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College Basketball Top 25: Georgetown takes down No. 22 Texas in New York

NEW YORK – Mac McClung scored 19 points to help give coach Patrick Ewing another signature moment at Madison Square Garden, leading Georgetown to an 82-66 victory over No. 22 Texas on Thursd...

DATE: Nov 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Trump directed Ukraine quid pro quo, key witness Gordon Sondland says

WASHINGTON – Ambassador Gordon Sondland declared to impeachment investigators Wednesday that President Donald Trump and his lawyer Rudy Giuliani explicitly sought a “quid pro quo” with Ukrai...

DATE: Nov 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Polis rules out AG probe into fatal police shooting of teen

DENVER – Gov. Jared Polis said he won’t order an independent investigation into the case of a black teenager who was fatally shot during a foot chase with Colorado Springs police. ...

DATE: Nov 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado farmers may now apply online to grow hemp

BROOMFIELD – Farmers may now apply online to grow industrial hemp in Colorado. Brian Koontz, the Colorado Department of Agriculture’s Hemp Program manager, said Thursday the state...

DATE: Nov 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Outbreak closes 46 Colorado schools in Grand Junction area

Schools will be closed until after Thanksgiving break

DATE: Nov 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver man gets 40 years in prison for toddler’s death

DENVER – A Denver man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the death of his girlfriend’s 23-month-old son. The Denver Post reports DeLonta Crank pleaded guilty in Augus...

DATE: Nov 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Mayor seeks help in stopping ‘cycle’ of violence, homicides

SANTA FE – Albuquerque’s mayor and police department are pleading for investigative leads in the shooting death of the mother of two State Police officers as the city’s annual homicide tally...

DATE: Nov 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Results elusive as New Mexico combats alcohol, drug deaths

SANTA FE – The state with the nation’s highest alcohol-related death rate and a longstanding opiate problem is looking for answers in three afflicted communities that have deployed extensive...