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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...

DATE: Sep 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Sep 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Sep 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

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...

DATE: Sep 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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 ...

DATE: Sep 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

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...

DATE: Sep 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Sep 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Sep 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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 ...

DATE: Sep 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado man denies killing, dismembering ex-girlfriend

BOULDER – A Colorado man has pleaded not guilty to charges that allege he killed and dismembered his ex-girlfriend. The Boulder Daily Camera reports 32-year-old Adam Densmore ente...

DATE: Sep 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado hospitals owed millions in unpaid Medicaid claims

DENVER â€“ After Colorado launched a new system for reimbursing Medicaid claims in March, hospitals are still owed millions of dollars. The Denver Post reported that Colorado Hosp...

DATE: Sep 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Insurance rate hike sets record for New Mexico exchange

SANTA FE – New Mexico insurance regulators have approved the largest increases in health insurance premiums on the state’s subsidized exchange since its creation nearly four years ago. ...

DATE: Sep 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News