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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...

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...

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...

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

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. ...

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 ...

Mikko Rantanen ready to return to Avalanche

Star healthy for playoffs against Calgary

Nearly $1B in contracts awarded for border fence sections

PHOENIX – The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded contracts totaling nearly $1 billion to replace short barriers with tall fences along two sections of the U.S.-Mexico border. The...

People in Colorado, Wyoming urged to get home ahead of storm

DENVER – People in Colorado and Wyoming were urged to get home early Wednesday and stay there before snow and wind from a powerful spring storm make travel all but impossible. The...