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Construction workers find dinosaur fossils in Denver suburb

HIGHLANDS RANCH – Construction workers have unearthed fossils in a Denver suburb that experts say could be from a rare horned dinosaur. The Denver Museum of Nature and Science ann...

Prada latest luxury fashion house to go fur-free

MILAN – The Prada Group has become the latest luxury fashion house to go fur-free. Prada said Wednesday that it will no longer include animal fur in its designs and new products s...

Climber dies after fall in northern Colorado canyon

FORT COLLINS – Authorities say a Minnesota man died after a fall while climbing in a canyon in northern Colorado. The Fort Collins Coloradoan reports the man, whose name and homet...

Periodic closures possible along I-70 after rock slide

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – Periodic closures are possible along Interstate 70 in western Colorado through the weekend after a rock slide brought down boulders the size of small SUVs. The ...

Man killed in Colorado small airplane crash identified

LOVELAND – A man who was killed in a small airplane crash near a Colorado airport has been identified. The Coloradan reported Monday that 69-year-old Thomas Lawson of Golden wa...

Demare wins crash-affected Stage 10; Conti keeps Giro lead

Crash occurred during final stage of race

Broncos to induct cornerback Champ Bailey into Ring of Fame

ENGLEWOOD – The Denver Broncos will induct longtime cornerback and new Hall of Fame member Champ Bailey into the team’s Ring of Fame. The ceremony will take place Oct. 13. It’s be...

Late spring Rockies snow cancels flights, downs limbs

DENVER – A late spring storm has dumped heavy, wet snow in Colorado and Wyoming, canceling flights and snapping newly greened up tree limbs. The check in lines were long at Denver...

Tom Hanks meets with governor who boosted film incentives

SANTA FE – Actor Tom Hanks met with New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham as the state seeks out more business from the film industry. A newly published copy of the governor’s we...

Record year for Utah ski resorts thanks to snowy winter

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah ski resorts set a record for visitors this past winter thanks to heavy and consistent snowfall. A news release Tuesday from Ski Utah shows the 5.1 million sk...

Coal ash contamination on agenda of PNM shareholders

ALBUQUERQUE – A group of shareholders wants the state’s largest electric provider to prepare a report about how the investor-owned utility plans to deal with waste generated by its coal-fire...

Wife of man tied to deaths in two states pleads to theft

SALT LAKE CITY – The wife of a man convicted of gunning down a University of Utah student from China has pleaded guilty to two counts of theft. The Deseret News reports prosecu...