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Boulder to vote on keeping money from sugary drinks tax

BOULDER – Voters in Boulder are being asked whether they want to allow the city to keep extra money raised by a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. The 2 cent-per-ounce tax approved...

Aerosmith to launch residency in Las Vegas next year

NEW YORK – Aerosmith is the latest act to head to Las Vegas to launch a residency. The rock band announced Wednesday that “Aerosmith: Deuces are Wild” would kick off April 6, 2019...

Santa Fe public schools to check all visitors’ backgrounds

SANTA FE – Santa Fe public schools will begin checking to see if visitors are on a national sex offender list. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the change adopted this week will r...

Officers search for mountain lions sighted in Boulder

BOULDER – Colorado wildlife officials are trying to track down mountain lions sighted in Boulder, including the one that became trapped inside a home and killed a house cat last week. ...

Shalane Flanagan to defend NYC Marathon; Durango’s Laura Thweatt to Chicago

Durango’s Thweatt in Chicago Marathon

Colorado State football coach Mike Bobo hospitalized

FORT COLLINS – Colorado State football coach Mike Bobo has been hospitalized to undergo a medical evaluation after experiencing numbness in his feet. Bobo said in a statement Mond...

Potential operator of Navajo Generating Station pitches plan

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A potential new operator of a coal-fired power plant on the Navajo Nation says it would run the plant at less than half its capacity to ensure it’s economical. ...

9 injured in apparent natural gas explosion in Denver

DENVER – Nine people were injured, one critically, by an apparent natural gas explosion in Denver on Tuesday, firefighters said. Capt. Greg Pixley, a spokesman for the Denver Fire...

Aspen enacts mandatory water restrictions

ASPEN – Extremely low water levels have forced the city of Aspen to declare a stage 2 water shortage for the first time in history. The Aspen Times reports Aspen City Council appr...

Coroner identifies woman killed in fall on Mount Royal

FRISCO, Colo. – Authorities have identified a woman who died after falling about 150 feet while descending Mount Royal in Frisco. The Summit Daily News reports the Summit County c...

Details about Denver boy’s death released

Investigators say a Denver teenager facing charges in the death of her 7-year-old nephew told them she was upset with the boy because he lay on her bed and refused to leave her room after he...

Evidence presented in New Mexico compound case

TAOS, N.M. – The latest on 11 children found living in a filthy, makeshift compound in New Mexico (all times local): 4:45 p.m. Defense attorneys for the two men and th...