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• Man enters plea in wreck that led to fetus' death

  December 1, 2012 12:04 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A 52-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a wreck that caused a pregnant woman to lose her fetus. The Longmont Times-Call reports Gary Sheats appeared in District Court in Boulder on Friday and denied two counts of vehicular assault, two felony counts... more »

• Are renters or landlords responsible for inspecting smoke and carbon monoxide detectors?

  November 8, 2012 9:26 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS- As the temperatures drop, many residents will begin turning up the heat and kicking on their furnaces. However, that can be dangerous, even deadly if they aren't working properly. One person died in a Colorado Springs apartment last month from a carbon monoxide leak after the... more »

• Long lines greet some Colorado voters

  November 6, 2012 2:26 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Voters in some Colorado counties are facing long lines and problems meeting voting requirements. Elena Nunez of the watchdog group Colorado Common Cause said some voters on Tuesday were being asked for photo identification papers, which is not required under Colorado law. Voters can still use utility... more »

• Marijuana activists try again on PTSD petition

  May 29, 2012 3:29 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Marijuana advocates in Colorado are trying again to add post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of conditions for which doctors can recommend medical marijuana under Colorado law. A group of about 40 activists delivered petitions to the state board of health Tuesday afternoon. They say PTSD affects... more »

• Third of CO firms that got state job money failed or merged

  January 15, 2012 3:00 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Records show one-third of the companies that got state aid to create Colorado jobs between 2000 and 2007 went out of business or merged. The Denver Post reported Sunday that economic incentives arranged through the Colorado Economic Development Commission have a mixed record. The newspaper says 50... more »

• House okays driving while impaired by marijuana standard

  March 23, 2011 1:45 PM

  DENVER (AP) - An impairment standard for drivers using medical marijuana has won final approval in the Colorado House The House backed the bill on Wednesday, sending it on to the Senate. The bill sets a blood-content threshold to charge marijuana users with driving under the influence. The bill... more »

• Colorado latest state considering e-cigarette limits

  March 6, 2011 7:48 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Electronic cigarettes are battery-operated inhalers advertised as a better alternative to smoking because the nicotine is delivered through vapor, not smoke. Colorado is the latest state considering new limits for e-cigarettes. While tobacco can't be sold to anyone under 18 in Colorado, there's no legal... more »

• Organ donation change appears unlikely in Colo.

  January 22, 2011 11:00 AM

  DENVER (AP) - An idea to boost organ donations in Colorado by classifying all applicants for driver's licenses as donors unless they opt out appears unlikely to become law this year. Democratic Sen. Lucia Guzman tells Denver's KUSA-TV that she's dropping her suggestion that Colorado change to a "presumed... more »

• Former CBI deputy director charged with embezzlement

  October 25, 2010 7:44 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The former deputy director of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation has been charged with felony embezzlement of public property and two misdemeanors. The Denver Post reports that Peter "Pete" Bramley Mang has been issued a summons. The charges were filed Sept. 22. The Jefferson County district... more »

• Judge rules Colorado pot laws don't protect from federal prosection

  September 22, 2010 7:46 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A pot grower won't be allowed to use Colorado's medical marijuana law to fend off federal drug charges. Wednesday's decision by U.S. District Judge Philip A. Brimmer means that Christopher Bartkowicz faces a possible life sentence on federal marijuana cultivation charges. Brimmer said that suggestions by... more »

• Booster seat training offered

  August 11, 2010 6:15 PM

  Safety experts will give instruction this weekend on the proper use of auto booster seats. The law changed in Colorado on August 1, requiring all children under the age of 8 to be in a car seat or booster seat while riding in a vehicle. In addition to expanding... more »

• Lawsuits continue over 2005 Pueblo jet crash

  August 6, 2010 8:53 AM

  A federal judge in Denver has ruled on which state laws apply in a lawsuit by the families of the people killed in a 2005 crash in Colorado of a jet owned by Circuit City. U.S. District Judge Robert Blackburn ruled Thursday that Kansas law, which limits the amount... more »

• Tougher DUI law now in effect

  July 1, 2010 6:55 PM

  A new law is now in effect in Colorado which increases penalties for repeat DUI offenders. It requires a minimum of 10 days in jail for a second DUI offense and 60 days in jail for a third and subsequent DUI offenses. Repeat DUI offenders also face a longer probation... more »

• Colorado town bans medical marijuana shops

  June 15, 2010 1:30 PM

  The Boulder County town of Superior is the first in Colorado to ban medical marijuana shops after a state law last week allowed such actions. Superior town council members voted 6-0 Monday to ban dispensaries. Other towns, including Vail, are moving quickly toward banning marijuana dispensaries. Gov. Bill... more »

• Colorado lawmakers reject vote on dispensaries

  May 4, 2010 9:24 AM

  Colorado lawmakers have rejected a proposal to ask voters to ban medical marijuana dispensaries. The Senate Judiciary Committee killed the proposal from Republican Sen. Scott Renfroe of Greeley on Monday. His referendum sought to only allow actual individuals - not shops - to provide medical marijuana to patients. Prosecutors and... more »

• Local concerns about Arizona immigration law

  April 26, 2010 7:20 PM

  Some people believe Arizona's new immigration law will have ripple affects here in Colorado and across the nation. Some of the big concerns, will illegal immigrants move to other states? And will the Federal Government pass tougher immigration laws? Arizona's crack down on illegal immigration reveals a nation deeply divided.... more »

• Marijuana grower charged following raid

  February 16, 2010 4:25 PM

  A man faces federal charges after agents raided his home last week. Prosecutors Tuesday charged Chris Bartkowicz with one count of possession with intent to manufacture, dispense, or distribute. A conviction carries up to 40 years in prison. Federal prosecutors say Bartkowicz came under suspicion when Drug Enforcement... more »

• Colorado lawmakers approve energy bill

  February 6, 2010 9:04 AM

  A bill that will increase Colorado's Renewable Energy Standard has passed its first test. The measure approved Friday by the House Transportation & Energy Committee would require large utility companies to generate nearly one-third of their electricity from renewable energy sources by 2020. The bill is one of the top... more »

• Senate passes medical marijuana bill

  February 1, 2010 2:36 PM

  The Senate has passed a bill preventing recreational pot users from skirting the law to obtain medical marijuana is headed. The Senate voted 34-1 on Monday to back the measure, Senate Bill 109, and send it to the House. It would bar doctors from writing recommendations inside dispensaries... more »

• Colorado lawmakers to vote on tax breaks

  January 27, 2010 10:51 AM

  Colorado lawmakers are scheduled to take up Gov. Bill Ritter's proposal to eliminate about a dozen tax breaks to balance the state budget. House Republican Minority Leader Mike May, R-Parker, calls the proposals a taxpayer-funded bailout of the Democrats' overspending in the previous year. Ritter says Colorado can... more »

• No texting while driving law is tricky for officers

  November 30, 2009 9:10 PM

  Colorado's "no texting while driving law" goes into effect Tuesday, December 1. Patrol officers now have the task of enforcing the law, which becomes difficult to do. An officer can pull over a driver simply for texting and driving, but both Pueblo Police and Colorado Springs Police plan to... more »