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DENVER (AP) — Interior Secretary Sally Jewell has reiterated the federal government will decide whether the greater sage grouse should get protected status despite legislation attempting to block such a listing. In a letter to Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead...

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Democrats unveiled what's sure to be one of the most emotionally charged proposals of the year — legislation to give terminally ill patients the right to choose when they die, with the help of doctor-prescribed medication. Democrats announced details of the bill...

DENVER (AP) — A federal judge has barred the government from requiring three companies in Colorado to provide certain kinds of contraception under the federal health care law. The order Tuesday cites last year's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that some companies with religious objections...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jamal Crawford scored 21 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Clippers held off the Denver Nuggets 102-98 Monday night for their fifth straight victory. Crawford scored their final five points and had a key save that led to a basket in the...

DENVER (AP) — Several dozen people with candles and protest signs gathered near the alley where Denver police officers fatally shot a 16-year-old girl on Monday, recalling her bright smile and demanding answers about the deadly encounter. Police shot the teenager early Monday morning...

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche will be without top defenseman Erik Johnson for three to eight weeks due to a knee injury. Coach Patrick Roy says the team received the update on Johnson after he had a scope Monday. Roy said Johnson was "disappointed by the situation." Roy also...

DENVER (AP) — Reliever Adam Ottavino and the Colorado Rockies have agreed to a $1.3 million, one-year contract that avoided arbitration. The 6-foot-5, hard-throwing righty was 1-4 with a 3.60 ERA in a career-high 75 appearances with the Rockies last season, when he made $502,000....

ERIE, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say two people were killed in a helicopter crash near the Erie airport in northern Colorado. Weld County Coroner Mark Ward confirmed the deaths Monday afternoon, but he declined to release the victims' names or ages. The helicopter crashed just before...

DENVER (AP) — A failed proposal to reduce finance charges on some credit cards became the latest casualty Monday for Colorado Democrats trying to find a new focus in the minority. The Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee voted 6-1 against a bill that would have capped...

DENVER (AP) — A Denver-area public bus driver arrested for driving under the influence while on duty has been sentenced to a year in jail. A judge on Monday also ordered 50-year-old Darren Pettee (Pet-TEE'), a contract driver for the Regional Transportation District, to undergo...