Milpitas council approves three unions' salary, retirement restorations

Three city labor unions variously representing Milpitas' finance, engineering and clerical personnel have reached agreement to new work contracts that collectively include $1.13-million in restoration of pay and retirement benefits lost during the most recent economic downturn.

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3A Region 2 state-ranked wrestlers

Here is a list of state-ranked teams and state-ranked wrestlers who will be competing in the Class 3A Region 2 Tournament

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BLM Northwest Resource Advisory Council meeting February 19th

The Bureau of Land Management's Northwest Resource Advisory Council will be meeting on Thursday, February 19th, to discuss briefings and updates.

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Fitch Affirms National Jewish Health (CO) Revs at 'BB+'; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'BB+' rating on the following revenue bonds issued by the Colorado Health Facilities Authority on behalf of National Jewish Health :

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Study: Southwest in for unprecedented ‘megadrought’

As bad as recent droughts in California, the Southwest and the Midwest have been, scientists say far worse "megadroughts" are coming — and they're bound to last for decades. "Unprecedented drought conditions" — the worst in more than 1,000 years — are likely to come to the Southwest and Central Plains after 2050 and stick around because ...

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Colorado women's basketball preview: Washington State

FRIDAY: Washington State (13-10, 4-8) at Colorado (10-13, 3-9) 7 p.m., Coors Events Center. BROADCAST: Television - Pac-12 Networks.

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Gambling industry targets presidential battleground states

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The nation's casino industry has announced plans to target presidential battleground states in the upcoming election in a first-time campaign for political support.

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Colorado's legal weed market: $700 million in sales last year, $1 billion by 2016

WASHINGTON - Legal marijuana was a $700 million dollar industry in Colorado last year, according to a Washington Post analysis of recently released tax data from the state's Department of Revenue. In 2014, Colorado retailers sold $386 million of medical marijuana and $313 million for purely recreational purposes. The two segments of the market generated $63 million in tax revenue, with an ...

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I Have A Chevrolet Colorado For The Next Week

I must be a bad Texan because deep down, I'm not really a truck guy. I get why they're great and why so many people depend on them for work, but I don't enjoy driving most trucks. Read more...

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Gambling industry targets presidential battleground states

The nation's casino industry has announced plans to target presidential battleground states in the upcoming election in a first-time campaign for political support.

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Colorado women's basketball preview: Washington State

FRIDAY: Washington State (13-10, 4-8) at Colorado (10-13, 3-9) 7 p.m., Coors Events Center. BROADCAST: Television - Pac-12 Networks.

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Timbermen take top-tier talent at draft

The Nanaimo Timbermen chose Delta's Eli McLaughlin with the second-overall selection Wednesday night at the Langley Events Centre.

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Iowa among states targeted by gambling industry

The nation's casino industry has announced plans to target presidential battleground states in the upcoming election in a first-time campaign for political support.

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Study sees even bigger longer droughts for much of US West

SAN JOSE, California (AP) — As bad as recent droughts in California, the Southwest and the Midwest have been, scientists say far worse "megadroughts" are coming — and they're bound to last for decades.

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Is the perfect date a click away?

The haunting smell of roses and lackluster taste of heart-shaped candies can drive any single person crazy. Gone are the days of chance romantic meeting stories. Nowadays, a lot of marriages start with a click. According to a 2010 study, almost a quarter of couples, who met in 2007- 09, met online.

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Colorado women's basketball preview: Washington State

FRIDAY: Washington State (13-10, 4-8) at Colorado (10-13, 3-9) 7 p.m., Coors Events Center. BROADCAST: Television - Pac-12 Networks.

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Santa Barbara Middle School Students Representing City at National Youth Bike Summit

On Thursday, nine Santa Barbara Middle School students and two advisors were en route to Seattle, Wash., where they’ll represent Santa Barbara at the annual National Youth Bike Summit.

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Gazettes Sports Athletes of the Week

Presenting this week's Gazettes Sports Athletes of the Week, sponsored by Naples Rib Company.

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Big innings doom Griz softball during opening weekend

Things didn't quite go as planned for the Montana Grizzly softball team last weekend.

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Fenninger fastest in opneing leg, Maze fourth

BEAVER CREEK, Colorado (Reuters) - Austria's Anna Fenninger had the fastest opening leg of the women's giant slalom at the alpine ski world championships on Thursday, while Slovenia's Tina Maze set herself up for a fourth medal.

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Ligety, Hirscher set for giant clash at worlds

BEAVER CREEK, Colorado (Reuters) - The giant slalom on Friday is the final chance for American Ted Ligety to defend one of his three alpine ski championship gold medals in what could produce one of the classic battles of the competition.

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Study sees even bigger longer droughts for much of US West

As bad as recent droughts in California, the Southwest and the Midwest have been, scientists say far worse "megadroughts" are coming - and they're bound to last for decades.

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Parachute man killed after chase had Oklahoma, Colorado criminal record

Emergency vehicles respond to the shooting Tuesday afternoon on I-70 west of Glenwood Springs.

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Former officer pleads not guilty in small town shooting

ROCKY FORD, Colo. (AP) — A former police officer being prosecuted for killing a man in the small Colorado town of Rocky Ford has pleaded not guilty.

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A queer kind of love

“I think that visibility is the hardest thing in the Boulder community as far as dating goes,” says Sara Connell, the trans and youth coordinator for Out Boulder, a nonprofit organization that has been serving Boulder County’s LGBTQ community since 1994.

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Study sees even bigger longer droughts for much of US West

As bad as recent droughts in California, the Southwest and the Midwest have been, scientists say far worse "megadroughts" are coming - and they're bound to last for decades.

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Rebels' leading scorer out indefinitely with injured knee

UNLV’s leading scorer will be out at least until the conference tournament, making a thin rotation even shorter off the bench.

