SUMMIT COUNTY - A 20-year-old snowboarder who worked for Breckenridge Ski Resort was killed on Wednesday afternoon by an avalanche that happened about 1 mile west of Arapahoe Basin.

The way the state investigates deaths of children in its care will change as a result of the botched review of the death of a Fort Collins infant, the executive director of the Department of Human Services said Wednesday.

Redevelopment of Foothills Mall could be the linchpin to turning a 3-mile corridor along College Avenue - an area city officials call midtown - into a vibrant mix of residential and retail that is as identifiable as Old Town or the CSU campus.

The Larimer County unemployment rate jumped for a second consecutive month in January, according to state statistics released Wednesday.

Fort Collins has about one million reasons to be thankful that CSU hosts the Class 3A state high school basketball championships each year.

A coalition of business groups led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce will begin an ad blitz today aimed at persuading Rep. Betsy Markey to vote against the Democratic health-care reform bill.

LAS VEGAS - Tim Miles can't escape it. Everywhere he looks, everyone's talking about how San Diego State's men's basketball team needs another win or two to get off the bubble and into the NCAA Tournament.

Offensive linemen Shelley Smith and Cole Pemberton had gone through it before after having attended the recent NFL Scouting Combine.

The strong arm of the law was able to slow down Ryan LaPlante just enough to make him late to lacrosse practice Tuesday at Kinard Middle School.

Coach: Carey Smith, 12th year

TUCSON, Ariz. - Zack Greinke was far more pleased with his first start than with the three innings he threw for the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies.

Heritage Christian Academy

The Frank Gonzales era at Fort Collins High School got off on the right foot Wednesday when the Lambkins baseball team beat Standley Lake 6-2 in the new coaches' first game with the team.

MINNEAPOLIS ? Chauncey Billups scored 25 points and got a huge lift from role players Chris Andersen, Nene and J.R. Smith in the Denver Nuggets' 110-102 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.

WICHITA, Kan. - The Colorado Eagles jumped out front early and and never looked back Wednesday en route to beating Wichita 8-1 for a season sweep of the Thunder.