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Police put down cub accidentally injured at Colorado mall

SNOWMASS – Police in a Colorado mountain village had to put down a bear cub after an officer accidentally injured it while trying to chase it away from a snack delivery left unattended outsi...

Colorado school district pays $5M to sexual abuse victim

DENVER – Attorneys for a former student who was sexually abused by her elementary school teacher said the Colorado school district has paid her a $5 million settlement. Attorneys ...

Three deputies off the job after suspect punched in head

GREELEY – Three Colorado sheriff’s deputies are no longer on the job after one of them punched a teenage suspect in the back of the head. Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams announced...

U.S. forest chief, New Mexico governor make stewardship pact

SANTA FE – Federal and state officials have reached an agreement they said will strengthen their relationship as they work to improve forest conditions in New Mexico. Gov. Miche...

County names portion of road after civil rights leader

ALBUQUERQUE – Commissioners in New Mexico’s most populous county have named a portion of a busy road after one of the United States’ most recognizable Latina activists. Bernalillo...

Arizona woman among 9 honored for leadership in clean energy

The Associated Press PHOENIX – The U.S. Department of Energy is recognizing nine women for their achievements and leadership in clean energy and one of them is from Arizona. ...

Woman says Denver arena guard told her to remove hijab

DENVER – A Muslim civil rights group is protesting after a Colorado arena security guard told a woman to remove her hijab before she could enter to see her 8-year-old daughter sing the natio...

New Mexico issues warning as vaping illnesses increase

SANTA FE – State health officials say three more cases of severe lung injury related to the use of e-cigarettes for vaping have been confirmed, bringing the total number of cases in New Mexi...

Colorado Supreme Court considers gun magazine limit

DENVER – Gun rights groups are urging the Colorado Supreme Court to follow guidance from the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out the state’s ban on gun magazines that hold more than 15 rounds. ...

Denver’s Alterra plans to buy Sugarbush

WARREN, Vt. – Alterra Mountain Co. in Denver says it has entered an agreement to buy Sugarbush Resort in Vermont. The purchase would increase Alterra Mountain’s total year-round m...

Family files lawsuit in death of ICE detainee in Colorado

AURORA – The family of a detainee has filed a wrongful death lawsuit after a man died while held at an immigration detention facility in Colorado. KUSA-TV reported Tuesday that ...

Man who shot 4 at Colorado bar convicted of murder

DENVER – A Colorado jury has convicted a 38-year-old man of killing a bartender after a brawl in a bar last year. Prosecutors say Gary L. Wideman was kicked out of the bar in Th...