Posted 6:12 PM 12/21/2012 by Alyse Rzemek
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - A man suspected of leading a ring of thieves who broke into cars at funerals, churches, schools and other places in Weld County has been sentenced to 36 years in prison. The district attorney says 31-year-old Ernesto Castanuela Jr. was sentenced Friday in Weld (More)
Posted 6:28 PM 12/20/2012 by AP posted by Siera Santos
DENVER (AP) - Colorado air quality regulators have announced a rule change for the Front Range that would allow most new vehicles to go seven years before getting pollution tests, instead of four years under the current requirements. The state Air Quality Control Commission said (More)
Posted 1:06 PM 12/19/2012 by Alyse Rzemek
DENVER (AP) - Gov. John Hickenlooper is asking Coloradans to observe a moment of silence on Friday to remember the 26 people killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Hickenlooper and governors across the country are calling for the moment of silence at 9:30 a.m. in local time zones - (More)
Posted 5:44 PM 12/18/2012 by Alyse Rzemek
WESTMINSTER, Colo. (AP) - A body found in a Westminster pond has been identified as that of a man who had been missing for more than a week. Westminster police Tuesday say the body is that of 36-year-old John Lucas "Luke" Edwards of Arvada. Authorities had been searching (More)
Posted 9:29 PM 12/17/2012 by Kate Richards
DENVER (AP) - Gov. John Hickenlooper is asking Colorado lawmakers for $18.5 million to expand mental health services, including opening five urgent care mental health centers, as a response to this summer's mass shooting at an Aurora theater. The governor's office said Monday that the (More)
Posted 11:36 AM 12/16/2012 by Matt Stafford
DENVER (AP) - The National Park Service is trying to find at least an 8 percent cut in spending in case Congress fails to reach a decision on the "fiscal cliff." The Denver Post reports Colorado, home to 17 National Park Service properties, could see cuts that impact the state's (More)