1 Injured In Check Cashing Store Robbery
DENVER -- Two armed men in ski masks who robbed a Denver check cashing store Saturday morning fired at least one shot. No one was hit by the shot.Denver police Lt. Matt Murray said the two entered ...
Small Plows Clear Roads, Leave One Resident Steamed
DENVER -- Street plows cleared the way in Denver neighborhoods for the first time in a ...
Happy 72nd birthday George Romero, from the zombiephiles of Denver
Today is an auspicious day. For today zombiephiles the world over join together in thanking a man who single-handedly made zombies the pop culture icon they are today. Today, we wish a very happy ...
Vancouver 3, Colorado 2
Vanessa Hudgens, a cast member in the motion picture sci-fi fantasy "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" attends the premiere premiere of the film at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in the ...
Storm blankets Nebraska after dumping on Colorado
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- A powerful winter storm that covered parts of Colorado with up to 6 feet of snow crept east across the Plains Saturday, knocking out electricity to thousands in Nebraska as the ...
Santorum, Paul bypass Nevada caucuses, look ahead
Republicans Rick Santorum and Ron Paul are bypassing the presidential caucuses in Nevada and are looking further down the nominating calendar. Santorum and Paul signaled their expected losses on ...
Plane lands with wheels up in Colorado Springs
A Colorado Springs airport official says a pilot is fine after his single-engine plane made a belly landing at the airport. Airport spokesman John McGinely says the pilot was the only one on board ...
Canucks steal shootout win in Denver
DENVER -- It was Bob Seger who sang that rock and roll classic called Get Out Of Denver, which was something the Vancouver Canucks were mighty happy to do Saturday.The fact they left the Mile High ...
Record snowfall in Denver
After weeks of mild and dry weather, Denver was slammed with a blast of winter weather and snowfall that broke an 80-year-old record, meteorologists said. The snowfall was tapering off Saturday, ...
Romney makes 1st caucus campaign stop in CO
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Confident that victory is at hand, more than a thousand Mitt Romney supporters crowded a Colorado Springs business Saturday to cheer the GOP front-runner on his first ...
Late-night bus service launches in Fort Collins
The Coloradoan reports the bus service is a one-year pilot program paid for by the Colorado State University student government and the city's police department, which hopes the service will ...
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 ...
More "8 for 8" videos supporting Colorado film incentives
website is up, where viewers can see all of the spots promoting support for the film incentives rally at the capital building on Feb. 8th. A new video will be released at 6pm every day leading up to ...
Storm sets Denver snowfall records
The National Weather Service says a record 12.5 inches of snow fell at Denver International Airport on Friday, surpassing the old record of 7.5 inches that fell on that date in ...
Skiers, boarders head to slopes after big storm
NEDERLAND, Colo. (AP) -- Ski resorts closer to Denver and Boulder are busy after a storm dumped new snow along the Front Range but only brought a dusting to the central Colorado ...
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.When firefighters arrived at the home at 5547 Tennyson St. at about 8 ...
Ex-Springs Officer To Face Trial On 207 Counts
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- A judge said a former Colorado Springs police officer will face a single trial on allegations that he possessed child pornography and also inappropriately touched students ...
Trial Opens For Woman Accused In Dragging Death
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The trial of a woman charged in the dragging death of a tow truck driver is under way in Colorado Springs. Detra Farries is charged with manslaughter, vehicular homicide ...
High School Wrestler Dies After Collapsing
White, a senior, collapsed Wednesday and was rushed to a Denver hospital. Adkins said White had been placed on life-support Thursday. Counselors were at the school Thursday and ...
Proposals Could Mean Big Change For Colorado Water
DENVER -- Opponents of two proposed ballot initiatives on water say the measures could change the way Colorado has handled water rights for decades. Denver-area resident Phillip Doe has proposed ...
7 Things To Do This Weekend
7News and Colorado Parent magazine have partnered to bring you a list of "7 Things To Do." Here are our picks for the weekend of Feb. 4-5. And no, we don't mean shovel, shovel, ...
Super Bowl Sunday in Denver kicks off with fine lingerie fashion show
The pre-Valentines Day show, which airs from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. (MST), will also feature interviews with award-winning New York fine jewelry ...
Colorado land board delays $137M ConocoPhillips lease
Follow this company decided Friday to postpone a vote on awarding ConocoPhillips a contract to access oil and gas mineral rights under the Lowry range east of Denver because the company is ...
Raging blizzard hits Denver
After weeks of unseasonably mild and dry weather, Denver was slammed with a blast of winter weather, meteorologists said. Blizzard conditions Friday night closed roads and highways, including a ...
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.The suspects entered a store at 4287 W. Florida at 9:50 a.m. and demanded money, according to Lt. ...
Denver Gets Record-Setting Snowfall
DENVER -- Snow has been measured in feet rather than inches throughout the Front Range and eastern plains after this latest winter blast. With 15 inches measured officially at Denver International ...
3rd man arrested in death of kidnapped Pueblo man
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - Colorado Springs police have arrested a third man in connection with the kidnapping and killing of a man from Pueblo. Thirty-eight-year-old Gustave Dreyer is due in court ...
Colo., Okla. governors push natural gas vehicles
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The governors of Colorado and Oklahoma are leading an initiative to increase the use of natural gas vehicles in their state automobile fleets. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper ...
Denver Clearing Side Streets; Sidewalks Reminder
DENVER -- The main streets in Denver, or most streets with stripes, are very drivable and easily passable; in fact, lane markings are now visible on many of the main roadways. Our heavy plows remain ...
Lakers Hold Off Nuggets' Late Rally, Win 93-89
DENVER -- Greeley. The Los Angeles Lakers opened a season-high six-game trip Friday night with a rare win in Denver, where the Nuggets were bleary-eyed and, in Danilo Gallinari's case, ...
Almost six feet at Echo Mountain
Not much to say about an upslope storm except the big tally at Echo Mountain: 55 inches. I don’t even know how you ski in that amount of snow. And, as you’ll see below, Eldora ended up ...
Carbondale men charged with forging immigration documents
CARBONDALE — Two Carbondale men have been arrested on charges of making and selling forged immigration and Social Security cards in Eagle County.The sheriff's department says a detective ...
Udi's heads to Sundance to boost its brand
The Colorado-based company's vice president of marketing, Denise Sirovatka, says Udi's handed out 3,000 bags of goodies at Sundance and served gluten-free food to celebrities like William ...
Denver starts to dig out from record-setting February snowstorm
February roared in like a lion delivering a wallop of heavy snow and blizzard conditions across northeastern Colorado. The storm brought nearly continuous snow for well over 24 hours and broke the ...
Colorado Mesa wrestling results, Feb. 3, 2012
Colo. Mesa 22, Adams State 17 Friday at Brownson Arena 125 pounds - Jerry Huff, ASC, won by forfeit; 133 - Ryan Filligame, ASC, dec. Tyler Nelson 4-0; 141 - James ...
Team will “Absolutely” build around Tim Tebow
Broncos' GM Brian Xanders-the least known member of EFX, or Elway Fox Xanders-spoke on ESPN's 102.3 FM Friday and talked all about the team. One of his most striking quotes revolved ...
Mulcahy lawsuit claims he's banned from Art Museum
ASPEN — Lee Mulcahy now has turned his aim on the Aspen Art Museum.The artist and former skiing instructor is seeking no more than $250 from the museum and its CEO, Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson, ...
Los Angeles Lakers 93, Denver 89
Pau Gasol had 13 points and 17 rebounds for the Lakers, who won their third straight overall but just their third out of seven on the road this season. Andrew Goudelock came off the bench to score ...
Young Colorado inmate died of treatable condition, expert claims
Terrell Griswold died in prison when he was 26 years old. Inmate Terrell Griswold's inability to urinate was never treated and ultimately led to his death, a medical investigator says."I ...
Colorado labor chief Ellen Golombek defends hiring longtime friend as consultant
Ellen Golombek testifies at a state Senate hearing in January 20011 on her nomination to head the Department of Labor and Employment. Denver Post file As thousands of unemployed Coloradans complain ...
Culture at Colorado Capitol comes with drink
Rep. Laura Bradford has said she is considering leaving the Republican Party, in part because of the ongoing ethics probe. Joe Amon, The Denver Post IPTC: State Rep. Laura Bradford said today she is ...
Colorado prep athletes shrug off storm, resume competition
AURORA - It wasn't the most convenient time for high school sports to take a weather hit.February's record snowstorm occurred as the stretch run for winter 2011-12 was set to begin its ...
Colorado bars offer a few great shakes in winter cocktail mixes
Bar manager Greg Van Wagner applies the finishing touch to an Oaxacan Winter cocktail at the Oak at Fourteenth in Boulder. Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver Post Every season has its cocktails, and winter ...
Colorado Springs cops take notes from 2005's "great bison massacre" when dealing with strays
A male American bison looks up toward visitors in tYellowstone National Park. St. Petersburg Times file COLORADO SPRINGS -When a bison was reported wandering around the city's west side Tuesday ...
Skunks Evict Family From Home For 2 Months
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. -- A skunk invasion has driven a Steamboat Springs family out of their home for more than two months.Mae and Harris Greene and their two children ...
SEC Reaches Settlement With Former Qwest Officer
DENVER -- The Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a settlement with former Qwest Communications International Inc. Chief Financial Officer Robert Woodruff over its civil fraud lawsuit. ...
Planned Parenthood welcomes Komen's change of heart
The nation's leader in breast cancer awareness, the Susan G. Komen Foundation, reversed its decision to stop funding to Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood of Colorado said they have ...
Icy roads keep tow trucks busy
Gusting winds and blowing snow made a perfect combination for icing over roads, and those slick conditions lead to dozens of accidents, some of them serious. State troopers want to remind drivers to ...
Denver snowstorm’s effects on Super Bowl weekend in Las Vegas expected to be minimal
A look at some of the Super Bowl prop bets offered by Las Vegas sports books (2-1-2012) A heavy snowstorm that has dumped nearly a foot of snow in the Denver area is causing airline delays and ...
Watch Out For Fake Meter Readers
Police are asking for you to keep an eye out for burglars pretending to be meter readers after they broke into numerous houses on the south side of Pueblo. The idea of burglars dressing up to play ...
Signatures Invalid On Marijuana Ballot Measure
Proponents of legal recreational use of pot will have to try again to collect signatures for a ballot measure after the Colorado secretary of state found a number of signatures ...
Komen Aspen 'played leading role' in nationwide rebellion
For the Cure events hosted by the Aspen affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure:• Ski for the Cure, Feb. 25, Aspen Mountain• Race for the Cure, July 14, Rio Grande Park, Aspen• Ride ...
Huge winter storm hits Denver
denver typically are november, december and march. none of the top 20 storms that hit here this month where the average snowfall is just six inches. today they saw twice that much snow in the foot ...
Colorado College edges Denver 2-0
Jayden Schwartz and David Civitarese scored the game's only goals for the 11th-ranked Tigers (15-9-1, 12-7-0). Schwartz got what proved to be the game-winner at 11:48 of the first period and ...
Metro-area prostitution ring owner gets prison
A woman who pleaded guilty in connection with a long-running metro-area prostitution ring was sentenced to four months in federal prison Friday.Michelle Schramm was accused of being the ringleader ...
Dangling icicles close I-25 near 84th Avenue
The Colorado Department of Transportation briefly closed a section of Interstate 25 at 84th Avenue to clear some icicles before any could fall on passing motorists.CDOT officials said the closure ...
Crashes slow traffic on I-70 near Genesee
Multiple crashes have made traffic slow-going on Interstate 70 in both directions this afternoon.Colorado State Patrol responded to multiple pile-up accidents just east of the Genesee exit on I-70 ...
Air search fails to turn up missing Grand Junction men
GRAND JUNCTION - An air search today in rugged Carbon County, Utah has turned up no sign of two Grand Junction men who vanished after they left a sports bar in Price late last Saturday night.Carbon ...
Blizzard blasts Colorado, moving east
A blizzard has come howling out of the Rocky Mountains and is moving east across the U.S. - dumping snow at a rate of two inches an hour. Bill Whitaker reports on the damage in Denver and where the ...
Denver Post print circulation slips; website use rises
Follow this company on Friday reported average weekday print circulation of 258,876 for the six months ending Sept. 30, 2011, down 6.8 percent from the same period of 2010. The Denver ...
Woman arrested for stabbing boyfriend in Fort Collins hotel
Kayla Mondragon ( handout | Larimer County Sheriff's Office) An 18-year-old woman was arrested in Fort Collins on Thursday, after she allegedly stabbed her 43-year-old boyfriend.Around 3:23 ...
Woman Stabs Blind Boyfriend At Motel
FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- An 18-year-old woman has been arrested in the stabbing of her blind boyfriend at a Fort Collins motel, authorities said.Larimer County sheriff's deputies were called to ...
