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Broomfield city officials want oil, gas hearing closer, not in Durango

DENVER – Broomfield City Council members will ask the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission to move upcoming spacing application hearings from Durango to the Denver area. Durango is app...

DATE: Aug 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Average U.S. mortgage rates fall for 2nd straight week

WASHINGTON – Long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week for the second week in a row, despite the Federal Reserve’s efforts to lift borrowing costs. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac s...

DATE: Jul 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Santa Fe approves major grant to arts upstart

SANTA FE – The for-profit creator of a popular immersion art exhibit has been awarded a $1.1 million economic development grant from the city of Santa Fe and the state of New Mexico. ...

DATE: Jul 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Air Guard tankers activated to fight western wildfires

CHEYENNE, Wyo. â€“ Air National Guard C-130s from Wyoming, Nevada and Colorado that are equipped to battle wildfires have been activated to fight wildfires in the western U.S. The...

DATE: Jul 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fatal wrong-way wreck clogs Colorado’s I-70 for hours

DENVER – Authorities say a pickup truck veered into oncoming traffic and smashed into several vehicles on a Colorado interstate, killing one person and snarling traffic for hours. ...

DATE: Jul 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Dozens of Colorado juvenile lifers could be eligible for parole

DENVER – In light of Supreme Court decisions banning life without parole for juvenile offenders, dozens of Colorado prisoners who committed crimes as minors could be eligible for release, bu...

DATE: Jul 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Air Force won’t pay for towns’ water contamination costs

COLORADO SPRING – Air Force officials say they won’t reimburse three Colorado communities for millions of dollars spent responding to water contamination caused by toxic firefighting foam pr...

DATE: Jul 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Flash flooding prompts evacuations in southeastern Colorado

PUEBLO â€“ Officials are warning of more high water in southeastern Colorado after flash flooding in two small towns sent residents scrambling for higher ground. The rising water ...

DATE: Jul 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado chemical wastewater to be trucked to Texas

Facility in Pueblo isn’t fully operational yet

DATE: Jul 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Officials look to build more wildlife crossings in Colorado

FRISCO â€“ Data from a Colorado Department of Transportation roadkill survey says drivers in Colorado killed nearly 7,000 wild animals last year, resulting in two human deaths and almost 400...

DATE: Jul 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Divers search lake for NFL star Julio Jones’ $100,000-plus earring

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — An NFL star’s diamond earring valued at more than $100,000 is now presumed lost on the murky bottom of a Georgia lake. WXIA-TV reported Tuesday that Atlanta Fal...

DATE: Jul 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Colorado town to regulate fracking with odor ordinance

ERIE – A Colorado town has updated its public health and safety code so it can locally regulate the oil and gas industry. The Daily Camera reports that Erie trustees on Tuesday ap...

DATE: Jul 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News