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Al-Attiyah headed for Dakar win; Price new motorbikes leader

LIMA, Peru – Nasser Al-Attiyah looks set to win the Dakar Rally again while Toby Price was the latest rider to take the motorbike lead after the eighth stage on Tuesday. Apart fro...

DATE: Jan 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Vikings steal Gary Kubiak after Broncos split

EAGAN, Minn. – The Minnesota Vikings have hired Gary Kubiak as an assistant head coach and offensive adviser, a big bump in experience for Mike Zimmer’s turned-over staff. The Vik...

DATE: Jan 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

‘Adventure’ books publisher sues Netflix over ‘Bandersnatch’

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The company that publishes the “Choose Your Own Adventure” novels is suing Netflix, seeking $25 million in damages over an interactive film in the science fiction “Black Mi...

DATE: Jan 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Books

Colorado animal sanctuary saves hundreds of chickens

ERIE – A Colorado sanctuary for farm animals says it found cannibalism, infections and fractured wings while rescuing chickens from a farm. The Daily Camera reports Chrissy Din...

DATE: Jan 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man dies after exchanging gunfire with police in Colorado

AURORA â€“ Colorado police say a man wearing body armor has died after exchanging gunfire with officers. They said another man found Tuesday in a nearby Aurora home also died of g...

DATE: Jan 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado cities, counties sue pharmaceutical companies

DENVER – Denver and 16 other Colorado communities have sued the manufacturers and distributors of opioids claiming they fraudulently hyped the drugs behind the deadly nationwide epidemic of ...

DATE: Jan 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lawsuit: New Mexico boy had toe severed at Farmington public pool

FARMINGTON, N.M. – A northwestern New Mexico woman says her 6-year-old had his toe severed at a public pool’s water slide. The Daily Times of Farmington, New Mexico, reports Au...

DATE: Jan 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Jonathan Nez to be sworn in as Navajo Nation president

FORT DEFIANCE, Ariz. – Jonathan Nez will be sworn in Tuesday as the next president on the country’s largest Native American reservation. He and Vice President-elect Myron Lizer wi...

DATE: Jan 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver air traffic controllers warn of possible staffing shortage

DENVER – The president of Denver’s National Air Traffic Controllers Association warns that flyers could be waiting in longer lines for fewer flights at the city’s airport if the U.S. governm...

DATE: Jan 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Rocky Mountain Natl Park restores some access amid shutdown

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK â€“ Rocky Mountain National Park is tapping into revenue from recreation fees to reopen parts of the park that were closed during part of the ongoing federal gov...

DATE: Jan 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Snowplow driver could face charges after hitting pedestrians in N.M.

SANTA FE, N.M. – Authorities say they are considering a careless driving charge against a Santa Fe snowplow driver who struck a couple and then drove away. Santa Fe police spokesm...

DATE: Jan 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado woman among first WWII female pilots dies at 96

COLORADO SPRINGS – A Colorado Springs woman who was among the first women to fly for the U.S. military during World War II has died at age 96. Bill Young told The Gazette that his...

DATE: Jan 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News