AP News Digest - Mountain West

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ARIZONA - UPCOMING - SPORTS

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BBO--DIAMONDBACKS-MARLINS

DESCRIPTION: Arizona plays Miami at loanDepot park. 150 words, more on merit.

UPCOMING: By 04/15/2025 3:40 p.m. MST, Text

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COLORADO - UPCOMING - SPORTS

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HKN--PLAYOFFS-WHAT ARE THE ODDS

DESCRIPTION: The Winnipeg Jets and the Washington Capitals have been the top teams in the NHL much of the season. The defending champion Florida Panthers are among the betting favorites to win the Stanley Cup again. Yet some other metrics favor the Carolina Hurricanes? Math, odds and probability collide in the debate of who hoists the trophy in June. By Hockey Writer Stephen Whyno. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos by 3 p.m. EDT.

UPCOMING: By 04/15/2025 1:00 p.m. MDT, Text

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BBO--ROCKIES-DODGERS

DESCRIPTION: LOS ANGELES — Ryan Feltner starts for the struggling Colorado Rockies against Landon Knack and the Los Angeles Dodgers. By Beth Harris. UPCOMING: 300 words, photos. Begins 10 p.m. ET.

UPCOMING: By 04/15/2025 8:10 p.m. MDT, Text

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COLORADO - NEW AND DEVELOPING - NEWS

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US--POLICE-SHOOTING-MENTAL-HEALTH

Former Colorado deputy gets 3 years in prison for fatally shooting man who called for help

SUMMARY: A former Colorado sheriff’s deputy convicted of killing a 22-year-old man in distress who called 911 for help has been sentenced to three years in prison, the maximum sentence allowed. The judge who sentenced Andrew Buen on Monday said the 2022 shooting of Christian Glass after a standoff was about power. Buen was convicted in February of criminally negligent homicide. Prosecutors alleged that Buen needlessly escalated a standoff with Glass, who showed signs of a mental health crisis and refused orders to get out of his SUV. Buen apologized to the Glass family in court and agreed he escalated the situation.

WORDS: 742 - MOVED: 04/14/2025 6:37 p.m. MDT

https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:733c5d272064baa9571e4cebe0f320a8&mediaType=text

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US--FUNERAL HOME-CREMAINS FOUND

Funeral home owner who left corpse in hearse for a over a year pleads guilty

SUMMARY: The Colorado funeral home owner accused of leaving a woman’s corpse in the back of a hearse for over a year has pleaded guilty to corpse abuse and theft. Miles Harford’s guilty plea in court Monday in Denver follows a decade of gruesome funeral home cases in Colorado. That has included other funeral home owners accused of storing nearly 200 bodies in a decrepit building and giving families fake cremated remains. Harford faced several charges, including forgery, theft and four counts of abuse of a corpse. The sentencing is scheduled for June 9.

WORDS: 351 - MOVED: 04/14/2025 2:41 p.m. MDT

https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:e4ce1834063b8ef36708f90e0167b005&mediaType=text

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NEVADA - UPCOMING - SPORTS

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HKN--GOLDEN KNIGHTS-FLAMES

DESCRIPTION: The Vegas Golden Knights visit the Calgary Flames. UPCOMING: 300 words, photos.

UPCOMING: By 04/15/2025 6:00 p.m. PDT, Text, Photo

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NEW MEXICO - UPCOMING - NEWS

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US--MEASLES OUTBREAK-EXPLAINER

DESCRIPTION: Continuing coverage of measles outbreaks around the U.S., with updated numbers in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. UPCOMING: 1,300 words, file photo by 4 p.m. ET.

UPCOMING: By 04/15/2025 2:00 p.m. MDT, Text, Photo

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NEW MEXICO - NEW AND DEVELOPING - NEWS

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US--TESLA-VANDALISM

Justice Department charges man with arson at New Mexico Tesla dealership and GOP headquarters

SUMMARY: The Justice Department has charged a man with vandalizing a Tesla dealership in New Mexico and setting fire to the headquarters of the state Republican Party. That’s according to court records unsealed Monday. A criminal complaint charges Jamison R. Wagner with federal arson charges in connection with the vandalism this past February at a Tesla showroom in Bernalillo, where authorities found two Tesla Model Y vehicles ablaze as well as spray-painted graffiti messages including “Die Elon” and “Die Tesla Nazi.” Elon Musk is the billionaire CEO of Tesla and a close ally of President Donald Trump who has helping engineer a massive downsizing of the federal government and purge of employees. A lawyer for Wagner did not immediately return a message seeking comment.

WORDS: 443 - MOVED: 04/14/2025 4:04 p.m. MDT

https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search?query=itemid:da0d73357da4b89f28231b6c55ef009b&mediaType=text

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UTAH - UPCOMING - SPORTS

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HKN--UTAH-BLUES

DESCRIPTION: The Utah Hockey Club visit the St. Louis Blues. UPCOMING: 300 words.

UPCOMING: By 04/15/2025 6:00 p.m. MDT, Text

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