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Denver looks to dig out of 2-1 deficit against Clippers

WHO: Los Angeles Clippers (49-23, second in the Western Conference during the regular season) vs. Denver Nuggets (46-27, third in the Western Conference during the regular season) ...

Colorado Buffaloes sign sponsorship deal with sports betting operator

BOULDER – The University of Colorado has signed a partnership deal with a Denver-based sports betting operator. The five-year corporate sponsorship with PointsBet was negotiated b...

U.S. reaches milestone in destroying mustard agent in Colorado

PUEBLO – The Army says it has reached a milestone at a Colorado chemical weapons depot by destroying nearly 300,000 decades-old artillery shells containing mustard agent. Walton...

New Mexico film industry to resume some production work

SANTA FE – New Mexico officials approved the start of production work by film crews in a sign the industry could soon be back in business after a suspension because of the coronavirus. ...

State doctors say Colorado stepmom competent for trial

COLORADO SPRINGS – State psychiatrists have found a Colorado woman accused of killing her 11-year-old stepson and later plotting to break out of jail mentally competent to stand trial, a jud...

New Mexico art collective seeks union, management resists

SANTA FE – Workers at a New Mexico art collective are seeking to unionize, they said in a statement. Employees at the Santa Fe-based art collective Meow Wolf are seeking to unioni...

Art dealer whose treasure sent hunters scouring US West dies

SANTA FE – Antiquities dealer and author Forrest Fenn, who gained fame after hiding a treasure chest filled with gold, jewels and other valuables that drove hundreds of thousands of people t...

From heat to snow: Rocky Mountains see 60-degree plunge

Summer came to an abrupt halt in parts of the Rocky Mountains on Tuesday as temperatures reaching into the 90s plunged by around 60 degrees in less than 24 hours, with a powerful surge of co...

Two Colorado schools retire their Native American mascots

LOVELAND – Two Loveland schools are retiring their Native American mascots after years of community debate and a petition by high school students to remove images they consider racist and de...

No suspects identified after two found dead in Albuquerque car fire

ALBUQUERQUE – Authorities in Albuquerque are investigating after two people were found dead in a burning car. Albuquerque police said Monday that they have linked the two deaths t...

Tour de France riders cleared of virus before crash-filled Stage 10

Roglic keeps yellow jersey, Kuss stays safe on flattest stage of route

Strong Nuggets effort wasted in final minutes against Clippers

Los Angeles claims 2-1 series lead in conference semifinals