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Associated Press Top 25: Ohio State stunned by Penn State; Houston falls again

DALLAS – Ben Hicks threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score and SMU stunned No. 11 Houston 38-16 on Saturday night for its biggest victory since the pre-death penalty Pony Expr...

DATE: Oct 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: College Sports

26,000 missing mail items found; ex-postal worker charged

STERLING – Authorities say they recovered more than 26,000 pieces of undelivered mail in northeastern Colorado and arrested a former Postal Service worker. The U.S. Attorney’s Off...

DATE: Oct 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Goodyear christening second airship in fleet replacing blimps

AKRON, Ohio – Goodyear is officially welcoming the second airship in the fleet replacing its famous blimps. From the ground, the cigar-shaped replacements look much like their pre...

DATE: Oct 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Some wildfire evacuees allowed back home

WESTCLIFFE â€“ Some residents evacuated by a wildfire west of Pueblo that has burned five homes are being allowed back home. Evacuation orders for some residents near Beulah in Pu...

DATE: Oct 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Pueblo-area fire now 3 percent contained

WESTCLIFFE, Colo. â€“ Officials say a wildfire west of Pueblo is now 3 percent contained, the first time they have reported any secure lines around the blaze. Firefighters said th...

DATE: Oct 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Motown museum to get more

$50 million expansion to include interactive exhibits, theater

DATE: Oct 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Key stages on the 2017 route for the Tour de France

PARIS – With 21 stages, 23 tough climbs in five mountain ranges, three mountain-top finishes and two time trials, the route for the 2017 Tour de France, unveiled Tuesday in Paris, promises a...

DATE: Oct 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Yoko Ono unveils lotus-petal sculpture in Chicago park

CHICAGO – Artist-singer Yoko Ono has unveiled her first permanent public installation in the U.S. in a Chicago park that will be home to President Barack Obama’s library. Ono on M...

DATE: Oct 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Fire west of Pueblo burns 5 homes

Hundreds of others threatened

DATE: Oct 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Trump says media ‘more crooked’ than Clinton

GRAND JUNCTION – Donald Trump says the media is “more crooked” than Hillary Clinton, his Democratic presidential rival. Trump spoke in Grand Junction Tuesday. He and his running m...

DATE: Oct 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Mormon leaders oppose pot, assisted-suicide measures

Letters urge members to vote against ballot issues in 4 states

DATE: Oct 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Boulder County plans shift from genetically modified crops

LONGMONT — Boulder County tenant farmers would stop growing genetically modified crops under a draft proposal. The Times-Call of Longmont reported the plan gives farmers leasing c...