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San Juan College named top Military Friendly School

Institution receives honor for fifth consecutive year

DATE: Mar 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

South African virus variant confirmed at Colorado prison

BUENA VISTA – Three cases of the COVID-19 variant originating in South Africa have been reported at a correctional facility in Colorado, officials said. The Colorado State Public ...

DATE: Mar 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tiger dies at Colorado Springs zoo after procedure

COLORADO SPRINGS – A 9-year-old tiger died last week at a Colorado Springs zoo after an artificial insemination procedure, zoo officials said Monday. The female tiger named Savel...

DATE: Mar 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man dies after falling in Utah’s Zion National Park

SPRINGDALE, Utah – Authorities have identified a 43-year-old Utah man believed to have fallen from a towering rock formation in Zion National Park. The body of Jason Hartwell, 43,...

DATE: Mar 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Police: Hundreds of street racers block highway in Colorado

AURORA – A portion of a highway in a Denver suburb was temporarily shut down after hundreds of street racers and cruisers formed a gridlock over the weekend, highlighting a growing concern o...

DATE: Mar 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico clears way for school openings, teacher vaccines

ALBUQUERQUE– New Mexico on Monday began clearing the way for schools to reopen next month as vaccine eligibility was expanded to include shots for all teachers, those working in early childh...

DATE: Mar 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. nuclear lab to relocate hundreds of workers in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – One of the nation’s premier nuclear laboratories announced Monday that it will be moving hundreds of employees from its sprawling campus in the mountains of northern New Mexico...

DATE: Mar 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico may pioneer public financing of lower-court campaigns

SANTA FE – New Mexico could become the first state to offer public campaign financing to candidates seeking to serve as judges in general jurisdiction courts that handle the bulk of criminal...

DATE: Mar 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Jury convicts Colorado man in girlfriend’s death

PUEBLO – A Pueblo County jury has convicted a man of first-degree murder in the 2013 death of his pregnant ex-girlfriend. Donthe Lucas was found guilty Monday in the death of Lesl...

DATE: Mar 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bayfield restaurant and coffee shop calls it quits

Tuning Fork Cafe opened in 2012 and became a hub for meetings, community gatherings

DATE: Mar 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Minnesota man arrested in New Mexico after being on run for two years

Suspect wanted on suspicion of parole violations

DATE: Mar 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Health director receives award from American Medical Association

Liane Jollon became local lead on COVID-19 pandemic

DATE: Mar 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News