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AP National News Video

(AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File). FILE - In this April 18, 2011 file photo, a plastic container litters the beach in Sandy Hook, N.J. As bad as the drought in California and the Southwest was last year and in the Midwest a couple years ago, scientists say...

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Regional wrestling brackets to be released on Thursday afternoon

Regional wrestling brackets to be released on Thursday afternoon

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Parachute man killed after chase had Oklahoma, Colorado criminal record

Emergency vehicles respond to the shooting Tuesday afternoon on I-70 west of Glenwood Springs.

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First model with Down syndrome in New York Fashion Week

(USA TODAY) -- Actress Jamie Brewer, best known for her roles on American Horror Story, will appear Thursday on a catwalk during New York Fashion Week.

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Worst Megadroughts in 1,000 Years Threaten US

Before this century ends, the Southwest and Central Plains states are likely to shrivel under a decades-long megadrought worse than those that ended the Ancestral Pueblo civilization in the last millennia, a new study finds. Based on tree-ring records, scientists know that severe droughts coincided with the collapse of the Ancestral Pueblo culture. After analyzing climate models that include ...

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Funerals set today for 3 Muslims killed in N.C.

(USA TODAY) -- Three Muslim students, who were honored by thousands in a candlelight vigil at Chapel Hill, N.C., will be buried Thursday in Raleigh as authorities try to determine whether they were killed in a dispute over a parking space or whether religious hatred played a role.

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Prince George’s County home sales

A list of residential real estate transactions in Prince George?s County.

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Worst Drought in 1,000 Years Predicted for American West

A severe drought likely to hit the U.S. Southwest and Great Plains by the end of the century will be worse than even the historic droughts of the Middle Ages.

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Rockies focus offseason on adding experience

The Colorado Rockies are depending on production from within in 2015. But some newcomers are expected to play roles in improving a 66-win team from last year.

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Police: Whitney Houston's daughter was in traffic wreck

ATLANTA (AP) — Police reports obtained by The Associated Press show Whitney Houston's daughter was involved in a traffic accident that injured two people days before she was hospitalized.

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Smith Co. offices closed for President’s Day

SMITH COUNTY (KYTX) -- Smith County offices will be closed Monday, February 16, in observance of the President's Day holiday.

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Gohmert: U.S. added twice as many immigrants as jobs since 2000

WASHINGTON, DC (KYTX) – Rep. Louie Gohmert released the following statement today regarding the new data from the Census Bureau that shows the United States added twice as many immigrants as jobs since 2000—while the number of Americans not working increased dramatically.

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Proposals to loosen Texas gun laws get early Senate hearing

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gun rights are again a focus at the Texas Capitol after drawing attention over rallies outside and confrontations inside.

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Ligety, Hirscher set for giant clash at worlds

The giant slalom on Friday is the final chance for American Ted Ligety to defend one of his three alpine ski championship gold medals in what could produce one of the classic battles of the competition.

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Parachute man, 45, was person killed after chase

Officials have identified Brian P. Fritze, 45, of Parachute, as the man who was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon by law officers after leading Garfield County sheriff’s deputies on a 28-mile, high-speed chase along Interstate 70. According to Garfield County Coroner Robert Glassmire, multiple gunshot wounds were the cause of death, and the manner of death was ruled “homicide” — a term defined ...

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Letter to the Editor

Dear EditorThis past week was filled with more news worthy events than any week I can remember in a while.

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Reuters U.S. Sports Schedule at 2 PM EST on Thursday, Feb. 12

Feb. 12 (Reuters) - Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2 PM ET on Thursday: - - - - The duty editor is Steve Ginsburg, 202-898-8427 - - - - NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2015 Scouting Combine primer Who, what and when of the 2015 NFL Scouting Combine. (FBN-DRAFT-COLUMN/, expect by 9 PM ET, The Sports Xchange, by Dane Brugler, 800 words) Note: Coming Friday: Washington CB Butler ultimate boom-or-bust ...

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Fenninger fastest in opening leg, Maze fourth

By Steve Keating BEAVER CREEK, Colorado (Reuters) - Austria's Anna Fenninger had the fastest opening leg of the women's giant slalom at the alpine ski world championships on Thursday, while Slovenia's Tina Maze set herself up for a fourth medal. Fenninger, who already won gold in the Super-G and silver in the downhill, enjoyed a sizzling opening run of one minute, 8.98 seconds, according to ...

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Ligety, Hirscher set for giant clash at worlds

BEAVER CREEK, Colorado (Reuters) - The giant slalom on Friday is the final chance for American Ted Ligety to defend one of his three alpine ski championship gold medals in what could produce one of the classic battles of the competition.

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Alpine skiing-Fenninger fastest in opneing leg, Maze fourth

By Steve Keating BEAVER CREEK, Colorado, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Austria's Anna Fenninger had the fastest opening leg of the women's giant slalom at the alpine ski world championships on Thursday, while Slovenia's Tina Maze set herself up for a fourth medal. Fenninger, who already won gold in the Super-G and silver in the downhill, enjoyed a sizzling opening run of one minute, 8.98 seconds, according ...

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Chipotle-Backed 'Pizzeria Locale' Is Expanding

The co-founders of Pizzeria Locale discuss the plans to expand the pizza place from Colorado to Kansas City, Mo.

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It's hot for Valentine's, and it'll get you high

This Valentine's Day there's a boost in sales of pot chocolates along with other cannabis products.

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N.J. lawmakers eye revisions in prison solitary confinement rules

New Jersey lawmakers are considering revisions to solitary confinement regulations in correctional facilities, an issue that has come to prominence following revelations of excessive punishment of prisoners and the assassination of a top prison official in Colorado by a man who spent years locked in isolation.

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