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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...

Officials question visitor cap for Colorado’s Hanging Lake

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – Some officials think the U.S. Forest Service’s proposed daily cap on visitors to a popular Colorado tourist attraction is too low. The Forest Service unveiled a...

Coroner: Man in fatal I-70 crash west of Denver was drunk

MORRISON – A coroner has found that the man who killed himself and another driver in a car crash on Interstate 70 west of Denver last month was legally drunk. The Denver Post repo...

Forest Service proposes limiting Hanging Lake visitors

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – The U.S. Forest Service says Hanging Lake has continued to see a large increase in visitation over the last decade. Up to 1,200 visitors venture to the lake a day during...

Colorado won’t charge elector who wouldn’t vote for Clinton

Colorado’s top prosecutor won’t prosecute an elector who refused to vote for Hillary Clinton even though state law required him to. Attorney General Cynthia Coffman on Monday anno...

Eclipse crowds may have doubled Wyoming’s population

Traffic in Equality State up 68 percent

Morgan Freeman to receive SAG Life Achievement Award in 2018

LOS ANGELES – Morgan Freeman will receive the SAG Life Achievement Award at next year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony. The actors union announced Tuesday that Freeman will a...

3 Afghan prison workers missing during training in Colorado

CANON CITY – Colorado officials say three Afghan prison workers in the United States for training are missing after failing to return from an organized trip. The guards are part o...

Yves Lampaert leads Spanish Vuelta as riders face winds, passing train

GRUISSAN, France – Yves Lampaert took the overall lead of the Spanish Vuelta on Sunday after winning the second stage which saw strong winds, crashes and even a brief wait for a passing trai...

BMC Racing wins team time trial to open Spanish Vuelta

NIMES, France – Team BMC Racing won the time trial that opened the Spanish Vuelta on Saturday, with Australian rider Rohan Dennis taking the early overall lead. BMC won the 13.7-k...

Ryan Armour, Webb Simpson share 2nd-round lead in Wyndham Championship

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Ryan Armour shot a career-best 9-under 61 on Friday for a share of the lead with Webb Simpson after two rounds at the Wyndham Championship. Armour and Simpson w...