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FILE - Janja Garnbret, of Slovenia, competes in the women's combined lead final at the International Federation of Sport Climbing World Championships in Tokyo, in this Aug. 20, 2019, file photo Climbing has always been a niche sport among outdoor enthusiasts. Inclusion in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics will take it mainstream and the world will see just how difficult it is clinging to tiny hand holds with fingers and toes. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Climbing to make its Olympic debut at Tokyo Games

By John Marshall Jun. 29, 2021 12:23 PM EDT

FILE - In this Friday, May 28, 2021, file photo, the morning sun shines on the State Capitol shines in downtown Denver. The Colorado Legislature ended its 2021 session this week after the Democrat-controlled Legislature pushed through a swath of progressive legislation on their agenda with little Republican support, following the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, multiple mass shootings in the state and a nationwide reckoning for racial justice. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Colorado Legislature wraps up 2021 session

By Patty Nieberg Jun. 09, 2021 02:31 PM EDT

In this undated booking photo provided by the Colorado Department of Corrections is Juan Jose Figueroa Jr., 32, who is currently serving time at the Buena Vista Correctional Facility in Buena Vista, Colo., for his conviction in a Longmont sex assault case in 2017. The first grand jury convened in Boulder, Colo., since the coronavirus pandemic began charged Figueroa on Friday, June 4, 2021, with murder and kidnapping in Rita Gutierrez-Garcia's death, relying in part on statements he allegedly made about the killing that were captured on a wiretap in the prison where he is serving a 93-year-to-life sentence. (Colorado Department of Corrections via AP)

Colorado inmate indicted in death of missing woman

By Colleen Slevin Jun. 04, 2021 05:02 PM EDT

San Francisco area deaths add to US mass shootings in 2021

May. 26, 2021 04:12 PM EDT
Eight people are dead after an employee opened fire at a San Francisco Bay Area transit agency early Wednesday in San Jose, California. The attacker was...

In this April 23, 2021, photo Sydney Kramer, a graduate student at the University of Colorado, poses for a photo on the campus in Boulder, Colo. Kramer is typical of many new Colorado arrivals. The 23-year-old moved to the university town of Boulder in January to begin graduate studies in atmospheric and oceanic sciences. She could have stayed in Miami, a natural location for someone of her interests and where she finished her undergraduate studies. But Kramer was depressed by Florida's anti-science turn under Republican state control. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Young adults' relocations are reshaping political geography

By Nicholas Riccardi And Mike Schneider Apr. 25, 2021 07:34 AM EDT

In this photo provided by Guillermo Lefranc, members of the community and family members hold a vigil outside the scene of a shooting in Orange, Calif., Sunday, April 4, 2021. Police say that suspect Aminadab Gaxiola Gonzalez had targeted mobile home brokerage company Unified Homes and had personal and business relationships with the victims. Authorities identified the people killed in the California attack as Luis Tovar, 50, shown in picture at left, who owned Unified Homes; Leticia Solis Guzman, 58; and Jenevieve Raygoza, 28, shown in center picture, and her brother Matthew Farias, 9, shown in photo at right. (Guillermo Lefranc via AP)

US has been wracked with several mass shootings in 2021

By The Associated Press Apr. 16, 2021 05:07 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

By The Associated Press Apr. 14, 2021 08:21 AM EDT
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ April 13 The Greensboro News & Record on...

Six games added to Rocky Mountain Showdown series

Apr. 13, 2021 05:31 PM EDT
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Colorado and Colorado State have agreed to play each other six more times in the Rocky Mountain Showdown rivalry, all of them on campus. ...

President Joe Biden speaks about gun violence prevention in the Rose Garden at the White House, Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden orders gun control actions — but they show his limits

By Alexandra Jaffe, Aamer Madhani And Michael Balsamo Apr. 08, 2021 06:05 PM EDT

Bill alters gun storage requirements for unsupervised minors

By Jacob Steinberg Of Capital News Service Mar. 30, 2021 07:02 PM EDT
Maryland legislators have introduced a bill that would expand prohibitions and penalties in an effort to prevent an unsupervised minor from accessing a firearm...

Mourners hold flags as they wait for the passage of a procession at a memorial service for fallen Boulder, Colo., Police Department officer Eric Talley, at a church Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in Lafayette, Colo. Talley and nine other people died in a mass shooting at a King Soopers grocery store on Monday, March 22, in nearby Boulder. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Service honors Colorado officer killed in mass shooting

By Patty Nieberg And Colleen Slevin Mar. 30, 2021 12:54 PM EDT

Signs, floral bouquets and tributes stand along side a police cruiser parked in front of the Boulder, Colo., Police Department in honor of fallen officer Eric Talley, who was one of 10 victims in a mass shooting at a King Soopers grocery store, before a news conference about the ongoing investigation outside police headquarters Friday, March 26, 2021, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Funeral Mass celebrated Monday for slain Colorado officer

By Colleen Slevin Mar. 29, 2021 01:03 PM EDT

City holds distanced ceremonies for mass shooting victims

Mar. 28, 2021 12:14 AM EDT
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The city of Boulder encouraged people nationwide to hold a moment of silence and conduct a candle-lighting ceremony to honor the victims...