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Colorado officials urge caution as rattlesnakes emerge

COLORADO SPRINGS – Colorado wildlife officials say hikers should give a wide berth to any snakes they encounter after two people were bitten by venomous rattlesnakes in parks around Colorado...

DATE: May 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Golden Knights advance to West final after beating Sharks

Lightning advance to Eastern Conference final

DATE: May 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Sports

Warriors and Rockets take 3-1 series leads

NEW ORLEANS – Kevin Durant had 38 points and nine rebounds and Golden State soundly defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 118-92 on Sunday to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their Western Conferen...

DATE: May 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Sports

Arizona museum explores cultural significance of Route 66

KINGMAN, Ariz. – Tens of thousands of people visit the Arizona Route 66 Museum each year, aiming to get a feel for what it was like to take the old highway route that crossed eight states to...

DATE: May 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Mortgage rate declines slightly to 4.55 percent

WASHINGTON – The key long-term U.S. mortgage rate declined slightly this week, after a steady rise for most of April that pushed the rate to its highest level in more than four years. ...

DATE: May 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Search underway for missing boater in southern Colorado

PUEBLO – Authorities are looking for a man who went missing while boating at Lake Pueblo State Park in southern Colorado. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials say the search bega...

DATE: May 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Predators outlast Jets in 2 OT

Capitals tie up series with Penguins

DATE: Apr 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Sports

5 injured as stolen tractor-trailer rams cars in Colorado

DENVER – The driver of a stolen tractor-trailer in Colorado deliberately rammed into vehicles and caused numerous injuries before finally being taken into custody by police, who fired on the...

DATE: Apr 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Mortgage rates highest since 2013

Thirty-year jumps to 4.58 percent

DATE: Apr 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Navajo Nation approves $2.4 million for veterans facility

GALLUP, N.M. â€” The Navajo Nation has given approval to help fund a veterans facility in New Mexico that will prevent patients from having to travel far for care. Navajo Nation c...

DATE: Apr 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado man convicted of killing drug dealer who lost meth

COLORADO SPRINGS – A jury has convicted a Colorado Springs man in the death of a drug dealer who prosecutors say was pistol-whipped, driven to an abandoned building and shot 14 times for sli...

DATE: Apr 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Teacher protests lead to more Colorado school cancellations

Several school districts across state closing on Thursday and Friday

DATE: Apr 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News