Contractor draws praise for city pothole repairs
City officials said Wednesday that a local contractor has erased their doubts about being able to handle the job of supplementing pothole repair…
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Crime in Colorado: Spike in the number of rapes
Startling numbers for crime in Colorado last year. The category which experienced a 40 percent spike in numbers was rape. The report is the first of…
Continue ReadingPikes Peak Hospice warns of possible phone scam
Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care says a medical review company is posing as survey takers for the organization. In a news release, Pikes Peak…
Continue ReadingMarijuana shop sues over IRS cash penalty
A marijuana business in Colorado has filed a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service for assessing a penalty for paying taxes in cash. The IRS…
Continue ReadingBoulder remains firm on gay marriage licenses
Boulder County’s attorney says the clerk will continue issuing marriage licenses to gay couples because failing to do so is a violation of…
Continue ReadingForest Service floats recreational shooting limits
The U.S. Forest Service is floating a plan to restrict recreational shooting to designated areas in 625 square miles near developed areas in…
Continue ReadingSigning of the Civil Rights Act, 50 years ago today
We spoke with a man who grew up without the Civil Rights Act and remembers the day it was signed. He’s 82 years old and blind, but it…
Continue ReadingFawn rescued from Colorado Springs intersection is growing up quickly
A fawn that was rescued from a Colorado Springs roadway earlier this month is now thriving at a rehabilitation center in Wetmore. The baby deer…
Continue ReadingWildfire near Caon City (essentially) 100 percent contained
Firefighters say they’ve done all they can do to contain the wildfire that burned about 500 acres in a rugged canyon near Caon City. Only about…
Continue ReadingAppeal rejected for Texas death row inmate Newbury
One of the so-called “Texas 7” prison escapees sent to death row for the 2000 slaying of a Dallas-area police officer has lost another…
Continue ReadingElectrical box explodes catching fence on fire
A fence caught on fire Wednesday (7/2/14) morning, sending neighbors running out of their homes. It happened between Blue River Way and Corn Tassle…
Continue ReadingTechnology companies fighting Denver tax
Technology companies in Denver are fighting a tax the city charges on software services. The companies say Denver is unusual in charging sales tax on…
Continue ReadingAspen-area bike trail sabotage under investigation
Federal authorities say they’re still investigating sabotage on a mountain biking trail near Aspen last month. The Aspen Times reports that the…
Continue ReadingHighway officials promoting holiday travel effort
Colorado highway officials say they’re expecting heavy traffic on Interstate 70 starting Thursday for the July 4 holiday weekend. The Colorado…
Continue ReadingVictims’ family says the death penalty ‘doesn’t exist’ in Colorado
Despite the victims family begging the judge to consider the death penalty, he sentenced Jacoob Vanwinkle to life in prison without parole.…
Continue ReadingPoll shows dead heat in Colo. governor race
According to a Rasmussen poll, Colorado’s governor race is a dead heat between incumbent Democrat John Hickenlooper and Republican nominee Bob…
Continue ReadingPueblo County residents express pushback, support after marijuana legalization
Since recreational marijuana became legal in Pueblo County six months ago, more than $5.4 million worth of pot has been sold. Chris Papeesh just…
Continue ReadingEl Paso County commissioners unanimously support sheriff term limit reduction
As a growing number of people sign the petition to recall El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa right at the end of his final term, El Paso County…
Continue ReadingVictims’ families weigh death penalty, life imprisonment
It can be an agonizing choice and one that even members of victims’ families disagree on: whether a murder defendant should receive the death…
Continue ReadingSister of hit-and-run victim reacts to new hit-and-run law
About 50 new state laws began to take effect in Colorado on Tuesday, and one of them deals with hit-and-runs. The law doubles the statute of…
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