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Triceratops skull, skeleton dug up in Colorado

THORNTON – 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...

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 ...

Youth at Colorado detention center dies of suicide

LAKEWOOD – A youth at Colorado’s Mount View Youth Services Center has died of suicide. It is the second suicide at the state-run center this summer. The Colorado Department of Hum...

Officials take aggressive steps to prevent invasive mussels spread

Some recently discovered at reservoir in central Colorado

Vail Valley summer lodging revenue headed for new record

VAIL – Colorado’s Vail Valley is on pace to set another lodging revenue record this summer. The Vail Daily reports a recent study from Denver-based DestiMetrics tracked lodging re...

Scammer steals $850,000 from Colorado School District

BOULDER – A Colorado school district has added safeguards after a scammer stole about $850,000 of bond construction money. The Daily Camera reports the theft came to the district’...

Videos show high school cheerleaders forced into splits

DENVER – Cheerleading coaches and school administrators in a Colorado district have been placed on leave, and Denver police are investigating amid series of videos showing high school cheerl...

Boat accident in northeastern Brazil kills at least 22

SAO PAULO – A passenger boat carrying more than 100 people sunk in a bay in northeastern Brazil on Thursday, killing at least 22 and leaving dozens more missing. Navy Lt. Col. Fla...

Fort Collins voters to vote on weed regulation in November

FORT COLLINS – Voters in Fort Collins will have the chance to make another call about marijuana regulation come November. Currently, voters must approve changes in city medical ma...

Soldier dies while training in Colorado; no details released

FORT CARSON – An Army post in Colorado says a soldier has died in a training accident, but no details have been released. Officials at Fort Carson say the soldier died at about 2:...

Durango man injured in highway crash in Alaska; Anchorage woman dies

CANTWELL, Alaska – Alaska State Troopers say a 32-year-old Anchorage woman died in a crash on the Parks Highway near the interior Alaska community of Cantwell. Driver Amanda Fle...

Body recovered from Nebraska lake was that of Denver officer

OGALLALA, Neb. – Authorities have released the name of a man whose body was recovered from Lake McConaughy in western Nebraska. He’s been identified as a police officer, Joseph Te...