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Large group of supporters greets Taiwan president in Denver

DENVER – Taiwan’s president was greeted by a large group of supporters and a handful of pro-China protesters as she entered a downtown Denver hotel before dinner. President Tsai I...

DATE: Jul 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Judge strikes down Albuquerque’s panhandling ordinance

ALBUQUERQUE – A judge says Albuquerque’s panhandling ordinance restricts free speech and is unconstitutional. The Albuquerque ordinance’s language had prohibited panhandlers from ...

DATE: Jul 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

US average long-term mortgage rates rise; 30-year at 3.81%

WASHINGTON – U.S. long-term mortgage rates rose this week after three weeks of holding steady, tipped higher by expectations that the Federal Reserve could reduce interest rates soon. ...

DATE: Jul 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business

Mother convicted of deaths of two girls found on Colorado farm

DENVER – A jury in Southwest Colorado has convicted a mother of two girls who died after they were banished to a car without food or water by members of a doomsday religious group because th...

DATE: Jul 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado hospital to resume transplant surgeries

DENVER – A Colorado hospital will restart its organ transplant program after voluntarily stopping operations. The Denver Post reported that Porter Adventist Hospital officials ...

DATE: Jul 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Multiyear effort to increase Colorado public land approved

DENVER â€“ Colorado wildlife officials approved a multiyear plan to continue increasing accessible sporting land across the state. The Denver Post reported Thursday that Colora...

DATE: Jul 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Universal to release two new films in its ‘Halloween’ saga

LOS ANGELES – Universal says it will release two new “Halloween” films, including one with the ominous title “Halloween Ends.” The studio said Friday that the first of the films, ...

DATE: Jul 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Colorado town honors Green Beret killed in Afghanistan

COLORADO SPRINGS – A Colorado town has honored a fallen Green Beret with a candlelight vigil after he was killed during combat in Afghanistan. The Gazette reports that a crowd of ...