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Congress passes bill on Navajo Nation water rights in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY – Congress has passed a long-awaited bill that would address water availability issues for residents living on the Navajo Nation in Utah who lack access to running water – a p...

New Mexico governor: Coronavirus poses no threat for Santa

SANTA FE – It’s official, at least according to New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham: Santa Claus and his reindeer are immune to COVID-19 and can safely visit homes all across the state. ...

Boebert appoints outgoing Trump, Gardner staff

Adviser to Interior Secretary Bernhardt is chief of staff

Colorado receiving fewer COVID-19 vaccines than expected

DENVER – The federal government has told Colorado it will receive thousands fewer doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine in a second shipment than originally expected, although the...

Colorado reports 40K people filed for jobless benefits

DENVER – Colorado reported unemployment filings have ticked up during the latest surge of the coronavirus pandemic, rising by more than 11% in the last week, officials said. The C...

Forecasts: Colorado may have more to spend on COVID-19 recovery

DENVER – Colorado’s economic outlook is brighter than previously anticipated due in part to the arrival of coronavirus vaccines, new job creation in certain industries and strong online sale...

Navajo Nation reports another 160 COVID cases plus four deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials on Wednesday reported 160 new COVID-19 cases for the second consecutive day plus four more related deaths. In all, the tribe ...

New Mexico jobless claimants to get $1,200 stimulus

ALBUQUERQUE – Thousands of residents in New Mexico who are collecting unemployment benefits have started to receive an extra $1,200 state stimulus in their payments, officials said. ...

Jury trials to resume in February

SANTA FE – New Mexico courts are scheduled to resume jury trials in February after a hiatus in response to surging coronavirus infections. The Administrative Office of the Courts ...

Respiratory therapist Colorado’s 1st to get COVID-19 vaccine

FORT COLLINS – A front-line medical worker got Colorado’s first COVID-19 vaccination shot Monday, launching what’s expected to be a monthslong effort to inoculate people statewide against th...

County sheriff sued over COVID-19 outbreak at Colorado jail

COLORADO SPRINGS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado has sued a county sheriff, claiming jail inmates went months without access to masks as confirmed COVID-19 cases increased i...

New Mexico electors cast 5 votes for Joe Biden

SANTA FE – Five New Mexico electors cast their votes Monday for Joe Biden to formalize the Democratic candidate’s victory in the state’s presidential vote. Biden won the statewide...