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Daryl Dragon, of ‘The Captain and Tennille,’ dead at 76

NEW YORK – Daryl Dragon, the cap-wearing “Captain” of “The Captain and Tennille” who teamed with then-wife Toni Tennille on such easy listening hits as “Love Will Keep Us Together” and “Musk...

Snowfall causes closures in Albuquerque, other communities

ALBUQUERQUE – The city of Albuquerque and the University of New Mexico were among numerous employers big and small closing offices and other facilities Wednesday because of snowfall that als...

UCF’s win streak ends in Fiesta Bowl to LSU

LSU quarterback has memorable game

Vlhova’s height helps her beat Shiffrin in parallel slalom

OSLO, Norway — Petra Vlhova of Slovakia took advantage of her height to beat overall World Cup leader Mikaela Shiffrin in both runs of the final and win a parallel slalom city event Tuesday....

Advocacy group: 233 Denver-area homeless people died in 2018

DENVER – An advocacy group says 233 homeless people died in the seven-county Denver area in 2018, up from 231 the year before. The Denver Post reported Monday the Colorado Coal...

Priest donates $1 million for Colorado State professorship

FORT COLLINS – A real estate investor-turned priest has donated nearly $1 million to fund an endowed faculty position for theology at Colorado State University. The Fort Collins C...

Colorado grocery, convenience stores selling regular beer

DENVER – There are more places to buy regular beer in the New Year in Colorado. Grocery and convenience stores are now able to sell full-strength beer under a state law that too...

Pair accused of throwing rocks at I-25 traffic from overpass

LOVELAND – Two northern Colorado men are accused of throwing rocks at traffic from a bridge over Interstate 25, damaging seven vehicles but causing no injuries. The Loveland Re...

Kansas teen to get high school, Harvard diplomas in same month

ULYSSES, Kan. – A 16-year-old Kansas boy will soon earn his high school diploma – and a few days later he’ll travel to Harvard to collect his bachelor’s degree. Ulysses High Schoo...

Rocky Mountain Park closes roads, restrooms amid shutdown

ESTES PARK – Rocky Mountain National Park officials say they are closing restrooms and locking up trash bins in many locations, citing human waste and other concerns during the partial shutd...

White nationalist group posts signs on poles in Greeley

GREELEY – Police say Christmas signs posted on utility poles in Greeley by a white nationalist organization violate city ordinance. The Greeley Tribune reports most of the signs t...

New Mexico approves permit change for nuclear repository

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico environmental regulators have approved a permit change that could ultimately allow for more waste to be placed at the U.S. government’s only underground nuclear wast...