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Colorado reports 40K people filed for jobless benefits

DENVER – Colorado reported unemployment filings have ticked up during the latest surge of the coronavirus pandemic, rising by more than 11% in the last week, officials said. The C...

Forecasts: Colorado may have more to spend on COVID-19 recovery

DENVER – Colorado’s economic outlook is brighter than previously anticipated due in part to the arrival of coronavirus vaccines, new job creation in certain industries and strong online sale...

Navajo Nation reports another 160 COVID cases plus four deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials on Wednesday reported 160 new COVID-19 cases for the second consecutive day plus four more related deaths. In all, the tribe ...

New Mexico jobless claimants to get $1,200 stimulus

ALBUQUERQUE – Thousands of residents in New Mexico who are collecting unemployment benefits have started to receive an extra $1,200 state stimulus in their payments, officials said. ...

Jury trials to resume in February

SANTA FE – New Mexico courts are scheduled to resume jury trials in February after a hiatus in response to surging coronavirus infections. The Administrative Office of the Courts ...

Respiratory therapist Colorado’s 1st to get COVID-19 vaccine

FORT COLLINS – A front-line medical worker got Colorado’s first COVID-19 vaccination shot Monday, launching what’s expected to be a monthslong effort to inoculate people statewide against th...

County sheriff sued over COVID-19 outbreak at Colorado jail

COLORADO SPRINGS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado has sued a county sheriff, claiming jail inmates went months without access to masks as confirmed COVID-19 cases increased i...

New Mexico electors cast 5 votes for Joe Biden

SANTA FE – Five New Mexico electors cast their votes Monday for Joe Biden to formalize the Democratic candidate’s victory in the state’s presidential vote. Biden won the statewide...

Auditor: New Mexico MLK panel failed to meet fiscal duties

ALBUQUERQUE – The Martin Luther King Jr. State Commission and its executive director are failing to meet their fiscal responsibilities, according to audit findings released by State Auditor ...

FBI: Agent shot, wounded while serving warrant in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – An FBI agent was shot and wounded Friday while helping serve a federal search warrant in Albuquerque, an agency spokesman said. The agent was transported in stable c...

Fans, Ono, bandmates mark 40 years since John Lennon’s death

NEW YORK – Fans remembered John Lennon with flowers, candles and songs Tuesday, the 40th anniversary of the former Beatle’s death after being shot outside his New York City apartment buildin...

Sex abuse victims want archdiocese eliminated, lawyer says

ALBUQUERQUE – An attorney for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe has claimed that alleged victims of clergy sexual abuse and their lawyers are seeking to eliminate the archdiocese in New Mexico by ...