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The Associated Press

Attorney General Sessions doesn’t recall talk with Carter Page

WASHINGTON – The Latest on testimony by Attorney General Jeff Sessions (all times local): 10:45 a.m. Attorney General Jeff Sessions says that he does not remember speak...

DATE: Nov 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Company plans to build hyperloop test track east of Denver

DENVER – Colorado transportation officials have partnered with a company to explore the possibility of building a futuristic system that would move passengers and freight at speeds of up to ...

DATE: Nov 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

New Mexico man facing 11th DWI – after released from jail

SANTA FE – A New Mexico man is facing his 11th drunken-driving charge after police say he led them in a high-speed chase – 10 hours following his release from jail on another DWI conviction....

DATE: Nov 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man arrested in marijuana grow in western Colorado

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – A man accused of leading a major illegal marijuana grow in western Colorado has been arrested in connection with another grow nearby. The Glenwood Springs Post ...

DATE: Nov 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Board: Keller broke campaign rules in Albuquerque mayor’s race

ALBUQUERQUE – An ethics board says Albuquerque mayoral candidate Tim Keller broke campaign finance rules when his publicly financed campaign accepted “in-kind” cash donations. The...

DATE: Nov 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Body found in Farmington park identified as an Arizona woman

FARMINGTON â€“ Police in Farmington say the body of a woman found in a park last week has been identified as an Arizona resident. They announced Monday the body was that of 29-yea...

DATE: Nov 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

2 wheels good, 4 wheels bad? ATV owners protest in Greece

ATHENS, Greece – Hundreds of four-wheel motorbike owners, most from Greek holiday resorts, blocked traffic Monday outside the country’s Transport Ministry to protest a proposed vehicle ban. ...

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

Brauchler running for attorney general instead of governor

DENVER – The district attorney who prosecuted the Aurora theater shooting case on Monday ended his campaign to become Colorado’s next governor so he could instead run for state attorney gene...

DATE: Nov 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Feds hosts sage grouse meetings in Utah

VERNAL, Utah – The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is hosting three public meetings in Utah this week to gather input on Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s plans to reassess sage grouse manageme...

DATE: Nov 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Groups appeal dismissal of lawsuit over power plant, mine

FARMINGTON – Environmental groups are appealing the dismissal of their lawsuit that aimed to shut down a coal-fired power plant and adjacent mine near the Arizona-New Mexico border. ...

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

NFL Sunday: Saints win seventh in a row, rout Bills 47-10

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – Mark Ingram scored a career-best three touchdowns and New Orleans (7-2) won its seventh straight game by plowing through a porous Buffalo (5-4) defense. Alvin...

DATE: Nov 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Rural areas at risk as water levels drop in massive aquifer

DENVER – The draining of a massive aquifer that underlies portions of eight states in the central U.S. is drying up streams, causing fish to disappear and threatening the livelihood of farme...

DATE: Nov 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News