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Rest assured, Avalanche and Bruins relish long gap between series

DENVER – Devan Dubnyk debunked the whole rest-or-rust debate. Rest always trumps potential rust, the Colorado Avalanche backup goaltender said, because rust may at most spill into the openin...

DATE: May 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Party Time: Indy 500 is biggest sporting event of pandemic

INDIANAPOLIS – The milk is on ice, celebrities are in the house and Indianapolis Motor Speedway is buzzing again both with the roar of engines and the largest crowd at a sporting event sinc...

DATE: May 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Denver sneaks past Portland goes up 2-1 in playoff series

Rivers comes up clutch; Jokic finishes it off

DATE: May 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Peraza leads Mets over Rockies 1-0, 4-2 for twin-bill sweep

NEW YORK – José Peraza homered starting the third inning of the opener and followed with a tiebreaking single in the fourth inning of the second game, helping the New York Mets sweep a doubl...

DATE: May 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Former pension boss sues New Mexico over pay discrimination

The Associated Press SANTA FE – The former head of New Mexico’s pension system for educators has accused Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and others of denying her equal pay. Jan...

DATE: May 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Business

Denver pays firefighter $100K after being secretly recorded

DENVER – A female firefighter in Colorado will receive $100,000 in a lawsuit settlement against the Denver Fire Department after a former fire department lieutenant placed a secret camera in...

DATE: May 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

NFL expects full stadiums this season, remains cautious

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league expects full stadiums this season and players and staff are being encouraged to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. “One of the things we’ve obviousl...

DATE: May 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

International firm to buy power from New Mexico wind farms

The Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE – A California-based renewable energy company that is building a collection of wind farms in New Mexico announced Monday that an international firm has ...

DATE: May 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Business

Albuquerque school district backtracks on COVID-19 bonuses

SANTA FE – The superintendent of New Mexico's largest school district has backtracked on a promise to channel federal relief of at least $6 million toward bonuses for staff members – after s...

DATE: May 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Colorado ends &#39;legacy admissions&#39; for higher education

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill Tuesday making the state a leader in the nationwide effort to ban legacy admissions at public colleges and universities.

DATE: May 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Senate takes on &#39;Colorado Option&#39; health insurance bill

DENVER (AP) — Colorado state senators clashed over government control of health care pricing and affordability in their first debate Tuesday on a bill that would require insurers to offer a standard health plan to individuals and small businesses -- and sanction hospitals and other health care providers that don’t participate.

DATE: May 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico rules to curb oil industry emissions take effect

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s new rules to limit most venting and flaring in the oilfield as a way to reduce methane emissions are now in effect. State officials are billing the rules, published ...

DATE: May 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico