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Avalanches causing more travel problems in Colorado

DENVER – Avalanches are causing more travel problems in Colorado’s mountains. Firefighters say an avalanche at around 5 a.m. Thursday near Copper Mountain ruptured a natural gas p...

DATE: Mar 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Olympic slalom champion Hansdotter to retire after season

STOCKHOLM – Olympic slalom champion Frida Hansdotter will retire from Alpine skiing’s World Cup next week, ending a years-long rivalry with Mikaela Shiffrin. “It’s time for me to ...

DATE: Mar 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek says he has pancreatic cancer

LOS ANGELES – “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek says he has been diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer. In a video posted online Wednesday, the 78-year-old said he was announcing h...

DATE: Mar 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Police: Shaking train threw woman onto tracks in January

DENVER – Authorities have said a Colorado woman who lost one of her feet in a January light rail accident was thrown out of the train’s door because the train shook violently and caused the ...

DATE: Mar 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Anti-fracking activist settles lawsuit with Colorado town

LAFAYETTE – A northern Colorado town has settled a lawsuit filed by an anti-fracking activist who says a former mayor violated his First Amendment rights by removing social media comments. ...

DATE: Mar 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Netflix to make ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ series

NEW YORK – Netflix has acquired the rights to Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” one of the most celebrated novels of the 20th century. The streaming compan...

DATE: Mar 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Books

Dethroned: Kansas won’t win Big 12 after loss to Oklahoma

14-year streak snapped by Sooners

DATE: Mar 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Former Broncos QB Chad Kelly pleads not guilty

CENTENNIAL – Former Denver Broncos backup quarterback Chad Kelly has pleaded not guilty to first-degree criminal trespassing after being accused of entering a couple’s suburban home uninvite...

DATE: Mar 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

2 Austrian cyclists suspended by UCI in doping probe

AIGLE, Switzerland – The International Cycling Union suspended two Austrian riders on Tuesday because of their role in an international blood-doping ring. The UCI said it will hel...

DATE: Mar 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Colorado-Utah quake studied for link to deep injection well

GRAND JUNCTION – Federal officials are investigating whether a 4.5 magnitude earthquake near the Utah-Colorado border was caused by a well that injects salty water deep underground. ...

DATE: Mar 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Another Austrian cyclist admits blood doping as case widens

Austrian authorities say they’ve disrupted an international doping ring

DATE: Mar 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Belgian cycling race stopped after women’s rider caught men

The women’s edition of a prestigious one-day cycling race in Belgium was halted after a breakaway rider had almost caught the men’s race, which had started on the same course 10 minutes earl...