DENVER — Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes has offered to plead guilty and serve the rest of his life in prison to avoid the death penalty — a deal that would bring a swift end to … more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.— Beer, at least in popular culture, has long seemed to be the purview of men. Stop by a Colorado brewpub and there's a good chance the brewer will be sporting a scraggly … more

LINCOLN, Neb. — Lawmakers moved ahead Wednesday with a tax incentive bill designed to attract wind-energy companies to Nebraska, little more than a day after the state officially lost a $300 … more

PROVO — Brigham Young University students can now receive the unconditional love of dogs without breaking rules prohibiting pets in university housing. Jenna Miller started her Puppies for Rent … more

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — Jessica Fiveash sees nothing wrong with arming teachers. She's one herself, and learned Thursday how to safely use her 9 mm Ruger with a laser sight. "If we have the … more

DENVER — A task force studying issues related to proposals to divert water from the Flaming Gorge Reservoir in Wyoming to Colorado says state leaders first need to agree on how Colorado’s water … more

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — It didn't take Bob Williams long to embark on his first bike-and-beer tour. He was 15 and couldn't drive, so Williams and his friends convinced their parents to let them … more

LOGAN, Utah — Federal wildlife officials will hold public meetings in Utah, Idaho and Wyoming on their proposal to buy conservation easements along the Bear River. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife … more

DURANGO, Colo.— On a May day last year in Santa Fe, the national committee reviewing issues surrounding the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act received a presentation by a group … more

DENVER — Nearly 200 inmates won a $600,000 settlement from a private prisons company for their treatment during a 2004 prison riot in southeastern Colorado. Thirteen inmates were hospitalized … more