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World Pro Ski Tour’s 3rd season draws to close in Maine

NEWRY, Maine – The final event of the World Pro Ski Tour season is being held at Maine’s Sunday River. Skiers from Maine to California have participated in three previous events i...

DATE: Mar 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

LeBron James to sit out rest of Lakers season

LOS ANGELES – LeBron James’ first season with the Lakers is over. The team announced Saturday he would sit out the remainder of its games, allowing him more time to rest the first...

DATE: Mar 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Colorado man in custody after cellphone recorded killing

COLORADO SPRINGS – A Colorado man was in custody after the killing of his neighbor was recorded on the victim’s cellphone, police said. James W. Hanlon, 53, turned himself in Frid...

DATE: Mar 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Top-seeded North Carolina gets crushed by Auburn

Auburn hits 17 3-pointers in win

DATE: Mar 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Colorado’s House advances oil and gas regulatory bill

DENVER – Colorado’s House has advanced legislation to bolster local control over oil and gas drilling and change the mission of state regulators of the industry. Colorado Politics...

DATE: Mar 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

USDA: Arizona, New Mexico areas eligible for drought loans

PHOENIX – The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it has designated four counties in Arizona and 21 counties in New Mexico as primary disaster centers eligible for emergency loans because of...

DATE: Mar 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico considers medical cannabis to wean opioid users

SANTA FE, N.M. – Proponents of sanctioning medical marijuana use as a tool for treating opioid withdrawal symptoms are making their case to the new administration of Democratic Gov. Michelle...

DATE: Mar 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Judge rules faith institute exempt from ACA abortion mandate

DENVER – A federal judge has ruled the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute is not subject to abortion-related requirements under the Affordable Care Act. The Colorado Springs Gazett...

DATE: Mar 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Neighbor ID’d as suspect in shooting recorded on cellphone

COLORADO SPRINGS – Police were looking Friday for a man identified as the suspect in a fatal shooting of his next door neighbor after the killing was recorded on the victim’s cellphone. ...

DATE: Mar 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Aztec city commission meeting cut short after gun resolution fails

AZTEC – A city meeting was cut short after some attendees became unruly when officials rejected a resolution that would have barred the use of city resources to enforce certain gun laws. ...

DATE: Mar 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado Senate passes ‘red flag’ gun bill

DENVER – Colorado’s Senate on Thursday passed a so-called “red flag” bill designed to temporarily remove firearms from people deemed by a court to be a risk to themselves or others. ...

DATE: Mar 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Cannabis banking bill advances in U.S. House committee

DENVER – Legislation that would provide federal protection for financial institutions that serve state-authorized marijuana and ancillary businesses passed a U.S. House committee on Thursday...

DATE: Mar 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business