Boulder Music Teacher Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Student
BOULDER, Colo. -- A private music teacher in Boulder has been arrested and accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old female student, authorities said on Friday.Brian Trumble, 51, surrendered to ...
Deputy Chief for City resigns
The Deputy Chief of Staff for the City of Colorado Springs is leaving position her position with the City City of Colorado Springs Chief of Staff Laura Neumann announced today the resignation of ...
Pueblo Sheriff Putting A Stop To Extorting Website
While accumulating snow has ended for Colorado Springs and Pueblo, snow (heavy at times) will continue north and northeast of Colorado Springs. A strong north wind will also create areas of blowing ...
Air Force To Cut 10,000 Airmen, Shift Aircraft
The Air Force says it will cut the service by nearly 10,000 active, National Guard and Reserve airmen next year, as part of a broad move to downsize and shift capabilities around the country to be ...
One Person Injured In Two-Car Wreck
A heavy rescue unit was sent to the intersection of Drennan and Marksheffel to help get an injured victim out of a vehicle that was damaged in a two-car crash. The victim is going to be taken to a ...
Sisters Killed in Crash
Two sisters were killed in a crash in Alamosa County when their car spun out of control. It happened Thursday afternoon along Colorado 160, about three miles west of Alamosa. Investigators say ...
County Detective Transferred, Internal Investigation Continues
While accumulating snow has ended for Colorado Springs and Pueblo, snow (heavy at times) will continue north and northeast of Colorado Springs. A strong north wind will also create areas of blowing ...
UConn Coach Jim Calhoun To Take Indefinite Leave
STORRS, Conn. (AP) -- University of Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun is taking an indefinite medical leave of absence. The Hall of Fame coach, who turns 70 in May, has been suffering for ...
BLM proposes 90 percent cut in Colorado shale land availability
The Bureau of Land Management is proposing cutting acreage available for potential oil shale leasing to a tenth of the current amount in Colorado. The agency is proposing making 35,300 acres ...
Portions of I-70 closed in eastern Colorado
DENVER — Some highways in eastern Colorado, including a long stretch of Interstate 70, have been closed because of the winter storm. I-70 is closed westbound from Burlington to near Denver ...
Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew gets a western 50s makeover in Denver
he has tamed her? Two other courtships, masquerading identities and character confusion fill in the rest of the play that is set in the 1950s. Director Kent Thompson choose an era with a clear ...
Denver snow is SSX-y
Today, Denver awoke to snow totals that, in some areas, have reached two feet setting snowfall records that date back to over 100 years ago, which has left most Denver gamers with three letters on ...
Wall St. soars; Clovis up 13%, M.D.C. up 11%
The Dow -- bolstered by an upbeat jobs report -- climbed to its highest close since 2008 Friday, while the Nasdaq attained an 11-year high. In Colorado, Clovis Oncology and M.D.C. Holdings led ...
Nelson looking to seize opportunity this season
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Rockies extend Belisle through 2013 season
'); } DENVER -- The Rockies and right-handed reliever Matt Belisle agreed on a one-year contract extension through 2013, with a mutual option for 2014, the club announced Friday ...
Judge rejects challenge on sage grouse listing
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- A federal judge on Thursday rejected a challenge from environmental groups seeking to force the federal government to take immediate action to increase protections for the ...
More than 600 flights canceled as winter storm socks Colorado
School buses remain in the bus barn, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in west Arvada, Colo., as snow pounds the metro area closing most area schools. A powerful winter storm swept across Colorado on Friday as ...
Heading for Denver Blizzard pounds the region, scores of flights at DIA canceled
Snow is pounding Denver and northeastern Colorado this morning, with winds whipping up to 40 mph on the plains.The anticipated winter storm has brought blizzard conditions to a widespread area, ...
Boulder schools regrets 4:20 a.m. closure call
BOULDER - Boulder Valley School District officials said the 4:20 a.m. phone call that woke many parents from a deep sleep this morning to tell them that schools would be closed today was a mistake ...
Snow continues in parts of NE Colorado, clearing overnight
Snow should continue to fall this afternoon in the metro area, with bands of heavy snow south and east of Denver, including Douglas and Elbert counties. The storm should start winding down in ...
Hundreds of flights canceled at DIA
DIA Airport Weather Dan and Denise Reed made sure they reserved a vehicle with four-wheel drive for their ski trip to Steamboat this year - but it was not until their drive back to Denver ...