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Colorado a step closer to adopting health reinsurance plan

DENVER – Colorado is a step closer to creating a program designed to lower health insurance premiums on the Affordable Care Act individual market. If approved by federal officials...

Kroger recalls frozen berries that might have hepatitis A

NEW YORK – Grocery stores owned by Kroger across the country are recalling store-label frozen berries because they might be contaminated with hepatitis A. There have been no repor...

Man found dead after western Colorado building fire

GRAND JUNCTION – A man’s body has been found after a fire at a spa business in western Colorado. According to the Grand Junction Police Department, the fire was reported about 9:3...

Job Corps center in western Colorado to undergo changes

DENVER – A U.S. Forest Service job training center for rural youths in western Colorado will be taken over by a private contractor, and its employees have been told they can either retire or...

US U-20 team falls in World Cup quarters to Ecuador

US lose in quarterfinals in back-to-back Cup cycles

11 million French citizens tune in for Women’s World Cup opener

Record-breaking match attracted 44% of viewers

Albuquerque eyes Route 66 upgrades in ‘forgotten’ part

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest city is the latest to embark on upgrades to its portion of the historic Route 66 Highway. Officials in Albuquerque want to see improvements to a...

Coroner IDs man who died in rafting accident on Eagle River

AVON – Authorities have released the name of a man who died in a rafting accident on Colorado’s Eagle River. Eagle County Coroner Kara Bettis identified the victim late Thursday n...

New Mexico plans meetings for new methane rules

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico environmental regulators say they will be reaching out to communities, environmental groups and industry to develop the state’s first methane reduction regulations. ...

Albuquerque Pride rainbow crosswalk on Route 66 vandalized

ALBUQUERQUE – Police are investigating damage to a rainbow-colored crosswalk created in honor of Albuquerque Pride after videos emerged of several motorcyclists trying to deface it. ...

Crews open road to top of Mount Evans west of Denver

GEORGETOWN – The highway leading to the top of Mount Evans west of Denver is open for the summer. Colorado Department of Transportation officials say the road opened Friday morn...

Teenager falls to death while rappelling west of Denver

GEORGETOWN – Authorities say a teenager fell to her death while rappelling in Clear Creek Canyon west of Denver. Clear Creek County Undersheriff Bruce Snelling says 18-year-old ...