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Long-term mortgage rates near historic lows: 30-year 3.55%

WASHINGTON – U.S. long-term mortgage rates are near historically low levels, with the average on the benchmark 30-year loan falling this week to its lowest level since November 2016. ...

Once upon a time in fatherhood: Tarantino to become a dad

LOS ANGELES – Quentin Tarantino is going to be telling a whole new brand of “Once upon a time” tale – the bedtime-story kind. The “Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood” director is ...

Second bear sighted at University of Colorado Boulder

BOULDER – Another bear was spotted at the University of Colorado Boulder days after wildlife officials captured a bear on the campus. KUSA-TV reports the bear was sighted near V...

Two hippos to return to Colorado after Missouri ‘vacation’

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Two hippo sisters are getting ready to return to their newly remodeled home in Colorado after spending nearly two years at a Missouri zoo. The Springfield Ne...

Vandals continue to hit LGBTQ, immigrant New Mexico church

ALBUQUERQUE – Vandals continue to target a New Mexico church known for welcoming LGBTQ residents and immigrants. KRQE-TV reports Metropolitan Community Church members said this we...

Congressman: Space Command’s initial home will be Colorado

COLORADO SPRINGS – The initial headquarters for the Pentagon’s new Space Command will be at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, a congressman said Wednesday. The command will offic...

Hemsworth seeks to divorce Cyrus after 7 months of marriage

LOS ANGELES – Liam Hemsworth is seeking a divorce from Miley Cyrus after seven months of marriage. The 29-year-old Australian actor filed for the dissolution of his marriage to th...

Mining proposal in Santa Fe National Forest draws opposition

PECOS, N.M. – A proposed exploratory mining operation on Santa Fe National Forest land is drawing fierce opposition from some northern New Mexico residents. Residents near the vil...

College’s Roswell campus may arm security guards

ROSWELL, N.M. – A college campus in southeastern New Mexico is mulling a plan to arm its security guards. KOB-TV reports a proposal to arm guards at Eastern New Mexico University’...

4 ordered to pay fines for Wyoming ski violation last winter

JACKSON, Wyo. – Four skiers have been ordered to pay fines for illegally leaving a Wyoming ski boundary and entering an area of Grand Teton National Park that had been closed because of av...

Colorado disbars prominent defense attorney for misconduct

COLORADO SPRINGS – The Colorado attorney who represented Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh has been disbarred. The Gazette reported Tuesday that the Colorado Office of Attor...

Denver expected to seek short-term private prison contracts

DENVER – Denver city officials plan to pursue short-term contracts with two private prison corporations while looking for alternatives to corrections services that unexpectedly ended. ...