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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...

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 ...

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...

Man fleeing traffic stop in Denver causes fatal crash

DENVER – 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Chris Froome pulls off audacious attack to take Giro lead

Yates falls way back during climbs

Prominent Baptist leader removed as head of Texas seminary

FORT WORTH, Texas – A former head of the Southern Baptist Convention was removed Wednesday as president of a Texas seminary following allegations of “unbiblical teaching” through sexist and ...

James, Harden unanimous selections for All-NBA first team

Davis, Durant, Lillard get 1st-team honors