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• Investigation continues into Evan Ebel's early release Play Video

  April 6, 2013 7:22 PM

  Evan Ebel remains the prime suspect in two Colorado shootings that resulted in the deaths of Department of Corrections Executive Director Tom Clements and Nathan Leon, a pizza delivery driver from Golden. Prior to Ebel's release in January 2013, he was serving time on a 2005 conviction for carjacking... more »

• Police: Man tried suicide after strangling wife

  April 5, 2013 4:28 PM

  GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - Police say a 65-year-old man from Golden who is charged in the death of his wife tried to kill himself after the strangling by staying outside in the mountains for three nights in hopes of freezing to death. David Wayne Reathman is charged with first-degree murder... more »

• Jefferson County jurors deliberate in 2003 murder case

  November 17, 2012 8:00 AM

  GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - Jefferson County jurors in the trial of a man accused of hanging his estranged wife in 2003 will have to weigh key testimony from his twin. Daniel DeWild is charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy in the death of Heather DeWild, who disappeared just before the... more »

• Colo. School of Mines gets $250,000 for research

  September 2, 2012 3:16 PM

  GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - Colorado School of Mines has received $225,000 to research what could one day be a potential energy source. The money is for research on how to get energy from advanced methane hydrates, which are ice-lattice structures with natural gas locked inside. They can be found in... more »

• Galloping Geese ride again

  June 14, 2012 4:53 AM

  GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - Six contraptions called Galloping Geese will be rattling around the railroad tracks at the Colorado Railroad Museum. The struggling Rio Grande Southern Railroad in southwestern Colorado built seven Galloping Geese in the 1930s. The Geese are a mash-up of vintage autos, buses and railroad cars. The... more »

• Update: Two shot overnight

  June 2, 2012 5:07 AM

  At least one person is dead, after a shooting at the Golden Cue in Colorado Springs. That's near Astrozon and Academy in Colorado Springs. It happened around 1 a.m. Officers say the victim was taken to a medical center on Fort Carson. It is possible the person died en... more »

• 3 teenagers hit by a school bus in Golden

  February 21, 2012 7:32 PM

  GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - Three teenagers have been hit by a school bus in a crosswalk. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says they have all been taken to St Anthony's hospital. The Colorado State Patrol says the teenagers are all in moderate condition. The accident happened around 3:05 p.m. on... more »

• Colo. man jailed for failure to have dog license

  February 14, 2012 12:44 PM

  GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - A suburban Denver couple is fighting fines after the husband was jailed for failure to get a license for his daughter's service dog. Authorities say another 50 people in Jefferson County could face the same fate. Matthew Townsend says he spent seven hours in jail after... more »

• Tebow's own beer?

  December 19, 2011 7:36 AM

  Bonfire Brewing's "Tebrew" is a barley wine, a high-alcohol type of beer. Tebrew has a logo featuring a man crouching as if in prayer but holding a mug of beer, with the tagline "The Sunday Sipper." Bonfire Brewing is in Eagle. The brewery plans to enter the beer in a... more »

• Pueblo's Monsignor Delaney turns 100 Play Video

  December 11, 2011 4:00 PM

  Friends are wishing a special happy birthday to Pueblo's Monsignor Howard Delaney; he turns 100 Sunday! He entered a new century of life with a trip to morning mass at Christ the King Catholic Church in Pueblo. Msgr. Delaney was born December 11th, 1911 in Nebraska. He later... more »

• Body found on mountain ID'd as Denver man, 69

  August 23, 2011 5:07 PM

  GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - Authorities have identified a man found dead on a mountain west of Golden as 69-year-old Richard Limon of Denver, and they say he apparently had been stabbed. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department said Tuesday that Limon's death is being investigated as a homicide. Two bicyclists... more »

• Bike race sabotage

  August 17, 2011 9:05 AM

  Bicyclists are worried after tacks, box cutters and broken glass were found strewn along routes for two professional bike races later this month. Jefferson County sheriff's spokeswoman Jacki Kelley says the objects are being purposely placed on trails and roads popular with bicyclists that could trip them up or... more »

• Man dies while body surfing on Clear Creek

  June 27, 2011 8:37 PM

  GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - Authorities are limiting activity on Clear Creek, where a 45-year-old man has died while body surfing on Clear Creek in Golden. City spokeswoman Karlyn Tilley told KDVR-TV the man was swimming in the creek with no gear when he was swept under water Sunday. ... more »

• Explosive device partially detonates in Golden bookstore

  June 25, 2011 4:55 PM

  JEFFERSON COUNTY, CO (AP)- Authorities say two explosive devices were found inside a store at the Colorado Mills Mall after an apparent break-in overnight "partially functioned." According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, "The two small, crude devices partially functioned and caused no damage to the... more »

• Biden to visit Colorado energy lab Friday

  May 18, 2011 4:26 PM

  GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden is headed to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden on Friday to talk up energy innovation. Biden's visit will come after a breakfast fundraiser in Denver for President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign. That breakfast is not open to the... more »

