DENVER - Stranded holiday travelers lined up at ticket counters at snowbound Denver International Airport early Thursday, hoping to get out of town amid a powerful snowstorm that paralyzed Colorado's biggest cities with up to 2 feet of snow.

DENVER - The biggest October snowstorm to hit Colorado in several years dumped up to 20 inches Thursday, grounding flights, closing highways, knocking out electricity - and jump-starting the ski season.

DENVER - Government offices and schools were closed and mail delivery suspended for a second day Thursday after a powerful blizzard dumped more than 2 feet of snow along Colorado's most populous region and stranded travelers.

Rebuffed in his bid for oversight of Colorado City marshals, Attorney General Tom Horne now wants taxpayer funds for another police agency to patrol the polygamous community.

A feud that escalated this week between leading families of Colorado City and the escape of two 16-year-old girls might shed new light on allegations of child abuse and welfare fraud in the isolated, polygamous community, Gov. Janet Napolitano said Thursday.

DENVER - The hospital caring for the Georgia attorney with a rare strain of tuberculosis ranks among the best in the nation for research and treatment of the disease; it was born in an age in which thousands suffering from "consumption" trekked to Colorado's high, dry air in hopes of a cure.

DENVER - A huge avalanche knocked two cars off a mountain pass Saturday on the main highway to one of the state's largest ski areas, shortly after crowds headed through on the way to the lifts, authorities said.

The Mesa Police Department issued a statement Friday reminding the public to stay aware should they see anything suspicious, but that there have been no “direct or indirect” threats to any community theaters.

Scottsdale played host this week to a major symposium aimed at creating more flexible and detailed management plans for the Colorado River Basin, which supplies water to much of the Western United States, including Arizona.

Federal officials have proposed new rules targeting well owners who are illegally pumping water from wells along the lower Colorado River, a source of water for millions of people in the West.

EAGLE, Colo. - NBA superstar Kobe Bryant made his first court appearance on a sexual assault charge Wednesday, uttering just two words during a seven-minute hearing that created a media frenzy in this quiet mountain town.

WASHINGTON – The decades of compacts, laws, contracts and regulatory guidelines that are supposed to manage bordering states’ use of the Colorado River have come to be known collectively as the “Law of the River.”

The developer of the delayed Gaylord resort in Mesa has announced plans for another massive resort in Colorado, making it possible the projects could compete against each other.

AURORA, Colo. (AP) — A former medical student in a gas mask barged into a crowded Denver-area theater during a midnight showing of the Batman movie on Friday, hurled a gas canister and then opened fire, killing 12 people and injuring at least 50 others in one of the deadliest mass shootings in recent U.S. history.

AURORA, Colo. (AP) — A former medical student in a gas mask barged into a crowded Denver-area theater during a midnight showing of the Batman movie on Friday, hurled a gas canister and then opened fire, killing 12 people and injuring at least 50 others in one of the deadliest mass shootings in recent U.S. history.

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. - Mayor John Rayson has seen powerful storm winds toss his boat into the trees. He’s noted the fish he catches are smaller and less plentiful. He worries about a home perched just above sea level as ocean levels rise.

Inside Arizona: I’ve found Lake Havasu City’s comfortable spring temperatures and festive atmosphere are most inviting to the Arizona tourist. After visiting this year-round boating destination, I discovered more to this beautiful Arizona city than spring break.

Scottsdale is expected to award a $9.3 million construction contract Tuesday as part of a larger, $70-million plan to upgrade its water treatment system.

Most everything that is fun about Arizona can be found in Lake Havasu City — but with an added advantage ... there is a quality of experience here that is unbeatable!

It’s true: Mesa has a reputation for being somewhat of a boring bedroom community. But a report released Monday might change people’s minds about the fast-growing city with a small-town feel — and plenty of golf courses nearby.

It’s true: Mesa has a reputation for being somewhat of a boring bedroom community. But a report released Monday might change people’s minds about the fast-growing city with a small-town feel — and plenty of golf courses nearby.

Bullhead City, often referred to as the “hottest place in Arizona,” is sizzling these days — and it’s not even summer!