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Top 25 College Football: No. 3 Georgia upset by South Carolina

No. 5 LSU tops No. 7 Florida

Colorado to consider placing fewer youth on sex registry

DENVER – Colorado lawmakers have advanced a proposal to place fewer convicted juveniles on the state sex offender registry and partially seal the list from the public, officials said. ...

Light rail train hits, kills pedestrian near downtown Denver

DENVER – An investigation is underway after a light rail train hit and killed a pedestrian south of downtown Denver. Police initially said the victim, whose name and age have no...

New Mexico’s largest district still has teacher shortage

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest school district continues to struggle with a shortage of teachers and substitute teachers KOB-TV reports Albuquerque Public Schools is looking t...

Report: DWI suspect offered deputy $10K bribe to let him go

SANTA FE – A New Mexico man is facing charges after authorities say he attempted to bribe a sheriff’s deputy during a suspected drunken driving stop. The Santa Fe New Mexican r...

Colorado education board to change school ranking system

DENVER – Colorado education officials have approved changes to state performance rankings that could show fewer schools in high performing categories. The Denver Post reported ...

Durango’s Sepp Kuss ends 2019 season at Tour of Lombardy

Dutch rider wins one-day race in Italy

New Mexico authorities investigate 18 human-caused fires

TAOS, N.M. – Authorities in northern New Mexico are investigating a series of fires that were sparked earlier this month. Forest officials say 18 separate fires along a forest roa...

Man who threw snowboarder off lift could be released

ASPEN – Doctors at the state psychiatric hospital in Pueblo want to release a man who pushed a snowboarder off a chairlift at Aspen Highlands nearly four years ago. The Aspen T...

Report: New Mexico construction job boom drive by oil, gas

SANTA FE – The construction job boom continues in New Mexico thanks in large part to the oil and gas boom in the southeastern corner of the state. The Santa Fe New Mexican repo...

Former police officer acknowledges stealing from charities

DENVER – A former police officer in suburban Denver has pleaded guilty to stealing tens of thousands of dollars from two department charities. KCNC-TV reports 39-year-old Roland A...

Gas balloon teams reach Canada in annual distance contest

ALBUQUERQUE – Polish balloon pilot Krzysztof Zapart and American teammate Andy Cayton are the apparent winners of the 2019 America’s Challenge gas balloon race. The team crossed t...