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New Mexico to boost COVID-19 testing with saliva samples

ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Health Department said Monday it hopes to expand testing capacity by offering a saliva test. The method involves swabbing the mouth to collect a sal...

New Mexico reports 2,468 new COVID-19 cases, 33 more deaths

SANTA FE – Health officials in New Mexico on Sunday reported 2,468 new COVID-19 cases and 33 additional deaths. That increases the state’s totals to 81,896 cases and 1,383 known d...

New Mexico opens alternate care facility for COVID-19 patients

ALBUQUERQUE – With New Mexico hospitals facing a capacity crunch because of the coronavirus outbreak, the state on Friday opened an alternate care facility for COVID-19 patients in a renovat...

Navajo Nation reports 167 new COVID-19 cases, 5 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials on Thursday reported 167 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and five additional deaths. The latest figures bring the total numbe...

Air ambulance firm settles federal safety claims lawsuit

DENVER – The nation’s largest air ambulance company has agreed to pay $825,000 to settle a civil lawsuit alleging the Colorado-based firm operated a helicopter with defective safety equipmen...

Satellite or weather balloon crashes in eastern Arizona

PHOENIX – Navajo Nation officials in eastern Arizona are trying to determine if a satellite or a high-altitude weather balloon crash-landed in a remote area of the reservation. Tu...

New Mexico ski resorts will delay opening amid pandemic

SANTA FE – Multiple ski resorts in New Mexico have delayed their scheduled openings this month in response to state-mandated COVID-19 lockdown orders that went into effect Monday. ...

Ski areas in ‘Level Red’ counties can remain open under new coronavirus restrictions

DENVER – Ski areas in Colorado counties that are listed at Level Red, or “severe risk,” will be allowed to keep their lifts turning when new restrictions take effect Friday, according to sta...

New Mexico seeks funding for 28 more electric vehicles

SANTA FE – New Mexico would add 28 electric vehicles to its fleet for state agencies under a budget request to legislators from the administration of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. ...

U.S. Rep. Perlmutter says he’s tested positive for COVID-19

DENVER – Colorado Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter says he has tested positive for the coronavirus. Perlmutter said in a statement Tuesday he learned he has the virus but is asy...

U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn says he’s tested positive for COVID-19

COLORADO SPRINGS – Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn has become the second Colorado congressman to test positive for COVID-19. Lamborn’s office issued a statement Wednesday saying...

Denver public schools go remote for rest of semester

DENVER – Denver Public Schools will go to fully remote learning for all grades for the rest of the semester as the coronavirus surges, the district announced Wednesday. Remote lea...