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DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s marijuana legalization measure is getting a new supporter. The NAACP’s Colorado-Wyoming-Montana Conference plans to announce its endorsement today. Group members say that marijuana laws disproportionately impact... Read more »

Jeffrey Dean McMahon, 51, was arrested last Friday at his north Durango home on suspicion of sexual exploitation of a child, The Durango Herald reported. Durango police said in a... Read more »

El Paso health officials have reported three confirmed human cases of West Nile virus in the city, the El Paso Times reported. The cases involved a 34-year-old man, a 75-year-old... Read more »

PHOENIX (AP) — Mayo Clinic is planning a $130 million new cancer center at its Phoenix location. The Arizona Republic reports that the new 217,200-square-foot building that will be built... Read more »

SEDONA, Ariz. (AP) — Someone has taken it upon themselves to build a half-mile of new hiking trail outside Sedona and the U.S. Forest Service isn’t happy about it. Coconino... Read more »

PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — President Barack Obama is pushing an economic fairness argument to voters in Colorado while Republican Mitt Romney’s campaign protests a tough attack ad aired by a... Read more »

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia Commonwealth University student has died in a hiking accident in Colorado. The university says in a news release that 18-year-old Caitlin Kemp of Hampton... Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Officials are stressing safety at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in western South Dakota, where three bikers have died in a span of about 12 hours.... Read more »

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — For the legal team defending the suspect in a deadly Tucson mass shooting, reaching a plea deal was just one step. Convincing a judge that Jared... Read more »

EL PASO (AP) — A review finds nearly 270 downtown El Paso buildings do not meet safety regulations. The results were reported Tuesday to the El Paso City Council. Officials... Read more »

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Colorado resort communities are among those taking an unprecedented survey of the homeless and residents at risk of losing housing. The volunteer project in Pitkin, Garfield... Read more »

DENVER (AP) — Some of the victims fighting for their lives after being wounded in the movie-theater shooting rampage may face another challenge when they get out of the hospital:... Read more »