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New Mexico governor vetoes include police oversight reforms

The governor said in a veto message Friday that the bill would have changed the composition of the New Mexico…

April 9, 2021

DNA evidence leads to arrest in 1985 slaying near Denver

Michael Jefferson was arrested in Los Angeles and extradited to Colorado earlier this month to face kidnapping and first-degree murder…

April 9, 2021

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New Mexico governor signs $7.4B state budget with pay bump

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday signed a $7.4 billion general fund spending plan for the coming fiscal…

April 9, 2021

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Officials: New Mexico moving faster toward herd immunity

Health Secretary Dr. Tracie Collins said milestones such as this show that the state’s vaccination campaign is working. Overall, state…

April 9, 2021

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New Mexico governor gets request to send troops to U.S. border

Herrell, the state’s sole Republican member of Congress, wrote in a letter to the governor that the state is on…

April 9, 2021

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Navajo-Gallup water project advances after agency agreement

The Navajo Nation, New Mexico Environment Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency signed the 15-page memorandum of understanding on multiple…

April 9, 2021

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New Mexico latest state to adopt medically assisted suicide

On Thursday, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the Elizabeth Whitefield End-of-Life Options Act, named for a New Mexico judge who…

April 8, 2021

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Navajo Nation reports 15 new COVID-19 cases and one more death

The latest figures bring the pandemic totals on the tribe’s reservation, which includes parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah,…

April 8, 2021

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Denver transit board plans to restart rail line planning

The agency’s board of directors signaled its support Tuesday for new environmental and engineering work that will likely take up…

April 8, 2021

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Man linked to five killings in two states makes court appearance

Sean Lannon appeared by videoconference before a judge in Gloucester County, New Jersey, where he was charged last month with…

April 8, 2021

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Farmington man faces charges in Capitol riot

Michael Robinson Chavez/Associated Press file<br><br>Supporters of President Donald Trump scale the walls on the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol…

April 8, 2021

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Polis warns wildfire season is a ‘year-round phenomena’

In this Oct. 22, 2020, file photo, flames rise from mountain ridges as a wildfire burns, near Granby. Colorado fire…

April 8, 2021

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New Mexico makes vaccine appointments easier for seniors

The Department of Health announced Thursday that people 60 and older can schedule a vaccine appointment without first being offered…

April 8, 2021

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Father, son arrested in shooting that left 1 dead, 3 wounded

Andrew Valdez, 50, of Chamita was charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and Mario Valdez,…

April 8, 2021

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COVID-19 hospitalizations, infections rise in Colorado

The state Department of Public Health and Environment said 450 people were hospitalized statewide as of Wednesday with confirmed or…

April 8, 2021

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New state law helps older New Mexicans get out of jury duty

The law applies to state residents age 75 or older who have been summoned to jury duty. They no longer…

April 8, 2021

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Colorado legislation would expand foreign drug imports

The state House Health and Insurance Committee passed a bill Wednesday that would expand the program if the federal program…

April 7, 2021

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Navajo Nation reports 16 more COVID-19 cases, but no deaths

The latest figures bring the pandemic totals on the tribe’s reservation, which includes parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah,…

April 7, 2021

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Study: Black, Hispanic people disadvantaged in Denver courts

The study found that white people facing drug charges were more likely than Black or Hispanic people to be referred…

April 7, 2021

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Man charged in shooting death at New Mexico train station

Matthew Arellano has been charged in a fatal shooting at the South Capitol rail station in Santa Fe. Police said…

April 7, 2021

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Colorado reports two cases of a virus variant found in Brazil

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notified the state health department that two Boulder County residents tested positive for…

April 7, 2021

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Boulder declares March 22 as day of remembrance for victims

The declaration of the Boulder Day of Remembrance was read by Mayor Sam Weaver at Tuesday’s City Council meeting, the…

April 7, 2021

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Decision strikes key parts of Native American adoptions law

Rosa Soto Alvarez, of Tucson, Ariz., holds a flag of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe as she and other Native Americans…

April 7, 2021

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First confirmed case of COVID-19 variant on Navajo Nation

The latest figures bring the pandemic totals on the tribe’s reservation, which includes parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah,…

April 6, 2021