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Colorado city officials propose increasing minimum wage

DENVER – Denver city officials have announced a new proposal that would increase the city’s minimum wage. The Denver Post reported Thursday that the measure by Denver Mayor Mic...

Agency: Hepatitis A outbreak spreads into Rio Arriba County

SANTA FE – Health officials say an outbreak of hepatitis A cases has spread into northern New Mexico’s Rio Arriba County. The state Department of Health’s announcement Friday says...

Suspect sought in Colorado mosque vandalism

GRAND JUNCTION – Police in western Colorado continue to investigate vandalism at a mosque. Grand Junction police say security camera footage appears to show a male in light-colo...

Body found in burning car in southeastern Colorado

LA JUNTA – Authorities say a body has been found in a burning car outside La Junta in southeastern Colorado. KOAA-TV reports firefighters discovered the body Thursday after they e...

Colorado driver puts injured bobcat in car next to child

COLORADO SPRINGS – Officials have a warning after a Colorado Springs woman put an injured bobcat in her car, inches away from where her child was in a safety seat: Don’t pick up wildlife. ...

Colorado anti-abortion campaign allowed to collect signatures to make 2020 ballot

DENVER – Backers of a proposal to ban abortions at 22 weeks in Colorado can start collecting voter signatures to try to put it on the 2020 ballot. The Colorado Sun reports that th...

ESPN expands Special Olympics deal through 2027

ESPN has agreed to an eight-year extension to broadcast global Special Olympics events through 2027. ESPN will provide Special Olympics programming from the World Games, World Win...

McIlroy stumbles at Wentworth

VIRGINIA WATER, England – Rory McIlroy made six bogeys and a double bogey in his last 11 holes to shoot 4-over 76 at the BMW PGA Championship, leaving the world No. 2 already 11 strokes off ...

Colorado confirms six cases of vaping-related illness

DENVER – Colorado health officials have confirmed six cases of vaping-related illness since the state announced its first case last month. The state Department of Health previou...

Driver in fatal Colorado interstate crash gets 10 years

DENVER – A man accused of overstaying his U.S. visa was sentenced to 10 years in Colorado state prison for a 2018 hit-and-run highway crash that killed a truck driver, Denver’s top prosecuto...

Report: Colorado school safety programs are decentralized

DENVER – Colorado auditors have released a report saying no one is checking if school safety programs in the state are making students safer. The Denver Post reported Wednesday...

Government transfers land for more border wall

PHOENIX – The Department of the Interior says it is transferring 560 acres of federal land to the U.S. Army to speed up construction on 70 miles of border wall in West Texas, California and ...