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Tyson Barrie scores late to lift Avalanche over Ducks

DENVER (AP) — Tyson Barrie broke a tie late in the third period, Gabriel Landeskog and Nikita Zadorov also scored and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-1 on Friday night. ...

DATE: Oct 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Take a look at what didn’t happen this week

NEW YORK – 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 Asso...

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

Arapahoe Basin Ski Area opens earlier than usual

DENVER – Colorado’s ski season got off to an early start with the opening of Arapahoe Basin Ski Area on Friday. Skiers and snowboarders lined up early to be the first to take the ...

DATE: Oct 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Colorado WWII veterans awarded France’s highest honor

WINDSOR – The French government presented five World War II veterans from northern Colorado with the country’s highest honor for their efforts in liberating France from Nazi control in 1944....

DATE: Oct 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Conor Kennedy wants records sealed in Aspen bar fight

ASPEN – A member of the Kennedy family who pleaded guilty in a bar fight in Aspen last year is asking for criminal and court records in the case to be sealed. The Aspen Times re...

DATE: Oct 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo, Hopi tribes get funding to ease coal plant shutdown

PAGE, Ariz. – The federal government is awarding nearly $420,000 to the Navajo and Hopi tribes to prepare for the closure of a coal-fired power plant and mine. The Navajo Generati...

DATE: Oct 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

2 candidates selected to open marijuana store in Palisade

PALISADE – Fourteen Potential Colorado marijuana business owners put their names in a lottery for the opportunity to open a retail marijuana store in Palisade. The Grand Junction ...

DATE: Oct 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Firm to assess Navajo Nation uranium contamination

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – A California company has been awarded an $85 million contract to assess uranium contamination on the Navajo Nation. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a...

DATE: Oct 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Longmont lifts ban on medical, recreational marijuana shops

LONGMONT – Longmont City Council has voted to allow up to four retail businesses to sell marijuana and marijuana products within city limits, nixing a years-old ban on medical and recreation...

DATE: Oct 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque school board opposes state education proposal

ALBUQUERQUE – The board for New Mexico’s largest school district is opposing the state’s proposed changes to science teaching standards that substitute references to rising global temperatur...

DATE: Oct 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

North Korean diplomat describes nukes as ‘sword of justice’

MOSCOW – Russian state news agency Tass says North Korea’s foreign minister has described his nation’s nuclear weapons as a “sword of justice.” Tass quoted North Korean Foreign Mi...

DATE: Oct 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

County officials vote to repeal Chicago-area soda tax

CHICAGO – The Chicago-area’s penny-per-ounce tax on soda and sweetened drinks was repealed Wednesday after a monthslong conflict that included a court battle and millions of dollars’ worth o...

DATE: Oct 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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