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Heavy snow blankets Colorado, Wyoming in early season storm

DENVER – Colorado and Wyoming residents woke up Sunday to find that an early season snowstorm had blanketed their homes and roadways with up to a foot of snow and sent temperatures plunging ...

Wind, rain nixes Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta farewell launch

ALBUQUERQUE – Bad weather has cancelled the farewell launch on the final day of this year’s Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. The event was called off Sunday morning after...

Northern Colorado hit by early season snowstorm

DENVER – Much of northern Colorado is under a winter weather advisory as an early season storm dumps snow across the region. The National Weather Service says 3 to 6 inches had al...

BLM to use helicopters to finish wild horse roundup

GRAND JUNCTION – The Bureau of Land Management plans to use a helicopter to round up additional wild horses to be removed from rangeland in western Colorado. The Daily Sentinel in...

Man arrested in death of U.S. Army captain in Colorado

COLORADO SPRINGS – Police in Colorado say they have arrested a man in the death of a U.S. Army captain. Colorado Springs Police on Friday announced their arrest of 27-year-old Gil...

Santa Fe kitten taken, then returned to pet store recovers

SANTA FE – Volunteers say a “lucky cat” is recovering after she was stolen from a pet store adoption room in Santa Fe and then returned with singed whiskers, dilating eyes and barely able to...

Rate of new Ebola cases has doubled since September

LONDON – The rate of new Ebola cases has more than doubled since September after rebel violence in northeastern Congo caused response efforts to be briefly suspended, health officials said T...

Judge won’t stop release of autopsy files in family killings

DENVER – A judge has denied prosecutors’ request to block release of the autopsy reports of a Colorado woman and her two young daughters who were found dead at an oil work site, temporarily ...

DA: Police were justified in fatal shooting of Pueblo man

PUEBLO – Officials ruled that officers were justified in the fatal shooting of a Pueblo man who led police on a cross-city chase. The Pueblo Chieftain reports the 10th Judicial Di...

Hickenlooper’s office labels complaint a political stunt

DENVER – Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper’s office on Friday called an ethics complaint filed against him a stunt aimed at influencing the November election. Gubernatorial spokes...

Taking a look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press...

Officials add safety rules to university’s homecoming parade

FORT COLLINS – Officials are making some changes aimed at keeping participants in Colorado State University’s homecoming parade safe after a boy’s death during a nearby community’s Labor Day...