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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 ...

Colorado’s first gentleman in hospital for COVID-19 symptoms

DENVER (AP) – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ longtime partner, first gentleman Marlon Reis, has been hospitalized as a precaution after experiencing shortness of breath and a worsening cough eig...

New Mexico reports 1,250 new COVID-19 cases, 11 more deaths

SANTA FE – Health officials in New Mexico on Sunday reported 1,250 new COVID-19 cases with 11 additional deaths. The latest numbers pushed the state’s totals since the pandemic be...

Former judge who told friend of drug investigation censured

DENVER – The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday publicly censured a former Weld County district judge who tipped off his friend that their mutual acquaintance was the target of a federal drug ...

New Mexico university to offer industrial hemp certificate

LAS VEGAS, N.M. – Regents at New Mexico Highlands University have approved a new program that will offer students a certificate in industrial hemp entrepreneurship. Approval came ...

New Mexico governor to lead Democratic governors group

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has been selected as the new chairwoman of the Democratic Governors Association for 2021. The first-term governor had previous...

N.M. court: Threat to get warrant can make searches involuntary

SANTA FE – A New Mexico Supreme Court decision says a person’s consent allowing a search wasn’t voluntary if a law enforcement officer threatened to obtain a search warrant but lacked probab...

Officials say snow-loving ptarmigan resilient to climate change

DENVER – A bird that roosts in the snow high in the U.S. Rocky Mountains is expected to survive warming temperatures over the next several decades and therefore won’t be getting special prot...

Two engines, 12 cars on freight train derail in New Mexico

VADO, N.M. – Two engines and 12 empty cars that were part of a Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train derailed in the southern New Mexico community of Vado early Wednesday morning, the r...

Two longtime Democratic New Mexico senators vacate seats early

SANTA FE – A longtime New Mexico state senator has announced he is retiring from his position and will step down a month before his four-year term was scheduled to expire after losing his bi...

New Mexico jail seeks to return stolen money to inmates

ALBUQUERQUE – Officials seek to return money that was stolen from inmates’ accounts at the Bernalillo County jail over several years. The Metropolitan Detention Center said Tuesda...