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3 killed, 4 injured after car hits bear on Colorado highway

DENVER – Three people were killed and four seriously injured when a car careened off a major highway after it struck a bear. The Colorado State Patrol says seven people were in ...

Immigration agents arrest 63 in Denver in national sweep

DENVER – Federal immigration officials say they arrested 63 people in the Denver area this week as part of a national sweep in cities it says block immigration agents from doing their jobs. ...

Federal agencies raid pot grow operation in Aspen area

ASPEN – Federal agencies say they’ve raided an illegal marijuana growing operation in the White River National Forest in northwestern Colorado. The Aspen Times reports law enforce...

Longmont brewery, airlines to send water to Puerto Rico

DENVER – A Longmont brewery is teaming up with Frontier Airlines to send water to Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Frontier spokesman Richard Oliver says in a Thur...

New Mexico legislators are concerned about spaceport’s costs

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. – New Mexico lawmakers are questioning if more state funding is necessary for the commercial spaceport in the southern part of the state. The Albuquerq...

Russians Varlamov, Yakupov could figure big in Avalanche revival

LAST SEASON: 22-56-4, 48 points. COACH: Jared Bednar (second season, second NHL season). ADDED: F Alexander Kerfoot, RW Nail Yakupov, F Colin Wilson, F Domini...

Rising New Mexico crime rates propelled by Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE – The FBI is reporting rising rates of property and violent crime in New Mexico that is largely propelled by increases in the state’s most populous city Albuquerque. T...

DENVER (2-0) at BUFFALO (1-1)

TV: 11 a.m. Sunday, CBS OPENING LINE: Pick-em RECORD VS. SPREAD: Denver 1-0-1, Buffalo 2-0 SERIES RECORD: Bills lead series 20-16-1 ...

Colorado police: 1 student shot near high school

COLORADO SPRINGS – Police say a student was shot and another was injured near a Colorado high school. Colorado Springs Police spokesman Lt. Howard Black says the student shot Frid...

Colorado GOP leaders look to quell dissension ahead of vote

DENVER – Colorado Republican leaders are looking to put an end to dissension among their ranks ahead of a Saturday vote on whether to cancel the party’s 2018 primary for Congress, governor a...

Colorado: Some low-level radioactive waste handled illegally

DENVER – Colorado health officials say low-level radioactive waste from the oil and gas industry has been buried illegally in landfills that aren’t approved to handle it. State De...

Raccoon jumps on moving Colorado police van, takes a ride

DENVER – A Colorado Springs police officer heading to an accident scene in a van got a big surprise when a raccoon jumped onto the front windshield of the vehicle and stayed there until the ...