Colorado poised to become 22nd state with no death penalty
DENVER (AP) — Colorado is set to become the 22nd U.S. state to abolish the death penalty after lawmakers on Wednesday ap...
AP Top 25 Podcast: Georgia’s Smart move targets Alabama
Georgia coach Kirby Smart is trying to turn his program into the Alabama of the SEC East. His latest move to make that h...
Brazilian transgender dancer shatters Carnival parade taboo
SAO PAULO (AP) — When dancer Camila Prins entered Sao Paulo’s Carnival parade grounds, a costume of feathers clinging to...
Trump not a ‘Parasite’ fan, praises ‘Gone with the Wind’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is apparently not a fan of Oscar winner “Parasite,” his biggest complaint being...
Sand Creek Massacre site demands we confront racial violence
EADS, Colo. (AP) — The site sits hundreds of miles from any major city. There are no statues to admire, no gift shops to...
Road less traveled: Some NHL teams moving AHL squads closer
DENVER (AP) — Jason Dickinson encountered quite a few bumps in the road on his route to the NHL. Good thing for his trus...
Edmunds: What is the best size truck for your lifestyle?
Today, people use their trucks for everything from taking the kids to school to hauling concrete. Notably, 78% of full-s...
Ex-Gov. Blagojevich returns to Chicago, maintains innocence
CHICAGO (AP) — Rod Blagojevich returned home to Chicago early Wednesday, shaking hands and signing autographs after Pres...
Pot shops turn to highway sponsor signs amid strict ad rules
DENVER — Cannabis companies are using a loophole in Colorado's strict limits on marijuana advertising by sponsoring state highways and putting their n...
Analysis: Commitment in football is simply self-preservation
College football needs to place a moratorium on the use of the words loyalty and commitment.
Michigan State rallies to hire Tucker away from Colorado
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Mel Tucker recalled making $400 a month when he began his career as a graduate assistant at Michigan State, sleeping under his d...
Bennet ends 2020 bid after poor showing in New Hampshire
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet ended his long-shot presidential bid Tuesday, failing to break out of a crowded Democratic field dominated by other moder...
Push to scale back US environmental law draws ire at hearing
DENVER — The Trump administration on Tuesday hosted the first of two hearings on its proposal to speed energy and other projects by rolling back a lan...
`Instant shorthand’: Couples who met at camp look back
Ron Gammell first noticed Mary Turk on the bus en route to camp.
US wants to return codebreaker’s seized items to UK school
DENVER — A U.S. woman who said she was visiting England to do a study of the late World War II codebreaker and computing pioneer Alan Turing walked in...
3 Americans killed in Australia all had military backgrounds
DENVER — Growing up in a small rural community on Colorado's plains, Ian McBeth went to work as a ranch hand in neighboring Nebraska at 14 and was a s...
Sen. Gardner’s reelection campaign refunds $33K in donations
DENVER — Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner's reelection campaign said Friday that it was refunding $33,000 in excess contributions.
On impeachment, pressure on Colorado senator is from right
DENVER — If Democrats were to have any hope of shaping the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump to their liking, they'd need help from R...
Presidential hopeful Bennet pledges $6 trillion ‘Real Deal’
DENVER — Presidential hopeful Michael Bennet is releasing a $6 trillion plan that he calls “the Real Deal” in an attempt to offer what he says is a mo...
Gender gap opens among Hispanics who could be key in 2020
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — FOR MONDAY PMS
Coyotes acquiring Hall shifts balance of power in West
John Chayka looked at the Arizona Coyotes roster and their spot atop the Pacific Division and wondered.
Opponents warn of staff exodus as US breaks up lands bureau
LAS VEGAS — Opponents of the Trump administration's plan to break up the Washington, D.C., headquarters of the country's public lands bureau are warni...
‘We’re going to be everywhere:’ Inside Bloomberg’s 2020 plan
AURORA, Colo. — For any other candidate, a crowd of just 38 voters at a high-profile policy announcement might be cause for panic. But Michael Bloombe...
Bloomberg gun plan: Permits, assault weapon ban, age limits
AURORA, Colo. — Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg unveiled a gun control policy on Thursday just steps from the site of one of Color...
Bullock becomes 3rd governor to drop presidential campaign
HELENA, Mont. — Montana Gov. Steve Bullock ended his Democratic presidential campaign Monday, becoming the third Western governor boasting executive e...
One-two punch of storms threatens Thanksgiving travel in US
DENVER — Heavy snow and wind shut down highways Tuesday in Colorado and Wyoming, closed schools in Nebraska and forced more than 1,000 travelers to sl...
Walmart Inc. sues 32 Colorado counties to shrink tax bills
DURANGO, Colo. — The parent company of Walmart has sued dozens of counties in Colorado in a bid to reduce its tax bills.
Still a chance? 2020 longshots insist race is up for grabs
CONCORD, N.H. — Bernie Sanders rallied hundreds of supporters outside the New Hampshire capital when the senator formally filed to compete in the stat...
New federal grant program allots $10M for dams in 26 states
Built for irrigation in 1884, Smith Reservoir in Colorado no longer can hold as much water as it once did.
Colorado ex-Gov. Hickenlooper’s travel ethics probe released
DENVER — A report from the Colorado Ethics commission released Thursday came to no conclusion about whether former governor and current U.S. Senate ca...