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Navajo Nation reports 55 new COVID-19 cases, 3 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation officials reported 55 new COVID-19 cases and three more deaths. The latest numbers released Sunday evening bring the total number of cases on ...

Albuquerque police: Man arrested after firing at an officer

ALBUQUERQUE – A man has been arrested after allegedly shooting at an Albuquerque police officer that led to a standoff with a SWAT team. Police said 33-year-old Johnny Ray Gonzale...

New Mexico reports 200 COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths Monday

SANTA FE – New Mexico health officials reported 200 additional COVID-19 cases on Monday and nine deaths. The latest numbers bring the state to a total of 180,761 known cases and 3...

New Mexico to end quarantine requirements for travelers

SANTA FE – New Mexico officials on Wednesday said they would be ending mandatory self-quarantine requirements for visitors and residents arriving in the state. The state Health De...

New Mexico employee accepts position in Biden administration

SANTA FE – A top human resources employee for New Mexico’s governor has stepped down after more than two years in the position to take a new role with President Joe Biden’s administration. ...

Democrats defend online legislative work in New Mexico

SANTA FE — A top-ranked state legislator is defending the move to online committee hearings and other pandemic safety rules that allow only three legislators at a time on the floor of the ...

Marijuana producer may lose license after Santa Fe fire

SANTA FE — A medical marijuana producer is in danger of losing its license in the wake of a fire at a Santa Fe facility left two workers hurt. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported Sa...

Air Force likely to expand F-16 air space in New Mexico

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The U.S. Air Force signaled that it would likely expand existing airspace to train F-16 fighter pilots rather than create new flying areas over the Rio Grande Valley and G...

Kirtland airman convicted in 2019 crash that killed woman

ALBUQUERQUE – A U.S. Air Force court-martial panel has convicted a Kirtland Air Force Base airman on charges stemming from a 2019 crash that killed an Albuquerque woman. Airman Ca...

Wyoming governor welcomes push to add Colorado county

CASPER, Wyo. – The governor of Wyoming has announced his support for a proposed ballot measure that would instruct commissioners in a rural Colorado county to explore becoming part of Wyomin...

Former Colorado police officer gets 6 years for sex assault

DENVER – A former police officer in suburban Denver was sentenced Monday to six years in federal prison for sexually assaulting a woman in his patrol car. Curtis Arganbright, 43, ...

More unemployment money available for Colorado’s jobless

GRAND JUNCTION – Colorado self-employed workers and residents whose unemployment benefits have expired can register for two renewed federal aid programs to help workers who lost their jobs b...