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Aspen marijuana sales top liquor sales for first time

ASPEN – Recent figures say sales at Aspen’s marijuana dispensaries last year topped liquor stores in revenue. The Aspen Times reports the city’s Finance Department in its year-end...

Family of slain Colorado deputy says he was a hero

COLORADO SPRINGS – The family of a Colorado sheriff’s deputy killed in a shootout with a suspected car thief says they are grieving the loss of a hero and a “truly wonderful man.” ...

County officials ask Navajo Nation to help pay for strays

FARMINGTON – Northwest New Mexico officials are asking the Navajo Nation to pitch in and help with the costs to shelter stray animals from the reservation. The Daily Times repor...

Colorado State president denounces white nationalist group

FORT COLLINS – The president of Colorado State University is denouncing members of a white nationalist group as Nazis after anti-immigration fliers attributed to it were posted around campus...

Baby dies after left in car overnight night outside Gallup

GALLUP, N.M. –A 2-month-old baby was found dead in western New Mexico after authorities say the child was left in a car overnight. The Gallup Independent reports the parents calle...

Report: 69 Colorado residents prescribed aid-in-dying meds

50 actually filled prescription

Home Depot to give one-time bonus of up to $1,000 to employees

Home-improvement company cites recent tax overhaul

Mortgage rates rise for 3rd straight week

WASHINGTON – U.S. mortgage rates rose this week for a third week in a row, lifted by investors’ expectations for faster economic growth, which has pushed up borrowing costs. Mortg...

Federal regulators cite 4 employers in deadly 2017 explosion

DENVER – Federal regulators have cited four employers, including the largest oil and gas producer in Colorado, for exposing employees to health and safety hazards in connection with a May 20...

Rig count down by 3 to 936

Four rigs dropped in Colorado

Banker survey suggests economy remains slow in rural areas

OMAHA, Neb. – Declining numbers in a new monthly survey of bankers suggests the economy remains weak in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states. The overall economic index f...

Police: 5 killed, 1 injured in New Mexico helicopter crash

RATON, N.M. – A helicopter crashed in a mountainous rural area of northern New Mexico, killing five people and seriously injuring the sixth person aboard, a New Mexico State Police spokeswom...