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The nerves were there. They were unavoidable, really. Yet rather than greet them with anxiety or fear as she did the last time she stood on the competition floor, Laurie Hernandez embraced them.

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The discussion around the latest COVID-19 relief bill has hit a hurdle, just as Congress was close to a deal. “In terms of the direct stimulus, in terms of unemployment, housing, those issues now, small businesses with the [Paycheck Protection Program], all those issues, there is an immediacy,” Pennsylvania Democratic Congressman Dwight […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Public health officials in at least two-thirds of U.S. states are sharing the addresses of people who have the coronavirus with first responders. Supporters say the measure is designed to protect those on the front line, but it’s sparked concerns of profiling in minority communities already mistrustful of law enforcement. An Associated Press […]

When 16-year-old Newt Johnson found out his little sister was sick, he was ready to do anything for her. That included growing out his hair until it was long enough to make a wig, in case she needed it. But because of his school’s policies, that also meant withdrawing from his high school. His sister […]

CONIFER, Colo. — Maggie Long was killed two years ago, but her giving spirit lives on. Long would have been 18 years old on Dec. 17, 2017. She had plans to spend that birthday giving back but didn’t get that opportunity when she was killed on Dec. 1. On Friday, a group of friends and […]

BAILEY, Colo. — The Federal Bureau of Investigation is asking for more help in the search for suspects who killed a teenage girl by burning her alive two years ago Sunday. In conjunction with the anniversary of Maggie Long’s death, authorities said they revamped the website www.maggielongtaskforce.com by making it accessible to people both on […]

NEW YORK–  The Grammys are screaming “Cuz I Love You” to Lizzo: The breakthrough singer-rapper scored a whopping eight nominations, including bids for the top four awards, making her the show’s top-nominated act. Lizzo picked up nominations for album of the year with her major-label debut, “Cuz I Love You”; song and record of the […]

DENVER — There has been an uptick in the number of tips in the homicide investigation of Maggie Long. Long, 17, was found dead in her Bailey home in December 2017. No one has been charged in her death. At least one male was seen by a witness. Evidence showed she struggled with her assailants. […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Three months after Frank Sereno called Kansas City’s 311 Center to report a pothole, the bump in the road remains. Rather than getting mad though, Sereno decided to celebrate, throwing the pothole a birthday party. “I thought, ‘What I can I do to have a little fun,’” Frank Sereno said. “Everyone […]

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — The California man who became known as the “American Taliban” after his capture on an Afghanistan battlefield in late 2001 has been released from prison. John Walker Lindh, 38, was released Thursday from the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, according to the federal Bureau of Prisons.Lindh spent more than 17 years […]

DENVER – A retired Denver Police Department sketch artist said he is impressed with the details in the latest sketch released in the Maggie Long murder case. “These are good sketches. The third and most recent one is the best, in my opinion, and is really good and detailed,” Paige Lyda said. Lyda said composite […]

BAILEY, Colo. — A third sketch of an individual who might have been involved in the homicide of Maggie Long was released on Tuesday by the Park County Sheriff’s Office in coordination with the Maggie Long Task Force. “I am committed to keeping my promises to our community and working with the public and the […]