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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...

DATE: Feb 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Feb 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Feb 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

FBI seeking victims of Colorado funeral home

MONTROSE, Colo. â€“ 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...

DATE: Feb 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Feb 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Feb 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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...

DATE: Feb 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Drexel basketball pulls off biggest comeback win in Division I history

Delaware gives up 34-point lead

DATE: Feb 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: College Sports

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-...

DATE: Feb 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Dallas Mavericks launch probe after hostile workplace allegations

Former team president Ussery was investigated in 1998

DATE: Feb 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Indiana men banned from hunting after killing Colorado bear

ASPEN – Two Indiana hunting instructors have been banned from hunting and possessing guns for two years after they were convicted of illegally killing a bear in western Colorado. ...

DATE: Feb 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico police tighten security after school shooting threat

RIO RANCHO N.M. – Police are increasing their presence at a high school outside Albuquerque after a shooting threat was made against the school. Rio Rancho police say they are inv...