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Colorado lawmakers consider changes in harassment process

DENVER – Colorado state legislative leaders are looking at making some changes to how sexual harassment complaints are handled at the state Capitol. Republican and Democratic lead...

DATE: Dec 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Gunnison River rafters rescue injured hiker

GRAND JUNCTION â€“ A pair of medical professionals rafting the Gunnison River in western Colorado found and transported an injured hiker to safety. The Daily Sentinel reports 37-y...

DATE: Dec 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Denver ends snowless streak with 0.4 inches of snow

DENVER – Denver has ended its snowless streak but just barely. The city had been in the running to set a new record for the number of days without measurable snow. The streak ende...

DATE: Dec 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Code Talker Teddy Draper Sr. dies in Arizona at 96

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – A Navajo Code Talker who used his native language to outsmart the Japanese in World War II has died in Arizona. Navajo Nation officials say Teddy Draper Sr. d...

DATE: Dec 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Italian cyclist Ruffoni banned for 4 years for doping

AIGLE, Switzerlan – The International Cycling Union says it has banned Italian cyclist Nicola Ruffoni for four years for doping. Ruffoni’s positive test for a growth hormone-relea...

DATE: Dec 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

AAA predicts record travel over Christmas and New Year’s

Comforted by a strong economy, more Americans than ever are expected to travel over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Auto club AAA said Thursday that 107 million people will...

DATE: Dec 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

California firefighters gain on blaze amid wind threat

LOS ANGELES – Southern California firefighters on Wednesday continued working to contain the fifth largest fire in the state’s history but warned that some communities are still at risk and ...

DATE: Dec 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Greece: Second climber dies on snowy slopes of Mt. Olympus

THESSALONIKI, Greece – Greek authorities say they have recovered the body of a climber who died while attempting to scale Mount Olympus, the country’s highest mountain, in the second such de...

DATE: Dec 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

American men impress in Val Gardena downhill skiing training

SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy – Americans Jared Goldberg and Wiley Maple placed 1-2 in the opening training session Wednesday for the classic Saslong downhill. In a session run on a...

DATE: Dec 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

The latest: Moore supporters optimistic as polls close

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The latest on Alabama’s U.S. Senate election (all times local): 7:10 p.m. Republican Roy Moore’s supporters are expressing optimism as polls close in...

DATE: Dec 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Officials probe national lab after worker incident

SANTA FE, N.M. – Federal officials are investigating the Los Alamos National Laboratory after an employee was involved in an incident described as a “near-miss to a fatality.” A w...

DATE: Dec 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News