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Firefighters increase containment on Colorado wildfire

No homes lost after nearly 20,000 flee

Colorado wildfire forces evacuation orders for 19,000 people

Evacuation orders cover 8,000 homes

Fire torches seats, suite area at Denver Broncos' stadium

DENVER – Firefighters extinguished a blaze that torched several rows of seats and a suite area at the Denver Broncos' stadium on Thursday. The fire broke out in the third-level seating area...

Rockies agree to contracts with McMahon, Bryant

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Infielder Ryan McMahon and the Colorado Rockies agreed Monday to a $70 million, six-year contract that avoided salary arbitration. McMahon gets $5 million this season, $9...

Murder charged dropped against ex-Denver TV station guard

DENVER – A judge has granted a request by prosecutors to drop a second-degree murder charge against a former television station security guard who shot and killed a pro-police demonstrator a...

Capitol riot trial opens for Cowboys for Trump founder

Griffin says he is being prosecuted for his political views

Durango railroad operator poised to operate Old Tucson site

Western-themed attraction has served as a film set

Japanese internment camp in Colorado named historic site

DENVER (AP) — President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill into law Friday designating a former World War II Japanese American internment camp in rural Colorado as a federal historic site managed by the National Park Service.

Clear Creek County recommends name change for Mount Evans

DENVER – One of Colorado’s most popular mountains is a step closer to being renamed in honor of the state’s Indigenous people. Clear Creek County commissioners voted Tuesday to recommend cha...

Ex-Colorado veterinary regulator accused of animal cruelty

DENVER – A former member of the board that regulates Colorado’s veterinarians faces animal cruelty allegations after authorities said pet birds were found living in bad conditions in her sub...

Dolly Parton to Rock Hall of Fame: Thanks but no thanks

Dolly Parton has announced she is pulling out of this year’s nominations for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, saying she hasn't “earned that right.” The music icon who has been elected into the...

Denver recorded 96 homicides in 2021, highest since 1981

DENVER – Denver police say there were 96 homicides in the city last year, the highest number recorded since 1981. The number of killings spiked in 2020 when police recorded 95 homicides, up...