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30-year mortgage rate flat; still highest since 2011

WASHINGTON – U.S. long-term mortgage rates were steady to slightly up this week, at their highest levels in nearly eight years and dampening home sales. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac...

Denver-area school district to be run by external manager

DENVER – The Colorado State Board of Education has ordered a struggling Denver-area school district to turn over supervision to an external manager. Adams County School District 1...

Colorado sees increase in bias-motivated crimes against Jews

DENVER – Overall reports of bias-motivated incidents in Colorado remain flat, but the number of reported anti-Semitic hate crimes in the state doubled in 2017. FBI data collected ...

Town residents return home after package spurs evacuation

GILCREST – Residents of a Colorado town were allowed to return home just hours after a suspicious package triggered an evacuation. Gilcrest, which has a population of about 1,100,...

Former seminarian speaks out about Denver seminary abuse

DENVER – A Catholic priest from Denver accused of sexually abusing an adult seminary student was temporarily placed in a parish after officials learned of the allegations over a decade ago. ...

More soldiers return to Colorado from Afghan deployment

FORT CARSON – Another 300 soldiers are back in Fort Carson after completing their deployment to Afghanistan. The members of the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Divi...

Blake Wheeler has goal, 4 assists in Jets’ win over Avs

Colorado has lost five consecutive games

Colorado man pleads guilty to trespassing at Old Faithful

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. – A 27-year-old Colorado man who walked dangerously close to Old Faithful geyser in September is banned from Yellowstone National Park and nearby Grand Teton ...

Energy company drops plans to drill under lake, dog park

DENVER – An oil and gas company that wanted to drill 14 wells that would extend underneath a Colorado lake has withdrawn its application amid public outcry over the proposal. The ...

Colorado drivers can choose gender X on driver’s licenses

DENVER – Colorado drivers who do not identify as male or female soon will be allowed to choose the letter X to represent gender on their driver’s license. Officials with the Color...

Some targeted, local tax hikes approved around Colorado

DENVER – Colorado voters rejected statewide ballot measures seeking to raise taxes, but they approved some targeted, local tax increases. Voters in Grand Junction backed doubling ...

Tipton defeats Mitsch Bush

Voters reject stricter rules on new energy wells