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• Drought relief for farmers in 43 Colorado counties

  January 9, 2013 8:21 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Thirty of Colorado's 64 counties have been designated as primary natural disaster areas due to severe drought and heat, making farmers and ranchers there and in adjacent counties eligible for low-interest emergency loans from the Farm Service Agency. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday that overall, 43... more »

• 10 Public Trustees resign Play Video

  July 10, 2012 6:59 PM

  Gov. John Hickenlooper, on Tuesday, accepted the resignations of the 10 public trustees he appoints. The trustees are in Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Douglas, El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer, Mesa, Pueblo and Weld counties, most of the largest in Colorado without Denver County. "We all have to stand for good government,"... more »

• Anti-tax activist's trial continues today

  December 9, 2011 6:51 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Opening statements begin Friday in the tax-evasion trial of Colorado's best known tax opponent. Douglas Bruce of Colorado Springs is accused of evading taxes between 2005 and 2007 through a nonprofit group fighting government spending. Bruce is a former Republican state lawmaker and the father of... more »

• Update: Gymnastics coach accused of sexual abuse Play Video

  October 6, 2011 12:13 AM

  A group of women who trained under a Colorado Springs gymnastics coach in the late 70's and early 80's are coming forward with allegations of years of sexual and physical abuse. The man at the center of this is 62 year old Doug Boger. The women we spoke to via... more »

• Governor seeks drought declaration for 2 counties

  August 29, 2011 9:00 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Gov. John Hickenlooper has formally requested federal drought assistance for Elbert and Douglas counties. Hickenlooper sent a letter Monday to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack seeking a primary drought disaster declaration for the two counties. A declaration would allow farmers and ranchers to seek emergency loans... more »

• Thunderstorms spur concerns of flooding

  July 5, 2011 11:43 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Predictions of thunderstorms for Boulder County have emergency officials on alert for possible flooding where a wildfire last year left mountainsides west of Boulder bare of trees and bushes. The National Weather Service has issued flash flood watches for parts of Colorado's Front Range, including... more »

• Douglas Bruce indicted

  April 8, 2011 3:46 PM

  A statewide Grand Jury has indicted Douglas Bruce for failing to pay income taxes on income earned in 2005, 2006, and 2007. The four-count indictment was announced this afternoon by the Colorado Attorney General's Office. Bruce is suspected of attempting to evade his tax responsibilities by funneling... more »

• Complaint ties Douglas Bruce to anti-tax measures

  October 19, 2010 11:35 AM

  Anti-tax crusader Douglas Bruce says a complaint filed with the secretary of state's office that ties him to three anti-tax measures is frivolous and meant to scare people into voting against them. The Denver Post reports the complaint filed Monday by a coalition opposed to Amendments 60, 61, and... more »

• Doug Bruce asks for help passing tax-cutting measures

  October 14, 2010 1:32 PM

  An anti-tax advocate who has tried to distance himself from a trio of tax-and-debt cutting measures is urging supporters to volunteer to get the proposals passed next month. The Denver Post reported Thursday that Douglas Bruce made the pitch in an e-mail last month to backers of Amendments 60... more »

• Colorado prison escapee charged with several crimes

  October 5, 2010 9:43 AM

  An inmate who broke out of a maximum security prison in northeast Colorado has been charged with escape, holding hostages and kidnapping. The Denver Post reports that Douglas Alward was also charged Monday with being a habitual criminal, first-degree burglary and possession of a weapon by a previous offender.... more »

• Douglas Bruce not held in contempt of court

  September 8, 2010 8:37 AM

  A judge has ruled that anti-tax activist Douglas Bruce won't be held in contempt of court for not testifying in a lawsuit about tax-slashing ballot measures, but he will have to answer questions about them. Denver District Judge Brian Whitney ruled Tuesday against the attorney general's request to hold... more »

• Public meeting planned on Colorado escape

  September 7, 2010 9:12 AM

  Colorado prison officials are holding a community meeting in Sterling to discuss the escape of an inmate from a maximum-security prison there. Department of Corrections Director Ari Zavaras and other department executives will attend the meeting Tuesday night on the campus of Northeastern Junior College. Douglas Alward was... more »

• Contempt case to wrap up against Douglas Bruce

  September 7, 2010 8:19 AM

  The contempt-of-course case against Colorado Springs anti-tax activist Douglas Bruce is expected to wrap-up Tuesday. There's no word on how long Denver District Judge Brian Whitney will take to decide whether to find Douglas Bruce guilty of contempt. Government lawyers say the father of Colorado's Taxpayers Bill of... more »

• Douglas Bruce faces Round 3 in contempt battle

  September 2, 2010 8:16 AM

  It's Round Three in the government's battle to have a Colorado Springs anti-tax activist answer questions about his role getting tax-slashing measures onto state ballots. Douglas Bruce has a hearing this morning in a contempt-of-court case. The government wants to compel Bruce to talk about whether he helped some... more »

• FBI searching for escaped Colorado inmate

  August 25, 2010 8:37 AM

  Authorities are offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a Colorado inmate who made what officials say was an "elaborate escape" from a maximum security prison. A Department of Corrections spokeswoman says authorities are going door-to-door around the Sterling Correction Facility as they search for... more »

• Cashing in 10 years after divorce

  August 24, 2010 1:10 PM

  Michael Douglas' starring role in a sequel to Wall Street has gotten him an unwanted part in a legal sequel to his 2000 divorce. Lawyers for the Academy Award-winning actor and for ex-wife Diandra Douglas argued Tuesday in a New York court over her claim that she's entitled to... more »

• Spacewalk 3: More repair work for station crew

  August 16, 2010 8:09 AM

  Space station astronauts have one more big spacewalking chore before they can declare success. Astronauts Douglas Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson will tackle the last of their cooling-system repair work Monday. It will be their third spacewalk in just over a week. This time, they will try to... more »

• Sponsors of Colorado anti-tax measures fight court order

  July 28, 2010 8:34 AM

  The sponsors of three tax-cutting proposals have appealed a judge's order that they must disclose who contributed money and help to get the measures on the November ballot. The appeal filed last week with the Colorado Court of Appeals accuses the administrative law judge who oversaw the case and... more »

• Officer who sent email to Bruce disciplined

  July 13, 2010 8:10 PM

  A Colorado Springs Police Detective has been disciplined for an email he sent to anti-tax activist Douglas Bruce. The four word email said, "punched any reporters lately?" It's a reference to Bruce's 2008 incident when he was a state lawmaker and kicked, or tapped as Bruce says, a photographer... more »

• Douglas Bruce appears in court

  June 29, 2010 2:56 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Anti-tax activist Douglas Bruce was in court Tuesday to fight a subpoena as a spokesman for Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced that Bruce was finally served with another subpoena after more than 30 attempts. Bruce was in court Tuesday fighting a subpoena ordering him to... more »

• Douglas Bruce appeal shot down by Colorado court

  June 10, 2010 3:20 PM

  The Colorado Court of Appeals has rejected a claim by anti-tax crusader Douglas Bruce that Colorado Springs improperly rejected an initiative. The court said Thursday that the city had the right to make its own rules and also delivered a harsh rebuke for Bruce. The court said Bruce broke... more »

• Event planned to raise money for oxygen masks in fire trucks

  May 4, 2010 8:01 PM

  Have a dog-gone good time while raising money for a wonderful cause; saving pets caught in fires! The event is called "Doggie Breath" and money raised will be used to equip fire trucks in Douglas County with oxygen masks. Every year, thousands of pets die from smoke inhalation in house... more »

• Father sentenced in abuse of infant son

  March 29, 2010 7:21 PM

  A Colorado Springs man will spend 25 years behind bars, for leaving his son brain-damaged. 25-year-old Michael Anthony Douglas received the sentence Monday, after he was convicted of abuse in January. Authorities say Douglas hit his son back in 2007, when he was less than a month old. The... more »

• Colorado Springs man charged with TSA sabotage

  March 10, 2010 4:31 PM

  A Colorado Springs man is accused of trying to corrupt the computers of the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA). Douglas James Duchak, 46, was indicted by a federal grand jury Monday.He faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, if convicted. Duchak worked at TSA's Colorado Springs... more »

• School districts spending on food, travel

  March 1, 2010 10:05 AM

  With budget cuts looming, Colorado's three largest school districts have been spending on food, travel and other discretionary expenses with little oversight. An analysis by The Denver Post found that Jefferson, Douglas and Denver county schools spent a total of about $280,000 on items like Starbucks, doughnuts and receptions. Districts... more »

• Fatal bus accident caught on camera

  September 24, 2009 4:00 PM

  An Altar Valley, Arizona bus monitor is being called a hero after her boss says that monitor risked her life to save others when she noticed a car driving right towards the bus. The accident happened Tuesday morning around 6:15 a.m. On Wednesday, the Department of Public Safety... more »

• 2 die, 1 missing as rain drenches Southeast

  September 21, 2009 12:08 PM

  At least two people have died in floodwaters in Georgia. Emergency workers in suburban Atlanta found a woman dead in her sunken vehicle after it was swept off a road by flooding. Authorities also say a man west of the city died after his vehicle was washed off a road... more »