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Colorado teen flouts school policy, wears Mexican and US flag sash to graduation
PARACHUTE, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado student barred from wearing a sash representing the flags of Mexico and the United States to her high school graduation did so anyway, partially covering it with another sash representing her participation in a service organization. “Always...
Liz Cheney urges graduates not to compromise with the truth in commencement speech
Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney implored new college graduates to not compromise when it comes to the truth, excoriating her House Republican colleagues for not doing enough to combat former President Donald Trump’s lies that the 2020 election was stolen. In a commencement speech at...
Judge: School district can bar student from wearing Mexican and American flag sash at graduation
DENVER (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that a rural Colorado school district can bar a high school student from wearing a Mexican and American flag sash at her graduation this weekend after the student sued the school district. Judge Nina Y. Wang wrote that wearing a sash...
Tovar's single in storm lifts Rockies over Marlins 7-6 after blown 4-run lead
DENVER (AP) — Ezequiel Tovar singled through a five-man infield during a ninth-inning storm, lifting Colorado over the Miami Marlins 7-6 Thursday after the Rockies wasted a four-run lead in the top of the inning. Colorado took a 6-2 lead with four runs in the eighth, but Jorge...
Coach Prime keeps driving ticket sales as Colorado turns in record day for single-game admission
There's a high demand for a front-row seat to watch the turnaround at the University of Colorado under Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders. Or so the soaring ticket sales indicate. The Buffaloes sold 11,273 single-game tickets Wednesday, the largest one-day total for individual games in...
After Club Q shooting, New York woman accused of threats to Colorado LGBTQ businesses
DENVER (AP) — A New York woman has been indicted for making threats against Denver-area LGBTQ businesses in the days after five people were killed at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs last year. Sharon Robinson, who appeared in federal court in Brooklyn on Wednesday, is accused...
Colorado embraces broad law requiring patient consent for pelvic exams while sedated
DENVER (AP) — Colorado medical providers will need to get patients' prior consent before medical students can perform pelvic exams on them while they are unconscious for a procedure under a bill signed into law Thursday. In signing off on the law in her capacity as acting governor,...
Leonard set for Senior PGA close to old Texas home on new course with bright future
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Justin Leonard can't think of a better place than near his old Texas home for his first PGA Tour Champions victory. Ryder Cup veteran Darren Clarke sees plenty of bigger events in the future beyond the debut of the signature course at the new PGA of America...
Family of Colorado man killed by police during mental health crisis gets $19 million settlement
DENVER (AP) — The parents of a 22-year-old Colorado man killed by a sheriff’s deputy while suffering a mental health crisis won a $19 million settlement, the largest in state history, in a deal announced Tuesday. But they also achieved key changes in policing, including crisis intervention...
Breakthrough proposal would aid drought-stricken Colorado River as 3 Western states offer cuts
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Arizona, Nevada and California said Monday they’re willing to cut back on their use of the dwindling Colorado River in exchange for money from the federal government -- and to avoid forced cuts as drought threatens the key water supply for the U.S. West. The $1.2...
