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Crews working to suppress fire in Prescott National Forest

PRESCOTT, Ariz. – Crews are trying to suppress a grass and brush wildfire that is starting to burn ponderosa pine on the Prescott National Forest in north-central Arizona while sending smo...

Payments from $208 million NCAA settlement begin in August

More than 50,000 former college athletes next month will begin collecting portions of a $208 million class-action settlement paid by the NCAA in a case that challenged its caps on compensati...

Ewan posts first Tour de France stage win

TOULOUSE, France – A bit more than a year ago, Caleb Ewan was devastated to be left out of the Tour de France. The Australian sprinter had to watch cycling’s biggest race on TV af...

Swimmer who apparently drowned in Lake Pueblo identified

PUEBLO – Authorities have released the name of a man who apparently drowned while swimming near a marina at Lake Pueblo State Park. The Pueblo Chieftain reports witnesses calle...

British manufacturer buys Nambé LLC for $12M

SANTA FE – A Santa Fe-based company known for its polished aluminum alloy kitchenware and home décor has been acquired by a British manufacturer and worldwide distributor. The ...

Temperature in Phoenix spikes to hottest of the year

PHOENIX – The temperature in Phoenix hit a whopping 115 degrees Tuesday, making it the city’s hottest day so far this year. The scorching weather prompted an excessive heat warnin...

Museum ends excavation of dinosaur fossils in Denver suburb

DENVER – A Colorado museum has completed its excavation of dinosaur fossils and put some of the bones on display. The Denver Post reports the Denver Museum of Nature & Science ...

New Mexico leases ranch land to Epstein company

SANTA FE – New Mexico state land regulators are reviewing property leases to a company controlled by financier Jeffrey Epstein in light of federal charges that he sexually abused underage gi...

Oliver Stone writing memoir, scheduled for 2020

NEW YORK – Oliver Stone has some memories to share, not all of them happy. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced Monday that it had acquired a memoir by the Oscar-winning filmmaker....

Colorado woman convicted of poisoning father found in cement

DENVER – A Colorado woman has been convicted of poisoning her father and encasing his body in concrete in a crawl space under his home. The Denver Post reports 45-year-old Dayn...

Polis: Colorado reinsurance will slash health premiums

DENVER – Colorado health insurance premiums on the individual market set up under the Affordable Care Act could drop markedly next year once the federal government approves a state reinsuran...

FBI: Body found in trunk of burning car in New Mexico

CHURCH ROCK, N.M. – Authorities say a body has been found in the trunk of a burning car in northwestern New Mexico. The FBI says the body and burning car found Monday in an isol...