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Let’s take a look at what didn’t happen this week

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 Associated Pres...

DATE: Sep 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Colorado pension board calls for higher contributions, cuts

DENVER – The board that oversees Colorado state pensions on Friday recommended higher contributions from employees and taxpayers along with cuts to retirees’ benefits, arguing that the chang...

DATE: Sep 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Kyle Busch takes pole at New Hampshire in 2nd NASCAR playoff

LOUDON, N.H. – Kyle Busch turned a lap of 135.049 mph to win the pole Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Busch took the top spot for the second straight week in NASCAR’s vers...

DATE: Sep 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Jefferson County deputy shoots, kills suspect southwest of Denver

DENVER – Authorities say a Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a suspect during a confrontation outside an auto parts store southwest of Denver. Sheriff’s office spo...

DATE: Sep 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

French challenger Lappartient takes over as UCI president

BERGEN, Norway – French official David Lappartient has beaten British incumbent Brian Cookson in a vote to become president of the International Cycling Union. Lappartient, the Eu...

DATE: Sep 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

12-year-old ventriloquist wins ‘America’s Got Talent’

LOS ANGELES – A 12-year-old girl is getting a $1 million prize and her own Las Vegas show after taking the “America’s Got Talent” crown on the season 12 finale of the NBC reality competition...

DATE: Sep 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

3-time Olympic cyclist Sarah Hammer retires from riding

COLORADO SPRINGS – Three-time Olympian Sarah Hammer, one of the most decorated track cyclists in U.S. history, is retiring after a prolific career spanning more than two decades. ...

DATE: Sep 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Tom Dumoulin tops Chris Froome for cycling time trial world title

BERGEN, Norway – Giro d’ Italia champion Tom Dumoulin won the time trial world title on Wednesday, beating runner-up Primoz Roglic and Tour de France and Vuelta de Espana winner Chris Froome...

DATE: Sep 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Boxer LaMotta, immortalized in ‘Raging Bull,’ dies at 95

MIAMI – Jake LaMotta, the former middleweight champion whose life in and out of the ring was depicted in the film “Raging Bull,” for which Robert De Niro won an Academy Award, has died, his ...

DATE: Sep 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Police: Man steals green chile burger after slapping victim

SANTA FE – A New Mexico man is facing charges after police say he randomly slapped a customer and then stole the man’s green chile cheeseburger before dashing away. Santa Fe polic...

DATE: Sep 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Polygamous sect leader pleads guilty in escape, fraud case

SALT LAKE CITY â€“ A polygamous sect leader recaptured after a year on the run has pleaded guilty in an escape and food-stamp fraud case. Lyle Jeffs pleaded guilty Wednesday in fe...

DATE: Sep 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado cops search for poop-and-run jogger

COLORADO SPRINGS – Police in Colorado are looking for a jogger they say is repeatedly interrupting her runs to defecate in public in one neighborhood. Cathy Budde says she was fir...

DATE: Sep 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World