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Colorado gains 80,000 residents; growth rate 7th in nation

The U.S. Census Bureau says Colorado grew by 80,000 people between mid-2017 and mid-2018. The Denver Post reported Monday that Colorado’s population grew by 1.4 percent in the 12 ...

Residents report goat joining elk herd near Loveland

LOVELAND — A domestic goat appears to have joined an elk herd near Loveland, amusing nearby residents and perplexing wildlife officials. The Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald reports...

FBI releases identity of shooter at home on Navajo Nation

GALLUP, N.M. – The FBI has released the identity of a man who fatally shot himself and three other people and critically wounded a fifth person at a home in northwestern New Mexico last mo...

Colorado state senator accused of sexual harassment retiring

DENVER – A Colorado state senator who survived an expulsion vote following allegations of sexual harassment is retiring. KCNC-TV in Denver reports Sen. Randy Baumgardner, who repr...

Colorado police looking for woman missing since Thanksgiving

WOODLAND PARK – Police in Colorado are looking for a woman who hasn’t been seen in over two weeks. Kelsey Berreth was last seen with her 1-year-old daughter at a supermarket on Th...

Colorado police kill stolen vehicle suspect

RANGELY – Police in Western Colorado shot and killed a suspect in a stolen vehicle incident in Rio Blanco County. Police said in a news release that no officers were hurt in the i...

Former Colorado teacher pleads not guilty to sex charges

AURORA – A 35-year-old former science teacher at a Colorado school has pleaded not guilty to charges that he repeatedly sexually assaulted one of his female students. The Aurora S...

2 mild earthquakes hit near Glenwood Springs

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – Two mild earthquakes struck western Colorado early Tuesday but likely weren’t strong enough to cause any damage. The quakes were both just north of Glenwood Spr...

Police: Christmas party for county employees turned violent

SANTA FE – Police say a Christmas party for county employees in New Mexico turned violent after an attendee punched a deputy in the nose and struck a radio dispatcher. The Santa F...

Police: Baby girl shot by brother, 3, in critical condition

GALLUP, N.M. – An 8-month-old girl is fighting for her life after police say her 3-year-old brother accidentally shot her in the face in a New Mexico motel room while their mother and her bo...

Judge: Colorado sheriff cannot hold people for immigration

DENVER – A Colorado judge is barring a sheriff’s department from continuing to jail people suspected of being in the country illegally on behalf of federal authorities, saying that the pract...

Snowball fights now legal in Colorado town after boy’s quest

SEVERANCE – A 9-year-old boy has convinced the leaders of a small northern Colorado town to overturn a nearly century-old ban on snowball fights, and he already knows who his first target wi...