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Netherlands wins 2 golds to open track cycling worlds

APELDOORN, Netherlands – The Netherlands won two gold medals and a silver in front of their home fans on the opening day of the track cycling world championships. The hosts had a ...

Navajo Nation issues new emergency drought declaration

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Dry conditions and the prospect of limited precipitation later this year have forced officials on the nation’s largest American Indian reservation to approve an emergenc...

Jane Walker to replace Johnnie Walker on some scotch bottles

NEW YORK – It’s not the alcohol playing tricks on your eyes: The striding figure on some bottles of Johnnie Walker scotch will be Jane Walker. Liquor maker Diageo says it plans to...

Colorado sheriff proposes placing armed marshals in schools

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – A northern Colorado sheriff is proposing a program that places an armed marshal in each public school in the county. The Steamboat Pilot and Today reports Rout...

Colorado man revives disputed river pipeline proposal

GRAND JUNCTION – A Colorado man has brought back a disputed proposal to pipe water from the Green River watershed several miles to Colorado’s Front Range. The Grand Junction Daily...

NCAA Top 25: Miami’s buzzer-beater stuns North Carolina

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Ja’Quan Newton hit a running 30-footer at the horn to help Miami upset No. 9 North Carolina 91-88 in a wild finish Tuesday night. Newton’s heave off his left f...

Eustachy to resign as Colorado State men’s basketball coach

Eustachy was 122-79 during tenure with Rams

Navajo Nation cancels plans for wild horse hunt in Arizona

FARMINGTON – The Navajo Nation has canceled a planned wild horse hunt aimed at thinning a herd in an Arizona area after opponents of the hunt organized a protest against it. The t...

California athletic commission fines Jon Jones $205K, revokes MMA license

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The California State Athletic Commission has revoked Jon Jones’ mixed martial arts license and fined him $205,000 after his failed doping test last year. The dec...

Navajo Nation cancels plans for wild horse hunt in Arizona

FARMINGTON, N.M. – The Navajo Nation canceled a planned wild horse hunt aimed at thinning a herd in an Arizona area after a protest against the hunt was planned. The Farmington Da...

Lawsuit accuses Colorado Springs, others of violating accessibility laws

COLORADO SPRINGS – A disabled veteran and his wife have filed a lawsuit against Colorado Springs and others, alleging the city is woefully out of compliance with federal laws demanding equal...

Girl dies 2 days after crash that killed mother, brother

DENVER – Authorities say a 3-year-old girl died two days after being in a crash in northern Colorado that killed her mother and her brother. Colorado State Patrol says 29-year-old...