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Health officials ‘cautiously optimistic’ on Ebola response

GENEVA – The World Health Organization said Tuesday it is “cautiously optimistic” about efforts to curb the spread of Ebola in an urban area in Congo, although the lethal virus is still repo...

DATE: May 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

ABC cancels ‘Roseanne’ following star’s racist tweet

NEW YORK – ABC has canceled its hit reboot of “Roseanne” after her racist tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett. ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey says the co...

DATE: May 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

China orders crackdown on large outdoor religious statues

BEIJING – China’s ruling Communist Party has ordered local governments to better regulate the construction of large outdoor religious statues amid increasing restrictions on religious expres...

DATE: May 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Southern Colorado firefighters cooperating to extinguish fires

DENVER – Firefighting agencies in southern Colorado are cooperating to quickly respond to any fires due to the hot, dry conditions. The most recent fire has burned more than 3 squ...

DATE: May 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man drowns while swimming in creek in central Colorado

GOLDEN – A 45-year-old man drowned while swimming in Clear Creek near Golden. Golden Police say the man had a rope tied around his waist and had been swimming with family members ...

DATE: May 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man dies after exchanging gunfire with Colorado BLM officers

GRAND JUNCTION – A man died after exchanging gunfire with Bureau of Land Management law enforcement officers in western Colorado. Mesa County officials say two BLM rangers were ch...

DATE: May 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man fleeing traffic stop in Denver causes fatal crash

DENVER â€“ A 37-year-old man fleeing an attempted traffic stop in Denver caused a crash that killed a woman and injured two others, one critically. The man ran away from the crash...

DATE: May 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Visitors travel to Hobbs church to witness weeping statue

HOBBS, N.M. – A Virgin Mary statue at a Hispanic Catholic church in southeastern New Mexico is drawing visitors from around the region because believers say it appears tears are flowing from...

DATE: May 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bernalillo County opens center for recently released inmates

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest county has opened a new re-entry center aimed at helping recently released inmates find access to temporary shelters, housing, food, medicine and drug reha...

DATE: May 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

National veterans cemetery dedicated in southern Colorado

COLORADO SPRINGS – A national veterans cemetery two decades in the making was dedicated Friday near Colorado Springs. The ½-square mile Pikes Peak National Veterans Cemetery is ex...

DATE: May 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Alberto it is: First named tropical system chugs toward U.S. Gulf Coast

MIAMI – A storm moving slowly through the Caribbean Sea is threatening to bring heavy rainfall, mudslides and flash floods to parts of Mexico, Cuba, Florida and the eastern U.S. Gulf Coast t...

DATE: May 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Alicia Silverstone is divorcing husband of nearly 13 years

LOS ANGELES – Alicia Silverstone is divorcing her husband of nearly 13 years. The “Clueless” actress filed for divorce from Christopher Jarecki on Friday in Los Angeles County Sup...

DATE: May 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment