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02/05/2012 08:50 AM

Romney shows swagger in Colorado Springs speech

On a day that saw him roll to an expected victory in Nevada, Mitt Romney turned his sights Saturday afternoon to Colorado, hoping voters here will help him pull further away from the GOP field when they head to the Republican caucuses Tuesday night.
02/05/2012 08:20 AM

Lawsuit targets adolescent center in Colorado that told teen he was sociopath "like Ted Bundy"

The day after 16-year-old Christopher Donabedian was admitted to a Wheat Ridge adolescent treatment center, an unlicensed psychotherapist took him off psychiatric medications, a new lawsuit claims.
02/05/2012 08:20 AM

Aurora group targeting underage smoking wants to license some tobacco sales

A group determined to prevent minors from using tobacco is asking the city to issue licenses to sell tobacco products other than cigarettes.
02/05/2012 08:19 AM

Genetic mutation found in San Luis Valley residents offers explanation of high rates of cancer

They know a lot in Colorado's rugged San Luis Valley. They know how to coax a living out of inhospitable land. They know the rituals of the Catholic faith that has been the underpinning of the area's culture since the first settlers arrived. And they know cancer.
02/05/2012 08:10 AM

Trinidad cemetery's actions and finances under investigation

Surrounded by broken glass, rusted tin cans and gnarled barbed wire lies what memorializes Giuseppe Nicolloto's 38 years on Earth.
02/05/2012 07:24 AM

One trial set for ex-cop over sex-assault charges

The counts filed against former Colorado Springs police Officer Joshua Carrier ticked past 200 on Friday.
02/05/2012 07:24 AM

Fake obituary sets off panic in Greeley family

The news of Edgar Balderrama's death traveled quickly Friday morning. His mother called from Mexico, his cousins descended on his home within the hour, and a niece and nephew the 28-year-old is raising were comforting Balderrama's 23-year-old wife.
02/05/2012 07:23 AM

Boulder Panel pushes Top 10 list of projects

BOULDER — Sorry, surfers, a wave pool at Boulder Reservoir doesn't appear to be on the horizon.
02/05/2012 07:21 AM

Conflict rife in dragging death

It started over a $70 tow fee. What came next was either recklessness in its purest form or a "freak accident" involving a woman who tried to protect what little she had in life that inadvertently caused someone else to lose everything.
02/05/2012 07:19 AM

Mitt Romney rolls to easy win in Nevada caucuses

One of the first indications of how Nevada's Republican caucuses would turn out came Saturday morning, when 45 voters congregated in a classroom at a southwest Las Vegas high school.
02/05/2012 07:12 AM

Bills in Colorado legislature may alter release of evidence against police, public officials

Disciplinary hearings for police officers accused of wrongdoing — and possibly even video evidence of their wrongdoing — would be closed to the public under a bill making its way through the Colorado legislature.
02/05/2012 07:12 AM

Dillon Dam guards conserve and protect Denver Water facility

To the drivers speeding by, it may look like a boring job.The team of 20 Dillon Dam Road security guards, most of them off-duty law enforcement or military veterans,
02/05/2012 07:09 AM

Denver tax subsidy for Broadway and Alameda area may see new use

Denver's council on Monday will decide whether a tax subsidy that 20 years ago helped redevelop a blighted marketplace on Broadway should be redirected to fix drainage and realign the streets in the area.
02/05/2012 07:07 AM

From Gunnison to Fort Collins, Ride the Rockies towns welcome economic boost

Jeff Jackel and a handful of other Carbondale officials have been bursting at the seams for more than a month, clued in that their town will be a Ride the Rockies host community for the first time in the ride's 27-year history.
02/05/2012 07:05 AM

Garage fire seriously damages Centennial home

Firefighters extinguished a fire in the Willow Creek neighborhood of Centennial on Saturday morning. The South Metro Fire Rescue Authority responded at 11:38 a.m.
02/05/2012 07:04 AM

Fort lewis college oks tuition hike

Fort lewis college oks tuition hike Fort Lewis College trustees have approved a 9 percent tuition increase for in-state students.The Durango Herald reports in-state students taking 12 to 18 credits will pay $4,800 per year starting this fall, up from $4,048 this school year.
02/05/2012 07:04 AM

Firefighters put out basement fire in Adams County

Firefighters extinguished a blaze Saturday morning that gutted the basement of a home in unincorporated Adams County.
02/05/2012 07:03 AM

Shots fired during robbery at check-cashing store

Two robbers fired shots and assaulted a person at a check-cashing store Saturday morning, authorities say.
02/05/2012 06:49 AM

Denver auto dealer Mike Shaw wins national award

Denver auto dealer Mike Shaw on Saturday night received the Time Dealer of the Year Award at the National Automobile Dealers Association Convention & Exposition in Las Vegas.
02/05/2012 06:49 AM

Boulder music teacher accused of assaulting student

BOULDER  —A private music teacher has been arrested on suspicion of sex assault after officials say he assaulted a female student.
02/05/2012 06:35 AM

Mourners reminded that friendships "meant the world" to former El Paso and Teller counties DA

The funeral of longtime 4th Judicial District Attorney Robert L. Russel was sprinkled with laughter. "That was him," said Brenda Cain, who attended Russel's funeral Saturday.
02/05/2012 06:34 AM

Griego: Cuts to ex-cons' job programs cost them and us

Ron Sena still hasn't found a job. He's the ex-con who worked for more than a decade, but was laid off and so learned no matter how long he'd been out, his felony record still hangs over his head.
02/05/2012 06:31 AM

Records fall with the snow across metro Denver

More than two centuries of Denver snowfall records were broken as more than a foot of snow clobbered the metro area in just three days.
02/05/2012 05:33 AM

Romney rolls to easy win in Nevada caucuses

LAS VEGAS — One of the first indications of how Nevada's Republican caucuses would turn out came Saturday morning, when 45 voters congregated in a classroom at a southwest Las
02/05/2012 03:40 AM

103-year-old Denver snowfall record topped by 3 inches

 More than a foot of snow pummeled the metro area on Friday, part of a winter storm that shattered three Denver snowfall records before moving east this afternoon.
02/05/2012 02:49 AM

Minnesota food company recalls eggs in 34 states including Colorado

A Minnesota food company said Friday it is recalling more than a million hard-cooked eggs distributed to Colorado and 33 other states after testing revealed some may be contaminated with listeria.
02/04/2012 11:02 PM

Garage fire damages Centennial home

 Firefighters extinguished a fire in the Willow Creek neighborhood of Centennial earlier today.
02/04/2012 10:21 PM

Adams County fire destroys basement of home

Firefighters extinguished a blaze this morning that gutted the basement of a home in unincorporated Adams County, officials say.
02/04/2012 08:46 PM

Colorado snowstorm totals, Feb. 4, 2012

The National Weather Service posted updated snow totals from this week's storm, which is tapering off.
02/04/2012 07:35 PM

Shots fired in robbery at Denver check-cashing store

Two robbers fired shots and assaulted someone at a check-cashing store this morning, authorities say.
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