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Lucky dog: Colorado deputy rescues pup from burning SUV

CASTLE ROCK – A sheriff’s deputy is being praised for smashing the windows of a burning SUV and rescuing a frightened dog in a neighborhood south of Denver. Douglas County Deputy Michael Gr...

DATE: Feb 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Prosecutor: No charges in amusement park death of 6-year-old

DENVER – A Colorado prosecutor says he cannot prove that any individual is responsible for the 2021 death of a 6-year-old girl who died on an amusement park ride and has decided not to file ...

DATE: Feb 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Dolly Parton, Eminem, Lionel Richie among Rock Hall nominees

NEW YORK – Dolly Parton, Eminem, Lionel Richie, Duran Duran and A Tribe Called Quest are among this year’s first-time nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The Cleveland-...

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

Denver ending indoor mask mandate as surge declines

DENVER – Denver will end its citywide mask mandate for businesses and indoor public places this week as the surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the omicron variant declines. Denver Mayor Micha...

DATE: Feb 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: 4 killed in 6 weekend shootings around Denver area

DENVER – Four people were killed and five others were injured in six shootings in the Denver area over the weekend, police said. Two people were killed in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood ...

DATE: Jan 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver officials ‘likely’ to let mask rule expire next week

DENVER – Officials in Denver say that it is “likely” they will let the citywide indoor mask rule expire next week. The public health order, which requires everyone who is older than 2 to wea...

DATE: Jan 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado supermarket reopening months after mass shooting

BOULDER – A Colorado supermarket where 10 people were killed in a mass shooting last year is set to reopen Feb. 9 with a ceremony to remember those who died. “We know that restoring this loc...

DATE: Jan 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver police: Suspect identified in four cold case killings

DENVER – Denver police say they have identified a man responsible for killing three women and a 17-year-old girl in separate incidents between 1978 and 1981 by using DNA technology and genea...

DATE: Jan 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Anti-mask anger forces Colorado children’s museum to close

DENVER – A Colorado children’s museum is the latest casualty of harassment by people angry over mask mandates designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The Children’s Museum of Denver ...

DATE: Jan 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bureau of Land Management: Petroglyphs damaged near Santa Fe

SANTA FE – Federal officials are investigating spray-painted graffiti and other damage to petroglyphs dating back thousands of years at a site west of Santa Fe. The damage to La Cieneguilla ...

DATE: Jan 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Woman arrested after boy dies in Denver-area apartment fire

AURORA – A woman was arrested Monday on murder and arson charges after a fire swept through a three-story apartment building in suburban Denver, killing a 5-year-old boy and displacing more ...

DATE: Jan 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Yellowstone visits hit record high in 2021, straining staff

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. – A record number of visitors flocked to Yellowstone National Park last year despite fewer hotel rooms and campsites being available because of the coronavirus pand...

DATE: Jan 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Travel