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Colorado hires New Mexico's Fernando Lovo to succeed Rick George as athletic director

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Colorado hired Fernando Lovo away from New Mexico to succeed Rick George as athletic director, the school announced Monday. CU Chancellor Justin Schwartz said Lovo's hi...

DATE: Jan 1, 2026 | CATEGORY: Sports

Anthony Joshua knocks out Jake Paul in 6th round to win heavyweight fight

MIAMI (AP) — Anthony Joshua knocked out Jake Paul in the sixth round of their heavyweight fight on Friday night. The two-time heavyweight champion displayed why he is one of the sport’s elit...

DATE: Dec 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

What to know about bunker-buster bombs unleashed on Iran's Fordo nuclear facility

The U.S. has only configured and programmed its B-2 Spirit stealth bomber to deliver the device

DATE: Jun 23, 2025 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Men hit by lightning plucked from mountain in high Colorado helicopter hoist rescues

It was the second time they needed assistance in the same day

DATE: Jun 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Colorado funeral homeowner who left corpse in hearse for a over a year sentenced

DENVER – A Colorado funeral homeowner who pleaded guilty to leaving a woman’s corpse in the back of a hearse for over a year and improperly stashing the cremated remains of at least 30 peopl...

DATE: Jun 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Election conspiracy theorist sticks by false 2020 claims in defamation trial

DENVER – One of the nation's most prominent election conspiracy theorists, MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, stuck by his false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen while testi...

DATE: Jun 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Cortez man who threatened to kill Colorado election official gets prison

Teak Ty Brockbank blamed exposure to far-right content for motivating his online threats

DATE: May 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Funeral home owner who left corpse in hearse for a over a year pleads guilty

Miles Harford faced a dozen counts including four counts of abuse of a corpse

DATE: Apr 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado artist denies trying to distort Trump in portrait

Portraitist Sarah Boardman says her business has been harmed by president’s comments

DATE: Apr 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Portrait of Donald Trump – that he called ‘distorted’ – is removed from Colorado Capitol

A portrait of Donald Trump that he said was “purposefully distorted” was removed from a wall at the Colorado state Capitol where it had been since 2019. After Trump posted complaints about ...

DATE: Mar 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Nation and world briefs

Top Russian official meets North Korea's Kim and thanks him for support in Ukraine war SEOUL, South Korea – A top Russian security official met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongy...

DATE: Mar 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

University of Colorado among 50 facing federal investigations as part Trumps anti-DEI campaign

Agency said schools could lose funding over ‘race-based preferences’

DATE: Mar 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News