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Breckenridge hotel room roof collapses under snow

BRECKENRIDGE – The roof of a hotel conference room in Breckenridge collapsed under the weight of all the heavy, wet snow that’s been falling in Colorado’s mountains. No one was in...

DATE: Jan 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Body found after Farmington fire

FARMINGTON – Fire officials say one man was found dead after a blaze at a Farmington apartment complex. The Farmington Fire Department is investing the blaze that started Tuesday ...

DATE: Jan 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

British TV trailer shows Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson

A British TV network has offered the first glimpse of actor Joseph Fiennes playing Michael Jackson in an upcoming comedy series. Sky Arts has released a trailer for its upcoming “...

DATE: Jan 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Natalie Portman says co-star Kutcher paid 3 times as much

Natalie Portman says Ashton Kutcher was paid three times as much as her for co-starring in 2011’s “No Strings Attached.” Portman tells Marie Claire she knew about the pay differen...

DATE: Jan 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Weeknd to headline Bonnaroo

MANCHESTER, Tenn. – U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Weeknd are set to headline the annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in June. Festival organizers announced the 2017 festiv...

DATE: Jan 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Hurricane-force winds, freezing rain, snow hit Front Range

DENVER – Hurricane-force wind gusts knocked over trucks, sent roof shingles flying and downed powerlines in the Colorado Springs area Monday while a tanker truck overturned on an icy stretch...

DATE: Jan 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado coach Mike MacIntyre contract extended through ‘21

AP Coach of the Year has turned Buffs program around

DATE: Jan 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: College Sports

GOP vows quick action on new health care law

Senate will vote to repeal this week

DATE: Jan 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Navajo Nation faces possible plant, mine closure

PAGE, Ariz. – Communities on the Navajo Nation are bracing for the economic fallout from the possible shutdown of a coal-fired power plant. Closing the Navajo Generating Station a...

DATE: Jan 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico governor who clashed with Trump will attend inauguration

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez plans to attend the presidential inauguration as campaign-season clashes between the nation’s only Latina governor and Donald Trump fade. ...

DATE: Jan 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fly fisherman, conservationist Bud Lilly dies at 91

BOZEMAN, Mont. – Fly fishing legend, conservationist and catch-and-release pioneer Bud Lilly has died of congestive heart failure at a Montana care center. He was 91. Chris Lilly ...

DATE: Jan 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

5 for 5: Sergey Ustiugov extends sweep in Tour de Ski

DOBBIACO, Italy – Sergey Ustiugov is two wins away from the first clean sweep of all seven stages in the 11-year history of the Tour de Ski cross-country race. For his fifth strai...

DATE: Jan 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports