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LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (5-11) at DENVER (9-7)

Monday, 8:20 p.m., ESPN OPENING LINE: Broncos by 3½. SERIES RECORD: Broncos lead 64-50-1 LAST MEETING: Broncos beat Chargers 27-19, Oct. 30, 2016...

DATE: Sep 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Houston Texans’ J.J. Watt recognized for Hurricane Harvey charity efforts

HOUSTON – J.J. Watt is being honored by the NFL Players Association after raising more than $29 million for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. Watt was named the NFLPA’s Community M...

DATE: Sep 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Individual health premiums rising 27 percent in Colorado

DENVER – People who buy their own health insurance will be charged an average of 27 percent more next year in Colorado. The Denver Post reports that the average increase for indiv...

DATE: Sep 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lara Gut targets North American races for comeback

GENEVA – Former overall World Cup champion Lara Gut has targeted races in North America to make her comeback from a serious knee injury at the world championships. “I’m back on th...

DATE: Sep 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Chris Froome wins Vuelta time trial, extends his overall lead

LOGRONO, Spain – Chris Froome won Tuesday’s individual time trial to increase his Spanish Vuelta lead and remain in position to win the race for the first time. The Tour de France...

DATE: Sep 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Former Dolores County deputy arrested in child sex case

Bond set at $250,000 for former Dolores County deputy; case involves five boys

DATE: Sep 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories is legitimate, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated ...

DATE: Sep 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trentin gets 3rd stage win at Vuelta, Froome keeps lead

TOMARES, Spain – Italian rider Matteo Trentin won his third stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Friday after sprinting to claim the 13th stage, while Tour de France champion Chris Froome maintain...

DATE: Sep 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Officials identify climber who died on Capitol Peak

ASPEN – A climber who died on Capitol Peak over the weekend has been identified. The Aspen Times reports the Pitkin County deputy coroner Wednesday identified the climber as 21-ye...

DATE: Aug 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bike gifted by Lance Armstrong stolen from sheriff’s porch

ASPEN – A Colorado sheriff says there will be no questions asked if a stolen bike gifted to his wife by former professional cyclist Lance Armstrong is returned. The Aspen Times re...

DATE: Aug 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Triceratops skull, skeleton dug up in Colorado

THORNTON â€“ A dinosaur fossil has been discovered in Colorado by construction workers. The bones and skull of a triceratops were found last Friday in Thornton at the construction...

DATE: Aug 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Chris Froome extends Spanish Vuelta lead

CALAR ALTO, Spain – Chris Froome increased his lead of the Spanish Vuelta on Wednesday, finishing second in the mountainous 11th stage behind Astana rider Miguel Angel Lopez. The ...

DATE: Aug 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports