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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...

Grand Junction ticket wins $133.2 million Powerball jackpot

GRAND JUNCTION – A Powerball ticket sold in Grand Junction won the $133.2 million jackpot in Saturday’s drawing. Colorado Lottery officials say the ticket was purchased at the Luc...

Fort Collins family of 4 ID’d as victims of fatal plane crash

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – A Colorado family of four has been identified as the victims of a fatal small airplane crash. Relatives on Sunday said in a statement that 47-year-old Jeff Make...

3 die as buses collide at New York City intersection

NEW YORK – A city bus and a tour bus collided and spun around in a New York City intersection on Monday, leaving three people dead, including a pedestrian, officials said. Mayor B...

NFL Roundup: Chargers struck by field goal woes; Brady, Patriots rock Saints

CARSON, Calif. – Cody Parkey hit his fourth field goal from 54 yards with 1:05 to play, and the Miami Dolphins rallied in the fourth quarter to spoil the Los Angeles Chargers’ home opener wi...

Federal posts unfilled 8 months into Trump administration

DENVER – A slow hiring pace by the Donald Trump administration in Colorado and surrounding states has produced a spate of vacant top federal jobs. The Denver Post reports the dela...

New storm Maria a growing threat to Irma-slammed Caribbean

MEXICO CITY – The hurricane-battered islands of the Caribbean are facing yet another storm threat: Forecasters said Sunday that Tropical Storm Maria is likely to hit the Leeward Islands as a...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...