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New Mexico governor not planning to attend Biden inauguration

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will not be attending President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration in Washington on Wednesday. Lujan Grisham’s office told KOB-TV ...

New Mexico reports 628 new virus cases Monday, 26 deaths

SANTA FE – Health officials in New Mexico said 628 new coronavirus cases and 26 deaths were reported Monday. The latest numbers from the Department of Health bring the total known...

New Mexico agency settles with oil company in well case

SANTA FE – An oil company operating in northwestern New Mexico has agreed to pay a $25,000 civil penalty as part of a settlement. The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Depart...

Annual Colorado pot sales surpass $2 billion for first time

DENVER – Marijuana sales in Colorado in November pushed the industry’s annual revenue over $2 billion for the first time since cannabis was legalized for recreational use by a 2012 ballot me...

Colorado sending at least 200 National Guard to Washington

DENVER – Colorado is sending at least 200 members of its National Guard to Washington to help provide security for next week’s presidential inauguration. Gov. Jared Polis said Thu...

COVID-19 variant appears in New Mexico, health officials say

SANTA FE – A more contagious variant of the coronavirus has been detected in New Mexico, health officials confirmed Wednesday. The New Mexico Health Department said the first know...

Motocross season to kick off Memorial Day weekend

Cortez’s Tomac will seek a fourth title

Colorado high school graduation rate hit high mark in 2020

DENVER – Colorado’s graduation rate reached its highest level in a decade with the Class of 2020, despite school closures and disruptions caused by the pandemic. The Colorado Depa...

Officials tour possible Space Command site in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE – Air Force officials have toured the grounds of Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque to evaluate the site as a possible location for the U.S. Space Command. Strateg...

New Mexico reports 1,507 additional virus cases, 22 deaths

SANTA FE – New Mexico on Saturday announced 1,507 additional known COVID-19 cases and 22 more deaths, increasing the state’s totals since the pandemic began to 154,954 cases and 2,732 deaths...

Colorado man arrested after human remains found in suitcases

DENVER – Authorities in Colorado have arrested a man police believe is a suspect in a case involving the human remains of an adult man that were found in two large suitcases near a trail i...

Colorado confirms two more coronavirus variant cases

DENVER – Colorado has confirmed two more cases of a strain of the coronavirus believed to be more contagious, giving the state a total of three confirmed cases. Officials are also investigat...