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Colorado state senator accused of sexual harassment retiring

DENVER – A Colorado state senator who survived an expulsion vote following allegations of sexual harassment is retiring. KCNC-TV in Denver reports Sen. Randy Baumgardner, who repr...

CLEVELAND (5-7-1) at DENVER (6-7)

TV: 6:30 p.m. Saturday, NFL Network OPENING LINE: Broncos by 5½ RECORD VS. SPREAD: Cleveland 8-5, Denver 6-6-1 SERIES RECORD: Broncos lead 23-5 ...

Former Colorado hockey coach pleads guilty to molestation

FORT COLLINS – A former Colorado volunteer hockey coach who fled to Mexico to avoid prosecution has pleaded guilty to molesting two boys. The Coloradoan reports that Andrew Vander...

Colorado Springs mother sentenced in son’s death

COLORADO SPRINGS – A 24-year-old Colorado Springs woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in the starvation death of her 6-week-old baby boy last year. The Gazette reports ...

Former Colorado teacher pleads not guilty to sex charges

AURORA – A 35-year-old former science teacher at a Colorado school has pleaded not guilty to charges that he repeatedly sexually assaulted one of his female students. The Aurora S...

Colorado police kill stolen vehicle suspect

RANGELY – Police in Western Colorado shot and killed a suspect in a stolen vehicle incident in Rio Blanco County. Police said in a news release that no officers were hurt in the i...

Colorado police looking for woman missing since Thanksgiving

WOODLAND PARK – Police in Colorado are looking for a woman who hasn’t been seen in over two weeks. Kelsey Berreth was last seen with her 1-year-old daughter at a supermarket on Th...

2 mild earthquakes hit near Glenwood Springs

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – Two mild earthquakes struck western Colorado early Tuesday but likely weren’t strong enough to cause any damage. The quakes were both just north of Glenwood Spr...

Police: Christmas party for county employees turned violent

SANTA FE – Police say a Christmas party for county employees in New Mexico turned violent after an attendee punched a deputy in the nose and struck a radio dispatcher. The Santa F...

Police: Baby girl shot by brother, 3, in critical condition

GALLUP, N.M. – An 8-month-old girl is fighting for her life after police say her 3-year-old brother accidentally shot her in the face in a New Mexico motel room while their mother and her bo...

Judge: Colorado sheriff cannot hold people for immigration

DENVER – A Colorado judge is barring a sheriff’s department from continuing to jail people suspected of being in the country illegally on behalf of federal authorities, saying that the pract...

Body of man missing since April found in Mesa County

GRAND JUNCTION – Authorities say they have recovered the remains of a 32-year-old man missing since April in western Colorado. The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday th...