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Man who pretended to be blind sentenced for defrauding VA

DENVER – A Colorado man has been sentenced to a year in prison for defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs out of nearly $1.3 million by pretending to be blind. Mike Blea, o...

DATE: Apr 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Hunting bans for poachers who killed bear at landfill

ASPEN – A father and son who pleaded guilty to poaching a bear at a landfill in western Colorado have been banned from hunting and fishing in most of the United States. The Asp...

DATE: Apr 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Tkachuk, Smith lift Flames over Avalanche in Game 1

CALGARY, Alberta – Matthew Tkachuk scored twice and Mike Smith made 26 saves for his first playoff shutout in nearly seven years, and the Calgary Flames blanked the Colorado Avalanche 4-0 on...

DATE: Apr 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

U.S. long-term mortgage rates rise; 30-year at 4.12%

WASHINGTON – U.S. long-term mortgage rates rose moderately this week, remaining at historically low levels that can lure potential purchasers in the spring homebuying season. Mort...

DATE: Apr 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Capitals get past Carolina

WASHINGTON – Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin combined to score three goals on the first eight shots, and the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals survived a surge from Andr...

DATE: Apr 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Colorado lawmakers pass immigrant driver license bill

DENVER – Colorado’s House has sent to Gov. Jared Polis a bill increasing the number of locations where state residents who are in the country illegally can seek driver’s licenses. ...

DATE: Apr 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New quarantines ordered because of horse virus in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS – Nevada agriculture officials say horses that competed at an equestrian center in Las Vegas earlier this month may have been exposed to an equine herpes virus. One hors...

DATE: Apr 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Blue Jackets stun Lightning with 3rd-period comeback

TAMPA, Fla. — Seth Jones scored the go-ahead goal on the power play to cap Columbus’ three-goal third period, and the Blue Jackets rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in Game 1 of th...

DATE: Apr 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Mariah Carey to receive Icon Award at Billboard Music Awards

NEW YORK – No artist has more No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart than Mariah Carey, so it’s only fitting that the singer will receive the Icon Award at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards...

DATE: Apr 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Colorado, Wyoming dig out from spring snowstorm

DENVER – The “bomb cyclone” fizzled, but the spring snowstorm that hit Colorado and Wyoming still left behind hazardous road conditions, snarled airport traffic and wintertime temperatures. ...

DATE: Apr 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Boy, 6, hit and killed while riding bike in Breckenridge

FRISCO – Authorities say a 6-year-old boy died after he was hit by a pickup while riding his bicycle in Breckenridge. The Summit Daily reports the boy, whose name has not been ...

DATE: Apr 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Mikko Rantanen ready to return to Avalanche

Star healthy for playoffs against Calgary

DATE: Apr 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

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