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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...

Colorado teen pleads guilty to murder of 10-year-old girl

BRIGHTON – A 16-year-old Colorado boy has pleaded guilty to murdering a 10-year-old girl and faces a life sentence. Aidan Zellmer appeared Friday in Adams County District Court. ...

Teacher at meditation center arrested in child sex assault case

BOULDER – Police in Colorado have arrested a teacher from a Buddhist meditation center for alleged sexual assault of a teenage girl. The Boulder Police Department said Friday th...

Colorado boy killed in Christmas Eve fire likely sparked it

CRAIG – Authorities believe a Colorado boy who died in a Christmas Eve fire at his house likely sparked the blaze himself. Police Capt. Bill Leonard told the Craig Daily Press tha...

Worker killed in forklift accident at Colorado college

WOODLAND PARK – A construction worker has died in a forklift accident at the Charis Bible College west of Colorado Springs. The Gazette reports that the victim in the incident M...

Authorities asking for help finding Colorado teen’s killers

DENVER – Investigators are looking for help from the public as they try to find at least three men they believe were involved in the killing of a 17-year-old Colorado girl over a year ago. ...

Mortgage rates steady this week

Thirty-year stays at 4.45%

Colorado public school enrollment exceeds 911,000 statewide

DENVER – The Colorado Department of Education reports that public schools in the state recorded their smallest increase in student numbers in nearly 30 years this school year. The...

Navajo Nation police: 1 dead in shooting involving officers

NASCHITTI, N.M. – Navajo Nation authorities say one person is dead following a shooting involving police officers but that no officers were injured. The tribal police department s...

New Mexico bills, governor test appetite for gun control

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s Democrat-led Legislature and allied governor are pushing to increase oversight of firearms sales and place new limitations on gun possession and ownership, as a slate...

Flood recovery efforts stalled by government shutdown

BOULDER – Progress on ongoing flood recovery efforts in Boulder and Larimer counties has stopped due to the federal government shutdown. The Longmont Daily Times-Call reports Colo...