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Demi Lovato ‘taking a break’ after slamming Taylor Swift

Demi Lovato has announced that she’s “taking a break from music and the spotlight” in the wake of criticism of her comments about Taylor Swift in a magazine interview. In a recent...

DATE: Oct 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

James Patterson plans new round of bonuses for booksellers

NEW YORK – Employees at independent bookstores can look forward to another round of holiday bonuses from James Patterson. The best-selling author said he plans to distribute $250,...

DATE: Oct 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Books

Lady Gaga picks dive bars over arenas to introduce album

LOS ANGELES – Lady Gaga is choosing the intimacy of dive bars over arenas to showcase songs from her new album, “Joanne.” She’ll appear at a handful of bars beginning this week a...

DATE: Oct 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

Balloon fiesta grounds pilots a day after power line crashes

ALBUQUERQUE – High winds forced Albuquerque balloon fiesta officials to ground pilots Monday, a day after two balloons hit power lines, knocking out electricity to hundreds of residents and ...

DATE: Oct 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Historic day for Falcons offense, Carr drives Raiders to victory

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The Buffalo Bills took advantage of sloppy, Tom Brady-less New England to hand the Patriots their first home shutout at Gillette Stadium, winning 16-0 on Sunday. ...

DATE: Oct 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Sports

State Patrol: 5 people killed in rollover

PARKER – The Colorado State Patrol is still trying to determine why a car rolled over and caught fire southeast of Denver, killing five people early Sunday. Trooper Tim Sutherland...

DATE: Oct 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

No. 5 Clemson comes back; No. 11 Tennessee’s prayers answered

CLEMSON, S.C. – Deshaun Watson threw two of his five touchdown passes in the final seven minutes and No. 5 Clemson rallied for a 42-36 victory over No. 3 Louisville after the Tigers lost an...

DATE: Sep 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Wentz goes off for Eagles; Vikings beat Panthers for 3-0 start

PHILADELPHIA – Carson Wentz threw for 301 yards and two touchdowns, a fierce defense shut down Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 3...

DATE: Sep 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Badgers rout Sparty; McCaffrey’s Cardinal beat UCLA

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Leo Musso returned a fumble 66 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter and No. 11 Wisconsin turned its early showdown with No. 8 Michigan State into a rout, beating ...

DATE: Sep 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Iowa stunned by Bison, Louisville’s Jackson burns FSU

Freshman quarterback Jalen Hurts threw for 158 yards and ran for 146 more, but it was unlikely touchdowns from Jonathan Allen, Da’Ron Payne and Eddie Jackson that proved to be the biggest pl...

DATE: Sep 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Colorado Briefs

Drilling mulled near Rocky Mtn. Nat’l Park GRAND JUNCTION, – The Bureau of Land Management is considering leasing nearly 28,000 acres of land for oil and gas drilling in the Granby area near...

DATE: Sep 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

A look into Thursday’s NFL preseason matchups

Von Miller will sit out first game for the Broncos

DATE: Aug 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports