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• Snow hampers flights

  December 22, 2011 4:46 PM

  Low visibility and airplane deicing are working against airline schedules at the Colorado Springs Airport. The airport is reporting several delays and even a handful of cancelled flights. Assistant Aviation Director John McGinley says all four of the cancelled flights were headed to and coming from Denver. Reports out... more »

• At least 24 arrested at 'Occupy' protest in Denver

  October 16, 2011 12:18 AM

  DENVER (AP) - At least two dozen people have been arrested at a rally tonight that attracted hundreds to downtown Denver in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement. KUSA-TV reports Denver police said the protesters were taken into custody for refusing to move out of the street. Following... more »

• Several arrested at 'Occupy' protest in Denver

  October 15, 2011 9:46 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Several people have been arrested Saturday at a rally that attracted hundreds of people to downtown Denver in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement. KUSA-TV reports Denver police said the protesters were taken into custody for refusing to move out of the street. The station reports... more »

• Moth crawls into little boy's ear, while he's asleep

  June 29, 2011 3:50 PM

  Doctors in Parker had to remove a moth from a 12-year-old boy's ear with tweezers. The moth crawled into the boy's ear Sunday night after he fell asleep. He awoke screaming and crying. After trying to remove it at home, unsuccessfully, his mom was forced to take him into the... more »

• Denver company saving lives with new powdered aspirin

  March 21, 2011 8:11 PM

  Its no secret, aspirin can help save a person's life if taken during a heart attack. Now a Denver company has a new aspirin product that reportedly works faster than pills, and is easier to take during a heart attack. The new product, made by Urgent-RX, is a powder instead... more »

• Mountain lion spotted near Englewood light-rail station

  August 13, 2010 9:59 AM

  There's been another mountain lion sighting in the Denver area. Police in Englewood say someone spotted a mountain lion around 5:30 a.m. Friday morning near a light-rail station. Officers with rifles moved into the area but the cat disappeared. It's near a residential neighborhood where mountain lions... more »

• June traffic up at Denver International Airport

  August 6, 2010 8:38 AM

  Almost 4.8 million passengers traveled through Denver International Airport in June. That's up 1.7 percent from the same month last year. Through the first half of the year, about 25 million passengers used the airport. That's a 3.4 percent increase from the first six months of 2009. Even though... more »

• EPA holds Denver public meetings on oil, gas rules

  August 3, 2010 9:48 AM

  Federal regulators are holding public meetings on air pollution standards for oil and gas operations as part of a settlement with two citizens groups. The first meetings were in the Dallas area Monday. The Environmental Protection Agency is holding more meetings Tuesday in Denver. The EPA agreed to... more »

• Household chemicals eyed as cause of duck deaths

  July 28, 2010 10:39 AM

  Chemicals found in household cleaners, detergents, and fabric softeners are suspected of playing a role in the deaths of hundreds of ducks in Denver in 2007 and 2008. A study by the U.S. Geological Survey found the ducks were exposed to a class of chemicals known as surfactants that... more »

• Bad economy leads to shelters crammed with cats

  July 28, 2010 9:29 AM

  Colorado animal shelters are crowded with cats, from Denver to Grand Junction, and they chalk it up to the bad economy. The Denver Dumb Friends League has 800 cats and is waiving adoption fees through Aug. 31 for all felines. The league has seen a 47 percent increase in... more »

• Gov. Ritter to outline Colorado energy policies

  July 28, 2010 9:08 AM

  Gov. Bill Ritter will lay out Colorado's plan to develop clean energy sources at an international forum on Wednesday. The discussion is part of the 2010 Biennial of the Americas celebration taking place throughout July in Denver. Others attending the meeting include Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood; Federico Pena,... more »

• Candidates withholding some financial statements

  July 21, 2010 12:17 PM

  Several Colorado candidates are refusing to make all financial documents public. GOP gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes is refusing to release his tax returns. Instead, he turned them over to an Internet Web site run by campaign supporters. The site has posted a summary of the returns but not the... more »

• 4 Denver police injured in chase

  July 15, 2010 1:29 PM

  Four Denver police officers were treated for minor injuries after a drive-by shooting suspect's car was rammed by police cruisers. Police say a man suspected of firing shots into a group of people and hitting a man in the leg fled from police late Wednesday. During the chase, police... more »

• Lockheed Martin supports Colorado school

  May 19, 2010 9:01 AM

  Lockheed Martin is pledging money and volunteer support for the Denver School of Science and Technology. Lockheed Martin Space Systems of Jefferson County is making a "large financial pledge" to the school. Company officials are also making a five-year commitment of volunteer support from Lockheed Martin's 4,300 employees,... more »

• Colorado elementary school student run over by bus

  April 30, 2010 1:24 PM

  Authorities say a 12-year-old student is in critical condition after being run over by a school bus. Denver police spokesman Lt. Matt Murray says it appears the student missed the bus Friday morning and was running alongside it and pounding on the back of bus to get the driver's... more »

• Stolen Colorado Springs SUV involved in border shooting

  April 19, 2010 5:06 PM

  A man shot and wounded by federal officers after he allegedly sped from a gate at the nation's busiest border crossing near San Diego was in an SUV stolen in Colorado Springs March 1. Richard Cress, 54, is also suspected in a string of Denver metro area purse snatchings. ... more »

• Nuggets Coach Karl to miss Wednesday's game

  March 8, 2010 5:16 PM

  Nuggets coach George Karl will miss Wednesday night's game at Minnesota as he undergoes another round of cancer treatment. Karl, who has neck and throat cancer, was scheduled for a surgical procedure Monday to have a feeding tube inserted into his stomach. He will also go through another chemotherapy... more »

• Defense rests in Darrent Williams slaying trial

  March 8, 2010 5:12 PM

  Lawyers for a man accused of shooting and killing Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams have rested their case without calling the defendant to testify. Willie Clark faces first-degree murder and other charges. Clark told Denver District Judge Christina Habas on Monday he'd like to testify but he fears for... more »

• Airline luggage went unscanned in Denver

  March 8, 2010 1:33 PM

  Denver airport officials say hundreds of bags were loaded onto airplanes in late December without being run through security scanners. The Transportation Security Administration says it's investigating. Denver International Airport Manager of Aviation Kim Day says the incident involved "a couple thousand" bags. An airport memo indicates the... more »

• Judge rejects plea deal for Parker

  January 22, 2010 2:16 PM

  A federal judge in Denver has rejected a plea agreement for a drug-addicted surgery technician who infected three dozen people with hepatitis C. Kristen Diane Parker accepted a plea agreement in September that stipulated a 20-year prison sentence. She admitted stealing syringes filled with a painkiller from operating carts at... more »

• Infant dies on Colorado-bound plane

  January 21, 2010 8:29 AM

  A 2-month-old boy has died after he stopped breathing on a United Airlines flight that made an emergency landing in Milwaukee. Milwaukee County sheriff's Sgt. Philip Wentzel said Thursday the infant was with his parents on a flight from Detroit to Denver Wednesday afternoon when he stopped breathing. Wentzel... more »

• "Free Our Health Care" rally at state capitol Tuesday

  January 18, 2010 6:15 PM

  A rally will be held in front of the Colorado Capitol building Tuesday in support of a 2010 ballot initiative that would attempt to exempt Colorado from President Obama's health care legislation. Those attending the rally will be wearing "Obama Care - Hell No, Colorado Won't Go" buttons. ... more »

• Colorado Springs native named Rhodes scholar

  November 23, 2009 7:31 PM

  Colorado Springs native William D. Gohl is one of just 32 students nationwide to be named an American Rhodes Scholar for 2010. Gohl is a graduate of Saint Mary's High School in Colorado Springs and a senior at Regis University in Denver. He's majoring in English and politics, with... more »

• Man sentenced to 106 years in girl's disappearance

  November 10, 2009 3:02 PM

  A Colorado man convicted in the disappearance and presumed death of his daughter has been sentenced to 106 years behind bars. Judge Valeria Spencer issued the sentence for Aaron Thompson on Tuesday after telling him that he had failed as a father and as a man. Thompson was convicted of... more »

• Gov. Ritter plans decrease for school funding

  November 6, 2009 9:37 AM

  Gov. Bill Ritter is proposing cutting state education funding because of the Colorado's budget problems. Speaking to education groups on Thursday, Ritter said that the plan would include a "modest decrease" for kindergarten through 12th grade schools. He plans to unveil his complete budget plan for next year late Friday.... more »

• DIA slammed, COS is fine

  October 29, 2009 3:34 PM

  It's been a miserable day for flying out of Denver International Airport. If flyers were lucky enough to get to the airport, chances are their flights were delayed or canceled. Frontier Airlines canceled 19 flights because the airport has been unable to keep enough runways and taxiways open. Some... more »

• Colorado terrorism suspect Zazi pleads not guilty

  September 29, 2009 9:26 AM

  An Afghan immigrant has pleaded not guilty to plotting a terrorist attack on New York City using common chemicals. Najibullah Zazi'slawyer entered the plea Tuesday in Brooklyn. Zazi was ordered held without bail during the brief hearing. Defense attorney J. Michael Dowling says what he's seen so far "does not... more »