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Colorado tourism office launches safety campaign amid virus

DENVER – The Colorado Tourism Office has launched a campaign urging people to practice safety measures and follow health guidelines when visiting the state during the coronavirus pandemic. ...

New Mexico offers COVID-19 testing for utility workers

SANTA FE – New Mexico health officials are offering coronavirus testing for utility workers as part of a statewide effort to keep essential workers in various fields safe and healthy. ...

Bodies of two missing swimmers recovered at Lake Pueblo

PUEBLO – Searchers have recovered the bodies of two swimmers who were reported missing at Lake Pueblo in southern Colorado. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials say one body was ...

Denver residents remember 21-year-old killed walking dog

DENVER – Several hundred people gathered Thursday in a Denver suburb to remember the 21-year-old woman who was fatally shot while walking her dog with her boyfriend. The Denver Po...

Colorado man gets life in prison for double slaying

BRIGHTON – A man has been sentenced to life in prison plus 48 years for shooting his landlord and one of his roommates to death at a home northeast of Denver. Thomas Holleman plea...

Denver school board votes to remove officers from schools

DENVER – Denver Public Schools will phase out its use of police officers in school buildings by the end of the next school year because of concerns about how minority students are treated ...

ABC names Matt James as its first black ‘Bachelor’

NEW YORK – ABC has named Matt James, its first black “Bachelor” to lead the network’s long-running dating competition show. The casting was announced Friday on “Good Morning Ameri...

Colorado sheriff says protests are political, not about race

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – A Colorado sheriff said on social media that demonstrations around the country were not about race but were incited to create chaos during an election year. “T...

Many cannabis users believe driving under influence is safe

DENVER – A survey of Colorado residents who use cannabis daily found many believe driving under the influence of the substance is safe. The Colorado Department of Transportation c...

Colorado governor opposes tax changes rushed by Democrats

DENVER – Majority Democrats in Colorado’s Legislature have been rushing through a bill in the last week of the session that would suspend or reduce several business tax credits and corporate...

Martin Truex ends 2020 winless skid with victory at Martinsville

Wallace in 11th on big night for NASCAR

Country group Lady Antebellum changes its name to Lady A

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Grammy-winning country group Lady Antebellum is changing its name to Lady A, with members saying they are regretful and embarrassed for not taking into consideration the w...