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Death of a pioneer

Robinson was first black manager in Major League Baseball

Colorado House OKs bill on medical marijuana use for autism

DENVER – Colorado’s House has passed a bill allowing medical marijuana use to treat autism spectrum disorders. The bill had strong bipartisan support, passing 63-0 on Thursday. ...

Facebook marks opening of sprawling New Mexico data center

ALBUQUERQUE – Facebook has marked the opening of its New Mexico data center, a sprawling complex where the social media giant says servers have begun storing some of the millions of videos a...

Ozzy Osbourne hospitalized because of flu complications

LOS ANGELES – Ozzy Osbourne is in a hospital for some complications from the flu. The 70-year-old rocker’s wife, Sharon Osbourne, wrote on Twitter on Wednesday that doctors believ...

Site of alleged 1947 UFO crash under new management

ROSWELL, N.M. – The site of an alleged 1947 UFO crash site near Roswell is under new management. The Roswell Daily Record reports Bogle Ltd. Co. of Dexter has sold the Lincoln ...

Frigid weather closes schools in and around Denver

DENVER – Frigid weather has closed schools in and around Denver and delayed the school day in other school districts in Colorado. Temperatures dipped down below zero along the p...

New Mexico marijuana dispenser wins state fair legal fight

SANTA FE – The state’s largest medical marijuana dispenser has won a legal battle with the New Mexico State Fair. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports U.S. District Judge James Par...

Woods wins ski slopestyle gold at world championships

PARK CITY, Utah – James Woods of Britain won the ski slopestyle title in changing snow conditions at the world championships. His best run Wednesday was good enough to hold off No...

Vatican clarifies pope on issue of ‘sexual slavery’ of nuns

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican on Wednesday clarified comments by Pope Francis about a case of what he called “sexual slavery” within a French congregation of nuns, saying he was referring to an...

Mark Reynolds gets non-roster invitation to Rockies’ spring training

Reynolds was with Rockies for 2016-’17 seasons

Colorado panel takes up birth certificate modernization bill

DENVER – LGTBQ advocates are confident Colorado’s Democrat-controlled Legislature will finally pass a bill allowing persons who change their gender identity to obtain new birth certificates....

Colorado’s I-70 reopens after rock slide

Interstate 70 in western Colorado is back open after a rock slide sent boulders the size of big SUVs tumbling down on part of the highway. State transportation officials opened bo...