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Police identify helicopter, troopers in crash outside Charlottesville

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia state police said one of their agency’s helicopters crashed Saturday outside Charlottesville, killing two troopers. Police said the helicopter was ...

Fleas carrying plague found in second Arizona county

TAYLOR, Ariz. – A second Arizona county in two weeks has confirmed that fleas in the area tested positive for plague. The announcement by Navajo County Public Health officials o...

Report: VA office denies 90 percent of Gulf War claims

ALBUQUERQUE – A Veterans Affairs office in New Mexico during the 2015 fiscal year denied more than 90 percent of benefit claims related to Gulf War illnesses, marking the ninth-lowest approv...

Ryan Howard agrees to minor league deal with Rockies

Will report to Albuquerque Isotopes

Stan Lee to make appearance at Boston Comic Con

BOSTON – Comic creator Stan Lee will make the rounds at this weekend’s Boston Comic Con. Lee’s Super Heroes propelled Marvel Comics to a leading position in the comic industry. ...

Car strikes group at white nationalist rally in Virginia

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Authorities are on the scene after a vehicle plowed into a group of people marching peacefully through downtown Charlottesville. An Associated Press reporte...

Colorado man found dead in elevator called for help twice

DENVER – An elderly Colorado man found dead in a parking garage elevator had pushed the emergency button twice but got no response, police said. The decomposing body of 82-year-ol...

Court records describe extensive meth ring investigation

GRAND JUNCTION – Court records say members of a recently uncovered drug ring in western Colorado brought in large amounts of methamphetamine to the state from Nevada and California to sell...

Navajos ask EPA to be flexible on claims from mine spill

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The head of the Navajo Nation is asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to be flexible on the type of documentation it requires from tribal members asking for c...

Chevrolet introduces Camaro ZL1 for 2018 NASCAR Cup Series

DETROIT – Chevrolet has introduced a new car for next year’s NASCAR Cup Series — a Camaro ZL1. The Chevy Camaro has only two Cup Series victories to its credit, both by Tiny Lund ...

St. Louis Cardinals ask for help in finding rally cat

ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Cardinals are looking for their rally cat. The feisty feline became an internet sensation Wednesday night, sprinting onto the field at Busch Stadium with...

U.S. moves up 9 spots to 26th in FIFA rankings

ZURICH – The United States climbed nine spots to 26th in the FIFA rankings after winning the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The U.S. had dropped 12 places to 35th in the July rankings, one ab...