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One dead in instructional plane crash in southern Colorado

CAÑON CITY – One person died in the crash of a small plane on an instructional flight in southern Colorado, the National Transportation Safety Board said Monday. The Piper PA-28 w...

DATE: Feb 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: New Mexico mom forced son, 13, to vape THC

ROSWELL, N.M. – A New Mexico woman is facing child abuse charges after authorities say she forced her 13-year-old son to smoke vape pens containing THC. KOB-TV reports Candace Lin...

DATE: Feb 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Staples Center removes public’s massive Kobe Bryant memorial

LOS ANGELES – A massive memorial created by the public outside Staples Center after the death of former Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant was being dismantled Monday, with an official saying some...

DATE: Feb 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Skier Mikaela Shiffrin announces death of her father at 65

Two-time Olympic champion skier Mikaela Shiffrin says her father, Jeff, has died. He was 65. “My family is heartbroken beyond comprehension about the unexpected passing of my kind...

DATE: Feb 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Atari plans to open video game-themed resorts in eight U.S. cities

LAS VEGAS – Atari, the arcade game company that ushered in the gaming revolution in the 1980s, is opening eight video game-themed hotels across the United States, including ones in Las Vegas...

DATE: Feb 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Searchers look again for missing 11-year-old Colorado boy

COLORADO SPRINGS – Authorities searched again Sunday for an 11-year-old Colorado boy who has now been missing for a week. Members of the FBI and the National Center for Missing an...

DATE: Feb 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

1 dead in instructional plane crash in southern Colorado

CANON CITY – One person died in the crash of a small plane on an instructional flight in southern Colorado, the National Transportation Safety Board said Monday. The Piper PA-28 w...

DATE: Feb 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico sect leader facing sex abuse charges released

GRANTS, N.M. – A leader in a rural New Mexico paramilitary religious sect with anti-Semitic leanings and who facing child sex abuse charges has been released on house arrest. T...

DATE: Feb 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Colorado launches carbon, energy programs for cannabis firms

DENVER – Colorado has launched two pilot programs focused on reducing carbon emissions and improving energy efficiency at cannabis cultivating businesses, officials said. Both pro...

DATE: Feb 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Alexis Pinturault rallies to win giant slalom in Germany

Frenchman gets first win since season-opener in October

DATE: Feb 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Federica Brignone wins super-G, as Shiffrin sits out

Italian wins by 0.20 seconds

DATE: Feb 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

College Basketball Top 25: No. 1 Baylor gets 18th consecutive win

Gonzaga survives upset scare against San Francisco

DATE: Feb 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports