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Colorado governor signs conversion therapy ban

DENVER – Colorado’s Jared Polis, elected as the nation’s first openly gay governor last year, signed into law Friday a ban on psychotherapy denounced as damaging that seeks to change the sex...

DATE: May 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man gets 48 years in prison for killing estranged wife

GRAND JUNCTION – A man who shot his estranged wife to death in western Colorado has been sentenced to 48 years in prison. The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reports 30-year-old Gus...

DATE: May 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque police make 1st DWI arrest of e-scooter driver

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque police say a Belen woman’s arrest on suspicion of DWI while driving an electric scooter is the first such arrest since the city allowed the vehicles on local street...

DATE: May 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado governor signs conversion therapy ban

DENVER – Psychotherapy that seeks to change minors’ sexual orientation or gender identity is now illegal in Colorado. Gov. Jared Polis signed the ban into law on Friday during a C...

DATE: May 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado city 7th in nation to run solely on renewable power

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – A Colorado city is set to become the nation’s seventh municipality powered entirely by renewable energy sources. The Post Independent reported that the mayor of...

DATE: May 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man sentenced for Colorado bank robberies

GOLDEN â€“ A 36-year-old man has been sentenced to six years in prison for robbing five banks in Colorado last February of a total of over $18,000. Brandon W. York was sentenced W...

DATE: May 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Trump speaks at Air Force Academy commencement

COLORADO SPRINGS – President Donald Trump told newly minted Air Force officers Thursday that “to dominate the future, America must rule the skies.” Speaking at the U.S. Air Force ...

DATE: May 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado officials kill bear suspected of biting hiker’s leg

ASPEN – A bear suspected of biting a Colorado hiker has been tracked and killed by wildlife officials. The Aspen Times reports that Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials follow...

DATE: May 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Body of missing Colorado woman found in Malibu

MALIBU, Calif. – Authorities have found the body of a Colorado woman who went missing in Malibu a week ago. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says divers on Thursday rec...

DATE: May 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Desert procession marks death of Navajo code talker

SANTA FE – The state Capitol echoed with tributes to the life and times of Navajo Code Talker and state legislator John Pinto on Wednesday after his casket traveled in a memorial procession ...

DATE: May 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Pueblo officials urge water safety after man’s death

PUEBLO – Pueblo emergency officials are warning of the dangers of the area’s waterways after an 18-year-old man was found dead in a canal this week. The Pueblo Chieftain report...

DATE: May 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Body believed to be missing Utah girl is found

SALT LAKE CITY – A body believed to be a missing 5-year-old Utah girl was found Wednesday less than a block from her home, bringing a wide-ranging search to a grim close five days after the ...

DATE: May 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News