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Colorado lawmakers to return Tuesday to tackle $3.3 billion budget hole

These are a few of the dozens of sacrifices Colorado’s Democrat-led Legislature must make when it returns to work Tuesday…

May 25, 2020

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Skiing to resume at A-Basin amid coronavirus pandemic

approves Summit County’s request for a variance

May 25, 2020

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‘It was so special’: Colorado high schools host creative graduations during the pandemic

Grace Ringstad and her older brother Tor ride the Telluride gondola to pick up her diploma.Courtesy of Grace Ringstad Graduation…

May 23, 2020

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Parts of Navajo water pipeline near completion amid virus

Charlie Whitehouse loads hay into the back of a pickup truck in Oljato-Monument Valley, Utah, on the Navajo reservation. Construction…

May 23, 2020

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Virus rules push bell-ringing chemotherapy ceremony outside

Pearson, who was celebrating his final chemotherapy treatment with the traditional ringing of the bell ceremony Monday, had been surprised…

May 23, 2020

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Census workers to target southern New Mexico

The Census Bureau began hand-delivering materials March 15 but had to suspend all fieldwork just days later because of the…

May 23, 2020

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Interior Secretary plans Grand Canyon visit for reopening

The Grand Canyon has been opening intermittently with limited hours and services. Entrance gates at the more popular South Rim…

May 23, 2020

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Colorado’s unemployment rate jumps to 11.3% in April

The unemployment rate is the highest for Colorado since it began keeping comparable records in 1976. The previous record high…

May 22, 2020

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Denver mail hub stays open despite coronavirus closure order

The agency said it is complying with federal safety guidelines and working with city officials to address their concerns. The…

May 22, 2020

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More coronavirus testing planned at New Mexico meat plant

The New Mexico Health Department on Thursday announced that 57 cases of COVID-19 have been identified at Stampede Meat in…

May 22, 2020

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Xcel Energy erects first turbines at New Mexico wind farm

Company officials said construction crews have been able to stay on track and work safely over the past couple of…

May 22, 2020

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San Juan County reports year’s first human case of West Nile in N.M.

The health department said the patient, a San Juan County man in his 50s, is recovering after being hospitalized. Transmitted…

May 21, 2020

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Miller moth population has increased in Colorado, study says

Colorado State University entomologists Whitney Cranshaw and Frank Peairs released a study attributing the increase in sightings to the lack…

May 21, 2020

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Sheriff accused of interfering in SWAT standoff is arrested

Rio Arriba County Sheriff James Lujan initially refused to comply with the arrest and was taken from his office in…

May 21, 2020

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Colorado unemployment claims decline, payouts still historic

Last week, 17,825 people applied for regular unemployment benefits in Colorado, down from 22,483 the week before. In addition, 7,633…

May 21, 2020

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Police: Woman with COVID-19 refused to quarantine, charged

KOAT-TV in Albuquerque reports prosecutors recently charged Gina Peterson with public nuisance and violating the state’s health order. According to…

May 21, 2020

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Police: Colorado man told to wear mask shoots Waffle House cook

Police in Aurora arrested Kelvin Watson, 27, on Monday on a charge of attempted first-degree murder, KDVR reported. Court records…

May 21, 2020

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New Mexico likely to reopen restaurants, gyms, malls June 1

The first-term Democratic governor and two Cabinet secretaries on health issues said Wednesday that a seven-day average of daily infections…

May 21, 2020

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Latina New Mexico governor calls VP speculation ‘flattering’

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham puts on her face mask when not speaking during an update on the COVID-19…

May 21, 2020

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Amazon, Walmart can sell groceries to food-stamp recipients

The Human Services Department announced Wednesday in a news release that money from the federally subsidized Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…

May 20, 2020

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No charges filed against Colorado trooper for fatal shooting

Twenty-first Judicial District Attorney Dan Rubinstein announced Wednesday that Trooper Jason Wade will not face charges for killing 33-year-old Jayson…

May 20, 2020

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Parents accused of child abuse skip out with four children

Hobbs police recently issued warrants for Luiza Badea, 22, and Andrei Cristian Ducila, 25, for custodial interference. The state Children,…

May 20, 2020

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Committee votes to close Colorado prison to reduce costs

Joint Budget Committee voted Tuesday to close the 252-bed Skyline Correctional Center in Cañon City in January, The Gazette reported.…

May 20, 2020

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New Mexico hospital to pay $98K to settle retaliation claim

The case against Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe was filed on behalf of an employee who…

May 20, 2020