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Attorney General announces alliance to address hate crimes

DENVER – Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and members of a coalition fighting hate crimes said Monday they have teamed up to try to increase reporting of hate crimes and train law enfor...

DATE: Nov 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Rancher gets life in prison in beating death of his fiancee

CRIPPLE CREEK – A Colorado rancher was sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday shortly after a jury convicted him of beating his fiancée to death with a baseball bat and setting th...

DATE: Nov 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Judge says teen to stand trial in Colorado school shooting

CASTLE ROCK – Colorado prosecutors have enough evidence for a teenager to stand trial on dozens of charges in a suburban Denver school shooting that killed a classmate, a judge ruled Monday....

DATE: Nov 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver radio host says he was fired for criticizing Trump

DENVER – A Denver radio host says he was fired from a conservative station after criticizing President Donald Trump. The Denver Post reported that Craig Silverman says he was f...

DATE: Nov 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

3 killed in wreck near Colorado Springs on Sunday

COLORADO SPRINGS – A crash involving three vehicles near Colorado Springs has resulted in the deaths of three people. The Colorado State Patrol says the crash occurred about 3 p.m...

DATE: Nov 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Pioneering Denver teacher who fought segregation dies at 106

DENVER – Marie Greenwood, a pioneering Denver teacher who devoted decades to fighting segregation in city institutions, has died. She was 106. Greenwood died on Friday at her Denv...

DATE: Nov 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man committed after double killing seeks supervised trips

EAGLE – A western Colorado man who was committed to a mental hospital after fatally shooting his aunt and uncle is asking a judge to let him take supervised trips in the Pueblo area. ...

DATE: Nov 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Liberal New Mexico lawmaker facing challenge from ex-aide

ALBUQUERQUE – State Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero, one of the most liberal lawmakers in New Mexico, is facing a Democratic primary challenge from a former campaign worker. Edwina...

DATE: Nov 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

2 new lawsuits accuse Jesuit priests in Albuquerque of abuse

ALBUQUERQUE – Two new lawsuits have been filed that allege three Jesuit priests who once ministered at a downtown Albuquerque church sexually abused two victims. The Albuquerqu...

DATE: Nov 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Arizona county prepares for role as landing site for capsule

BISBEE, Ariz. – Cochise County officials don’t have to consider possible emergency responses or road closures when thousands of migratory birds drop in on the Willcox Playa every year. ...

DATE: Nov 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado tourist town commits $1.25M to fight quarry

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – The leader of a western Colorado community that relies on tourism is vowing to do everything he can to stop the proposed expansion of a nearby limestone quarry. ...

DATE: Nov 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Unknown illness hits a second western Colorado school

GRAND JUNCTION – Another western Colorado school is getting a thorough cleaning after a number of its students got sick. School district spokeswoman Emily Shockley told The Daily ...

DATE: Nov 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News