19 cases, no new deaths

Tribal Department of Health officials said 7,914 people on the vast reservation that spans parts of Arizona, New Mexico and…

July 7, 2020

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U.S. nuclear lab investigates breach at plutonium facility

Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M., confirmed Monday that 15 workers were being evaluated after a breach involving…

July 7, 2020

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Aurora’s McClain review to focus on training, policies

City councilors discussed their plans during a study session, when no votes are taken, the Colorado Sentinel reported. The city…

July 7, 2020

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Sweeps of homeless camps run counter to COVID health recommendations

distancing can occur in camps, but not when people are forced to move

July 7, 2020

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Navajo Nation reports 38 more coronavirus cases plus 1 death

Tribal Department of Health officials said 7,840 people on the vast reservation that spans parts of Arizona, New Mexico and…

July 6, 2020

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Man revived, airlifted after heart attack on Telluride gondola

called 911 from lift to report father not breathing

July 6, 2020

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New Mexico schools opening comes amid nurse shortage

The Las Cruces Sun-News reports guidelines released by the New Mexico Public Education Department released last month have turned the…

July 6, 2020

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Colorado protesters detained in protest over Columbus statue

The event Sunday marked the third consecutive weekend demonstrators gathered to call for the removal of the Columbus monument in…

July 6, 2020

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National Gallery of Art acquires painting by Native American

Smith’s “I See Red: Target” is the first painting on canvas by a Native American artist to enter the collection.…

July 6, 2020

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4 charged in man’s kidnapping, shooting death in the Sandias

The Albuquerque Journal reported Sunday that 22-year-old Julio Rascon, 19-year-old Angel Ochoa, a 27-year-old man and his 30-year-old wife are…

July 6, 2020

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A look at a Colorado Black man’s death in police encounter

McClain, a 23-year-old Black man in the Denver suburb of Aurora, died in August after police officers confronted him as…

July 6, 2020

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Navajo Nation reports 71 more COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths

A total of 7,804 people on the vast reservation that spans parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah have tested…

July 5, 2020

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Report: New Mexico’s suicide rate is highest in the nation

The Albuquerque Journal reported Sunday that New Mexico had 535 suicides in 2018, the most recent year for which nationwide…

July 5, 2020

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Phoenix to change two street names

Phoenix City Council voted unanimously this week to rename Squaw Peak Drive and Robert E. Lee Street. In a letter…

July 4, 2020

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New Mexico cases at 13,063 at start of holiday weekend

State officials also announced Saturday another two death were reported, both out of McKinley County. The state now has 513…

July 4, 2020

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Wildfire in southern New Mexico grows, 39% contained

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Saturday the blaze in the Apache Kid Wilderness has grown to 18 square miles.…

July 4, 2020

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Boulder Police Department seize machete from man

The Boulder Police Department responded to calls Friday around 10 a.m. near downtown Boulder, reporting a man yelling at cars…

July 4, 2020

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Undersheriff in New Mexico sheriff’s office faces probe

KOB-TV reports special prosecutor Andrea Reeb said this week she is looking into the actions of Rio Arriba Undersheriff Martin…

July 4, 2020

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Work on Pikes Peak Summit Complex progresses at 14,115 feet

Construction continues on the 38,000-square foot Pikes Peak summit house complex on the summit of 14,115-foot Pikes Peak above Manitou…

July 4, 2020

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Body of child found in Eagle River

KUSA reports a spokesperson for Eagle County said it was found by someone who was on some sort of watercraft…

July 4, 2020

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Police arrest woman suspected of killing ex-boyfriend

Police say Erlynda Lucero is suspected in the fatal shooting of Daniel Guardado on June 24. They say Guardado had…

July 4, 2020

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Top New Mexico public heath official announces retirement

Kunkel, 69, an attorney and former pediatric social worker, cited the physical and mental demands of her work at the…

July 3, 2020

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First Black man nominated to lead Air Force Academy

The Air Force announced Thursday that President Donald Trump nominated Lt. Gen. Richard Clark to be the school’s next superintendent,…

July 3, 2020