• Governor issues emergency disaster declaration for fire

  March 24, 2011 3:37 PM

  GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - Gov. John Hickenlooper has issued an emergency disaster declaration for the wildfire burning in the foothills outside Golden. The order allows the state to spend up to $1.5 million to cover firefighting costs. It also opens the door to asking for federal help, if necessary.... more »

• Winds ease, help fire fighting efforts near Golden

  March 23, 2011 5:16 PM

  GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - Fire crews fighting the wildfire burning in the foothills west of Denver are getting some help from the air. The Jefferson County sheriff's office says an air crew is flying above the fire and letting ground crews know of any changes in fire behavior. Helicopters are... more »

• Golden fire still 20 percent contained

  March 23, 2011 11:48 AM

  GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - Firefighters worked through the night to prevent a wildfire burning west of Denver from growing. Smoke was rising from the nearly 2-square-mile blaze in the foothills near Golden on Wednesday morning. The fire is still only about 20 percent contained. Authorities say the good news... more »

• Fire near Golden grows to over 500 acres

  March 20, 2011 10:54 PM

  GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - Jefferson County sheriff's officials say a fire burning on steep, dry, rocky terrain near Golden has more than doubled its size to nearly 1 square mile. Sheriff's spokeswoman Jacki Kelley says the fire started Sunday morning on Mount Galbraith between Clear Creek and Golden Gate... more »

• Wildfire burns in steep terrain near Golden

  March 20, 2011 4:27 PM

  GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - Jefferson County sheriff's officials say a fire burning on steep, dry, rocky terrain near Golden has grown to an estimated 75 acres in erratic winds. Sheriff's spokeswoman Jacki Kelley says the fire started around 10:15 a.m. Sunday on Mount Galbraith between Clear Creek and Golden... more »

• Golden takes aim at elaborate treehouse

  November 8, 2010 7:18 PM

  GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - A Denver-area man might have to go to court to keep city officials from tearing down an elaborate backyard treehouse local officials say is hazardous. Sculptor Duncan Foss of Golden faced a 4 p.m. deadline Monday to take down the treehouse or face legal action.... more »

• Republicans narrowing the field for Congressional District 7

  May 20, 2010 5:41 PM

  Republicans in the Denver suburbs are gathering to narrow the field aiming to challenge Democratic Rep. Ed Perlmutter. Republicans in the 7th Congressional District are meeting in Golden on Thursday night to decide who will make primary ballots against Perlmutter. The candidates include Aurora City Councilman Ryan Frazier and... more »

• Colorado Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony today

  May 7, 2010 9:47 AM

  Thirteen new names are being etched into the Colorado Law Enforcement Memorial in Golden. One officer died in 2009--Montrose Police Department Officer David J. Kinterknecht, July 25, 2009. The others are historic, including many from Southern Colorado. Gov. Bill Ritter has declared Friday Colorado Law Enforcement Day. The... more »

• State reviewing plan for closed Colorado uranium mine

  April 29, 2010 8:18 AM

  State regulators are reviewing a plan by Cotter Corp. to address high levels of uranium in groundwater at its closed mine near Golden. Cotter's Schwartzwalder mine is on Ralston Creek above Denver Water's Ralston Reservoir in Jefferson County. The reservoir is a drinking water supply for Denver Water, the... more »

• Locals do well at Golden Gloves competition

  April 2, 2010 1:16 PM

  Two local boxers from the City of Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services' One Springs Boxing Program took home championship belts from the Colorado Golden Gloves Boxing Tournament in Denver last Saturday. Chris Galvadon, 123-pound champion, and Isaac Cardona, 152-pound champion, have been in the One Spring Boxing... more »

• Man charged for leaving baby alone so he could go drinking

  January 29, 2010 10:00 AM

  Prosecutors have charged a Jefferson County man with fatal child abuse after authorities alleged he left his five-month-old alone for hours at home so he could go drinking. Authorities say 23-year-old Joseph Trujillo spent as many as eight hours drinking at local bars last week before returning to his... 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 »

• People help free toddler run over in parking lot

  December 21, 2009 9:59 AM

  A group of people are credited with saving the life of a 3-year-old who was hit by a car in a Wal-Mart parking lot on Saturday. Witnesses say the toddler, Joshua Johnson, got away from his grandmother and then bent down, apparently to pick something up, when he was run... more »

• 5.1 Earthquake hits Central California

  October 1, 2009 8:14 AM

  The U.S. Geological Survey has reported a moderate earthquake in Central California. A preliminary earthquake report that had not yet been reviewed by a seismologist said the magnitude-5.1 quake hit at 3:01 a.m. Thursday. It was centered in a rural area near Sequoia National Park and about 148 miles west... more »

• Pueblo schools celebrate golden anniversary

  September 1, 2009 10:52 PM

  Two Pueblo high schools are celebrating special anniversaries this week. On September 1, 1959 East High and South High opened their doors for the first time. During in the 1950's, Pueblo was enjoying the same post war growth spurt that fueled much of America's baby boom era. Census data shows... more »