The Associated Press

County commission wants Los Alamos lab to conduct study

SANTA FE – The Santa Fe County Commission wants Los Alamos National Laboratory to conduct a site-wide environmental review of the potential effects of ramping up production of the plutonium ...

2 arrested in more than 80 metro Albuquerque home robberies

ALBUQUERQUE – Two suspects have been arrested for allegedly being involved in more than home 80 burglaries in the Albuquerque area, according to police. They said 18-year-old Jess...

Bernalillo County sheriff’s deputy shoots, kills suspect

ALBUQUERQUE – Authorities in Bernalillo County say a man was killed by a deputy after fleeing the scene of a fight where a shot had reportedly been fired. Sheriff Manny Gonzales s...

New Mexico lawmaker, Capitol staff members contract COVID-19

SANTA FE – A Republican lawmaker in the New Mexico House of Representatives and four employees at the state Capitol have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last week, officials said. ...

Downward trend of COVID-19 cases continues in New Mexico

SANTA FE – New Mexico health officials on Thursday reported an additional 678 confirmed COVID-19 infections, bringing the statewide total since the pandemic began to nearly 172,000 cases. ...

Navajo Nation reports 11 COVID-19 deaths, reaching 1,000 mark

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials on Thursday reported 11 more COVID-19 deaths to reach the 1,000 mark since the pandemic began. They also reported 59 new coro...

Colorado projects COVID-19 safety measures can save 4,000 lives

DENVER – Health officials in Colorado have projected that more than 4,000 lives could be saved in the state if residents continue following safety guidelines intended to reduce the spread of...

Black girls held at gunpoint in Colorado, mother sue police

DENVER – Four Black girls who were mistakenly detained by Colorado police at gunpoint over a suspected stolen car filed a civil lawsuit against police and the city of Aurora on Monday. ...

Colorado judges deny many virus requests to release inmates

COLORADO SPRINGS – Out of dozens of requests for sentence reductions from inmates with health concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic, federal judges in Colorado approved just three in the fi...

Navajo Nation reports 133 new COVID-19 cases, 7 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials are reporting 133 new COVID-19 cases and seven more deaths as a revised public health order is set to take effect. The latest f...

Carlsbad eyes converting university branch into college

CARLSBAD, N.M. – Carlsbad’s school board is voicing support for a proposal to convert the New Mexico State University branch campus in the southeastern New Mexico city into an independent co...

New Mexico deputies equipped with body camera technology

ALBUQUERQUE — Deputies with the Bernalillo County sheriff’s department are now equipped with body cameras. Sheriff Manuel Gonzales unveiled on Friday the device that all 310 deput...