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Colorado man pleads guilty in theft of thousands of pills

DENVER – Federal prosecutors say a 21-year-old man has pleaded guilty to burglarizing a Colorado pharmacy including opioid pills valued at more than $18,000. U.S. Attorney Jason D...

A-Basin opens terrain park to skiers, snowboarders

FRISCO – Arapahoe Basin Ski Area has opened its terrain park to skiers and snowboarders for another summer weekend. The Summit Daily reports that the ski area along the Conti...

N.M. apartment complex fire displaces residents; woman in custody

ALBUQUERQUE – A fire heavily damaged an Albuquerque apartment complex, displacing residents of 24 units and sending several people to a hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation. ...

Hundreds protest possible immigration roundups in Denver

DENVER – Hundreds of people angry about possible federal immigration roundups across the country protested outside an immigrant detention center in suburban Denver – at one point raising the...

Colorado boat inspections finding more invasive mussels

LOVELAND – Colorado wildlife inspectors have intercepted a record number of boats infested with invasive mussels as they try to keep the economically-damaging shellfish from entering state w...

Man arrested after daylong standoff with Colorado police

EDGEWATER – Colorado authorities say a 40-year-old man has been taken into custody after a daylong standoff in which he barricaded himself inside his parent’s home and exchanged gunshots wit...

Arches National Park receives certification for dark skies

ARCHES NATIONAL PARK, Utah – Arches National Park in southern Utah is now certified as an International Dark Sky Park. The National Park Service and the International Dark-Sky Ass...

Views on clergy vary by age, education, religious identity

Americans’ age, education level and religious affiliation matter greatly when it comes to their opinions on a prospective clergy member’s sexual orientation, gender, marital status or views ...

Rafting resumes on Royal Gorge section of Arkansas River

CAÑON CITY – Flows on the Arkansas River in southern Colorado have eased enough for commercial rafting companies to operate. The Pueblo Chieftain reports that a high water leve...

Judge: Case against truck driver in crash will go to trial

GOLDEN – A truck driver accused of causing a fiery pileup that killed four people on a Colorado highway will be allowed to live out of state as prosecutors continue pursuing criminal charges...

Groups call for review of drilling permits near Chaco park

ALBUQUERQUE – Environmental groups and two Navajo officials are calling on U.S. land managers to hold public hearings and conduct a more thorough review of several permits to drill in northw...

Tribes gain direct access to FBI sex offender registry

ALBUQUERQUE – Dozens of tribes now have direct access to the FBI’s National Sex Offender Registry as tribal authorities try to combat high rates of sexual violence, federal officials said Th...