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NCAA Top 25: No. 2 Villanova cruises; Duke beats Michigan State

PHILADELPHIA – Kris Jenkins hit six 3s and scored 22 points and Josh Hart had 12 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 2 Villanova past Penn 82-57 on Tuesday night. The defending n...

Crews put out wildfire hot spots near Lakewood

LAKEWOOD – Fire crews are working to put out hot spots in an area burned by a wildfire Monday night in suburban Denver. On Tuesday, West Metro Fire Rescue said the fire on Lakewoo...

Evacuations ordered as fires burn west of Denver

LAKEWOOD – Some residents of suburban west Denver have been ordered to evacuate because of a grass fire in the foothills that was visible from miles away. West Metro Fire Rescue a...

Mikaela Shiffrin wins World Cup slalom in Vermont

U.S. Olympic champ is overall World Cup leader

Buckeyes win in double OT, Tide rolls over rival Auburn

USC tops Notre Dame, UK upsets Louisville

Wild horses wary of bait for roundup efforts near Craig

CRAIG – Wild horses have been slow to take bait laid out near Craig, delaying an effort to capture and remove some of them from the range. The Bureau of Land Management reported e...

Colorado State Patrol trooper hit, killed by vehicle on Interstate 25

CASTLE ROCK – A Colorado State Patrol trooper was hit and killed by a commercial vehicle Friday as he was investigating a crash on Interstate 25 south of Castle Rock. Trooper Cody...

New Mexico farmers brace for another parched year

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Farmers in southern New Mexico are bracing for what could be another dry year. There’s not much water in Elephant Butte and other key reservoirs upstream, meani...

Russian effort impacted election, researchers find

NEW YORK – A new report suggests a “sophisticated” Russian propaganda campaign helped flood social media with fake news stories leading up to the presidential election. The Washin...

Review to examine claim Albuquerque police tampered with videos

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry’s administration says it will have an independent investigator review a former city supervisor’s claim that police employees tampered with video...

Judge blocks Montana logging project in Canada lynx habitat

HELENA, Mont. – A federal judge blocked a logging project northeast of Yellowstone National Park until federal officials analyze the effects of the project on Canada lynx that live in the ar...

Man, girlfriend charged in shooting death of 2-year-old boy

DENVER – A former Adams County sheriff’s deputy has been charged in the shooting death of his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son near Fairplay. The Denver Post reported Tuesday that 45-...