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Plutonium test results slow plans for Denver-area toll road

BROOMFIELD – Broomfield city officials are suspending their search for investors to help build a toll road after a soil test found elevated levels of plutonium in the highway’s planned path....

Colorado man gets 9 years for assaulting police officer

VAIL – A Colorado man who was shot by an officer responding to a domestic dispute has been sentenced to nine years in prison for assaulting the officer. The Vail Daily reports ...

Retired New Mexico Chief Justice Charles Daniels dies at 76

ALBUQUERQUE – Authorities say former New Mexico Chief Justice Charles Daniels has died. Chief Justice Judith K. Nakamura issued a statement Sunday on behalf of the state Supreme C...

Police have person of interest in death of Taos businessman

TAOS, N.M. – New Mexico State Police believe they have a person of interest in the death of a Taos businessman. They say the person hasn’t been located yet for questioning and a n...

Durango’s Sepp Kuss climbs to 16th in Pyrenees at Spanish Vuelta

Jumbo-Visma star finishes third, gets to second overall

Bennet to stay in race despite not qualifying for debate

ASPEN – Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet says he plans to keep campaigning for president despite not qualifying for an upcoming Democratic debate. Bennet isn’t among the 10 candi...

Asian American Korea War hero gives what may be ‘final’ talk

GALLUP, N.M. – Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura, the son of Japanese immigrants who was awarded the U.S. Medal of Honor for his actions in the Korean War, may have given his last public lecture. ...

NCAA Top 25: Tagovailoa helps No. 2 Alabama rout Duke Auburn beats Oregon in wild rally

ATLANTA - Tua Tagovailoa threw for 336 yards and four touchdowns as No. 2 Alabama overcame a sluggish start to blow out Duke 42-3 Saturday in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game. Returni...

Climber injured in Rocky Mountain National Park fall

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK – A climber was seriously injured in a fall in Rocky Mountain National Park. The unidentified 63-year-old man from Boulder was rescued Friday after ...

Denver lowering speed limits to reduce serious accidents

DENVER – Officials in Denver are lowering speed limits to try to reduce serious accidents. Fifty-five people have died on Denver streets this year. The Denver Post reports the c...

New Mexico denies license for shelter for immigrant boys

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Mexico agency has rejected an Arizona-based organization’s application for a planned Albuquerque shelter for immigrant children in the country illegally. Th...

Nikias Arndt wins 8th stage of Spanish Vuelta

Nicolas Edet takes red jersey, Kuss finishes 31st