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Elia Viviani wins 17th state for fourth win at Giro d’Italia

Simon Yates keeps overall lead

Longmont passes $3M deal to end surface drilling in city

LONGMONT – Leaders of a northern Colorado city have approved a $3 million deal with two energy companies to stop surface oil and gas drilling. Longmont city councilors voted 6-1 f...

Nuclear waste storage project in New Mexico draws criticism

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Critics say the risks are too great in the plan to temporarily store tons of spent fuel from U.S. commercial nuclear reactors in southeastern New Mexico. Dozen...

Federal agency closes New Mexico trail after hiker’s death

SANTA FE, N.M. – The Bureau of Land Management has temporarily closed a northern New Mexico trail after a hiker died in a fall last week. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the fede...

Grand Junction-area government banning firework sales

GRAND JUNCTION – More Grand Junction-area governments are joining Mesa County and banning firework sales as a response to ongoing drought conditions. The Daily Sentinel reports th...

Navajo presidential race draws several candidates so far

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo President Russell Begaye has joined a handful of others in submitting paperwork for the tribe’s top elected post. Begaye filed late Tuesday but says he...

Simon Yates maintains Giro d’Italia lead, Rohan Dennis wins time trial

ROVERETO, Italy – Simon Yates is still in control of the Giro d’Italia after the British rider limited his losses to closest rival Tom Dumoulin in the individual time trial on Tuesday. ...

Favre says he went to rehab 3 times to fight addictions

GREEN BAY, Wis. – Retired quarterback Brett Favre says he made three trips to rehabilitation centers during his Hall of Fame career to fight his dependence on painkillers and alcohol. ...

Clint Walker, star of TV’s ‘Cheyenne,’ dies at age 91

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. – Clint Walker, who played the title character in the early TV western “Cheyenne,” has died. Walker’s daughter Valerie Walker tells The Associated Press that ...

Colorado wildlife managers battle prevalent brain disease

DENVER – Colorado wildlife managers are fighting a deadly disease that attacks the brain of deer, elk and moose, and has infected up to 16 percent of male animals tested in parts of Colorado...

Former arts center director in Colorado accused of theft agrees to deal

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – The former executive director of a Colorado arts center who was accused of stealing from the organization has agreed to a restorative justice deal. The Post Ind...

Photo gallery: Fire, steam, fascination as Hawaii lava rolls on

PAHOA, Hawaii – Cracks in the ground spit out streams of lava that are snaking through Hawaii’s Big Island, devouring homes and forests, chugging across a highway and pouring into the sea. ...