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Castles made of ice: Colorful festival in China is world’s largest

HARBIN, China – Ice sculptures of Moscow’s Red Square and Bangkok’s Temple of the Emerald Buddha are among landmarks featured in the world’s largest ice festival. The Harbin Inter...

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 are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Pres...

U.S. arrests spouse of Peruvian in refuge in Colorado church

BOULDER – The husband of a Peruvian immigrant living in a Colorado church to avoid deportation has been arrested by U.S. immigration agents. Eliseo Jurado-Fernandez, 30, was detai...

Blackmon, Rockies reach $14M, 1-year deal, avoid arbitration

Deal nearly doubles Blackmon’s 2017 salary

Expert says Colorado flu season could be nearing its peak

DENVER – A Colorado doctor says the state’s heavy flu season is far from finished, but might be near its peak. The Denver Post reported Thursday that state epidemiologist Dr. Rach...

Colorado deputy injured in shooting released from ICU

BOULDER – A Colorado deputy who was injured in a New Year’s Eve shooting that left a fellow deputy dead has been released from an intensive care unit. Boulder County Sheriff’s Off...

Spain saw record number of visitors in 2017 despite scares

MADRID – Spain says it had a record number of international visitors in 2017 and that one in five tourists chose the restive Catalonia region as their main destination. Preliminar...

Colorado DUI patrols turn out 10,000 arrests in 2017

FORT COLLINS – Colorado officials say the state’s campaign to curb impaired driving turned out more than 10,000 arrests in 2017. The Coloradoan reported Wednesday that the arrests...

Gov. Martinez wants broader legal immunity for police

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Gov. Susana Martinez’s proposal to grant broader immunity to police in use-of-force lawsuits is being met with criticism from attorneys and others on both sides of the de...

Former Farmington teacher sentenced to 5 years of probation

AZTEC – A former middle school teacher in northwest New Mexico was sentenced to five years of probation after pleading to charges that included conspiracy to commit drug trafficking, promo...

Half-ton butter sculpture unveiled at Pennsylvania Farm Show

HARRISBURG, Pa. – A half-ton of butter has been transformed into a sculpture celebrating Pennsylvania’s dairy industry and heralding the start of the state’s 102nd Farm Show. Agri...

Valuable vodka bottle reported stolen found in Copenhagen

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Danish police say a valuable bottle of vodka that was reported stolen from a Copenhagen bar has been found. Copenhagen police say the bottle – which is worth...