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Diamondbacks coach apologizes for wearing Apple Watch against Colorado Rockies

LOS ANGELES – Arizona Diamondbacks coach Ariel Prieto says it was a mistake for him to wear an Apple Watch in the dugout during the NL wild-card game against Colorado. Prieto told...

DATE: Oct 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Forecasters warn of heavy rain, flash flooding in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ Forecasters with the National Weather Service are warning that the northern two-thirds of New Mexico will likely see heavy rain and flash flooding over the next couple days. ...

DATE: Oct 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Massive wave of butterflies lights up Denver weather radar

DENVER – A lacy, cloud-like pattern drifting across a Denver-area radar screen turned out to be a 70-mile-wide wave of butterflies, forecasters say. Paul Schlatter of the National...

DATE: Oct 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Astronomy fans seek approval for observatory atop Colorado’s Pikes Peak

COLORADO SPRINGS – Astronomy enthusiasts are seeking permission to build an observatory atop Colorado’s Pikes Peak. The National Space Science and Technology Institute based in Co...

DATE: Oct 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Jennifer Lopez cancels Las Vegas performances after shooting

LAS VEGAS – Jennifer Lopez is canceling her Las Vegas performances this week out of respect to the victims of the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history. The entertainer on Tue...

DATE: Oct 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Italian cyclist Pirazzi gets 4-year ban for pre-Giro doping

AIGLE, Switzerland – Italian cyclist Stefano Pirazzi was banned for four years for a positive doping test ahead of the Giro d’Italia. The International Cycling Union says the 30-y...

DATE: Oct 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

George Foreman challenges Steven Seagal to 10-round fight

LAS VEGAS – Former heavyweight champion George Foreman has challenged big-screen tough guy Steven Seagal to a real-life fight. The 68-year-old Foreman posted a picture of the 65-y...

DATE: Oct 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Garth Brooks releasing 5-part anthology of his music, career

LOS ANGELES – Garth Brooks is taking a long look back at his career in a five-part anthology series comprising of books and unreleased music, the first of which will go on sale in November. ...

DATE: Oct 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

New Mexico city gets funds to process sex assault evidence

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest city has been awarded a $2.5 million federal grant to address a backlog in the processing of DNA evidence kits from sexual assaults. Albuquerque...

DATE: Oct 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump, first lady, arrive in Puerto Rico

WASHINGTON – The Latest on President Donald Trump and Puerto Rico (all times local): 11:50 a.m. President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, have arrived in storm-dama...

DATE: Oct 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Witness and survivor accounts from the Las Vegas shooting

LAS VEGAS – It was a night of music that turned to chaos and horror. There were 22,000 country music fans at the outdoor Las Vegas concert when the shooting started. Police said 59 people di...

DATE: Oct 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Storm brings up to 18 inches of snow to Colorado’s northern peaks

DENVER – An early autumn storm brought heavy snow to northern Colorado mountains on Monday and led to power blackouts for thousands of customers. The National Weather Service said...

DATE: Oct 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News