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Slaughterhouse wastewater violated permit limits for five years

GREELEY – Wastewater from two Greeley slaughterhouses exceeded safety limits for five years as it flowed into a South Platte River tributary before the meat-processing company started meetin...

Four Colorado schools closed, more cleaned as illness spreads

GRAND JUNCTION – Two more western Colorado schools have closed for cleaning because of an unknown infectious illness spreading among students and staff. Colorado Public Radio repo...

Wildlife officers investigating bull elk poaching

CRAIG – Authorities in northwestern Colorado are investigating the poaching of a bull elk, apparently for its prominent antlers. The animal’s headless carcass was found on a ranch...

Man, woman arrested in Colorado for Wyoming killing

CASPER, Wyo. – Police have arrested two people in connection with the killing of a woman in Wyoming. Casper police said 31-year-old Anthony Rodriguez is suspected of second-degree...

Cat found in New Mexico after going missing in Oregon

SANTA FE – A cat that has been missing for five years in Portland, Oregon, has been found in Santa Fe. The Santa Fe Animal Shelter announced this week that Sasha the black cat was...

Man facing trial in killing of Albuquerque girl out of jail

ALBUQUERQUE – A defendant charged in the 2016 killing of a 10-year-old Albuquerque girl has been released from jail pending his trial. Fabian Gonzales has been in jail for more th...

Nerf gun, Power Rangers claw cited by toy safety watchdog

BOSTON – A Nerf dart gun, ice cream-scented Nickelodeon slime and a plastic Power Rangers claw are among the toys topping a consumer safety group’s list of worst toys for the holidays. ...

Burakovsky scores twice, Avalanche beat Flames

Colorado holds on in frantic final minutes

Lathon’s jumper moves UTEP to 4-0, past New Mexico

EL PASO, Texas – Jordan Lathon’s clutch jumper in the lane with 27 seconds left lifted UTEP to a 66-63 win over long-time rival New Mexico in the annual Noche Latina game on Tuesday night. ...

U.S. men’s soccer beats Cuba to reach Nations League semifinals

Five weeks after a dismal loss in Canada left the United States on the verge of elimination from the first CONCACAF Nations League, the Americans advanced to the semifinals with their second...

Former Colorado councilman pleads guilty to felony theft

ASPEN – A former Aspen councilman and ski company executive has pleaded guilty to felony theft between $100,000 and $1 million. Aspen Daily News reported Monday that 52-year-...

Albuquerque police: Woman killed in apparent robbery attempt

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque police are investigating a homicide in which it appears the victim was shot in her car in a residential neighborhood on the city’s west side as she prepared to go t...