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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...

2 dead in skiing and snowboarding accidents, one near Telluride

DENVER – Two people are dead in skiing and snowboarding accidents in Colorado. The Summit County Sheriff’s Office says a skier collided with a tree at Keystone Resort on Sunday. T...

Officials install well to clean up fuel leak at military base in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Officials working to clean up groundwater contaminated by a jet fuel leak on a New Mexico military base hope a new extraction well will cut off the source of the contaminated p...

NBA agent killed in Colorado crash; 5-year-old son injured

ASPEN – Longtime NBA agent Dan Fegan died in a car crash Sunday. He was 56. The Colorado State Patrol says Fegan was driving an SUV when he tried to merge onto a highway and was b...

Jon Gillies, Mikael Backlund lead Flames over Avalanche

CALGARY, Alberta — Rookie Jon Gillies made 28 saves for his second straight victory, Mikael Backlund had a goal and two assists and the Calgary Flames beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-1 on Satu...

FBI seeking victims of Colorado funeral home

MONTROSE, Colo. – The FBI is seeking information from potential victims of a Colorado funeral home after complaints that families did not receive the cremains of their loved ones, or recei...

Farmington advocates want trained teachers to carry guns

FARMINGTON, N.M. – A group of protesters gathered at the Farmington school district’s central office in northwest New Mexico to protest gun violence and advocate for trained teachers to carr...

Taking a look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue headlines of the week. None of these stories is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press c...

11 Air Force Academy athletes suspended during investigation

COLORADO SPRINGS – Colorado Springs Air Force Academy officials say it has suspended 11 members of its men’s swimming team who were in the center of a misconduct investigation. Th...

Drexel basketball pulls off biggest comeback win in Division I history

Delaware gives up 34-point lead

At least 7 Colorado students accused of threats

GRAND JUNCTION – At least seven students from Colorado have been accused of making some kind of threat against schools after the school shooting in Florida. On Thursday a 13-year-...