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Latest New Mexico news, sports, business and entertainment at 5:20 p.m. MDT

  • VIRUS OUTBREAK-NEW MEXICO

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico health officials are reporting an additional 113 positive tests for the novel coronavirus as the state begins easing some of the restrictions that had been placed on businesses to limit spread. Officials said Monday that the state now has 7,800 cases, with more than half of those originating in McKinley and San Juan counties. The death toll is now 362. Six new deaths were reported Monday, with one of those involving an inmate in state custody in Otero County who had underlying conditions. Monday marked the first day restaurants could resume indoor seating at 50% occupancy under an amended public health order.

  • AMERICA PROTESTS-NEW MEXICO

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The mayor of New Mexico's largest city is blaming small groups what he called agitators for violence that broke out hours after a peaceful protest in downtown Albuquerque. Dozens of small fires were set, windows were broken and police officers say they were fired upon early Monday. Mayor Tim Keller says Albuquerque welcomes protests but that gunfire and violence cross the line. On Sunday evening, several hundred people took part in a march along historic Route 66 in protest of the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. At one point, they raised their fists during a moment of silence.

  • NEW MEXICO ENERGY FUTURE

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's largest electric provider is asking state regulators to consider a proposal that would allow it to recover fixed service costs independent of how much electricity is actually consumed by customers. Public Service Co. of New Mexico is pointing to uncertainty amid the coronavirus as it pursues what is known as decoupling. The utility recently filed its request with the Public Regulation Commission after announcing its intensions to shareholders in May. If approved, the utility will tally how much customers paid for electricity throughout 2021 and then compare that with the annual revenue it is allowed to collect to cover its costs.

  • ELECTION 2020-VOTING

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Tuesday's primary elections in eight states are both significant elections and big tests of campaigning during the age of coronavirus. Both major political parties have been revamping their operations to adjust to politics during lockdowns. Some campaigns have gotten volunteers to hand-write letters to try to turn out supporters. Others are shifting money into television budgets, figuring an electorate largely stuck at home is binge-watching. Many have shifted their resources to back an ad hoc tech support model, assembling seasoned advisers who can talk nervous voters step-by-step through the process of requesting absentee ballots.

  • VIRUS OUTBREAK-DJ DEDICATIONS

RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — Two legendary DJs are using their shows that are popular among Latinos to help bridge the isolation felt with the coronavirus and anxieties around national unrest. Art Laboe of Southern California and José Massó in Boston allow listeners to send dedications and messages to family across the country and in prison amid the separation caused by COVID-19. The 94-old-year Laboe is staying in his Palm Springs, California, home while still hosting his syndicated oldies show. The 69-year-old Massó and host of WBUR's "Con Salsa" live-streams a version of his show on Facebook and is asking fans to communicate with each other.

  • AP-US-ELECTION-2020-WATCH-

WASHINGTON (AP) — Whether Joe Biden will win Tuesday's eight primaries isn't in doubt. But will it be enough to formally clinch the Democratic presidential nomination? The former vice president needs to win 89% of all delegates at stake to do so. Biden is the last candidate standing. But supporters of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders keep urging voters to cast ballots for him so he can amass delegates and have a greater influence on the party policy platform at the Democratic National Convention. Biden has met the 89% threshold in only two contests since Super Tuesday: Mississippi and Nebraska. Votes will be cast in Indiana, Maryland, Montana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota and the District of Columbia.

  • ENDANGERED WOLVES-INVESTIGATIONS

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — An ongoing analysis by an environmental group is raising questions about investigations into livestock kills by Mexican gray wolves. The results of the investigations are used to compensate ranchers and target problem wolves in Arizona and New Mexico. The Idaho-based group Western Watersheds Project has documented significant oddities, errors or conflicting details in more than two-thirds of the 117 investigations it reviewed from 2019. The group's deputy director tells the Arizona Daily Star that numerous cases were confirmed wolf kills based just on "logical leaps" and what she described as a stunning lack of evidence.

  • ASSISTED LIVING-FIRE

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Albuquerque fire department says 13 residents of an assisted living facility were displaced by a fire in one apartment Saturday morning. The department says firefighters were able to put out the fire without it extending into other areas of La Vida Llena. According to the department, one person was transported for injuries related to possible smoke inhalation and no firefighters were injured. No additional information was released.