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FEMA to pay for funerals for those lost to COVID-19

New Mexico families have already seen payments

DATE: Aug 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Mountain bikers converge in Dolores for Boggy Draw Beat Down races

Cortez rider gets a win; several Durango riders nab first place

DATE: Aug 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico customers sound alarm over major utility merger

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico customers are sounding the alarm over a proposed multibillion-dollar merger of the state's largest electric utility provider with a U.S. subsidiary of Spanish energy giant Iberdrola, citing a sordid track record of reliability and customer service.

DATE: Aug 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

More hazy days forecast for Four Corners

Smoke from wildfires expected to linger through Wednesday morning

DATE: Aug 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico officials urge employers to require vaccinations

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s Democratic governor and dozens of other elected officials are urging the state’s business community to require that employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 or altern...

DATE: Aug 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Albuquerque matches record number of homicides this year

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — With more than four months remaining, Albuquerque has already matched a record number of homicides this year within the city limits.

DATE: Aug 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Willow Fire north of Cortez is 30% contained

Wildfire west of Salter Y grew to 30 acres

DATE: Aug 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

As hikers flock to Colorado 14ers, trail-building crews work to rescue the alpine tundra

Colorado Fourteeners Initiative has worked on 35 of the state’s 58 mountains higher than 14,000 feet, fixing ‘social trails’ created by climbers taking the most direct route to the summit

DATE: Aug 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News