Molecule that can switch off cancer discovered
Scientists from the University of Colorado have found a 'switch' that can turn off cancer.
Prof Sues Denver, Alleges Police Involved In Racketeering
DENVER -- A professor of criminal justice at Metro State College has filed suit against the city and county of Denver alleging that some of its officers are involved in racial profiling and racketeeri...
Helping Your Body Adjust To Time Change
Posted : Mar 12, 2010 4:58 PM You can avoid body shock when it is time to change the clock forward for daylight saving. For a lot of people, that one hour forward is more difficult to adjust to tha...
Accident On I-25 Backing Up Traffic For Miles
If you are about to head out this Friday, you may want to avoid I-25 north near the Woodman exit. An accident has traffic backed up for 3 miles in the northbound lanes, all the way to the Fillmore exi...
Gay Rights Group Protest Catholic School
Gay rights groups say they have purchased full-page advertisements opposing a Boulder Catholic school's decision to eject two children because their parents are a lesbiancouple. DignityUSA, a gay rig...
Northbound Powers Back Open At Carefree
UPDATE: Colorado Springs Police have now re-opened all lanes of Powers Blvd. The cars involved in that wreck have been towed from the scene.
Board Set Up To Regulate Colo. Mortgage Lenders
The Colorado Senate approved an amendment to a mortgage regulation bill Friday that would strip Division of Real Estate Director Erin Toll of her authority to regulate mortgage lenders and replace it ...
Colo. School Shooting Suspect Says He Heard Voices
The voices Bruco Strong Eagle Eastwood thought were coming from a television box haunted him for years, and he told sheriff's deputies he continued to hear them the day he took a rifle to his old midd...
Newspaper Ads Protest Bounder Catholic School
Gay rights groups said they have purchased full-page advertisements opposing a Boulder Catholic school's decision to eject two children because their parents are a lesbian couple.
De La Rosa Notches Four Solid Frames
Tickets Giants on the mound: Right-hander Todd Wellemeyer had his best outing of the spring, pitching four scoreless innings on two hits, not walking anyone, and needing only 41 pitches. Converted ...
Street, Betancourt Making Progress
Closer Huston Street and primary setup man Rafael Betancourt, both of whom have had shoulder tightness and inflammation that has prevented them from appearing in the Cactus League, each took steps bac...
Pedestrian Hit By Train On Csu Campus
FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Police at Colorado State University are investigating a fatal mishap involving a train and a pedestrian.According to police, a male victim was killed when he was hit by a train ...
Teller County Sheriff Warns Of Possible Scam Artist
The Teller County Sheriff's Office is investigating several fraudulent cases involving a person by the name of J.R. Day, also known as Jr. Day, Harold Ray Day and Fred Day. According to the sheriff's...
Colo School Shooting Suspect Says He Heard Voices
Newly released documents say the man accused of shooting and wounding two students at a Colorado middle school told deputies he was hearing voices after his arrest and was trying to fend off "transfor...
Nucor Ceo's Pay Package Falls 43 Percent
An Associated Press calculation finds that steel maker Nucor Corp. paid its CEO fell 43 percent last year as it eliminated cash bonuses for executives to help it weather the recession.Chairman, Presid...
Colorado Sees Low Use Of Stimulus Mortgage-modifiction Program
Colorado’s use of the federal government’s stimulus-related Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) is relatively low as of February, according to a report released Friday by the
Rockies To Pay Tribute To Bichette
The event, which will be held prior to the Rockies vs. D-backs game that evening, is scheduled to take place on the 15-year anniversary of Bichette's historic game-winning home run in the first regula...
Budget Cuts Loom As Lawmakers Reach Halfway Point
DENVER (AP) -- Colorado lawmakers say they're making progress on bills to create jobs and increase the use of renewable energy as they near the halfway point of their 120-day session.
Pedestrian Hit By Train, Killed On Csu Campus
A pedestrian died this afternoon after being hit by a train on the northeast side of the Colorado State University campus in Fort Collins. The accident happened at about 1:20 p.m. at the intersection...
Spork Gets Deferred Sentence; Behavior To Be Reviewed In 6 Months
Veterinarian technician Allyson Stone shows a photo of her damaged face outside the Lafayette courthouse Friday morning after the case against the dog that attacked her was decided. She was bitten by ...
Differing Views On Colorado Legislative Session At Mid-point
The 2010 legislative session, which officially reaches its mid-point on Saturday, either has had a successful focus on job creation and renewable energy or has been a job-killing disaster in which lea...
Father Arrested In Death Of 6-week-old Baby
GOLDEN, Colo. -- A Jefferson County father is under investigation after doctors said his 6-week-old daughter suffered a broken rib and head injury.Investigators were contacted after the parents of the...
Crews Bring Down Destructive Avalanches With Charges
DENVER -- U.S. Highway 40 reopened over Berthoud Pass at around 10 a.m. Friday after crews concluded avalanche mitigation work.To say their work was fruitful would be an underestimate.Simon Trautman, ...
Construction Underway On Playground For Disabled Children
Construction is underway on a playground in the Springs for children with disabilities. The city is holding a press conference with an update on the playground at 1 p.m. We'll hear from a mom behind t...
Pueblo Police Seek Help In Solving A Robbery
Posted : Mar 12, 2010 12:37 PM Pueblo Police are asking for help solving a robbery that happened on January 31 at a Save-A-Lot, 1110 Bonforte Blvd., in Pueblo. A janitor told police he was cleanin...
Dramatic Rescue Of Huge Horse Caught On Tape
Firefighters have saved a horse who got stuck in the mud for more than 5 hours at a ranch in Hanover Friday. Sky, a 2,100 pound Suffolk Punch draft horse, was stuck up to its neck in mud formed by a ...
Denver Child Found Safe Inside Stolen Car
Police in Denver are looking for a man who stole a Denver family's car early Friday morning while a young member of that family was inside it. After jumping into the car, which was idling outside a h...
Increased Dui Patrols Ahead Of St. Patrick's Day
Many will celebrate the luck of the Irish this weekend with early St. Patrick's Day celebrations. But your luck could run out if you drink and drive.
Colorado Tax Receipts For February 8.6% Below Forecasts
Colorado general-fund tax receipts for February fell 8.6 percent short of earlier forecasts, but were 3.2 percent above the same month a year earlier, the state Department of Revenue reported Friday. ...
Deer Creek Shooting Suspect Says He Heard Voices
GOLDEN, Colo. -- Newly released documents said the man accused of shooting and wounding two students at a Colorado middle school told deputies he was hearing voices after his arrest and was trying to ...
Paperless Boarding Pass Coming For United Flyers
DENVER -- United Airlines passengers can now checkin at the electronic kiosk at Denver International Airport and instead of getting a paper boarding pass, one will be sent to their cell phone.The cell...
'save Spork!' Settlement Hearing Under Way
Lafayette, Colo. -- There maybe a court reprieve Friday for Spork -- the mini dachshund who's become a national cause célèbre after being branded a vicious dog for biting a veterinary te...
Wedding Ring Rescued From Storm Drain
VAIL, Colo. -- Talk about customer service: Vail employees went digging through the mud to find a man's wedding ring in a storm drain.Chris Cook of Portland, Ore. lost the ring last weekend in Vail wh...
Karl To Miss Remainder Of Denver Road Trip
Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Denver Nuggets coach George Karl will miss the remaining three games of the team's road trip as he continues his treatment for neck and throat cancer. Karl missed the...
Pcc Fundraiser Friday Evening
Posted : Mar 12, 2010 10:39 AM If you've got a big appetite, the place to be this evening is Pueblo Community College. The Hospitality and Tourism Program is holding an Italian Sampler dinner in th...
Fort Carson Soldier Arrested On Internet Luring Charges
A soldier from Fort Carson was arrested Wednesday in Adams County on internet luring charges. Brian Kelly Wells, 28, also faces internet sexual exploitation charges and attempted sexual assault on a c...
College Grad Gathering Planned In Pueblo
Posted : Mar 12, 2010 10:34 AM Pueblo college students, current and former, are invited to a night of networking in the Union Avenue Historic District. It's the 7th Annual Reunion on Union. All cl...
Pueblo West Residents Want Rec Facility Built
Community members in Pueblo West want to create a center that offers recreational programs to the public. Rebecca Kaspari says the group has received 21 acres of donated land, located near McCulloch B...
Xcel To Muffle Whine Coming From Pueblo Power Plant
Xcel Energy will spend $1.5 million to muffle a high-pitched whine coming from a Colorado power plant that neighbors say is ruining their sleep and tormenting their dogs. Minneapolis-based Xcel said ...
Bridges Near Estes Park Finished Ahead Of Schedule
Posted : Mar 12, 2010 9:00 AM A heavily traveled highway leading to Rocky Mountain National Park has reopened four days ahead of schedule after two aging bridges were replaced. The Colorado Depart...
Sheriff Maketa Under Fire And Firing Back
El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa's coming under fire over management decisions made in his office, but Maketa's firing back.Questions were raised in the Colorado Springs Independent about 3 employe...
Some Obama Nobel Money Coming To Colorado
Posted : Mar 12, 2010 7:04 AM The American Indian College Fund in Denver is one of nine charitable organizations that will receive donation's from President Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize money. ...
Unemployment Higher Among Young War Veterans
Posted : Mar 12, 2010 8:54 AM The Labor Department says the unemployment rate for young Iraq and Afghanistan veterans was 21.1 percent last year. That's well above the 16.6 percent jobless rate fo...
Body Of Baby Or Fetus Found In Travel Bag At Home
Posted : Mar 12, 2010 6:46 AM Authorities say a near-term fetus or very young infant has been discovered in a cloth travel bag in a Westminster home. The Adams County Coroner's office say an autop...
Inmate Dies In Boulder Jail Of Apparent Suicide
Posted : Mar 12, 2010 6:30 AM A man jailed on suspicion of sexual assault on a child in Boulder County has died of an apparent suicide. The 40-year-old man was in a cell by himself. Boulder County...
Colorado Child Welfare System Overhauled
Posted : Mar 12, 2010 6:36 AM A measure that would increase oversight of Colorado's child welfare system is advancing through the Legislature, following a scathing federal report that found the sta...
Appeals Court Takes Up Ban On New Roads In Forests
Posted : Mar 12, 2010 6:25 AM A federal appeals court in Denver has heard oral arguments on a ban on building new roads in national forests. The case filed by the state of Wyoming challenges the 2...
Umps Care Launches 2010 Auction
Umpire Jim Reynolds has been a part of a lot of memorable events in his 10 years on the Major League staff. Reynolds has officiated All-Star Games and postseason series, but the veteran ump still thi...
Peta Offers To Ease Colorado Springs' Budget Woes In Exchange For Anti-meat Ads On Trash Cans
-- In the wake of news reports that the City Council of Colorado Springs has decided to pull all the trash cans from public parks in an effort to reduce the city's ballooning budget, PETA has sent an ...
2 Stolen Cars, 2 Chases, 1 Holdup
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Colorado Springs police have arrested a man suspected of stealing a cab and an SUV, robbing a drive-through restaurant at gunpoint and leading officers on two chases, all in...
2 Stolen Cars, 2 Chases, 1 Holdup
Colorado Springs police have arrested a man suspected of stealing a cab and an SUV, robbing a drive-through restaurant at gunpoint and leading officers on two chases, all in about 14 hours.He's also s...
Murder-for-hire Trail In Colo. Ends With Hung Jury
Denver ended in a hung jury on Thursday. Prosecutors haven't said whether they plan another trial.Dvir is charged with solicitation of first-degree murder and other counts. Prosecutors say she tried t...
Obama Donates Nobel Money To Charities With Colorado Ties
www.collegefund.org ) provides about 6,000 scholarships each year for American Indian students and also supports 33 tribal colleges and universities. "We are thrilled that President Obama has ch...
Child Left In Vehicle Goes On Ride With A Stranger But Found Unharmed
They always tell kids not to hang out with strangers. But a 6-year-old girl had no choice this morning when her parents left her in a car that was warming up in the pre-dawn cold of Denver. Lt. Matt...
Obama Donates Nobel Money To Charities With Colorado Ties
www.collegefund.org ) provides about 6,000 scholarships each year for American Indian students and also supports 33 tribal colleges and universities. "We are thrilled that President Obama has ch...
2 Arizona Men Arrested As "high Country Bandits"
Authorities say two Arizona men have been arrested in connection with a series of armed robberies of banks and credit unions in four states. FBI officials say Joel Jay Glore and Ronald Michael Capito...
School Cancels Prom After Lesbian Student Wants To Bring Girl, Wear Tux
A hotel owner in New Orleans is offering to host a prom for seniors at a Mississippi high school after the school canceled the prom in response to a lesbian student wanting to bring her girlfriend.
Denver Art Museum Exhibit Celebrates True Colorado
"Isn't it pretty to think so?" mutters a world-weary American to his paramour at the end of a Hemingway novel. The acid dismissal of love typifies suspicion of idealism in any form, a timeless temptat...
Opens This Weekend At The Denver Museum Of Nature & Science
The central and peripheral nervous system of a plastinated cadaver are part of the "Body Worlds and The Story of The Heart" exhibit. (Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver Post ) For the squeamish or easily ...
Aussie 'miracle' Elephant Gaining Strength
SYDNEY -- An elephant calf that was believed to have died during a nine-day labor is feeding itself and has earned the nickname "Mr. Shuffles" since learning to stand, Taronga Zoo officials said Thurs...
Judge To Hear Plan To Pay $657m To 9/11 Responders
A settlement that could pay up to $657.5 million to workers sickened by dust from the destroyed World Trade Center is going before a judge. Lawyers for the city, construction companies and the worker...
Medical Marijuana Tolerance Concerns Re-1 School Board Member
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — A local school board member is concerned that any progress made by schools in keeping kids drug-free is being jeopardized by the new medical marijuana culture.“It's goin...
