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Speed caused light rail derailment that severed woman’s leg

The Denver Post reports the R-Line train was going about 30 mph as it approached a 90-degree bend in Aurora…

February 15, 2019

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Appeals court upholds injunction against female topless ban

The Denver Post reports the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel voted 2-1 to return the case to U.S.…

February 15, 2019

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Avalanches cause problems in Colorado, Montana, Wyoming

In central Colorado, Interstate 70 at Vail Pass and U.S. 50 over Monarch Pass were closed Friday morning for avalanche…

February 15, 2019

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Colorado governor denounces Trump’s emergency declaration

The Democratic governor issued a Friday statement calling Trump’s plan to bypass Congress to spend more money on border barriers…

February 15, 2019

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Groups suing over gas drilling near homes in Battlement Mesa

The Daily Sentinel reports that Battlement Concerned Citizens and the Grand Valley Citizens Alliance sued the Colorado Oil and Gas…

February 15, 2019

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Reward for info in 2014 Navajo Nation killing raised to $10K

The reward for information in the bludgeoning death of 75-year-old Wilson Joe Chiquito of Counselor, New Mexico, was raised from…

February 15, 2019

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Colorado legislators work to close sexual assault law loophole

The gold-covered dome on the State Capitol shines in the late afternoon sun in downtown Denver.Associated Press file But the…

February 15, 2019

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Southwest U.S. sees some drought relief, experts say

Sand bars developed in the Rio Grande as it flows through Albuquerque, New Mexico, in September 2018. National forecasters and…

February 14, 2019

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Colorado Democrats reintroduce ‘red flag’ gun bill

The “red flag” bill would allow family or law enforcement to seek a court order to have guns seized if…

February 14, 2019

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Trail runner recounts life-or-death fight with mountain lion

After a couple of minutes, Kauffmann said Thursday, “it finally stopped moving and then the jaws opened and I was…

February 14, 2019

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Denver teachers back at work after winning deal with raises

Instructors march to Denver Public Schools headquarters to deliver Valentine’s Day cards Wednesday in Denver. Teachers walked off their jobs…

February 14, 2019

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Shot fired at suburban Albuquerque high school, no injuries

The V. Sue Cleveland High School in the community of Rio Rancho was evacuated, police said, and worried parents rushed…

February 14, 2019

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Gun-seizure bill and minimum wage increase advance in New Mexico

Student advocates for new gun safety regulations hold a silent “lie-in” protest in the state Capitol in Santa Fe on…

February 14, 2019

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Denver teacher strike reveals U.S. divide over bonus pay

An instructor carries a placard as she marches to Denver Public Schools headquarters to deliver Valentine’s Day cards Wednesday, Feb.…

February 13, 2019

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Rocky Mountain National Park reports record-breaking year

The Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald reports nearly 73,000 more people visited the park last year than in 2016, the previous record-holding…

February 13, 2019

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Bill advances to ban so-called conversion therapy for minors

The House Public Health Care & Human Services Committee sent a bill to ban the practice to the full House…

February 13, 2019

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Air Force Academy criticized for inviting Chick-fil-A executive

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation said Wednesday the company has a history of supporting anti-gay causes and that Rodney Bullard,…

February 13, 2019

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Colorado bus union authorizes strike

The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reports Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1776, which consists of 32 Grand Valley Transit bus drivers,…

February 13, 2019

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Gov. Jared Polis would commute sentences if state lawmakers pass death penalty ban

Colorado Governor Jared Polis said Wednesday if lawmakers pass a proposal to end the state’s death penalty, he’ll commute the…

February 13, 2019

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Kate Greenberg, Colorado’s new ag commissioner, talks climate change and mental health in rural America

31-year-old takes the helm a time when water scarcity and economics pose major challenges to western farmers

February 13, 2019

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New Mexico nets record revenues from oil production

Pump jacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M. Oil production in New Mexico has surged, resulting in record revenues…

February 13, 2019

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What’s more dangerous: Skiing or hiking?

Colorado, that’s a tough question

February 13, 2019

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Talks between striking Denver teachers, officials progress

Lori Gates, center, a 3rd-grade teacher from Park Hill elementary school, shouts with other teachers during a strike rally on…

February 13, 2019

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No escape? El Chapo likely off to ‘prison of all prisons’ in Colorado

Guard towers loom over the administrative maximum security federal prison called Supermax near Florence. Experts say the drug lord Joaquin…

February 13, 2019