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GPS for defendants in Bernalillo County to be monitored 24/7

SANTA FE – Defendants awaiting trial in Bernalillo County who wear GPS devices will be monitored more closely from now on. The New Mexico Judiciary has announced the implementation of a plan...

Investigators say man chose to ‘hunt and control’ wife

DENVER – Investigators allege that a Colorado man charged with killing his missing wife decided to “hunt and control” her like an animal after she insisted on leaving him and later changed...

Grand jury indicts ex-lawmaker in alleged kickback scheme

SANTA FE – A former high-ranking Democratic state legislator and Albuquerque public school administrator has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of racketeering, money laundering, fraud...

New Mexico extends masking order as new cases trend downward

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico is on the downslope of the pandemic as the number of new infections has started to decline, state health officials said Wednesday during a virtual briefing. Still, ...

Polis slams FDA, says Colorado ready for COVID-19 boosters

DENVER – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Monday urged the Food and Drug Administration to quickly authorize booster shots for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as well as vaccinations for children ag...

Justices say 24/7 video surveillance violated man’s rights

DENVER – The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday that police officers violated a man’s constitutional rights when they installed a video camera on a utility pole near his home and spied on h...

Man gets 15 years in driver death during speeding livestream

BRIGHTON – A man convicted of vehicular homicide for hitting a car during a Facebook livestream that showed him speeding on a Colorado highway has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. The A...

Colorado county COVID vaccine workers harassed over holiday

DENVER – A Colorado county’s public health department took its three mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinics off the streets after its staff members were harassed while providing inoculations ov...

Forced medication approved for wildfire suspect, lawyers say

DENVER – A judge has approved the forced medication of a mentally ill Danish man accused of starting a wildfire that burned 149 homes in Colorado in 2018, lawyers said Wednesday. The develop...

Series to be based on Hillerman novels set on Navajo Nation

SANTA FE – Production of a six-episode television series based on crime novels by the late author Tony Hillerman is underway in New Mexico, the state Film office announced Tuesday. A psychol...

Colorado mandates vaccine for health care workers by Oct. 31

DENVER – Health care workers at facilities including assisted living homes, nursing homes and hospitals in Colorado must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of October under a temporar...

Woman who hid 26 kids behind false wall at day care guilty

COLORADO SPRINGS – A Colorado woman charged with hiding 26 children behind a false wall at her day care center was found guilty of child abuse and other charges Thursday. Carla Faith was co...