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Alaska utility halts study of buying power from company

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – An electric utility in eastern Alaska has stopped a study on the costs of buying power from a Colorado company’s wind turbines and propane generators. The Gold...

Colorado woman pleads not guilty in toddler’s death

COLORADO SPRINGS – The mother of a 2-year-old Colorado boy who fatally shot himself has pleaded not guilty to child abuse. KKTV-TV reports Melissa Adamson was arraigned Monday, wi...

Handyman accused of intentionally blowing up Denver rowhome

DENVER – A handyman who was involved in an argument with tenants intentionally caused an explosion that leveled a brick row house in Denver, injuring nine people, including himself, authorit...

Snowboarder who died after Snowmass jump attempt identified

ASPEN – Authorities have identified a 20-year-old snowboarder who died after attempting a jump in a terrain park at Snowmass in western Colorado. The Pitkin County Coroner’s Offic...

Area where Colorado runner killed mountain lion stays closed

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – An area in northern Colorado where a man fought off and killed a mountain lion that attacked him during a trail run remains closed. The Fort Collins Color...

Conservation group sues over federal oil, gas leases in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY – A conservation organization has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Interior over oil and gas leases offered in southeast Utah, claiming the parcels are packed wi...

Frustrated mom casts mail-in ballot for adult son

GRAND JUNCTION – Officials say a Grand Junction woman was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor voter fraud after she allegedly cast a mail-in ballot for her adult son. The Mesa Co...

Denver school leaders, teachers negotiate to avoid strike

DENVER – Denver school leaders and teachers will try to reach a last-minute deal to avert a planned strike on Monday. Both sides are scheduled to meet Friday evening to discuss ...

Ex-New Mexico athletic head charged with fraud, laundering

ALBUQUERQUE – Former University of New Mexico athletic director Paul Krebs has been charged with fraud and money laundering. The attorney general’s office filed a criminal complai...

Acting Interior secretary to visit New Mexico oil region

HOBBS, N.M. – Federal officials say acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt plans to visit a city at the center of New Mexico’s oil country on Wednesday to promote energy development on pu...

Mortgage rates edge up

Thirty-year at 4.46 percent

Father, young son killed in southern Colorado camper fire

CAñON CITY – Authorities say a father and his young son were killed in a camper fire in southern Colorado. Firefighters were called to the blaze in a mobile home park on the outsk...