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Jefferson County files most of state’s unemployment claims

DENVER – Recent figures show federal workers in Jefferson County, near Denver, have made the most unemployment claims in Colorado since the government shutdown began more than three weeks ag...

USA Today publisher targeted for buyout

DENVER – The publisher of USA Today has received a $1.36 billion buyout bid from a media group with a history of taking over struggling newspapers and slashing jobs. MNG Enterpris...

Volunteers find little trash at Rocky Mountain National Park

DENVER – Volunteers have stepped forward to help clean up Rocky Mountain National Park during the partial federal shutdown. But The Denver Post reports that volunteers over the we...

Report: Shrinking ridership hampers New Mexico commuter rail

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – New Mexico’s only commuter rail line has marked another year of shrinking ridership. A report released Monday by the Legislative Finance Committee shows there ...

Marcel Hirscher wins slalom once again

Earns record ninth win at same venue

No ID yet after human remains found in Taos-area home fire

TAOS, N.M. – Human remains found inside a home that caught fire in the Taos area still haven’t been identified yet. However, family members of the homeowner believe 80-year-old ar...

College basketball Roundup: Duke escapes No. 13 Florida State

No. 3 Tennessee uses late run to get past Florida

Carey Price stops 28 shots as Canadiens blank Avs

Avalanche have allowed 41 goals in last nine road games

Marcel Hirscher cruises again in World Cup giant slalom

Austrian won by 0.71 seconds against rival Kristoffersen

Discovery of toddler’s body in yard leads to couple’s arrest

ALBUQUERQUE – An Albuquerque man says his landscaper requested permission to bury a cat in his backyard, but police looking for the landscaper’s missing 1-year-old daughter found her body in...

Aspen Skiing Co. plans $15 million in affordable housing

ASPEN – Aspen Skiing Co. plans to build a $15 million affordable-housing complex in the western Colorado town of Basalt. The Aspen Times reported Friday the complex would hav...

Man dead after officer-involved shooting in Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS – Authorities say a man is dead after shots were fired during a struggle with Colorado Springs police. The Gazette reports the shooting occurred early Saturday. N...