Rocky Times For Some Businesses In Glenwood Springs
Delia Martinez, who has worked at the Tomahawk Truckstop in West Glenwood for 14 years, says the recent closure of Interstate 70 had an impact on the business.
Driver Hurt In Crash Near Basalt
BASALT — A two-car accident on Highway 82 at the entrance to Lazy Glen Mobile Home Park near Basalt Thursday slowed traffic and sent one man to the hospital.Basalt rescuers had to extricate one ...
Anthem Customers In Colorado Face Higher Rates During Inquiry
Laurie Brock, a 60-year-old lupus sufferer, moved to an insurance plan with a higher deductible after Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield hiked her premium in January. Still, she is paying 31 percent more t...
Home Invasion Targets Senior Citizens
Colorado Springs police are looking for suspects in a home invasion where the victims were senior citizens. Police say it happened around 11:30p.m. Thursday night at the Southpointe Apartments on Lak...
No Cash 5 Jackpot Winner; 43 Tickets Win $200 Each
No one matched all five of the numbers drawn Thursday to win the Cash 5 jackpot worth $20,000, the Colorado Lottery said.The randomly selected numbers were 2, 9, 22, 28 and 29.Lottery officials said 4...
Fairview Beats Aurora Cent. To Advance To 5a Final
Michael Melillo scored a game-high 22 points to lead the Fairview Knights to a 69-57 win over the Aurora Central Trojans on Thursday night in the boys Class 5A state semifinals.Fairview (22-5), the No...
Skico Visits Up 1 To 2%; State Resorts Down 2%
ASPEN — Aspen Skiing Co. held onto a small increase in skier visits for the season through February while the rest of state ski industry limped along with a slight decrease over the same period,...
Mountain Base Property Is On The Auction Block
ASPEN — Alpine Bank has retained a New York-based firm to sell a $22.5 million promissory note held by a development company that seeks to build a hotel at the base of Aspen Mountain.Mission Cap...
Dynamite! Canyon's Back Open
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon reopened about 3 p.m. Thursday after a rock slide closed the road late Sunday night. Traffic remains limited to one lane in each directio...
Tom Clapper Joins County Commissioner Race
ASPEN — Aspen native Tom Clapper said he didn't consult with his wife before he decided to run for the seat she currently holds as a Pitkin County commissioner. Instead, he asked his kids.“...
Basalt Sales Tax Revenues Down 14% In January, Town Report Says
BASALT — The economic recovery in Aspen, however slight, continues to elude Basalt this winter.Sales tax revenues dropped 14 percent in Basalt in January compared to the prior year, which was do...
Rock-damaged Stretch Of I-70 In Colorado Open
DENVER (MCT) — Four days after a rock slide in a narrow Colorado canyon rained down massive boulders onto Interstate 70, severing one of the main east-west routes through the country, the road r...
Graffiti On Juror's Car Ends Intimidation Trial
Graffiti on a jury member's car in Pueblo has resulted in a mistrial for a man accused of intimidating the mother of a drive-by shooting victim. After the mistrial Wednesday, the defendant pleaded gu...
Anderson, Avs Shut Out Panthers
Chris Stewart sent a pass across the zone and in front of Vokoun, and Stastny one-timed it for his 14th goal of the season.Once Colorado got the lead, Anderson made it stand. Playing against his forme...
Couple Tries To Repeal Internet Sales Tax
CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- From jilted Amazon affiliate to political activist, Rachelle Paplow hopes to organize other outraged marketers and convince voters to repeal the Internet sales tax."It's unfair, a...
Officials Ignored Signs At Colo. Kennel
A television station investigation found authorities responsible for ensuring the safety of animals in pet care facilities ignored problems at a kennel where authorities found about 100 starving sled ...
Mullen To Give Commencement Speech At Afa
Officials have selected who will give the commencement speech for this year’s Air Force Academy graduation ceremony. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen is scheduled to do...
Here's The Deal! Money Saving Ideas 3/11/2010
Dunkin' Donuts has done well with its coffee line and it's now celebrating with a free gift to you! Participating stores are offering a free medium hot or iced coffee every Monday in March. It might b...
Arvada Police Nab 3 In Smiling Moose Burglaries
Three accused burglars' taste for Smiling Moose Delis in the metro region was their ultimate undoing, when two of the men were arrested outside the Erie shop earlier this week, Arvada police said this...
Mammoth On The Brink
By Paul Willis Mammoth Beat Reporter Steve Govett has a message at the midpoint of the season: Play better in one-goal games. Make decisions that are more intelligent late in the game. Oh, and rook...
Mammoth Seeks Revenge Against Rush
The Colorado Mammoth looks to avenge its home-opening loss as it faces off against the Edmonton Rush Saturday night. Following a heart-breaking loss to the Minnesota Swarm two weeks ago, Colorado is s...