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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

Northern Colorado fire spurs new evacuations, health alert

DENVER – More evacuations were ordered for homes and business in northern Colorado on Monday from a huge, wind-driven wildfire that blanketed large portions of the Front Range area with smok...

New Mexico reports 46 new virus cases, lowest in months

SANTA FE – New Mexico health officials are reporting 46 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus – the lowest daily number in the state since early April. The new cases announ...

Denver police: Car veers into scooters, kills man

DENVER – Police were searching for the driver of a vehicle that veered into a group of people riding scooters in downtown Denver on Monday morning, killing one person and seriously injurin...

Snow heads into Rocky Mountain states

CASPER, Wyo. – An “unseasonably strong storm system for September” is expected to impact much of the U.S. Rocky Mountains this week. Snow was falling at Logan Pass in Glacier Nati...

Virus relief helps bring electricity to Navajo Nation homes

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – More than 100 homes on the Navajo Nation have been connected to the electric grid, thanks to federal coronavirus relief funding. The Navajo Nation said Sund...

New Mexico reports 66 more virus cases, 3 additional deaths

SANTA FE – New Mexico reported 66 more cases of coronaviurus on Sunday and three more deaths. The latest numbers from the state Department of Health bring the total reported numbe...

Phoenix sets high-temperature record; crews rescue hikers

PHOENIX – Phoenix on Saturday set a high-temperature record of 115 degrees for the date as emergency crews rescued several hikers at a popular recreation area in the city. The b...

US Northern Command apologizes for retweeting Trump campaign

COLORADO SPRINGS – The U.S. Northern Command based in Colorado Springs has apologized for retweeting a post by President Donald Trump that announced his campaign stop earlier this week in a ...

‘Jeopardy!’ returns with new setup and new role for Jennings

LOS ANGELES – “Jeopardy!” is returning for its 37th season, with greater social distance between Alex Trebek and the contestants, and a new role for all-time great contestant Ken Jennings. ...

Police investigate apparent murder-suicide in Denver

DENVER – Police in Denver are investigating after they say a man killed a woman before taking his own life Friday night. A Denver Police Department spokesperson told Denver televi...