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Colorado will try to import prescription drugs from Canada

DENVER â€“ Gov. Jared Polis has signed legislation aimed at lowering prescription costs by importing drugs from Canada. The Denver Post reports the bill signed Thursday will re...

DATE: May 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Court rejects Navajo Nation’s lawsuit over police shooting

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – A federal court has dismissed the Navajo Nation’s lawsuit against the U.S. government and Winslow, Arizona, over the police shooting of a tribal member. Th...

DATE: May 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Teen who died in Colorado school shooting laid to rest

LITTLETON – A Colorado teen who died while trying to stop a gunman in his school has been laid to rest. About 400 people attended the burial of 18-year-old Kendrick Castillo on Fr...

DATE: May 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Thief must pay $28K to fix stolen ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ Sno-Cat

EAGLE – A Colorado man has been ordered to pay more than $28,000 to cover damages after he pleaded guilty to stealing a Sno-Cat painted to look like the “General Lee” car featured in the TV ...

DATE: May 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s new trash problem: Vape pods

Kristen Lewis keeps a brown cardboard box in her office at Boulder High School. It’s filled with vape pens like JUULs, the leading brand of e-cigarettes, dozens of the pods that carry nicoti...

DATE: May 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ex-New Mexico teacher gets 108 years in prison for sex abuse

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ A former New Mexico teacher convicted of sexually abusing two fourth grade girls more than a decade ago has been sentenced to 108 years in prison. The Albuquerque ...

DATE: May 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Oprah Winfrey to address graduates at Colorado College

COLORADO SPRINGS – Oprah Winfrey will give the commencement address to Colorado College graduates on Sunday. The Gazette reports Winfrey had planned to simply attend graduation ce...

DATE: May 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado man sentenced for killing mother, assaulting sister

WESTMINSTER – A Colorado man who pleaded guilty to killing his mother and assaulting his sister has been sentenced to nearly 50 years in prison. KMGH-TV reports a judge sentenced ...

DATE: May 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Officials reopen New Mexico private prison to hold migrants

ESTANCIA, N.M. â€“ Officials have decided to reopen a private prison in New Mexico to hold local inmates as well as immigrants being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ...

DATE: May 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. wildlife biologist pleads guilty to selling bobcat pelts

GRAND JUNCTION â€“ A U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologist has pleaded guilty in a yearslong criminal enterprise of hunting, skinning and selling dozens of Colorado bobcat pelts. Th...

DATE: May 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado releases free app with maps of public land trails

LOVELAND – Colorado has a new free web and mobile application for hikers, mountain bikers and others who use the state’s public trails. The Reporter-Herald reported this week t...

DATE: May 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Funeral service for Navajo Code Talker scheduled in Chinle

CHINLE, Ariz. – The funeral service for a Navajo Code Talker will be held this week in Chinle. Fleming Begaye Sr. died Friday. He was 97. Begaye was among hundreds of N...

DATE: May 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News