The Associated Press called the race for Weiser at 7:55 p.m., when Weiser was leading Bennet by 10 percentage points.
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David J. Phillip/APColorado leaders recently got the green light from federal regulators for a bold plan: They want to lower the cost of prescription drugs in the state — by importing them from Canada, where the prices are far cheaper. A look at how the project could lower the cost of what’s in your medicine cabinet, and what its odds of success might be. -
U.S. Forest ServiceA recent decision to allow the use of motorized chainsaws in wilderness areas has some environmental groups concerned. They say it defeats the purpose of preserving wilderness in the first place. So, will Coloradans hear chainsaws and other motorized devices next time they hit the trail for a day in the wilderness?
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Kiros, 29, ousted Colorado’s longest serving congresswoman in a rebuke to the Democratic establishment. -
Rutinel, a state representative, will face Republican U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans in Colorado’s most competitive district in November. -
Hickenlooper, who is finishing his first term in the Senate, will face State Sen. Mark Baisley in the general election. -
University of Colorado football coach Deion Sanders says he feels like his younger self again after undergoing surgery to remove his cancerous bladder last year. He considers himself cancer-free, thanks to the robotic surgery that reconstructed his bladder using part of his intestine. -
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The Colorado State Supreme Court has blocked a Democratic attempt to put redistricting in front of the voters this fall to create more Democratic congressional seats.
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Three wildland firefighters were killed near the Colorado-Utah state line and two more were injured as crews continue to battle dozens of wildfires in the western U.S. and beyond. -
It allows a lawsuit against the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante national monument designations to move forward. -
The Cowboy State is in the early stages of launching a voluntary water conservation program, but it has no money to pay applicants yet. -
For the first time on record, solar power generated more electricity than coal in the United States during a full calendar month — a milestone that underscores how quickly the nation's power system is changing. -
Around 2,000 structures are at risk in several states in the Mountain West region as some 2,100 firefighters battle almost two-dozen wildfires across Utah, Nevada, and Idaho, fire officials say. -
The land agencies are taking steps to protect establishing climbing routes and their “fixed anchors,” which have been a subject for debate in recent years. Public comment is open throughout the summer.
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