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Mesa County’s touted pretrial services facing serious issues

GRAND JUNCTION – Mesa County’s pretrial services program has been seen as a state and national model in reducing jail overcrowding since its creation in 1989. But rising crime and the outcom...

DATE: Sep 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Top 25: Florida hits wild Hail Mary; Clemson crushes reigning Heisman, Louisville

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Feleipe Franks heaved a 63-yard touchdown pass to Tyrie Cleveland as the clock expired, and No. 24 Florida beat 23rd-ranked Tennessee 26-20 in a wild, wacky and sometimes...

DATE: Sep 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Frontier Airlines fined for long delays in Denver snowstorm

DENVER – The U.S. Department of Transportation said Friday it fined Frontier Airlines $1.5 million for keeping passengers stuck on a dozen aircraft on the Denver airport tarmac for more than...

DATE: Sep 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Rockies celebrate 2007 World Series team

DENVER – The Colorado Rockies are hosting a 10-year reunion of their 2007 NL Championship team. The Rockies brought back 18 players and three coaches to celebrate the franchise’s ...

DATE: Sep 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

German artists drag giant metallic pen through Utah, Colorado

VERNAL, Utah – Two German artists wearing black suits and pulling a giant metallic pen made out of foam board began walking a roughly 250-mile rectangular route this week through Utah, Color...

DATE: Sep 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

NOT REAL NEWS: 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 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Colorado Avalanche agree to 2-year deal with defenseman Nikita Zadorov

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche have signed restricted free agent defenseman Nikita Zadorov to a two-year deal. The 6-foot-5, 230-pound Zadorov led the Avalanche with 153 hits las...

DATE: Sep 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Bears pulled from tree in downtown Aspen’s pedestrian mall

ASPEN – Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials tranquilized a mother bear and her two cubs after they had found their way into a tree on an Aspen pedestrian mall on Thursday. The A...

DATE: Sep 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Santa Fe approves ban on traveling wild, exotic animal acts

SANTA FE – Santa Fe will no longer allow wild and exotic animal acts after approving an amendment to the city’s animal welfare ordinance. The City Council and mayor approved the a...

DATE: Sep 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New FIFA rankings now mean more to World Cup draw

Germany takes over at top from Brazil

DATE: Sep 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

White House: ESPN could justify firing Jemele Hill for Trump tweets

BRISTOL, Conn. — White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Wednesday that sports anchor Jemele Hill could justifiably be fired from ESPN for tweets calling President Donald Tru...

DATE: Sep 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Avalanche will retire Milan Hejduk’s No. 23

DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche will retire the number of forward Milan Hejduk in a January ceremony. Hejduk played all 14 of his seasons with Colorado and helped the Avalanche to...