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Colorado deputy in stable condition after shooting; suspect dead

LIMON – A sheriff’s deputy was in serious but stable condition Thursday after being hit by a “hail of gunfire” while trying to stop merchandise from being stolen from a truck parked along th...

DATE: May 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

IOC offers Tokyo medical help amid call for cancellation

TOKYO – Confronted in Japan with some of the strongest medical-community opposition yet to the Tokyo Olympics, IOC President Thomas Bach offered Wednesday to have added medical personnel ava...

DATE: May 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Full-blown boycott pushed for Beijing Olympics

Groups alleging human-rights abuses against minorities in China are calling for a full-blown boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, a move likely to ratchet up pressure on the Inter...

DATE: May 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Tim Tebow signs with Jaguars, rejoins coach Meyer as tight end

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. –The Jacksonville Jaguars are, at the very least, no longer the NFL’s most irrelevant franchise. Urban Meyer. Trevor Lawrence. Tim Tebow. The rebuilding Jaguars now have t...

DATE: May 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Nuggets' Michael Porter Jr. embraces bigger role in playoff

DENVER – Nikola Jokic's sidekick in last year's playoffs was Jamal Murray. This year, it'll be Michael Porter Jr. The small forward averaged 19 points and 7.3 rebounds in a breakout season ...

DATE: May 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

MacKinnon leads Colorado Avalanche to 2-0 lead on Blues

DENVER – Nathan MacKinnon had two special guests in the stands — his mom and dad. He treated them — along with a boisterous crowd chanting “M-V-P” — to quite a show. MacKinnon capped his f...

DATE: May 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Mom dies in motorcycle crash while honoring her late son

FORT COLLINS – A Colorado mother died after crashing her motorcycle during a memorial ride in honor of her son, who also was killed in a recent motorcycle accident, authorities said. Diane E...

DATE: May 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fernando Tatis Jr. homers in return, Padres sweep Rockies

Anemic offense on road costs Colorado again

DATE: May 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Padres score on wild pitch to beat Rockies in 10 innings

SAN DIEGO – Jorge Mateo scored from third base on Daniel Bard's wild pitch in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the San Diego Padres a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday n...

DATE: May 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

Lauren Boebert, other Republicans rebel against mask requirement in House chamber

Lawmakers who refuse face coverings are subject $500 fine for first offense, $2,500 for subsequent offenses

DATE: May 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico officials cite progress in vaccinating students

ALBUQUERQUE – The head of the New Mexico Public Education Department said Wednesday that progress is being made when it comes to vaccinating the state’s middle and high school students now t...

DATE: May 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

A Facebook food group comes together to make a cookbook

By Mark Kennedy, AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK – The pandemic gave them lemons. So they made lemon rosemary chicken. A Facebook group that swapped homemade recipes after restaurants were ...

DATE: May 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Food