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Maroon Bells Scenic Area experiences jump in visitation

ASPEN – A Colorado recreation official says visitation to the Maroon Bells Scenic Area outside Aspen has increased by almost 40 percent in the past two years, putting a strain on staff and...

Denver Nuggets rally to beat the Chicago Bulls behind Will Barton’s 37 points

Jokic suffers ankle injury

Lease for Navajo Generating Station gets final approval

PAGE, Ariz. – A lease allowing a coal-fired power plant on the Navajo Nation to operate through 2019 has received final approval. The tribe and most owners of the Navajo Generatin...

Truex and Pollex win NASCAR’s top award for contributions

LAS VEGAS – The career year for Martin Truex Jr. rolls on. Truex and partner Sherry Pollex on Wednesday won the prestigious Myers Brothers Award – the top honor in NASCAR’s season...

The Latest: MPR confirms Keillor firing, says 1 allegation

MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota Public Radio has confirmed it fired Garrison Keillor, the former host of “A Prairie Home Companion,” after he was accused of inappropriate behavior. MPR sa...

Denver museum receives 6,000 duck-billed dinosaur bones

DENVER – A collection of more than 6,000 dinosaur bones from Wyoming has been donated to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. The Denver Post reported Tuesday that the donatio...

New Mexico plans improvements along San Juan River

FARMINGTON – New Mexico wildlife managers say they will be making improvements along the San Juan River downstream of Navajo Lake State Park. The state Game and Fish Department ...

List of men in media accused of sexual misconduct

NEW YORK — Since The New York Times published allegations of sexual harassment and assault against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein in October, multiple men in entertainment, media and polit...

Inquiry blisters Air Force Academy’s sex-assault office

COLORADO SPRINGS – An Air Force Academy office that was supposed to help sexual assault victims was crippled by infighting, poor management, rumors and shoddy record-keeping, an internal inv...

Santa Fe begins review of city monuments, events

SANTA FE – The city of Santa Fe has compiled a list of its monuments and events as part of an initiative that Mayor Javier Gonzales hopes will spur discussions about the city’s cultural hist...

Colorado police say 1 student made school violence threats

TELLURIDE – One student was responsible for threatening a “Columbine-style” attack at a high school in the Rocky Mountain resort town of Telluride, authorities said as classes resumed Tuesda...

Denver coffee shop reopens amid gentrification controversy

DENVER – A Denver coffee shop has reopened after being targeted by protesters for displaying an advertising slogan that was perceived as making light of gentrification. Ink! Coffe...