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  • Colorado moving ahead with 4-tier teacher ratings

    November 9, 2011 2:29 PM

    DENVER (AP) - Colorado officials are taking final action on a teacher rating system that could make it easier to fire teachers who don't meet testing standards. The Board of Education was poised to approve the system Wednesday. The standards create a four-tier grading system for teachers and principals. The... more »
  • Churchill loses appeal

    November 24, 2010 6:42 PM

    DENVER (AP) - A former University of Colorado professor who compared some Sept. 11 victims to a Nazi has lost an appeal challenging his firing. The Colorado Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a lower court ruling rejecting Churchill's claim that the firing was politically motivated. A three-judge panel... more »
  • Minority groups call for firing of two Denver Police Officers

    August 19, 2010 5:01 PM

    DENVER (AP) - Latino and African-American leaders in Denver are urging the city's safety manager to fire two of the police officers caught on video roughing up residents. They told Safety Manager Ron Perea on Thursday that he should fire the officers caught on video arresting 24-year-old Michael DeHerrera... more »
  • Utah man asks for stay from execution by firing squad

    June 15, 2010 5:59 PM

    A death row inmate set to be executed by firing squad Friday will seek a stay of execution from the U.S. Supreme Court. Attorneys for Ronnie Lee Gardner say they will ask justices to review the Utah Supreme Court's denial of Gardner's appeal. The Utah court said late Monday... more »
  • Utah inmate challenges death warrant

    June 3, 2010 6:38 PM

    A condemned inmate set for execution this month by firing squad has challenged his death warrant before the Utah Supreme Court. Attorneys for Ronnie Lee Gardner have asked justices to reverse a state court judge's order of execution and impose a lifetime prison sentence. As an alternative, Gardner's attorney... more »
  • Utah inmate scheduled to die by firing squad

    May 6, 2010 7:01 PM

    Utah state attorneys say a condemned inmate cannot seek a stay of a warrant ordering his execution by firing squad next month. In a court filing Thursday, Assistant Utah Attorney General Tom Brunker says state law only lets Ronnie Lee Gardner appeal his death sentence - not the order... more »
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