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Smoky Mountains seeks parking fees, campsite rate increases

GATLINBURG, Tenn. – Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced a plan Wednesday to start charging parking fees along with higher rates for campsites, day-use cabin rentals and picnic pavi...

DATE: Apr 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Travel

Louisville allows fire victims to rebuild under older codes

LOUISVILLE – The Louisville City Council in suburban Denver voted Tuesday night in favor of allowing residents whose homes were significantly damaged or destroyed in Colorado’s most destruct...

DATE: Apr 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation eases COVID restrictions; mask mandate remains

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation loosened coronavirus pandemic restrictions Tuesday to allow more people into businesses, including casinos, and for social and other gatherings. Tribal...

DATE: Apr 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Charges dropped against Danish man in Colorado wildfire

DENVER – A judge on Monday dismissed criminal charges against a Danish man accused of starting a Colorado wildfire that destroyed about 140 homes in 2018 after he was repeatedly found unable...

DATE: Apr 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado governor signs law to protect abortion rights

DENVER – Colorado joined a handful of other states Monday in codifying the right to abortion in statute, a party-line response to efforts across the country to limit abortion access in antic...

DATE: Apr 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. agency acknowledges damage to dinosaur tracks in Utah

MOAB, Utah – Dinosaur tracks from 112 million years ago have been damaged in southeastern Utah by heavy machinery used to rebuild a boardwalk at the popular tourist area, U.S. officials say....

DATE: Apr 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier dies at age 78

NEW YORK – Patrick Demarchelier, the French-born photographer known for his high-fashion images of top models and celebrities, including Princess Diana, has died. He was 78. His Instagram ac...

DATE: Apr 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Man, 96, won’t stand trial for slaying at home for elderly

BOULDER – A judge on Wednesday dismissed the murder case against a 96-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a maintenance worker at an assisted living center north of Denver. Okey Payne ...

DATE: Mar 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Relieved more than joyful, U.S. men’s soccer turns attention to Qatar

U.S. team qualifies for first World Cup since 2014

DATE: Mar 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Colorado lawmakers tackle budget; crime, climate top issues

DENVER – Colorado lawmakers this week are debating a proposed $36.4 billion state budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1 with increased spending on public safety, climate change and e...

DATE: Mar 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bureau of Land Management extends comment period on Chaco proposal

ALBUQUERQUE – Land managers have scheduled two more public meetings and extended the comment period for a proposal that would prohibit oil and gas development on federal land surrounding a n...

DATE: Mar 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Residents return home after fleeing Boulder wildfire

Nearly 20,000 people who were forced to flee a wildfire in northern Colorado were back home Monday after firefighters were able to stop the spread of the fire at 190 acres. The fire that bro...

DATE: Mar 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News