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Man pleads guilty to vandalizing northern Colorado mosque

FORT COLLINS – A former Army medic has acknowledged breaking windows and throwing a Bible into a Colorado mosque. The Fort Collins Coloradoan reports 36-year-old Joseph Giaquinto ...

Petition removes blue frame from Garden of the Gods

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – A 12-foot (4-meter) by 8-foot (2 meter) steel frame installed at one of Colorado’s most popular natural attractions is coming down after backlash from locals. ...

Aztec High Schools return to class after deadly shooting

AZTEC – Students of a New Mexico high school are back in class more than a week after a deadly shooting on campus. Aztec High School students and staff returned Monday and were gr...

NFL Sunday: Jaguars clinch AFC playoff berth with rout of Texans

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jaguars are returning to the playoffs for the first time in a decade thanks to a 45-7 drubbing of rival Houston on Sunday. Once the NFL’s pos...

Air Force Academy to restructure sexual-assault office

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The U.S. Air Force Academy is restructuring and expanding its sexual-assault office after an internal investigation concluded it was crippled by poor management and...

Memorial held for 2nd victim of Aztec school shooting

FARMINGTON – Hundreds of people gathered Sunday in northwestern New Mexico for a memorial service and bonfire to remember a 17-year-old student killed in a school shooting rampage in the sma...

College Football Bowl Roundup: No. 25 Boise State tops Oregon in Las Vegas Bowl

LAS VEGAS – Cedrick Wilson caught 10 passes for 221 yards and a touchdown, Kekaula Kaniho returned an interception 53 yards for a score and No. 25 Boise State beat Oregon 38-28 in the Las Ve...

Lions beat Bears to stay in playoff picture

DETROIT – Matthew Stafford threw two touchdown passes and avoided mistakes, allowing the Detroit Lions to stay in the playoff picture with a 20-10 victory over the Chicago Bears on Saturday ...

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...

Family, classmates honor Aztec High School shooting victim

Hundreds turn out to remember boy killed at school

Denver Broncos lose Trevor Siemian for season

ENGLEWOOD – Trevor Siemian’s season is over after the Broncos’ starting quarterback injured his left shoulder in Denver’s 25-13 win at Indianapolis, coach Vance Joseph said Friday. ...

Rockies finalize contracts with relief pitchers Bryan Shaw, Jake McGee

McGee, Shaw get three-years