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Yellowstone bison slaughter protester pleads guilty

CASPER, Wyo. – A man who chained himself to a concrete-filled barrel in an effort to prevent trucks from hauling Yellowstone National Park bison to slaughter has pleaded guilty. T...

Suspect, but no motive, in bottles found in Colorado river

ASPEN – Authorities in western Colorado have a suspect in the dumping of chemical-filled bottles in a river but don’t have a motive so far. Forty-three-year-old Ricardo Parras-Mem...

Alejandro Valverde takes Tour of Catalonia lead

VALLS, Spain – Defending champion Alejandro Valverde took the overall lead in the Tour of Catalonia by winning Tuesday’s second stage in northeastern Spain. The Spaniard was in a ...

Mikaela Shiffrin’s $738,000 tops skiing World Cup prize money list

ARE, Sweden – Mikaela Shiffrin topped the skiing World Cup prize money list after winning 12 races in the season and retained her women’s overall title. The International Ski Fede...

San Juan College joins other universities, raises tuition

FARMINGTON – Another New Mexico college is raising its tuition amid decrease funding from the state. The Daily Times reports San Juan College’s Board of Trustees approved a tuitio...

State economists: Colorado state revenues increasing

DENVER – Colorado’s strong economy and the new federal tax law are boosting the state government’s revenues. That’s the word from the state’s chief legislative and executive branc...

Trash, tire fires keep some from going home after wildfire

FORT CARSON – Burning tires and trash are keeping a few residents from going home after a wildfire started on a southern Colorado Army post and spread across the post boundary, destroying th...

Teacher apologizes for accidentally firing gun in classroom

SEASIDE, Calif. – A teacher at a Northern California high school has apologized for accidentally firing a gun inside his classroom, causing minor injuries to three students. Denni...

NCAA Tournament: Florida State rallies past Xavier; Cincinnati, North Carolina, Michigan State fall

Lower seeds Sweet 16-bound in droves

NCAA Tournament: Loyola of Chicago tops Tennessee to advance to Sweet 16

WICHITA, Kan. – Michigan freshman Jordan Poole drained a long 3-pointer at the buzzer after Houston squandered a chance to lock up a spot in the Sweet 16, giving the third-seeded Wolverines ...

Overall champions Mikaela Shiffrin, Marcel Hirscher win at skiing’s World Cup finals

ARE, Sweden – Overall champions Mikaela Shiffrin and Marcel Hirscher dominated the penultimate World Cup races of the season on Saturday. Both racers had already locked up their o...

Pilot for ’90s TV show reboot to be filmed in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE – A pilot for a reboot of a late-1990s TV series will be filmed in Albuquerque. The “Untitled Roswell Project” TV show aired for three seasons and 61 episodes and was ...