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Proposal re-designates monument as New Mexico national park

CARLSBAD, N.M. – A bill has included language to redesignate a national monument in New Mexico that could now become the state’s next national park. The National Defense Authoriza...

Rockies, Oberg agree to 3-year deal

SAN DIEGO – Right-hander Scott Oberg and the Colorado Rockies agreed Wednesday to a $13 million, three-year contract with a club option for 2023 that could make the deal worth $21 million ov...

22 MLB teams to expand protective netting at ballparks

SAN DIEGO – Seven major league teams will expand protective netting to the foul poles and 15 others will expand their netting generally to the area in the outfield where the stands begin to ...

Lizzo claps back with gratitude after twerking controversy

NEW YORK – Lizzo is going to keep doing Lizzo after social media exploded with fat shaming over her exposed, thong-covered backside as she danced at a Los Angeles Lakers game while the team’...

Colorado man gets prison after 13th DUI

DENVER – A Colorado man has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to his 13th DUI. Denver prosecutors say Maynard Rome compiled the DUIs in four Colorado co...

Colorado air regulators hear opinions about oil, gas proposal

RIFLE – Colorado air-quality regulators have announced plans to consider changes to oil and gas regulations after hearing opinions from residents and industry officials. The sta...

Colorado Springs anticipates arrival of new U.S. Space Force

COLORADO SPRINGS – Colorado Springs is anticipating the arrival of the new U.S. Space Force under a defense policy bill making its way through Congress. The Gazette reported We...

Top BLM employees face deadline on Grand Junction HQ move

GRAND JUNCTION – Career staff members at the U.S. Bureau of Land Management have until Thursday to tell the agency whether they will move from the nation’s capital to new posts in the West. ...

Report: Denver sheriff has no list of untruthful deputies

DENVER – A civilian oversight group said the Denver Sheriff Department hasn’t maintained a required list of deputies found to have credibility issues. It doesn’t know why, but the...

Colorado authorities identify skier killed in avalanche

FORT COLLINS – Authorities have identified a woman who died when she was caught in a powerful avalanche while back country skiing in northern Colorado. Michelle Lindsay, 29, of Fo...

Man dies in fire at Loveland Fine Arts Gallery in Colorado

LOVELAND – A fire at an arts gallery in west Loveland left one person dead and another injured, said a Colorado fire official. The fire at the Loveland Fine Arts Gallery was rep...

Police: Suspect killed New Mexico man to impress cartel

HOBBS, N.M. – A southeastern New Mexico man reportedly says he wanted to prove himself to a Mexican drug cartel when he allegedly shot and killed another man last week. The H...