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• Man shot to death outside Denver restaurant

  April 27, 2013 12:00 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Authorities are investigating after a man was shot to death outside a restaurant in Denver. Police spokesman Sonny Jackson tells The Denver Post a fight broke out inside a Denny's at Santa Fe Drive and Alameda Avenue at about 3 a.m. Saturday and spilled out into the... more »

• Names of avalanche victims released

  April 21, 2013 12:19 PM

  Authorities have released the names of the snowboarders killed in an avalanche at Loveland Pass on Saturday. Ian Lanphere, 36, of Crested Butte, Rick Gaukel, 33, of Estes Park, Chris Peters, 32, from Lakewood, Joe Timlin, 32, of Gypsum, and Ryan Novack, 33, of Boulder were all killed. ... more »

• Plea deal reached for Gilbert Sanchez, accused of killing three Alamosa teens in wreck Play Video

  March 21, 2013 12:44 AM

  It was a deadly crash that shook the Pueblo community; now, a plea deal in the case. Gilbert Sanchez reached a plea agreement with the District Attorney Wednesday night. Last April he was speeding and driving drunk when he ran a red light and t-boned another vehicle, killing three teenage... more »

• Inmate identified in deadly dump truck incident

  March 11, 2013 7:51 PM

  CANON CITY - The Colorado Department of Corrections has identified the inmate worker who died this morning while working on a hydraulic dump truck. George Kronsbein, 55, was working at the East Canon Complex DOC Fleet Service Station when he died. Kronsbein was incarcerated on March 1, 2011 as... more »

• Man convicted of first degree murder of Fort Carson soldier

  December 15, 2012 7:07 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A 23-year-old man has been convicted in the shooting death of a soldier from Illinois who was stationed at Fort Carson. The Denver district attorney's office said Friday that Ricky Scott was found guilty of first-degree murder in the July 23, 2011, death of 25-year-old Sgt. Anthony... more »

• Local mom warns against shaking babies after husband kills 8-week-old Play Video

  November 12, 2012 12:52 AM

  It's something we've all heard before: never shake a baby. Despite all the awareness though, medical experts at Memorial Hospital say it happens in the southern Colorado community every day. One local mom is sharing her story of loss to prevent other families from experiencing the same thing. It... more »

• Dog dies when van rolls into Runyon Lake

  September 3, 2012 5:12 PM

  A van rolls into Runyon Lake, and the owner tries to save the animals inside. It happened this morning in Pueblo. Police say they aren't sure if the parking break wasn't on or if the dogs inside hit the gearshift. The van rolled out of the parking lot, down a... more »

• House fire kills woman and dog

  August 21, 2012 8:31 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - A house fire in Fort Collins has killed a 64-year-old woman and a dog. Poudre Fire Authority officials said Tuesday investigators are trying to determine what caused the fire late Monday. The fire is believed to have started accidentally in the living room. Firefighters said... more »

• Wisconsin gunman pleaded guilty to DUI in Colorado

  August 6, 2012 3:53 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The Sikh temple gunman pleaded guilty to driving under the influence in Denver in 1999 but Wade Page never completed his sentence. According to records, Page had a blood alcohol more than 1 1/2 times over the legal limit when he hit a sign at an apartment... more »

• Police say deadly force on teen justified

  August 3, 2012 6:40 AM

  CANON CITY, Colo. (AP) - Prosecutors say a Buena Vista police officer was justified in fatally shooting an 18-year-old Leadville man who led officers on an 80-mile chase and had a gun. Investigators later learned Jacob VanderBeek's gun was a replica pellet gun, and a grenade he had was inert.... more »

• Buffalo killed on I-70

  August 3, 2012 6:37 AM

  BYERS, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say at least 10 buffalo have died after collisions with vehicles on Interstate 70 in eastern Colorado. Colorado State Patrol Trooper Josh Lewis says two people were taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries after the crash near Byers before dawn Thursday. Lewis says... more »

• Wildfires destroy fences, burn food and kill cattle; effects are ongoing and expensive

  July 26, 2012 6:58 AM

  VOLBORG, Mont. (AP) - The surge in wildfires across the West this summer is taking its toll on the livestock industry. Ranchers and officials say the blazes have killed animals outright while destroying some food supplies for the stock. In addition hundreds of miles of fence and numerous corrals and... more »

• Air Force Staff Sergeant killed in theater shooting

  July 22, 2012 4:58 PM

  Among the 12 people killed in the tragic shooting were two members of the military. One of those was Staff Sergeant Jesse Childress. He was an Air Force Reservist assigned to a squadron at Buckley Air Force Base. "Jesse was an invaluable part of the 3-10th family. He literally... more »

• Military speaks out about sailor killed in theater shooting

  July 22, 2012 4:52 PM

  One of the two active military members killed in the theater shooting in Aurora was Petty Officer 3rd Class John Larimer. Larimer was a Navy technician based at Buckley. He was 27. "He was an outstanding shipmate, a valued member of our Navy team and an extremely dedicated sailor," said... more »

• Childhood neighbors mourn loss of Sailor killed in theater shooting

  July 21, 2012 1:07 PM

  A sailor in the U.S. Navy is among the 12 who died in the theater shooting rampage. John Larimer, 27, was stationed in Aurora, and he went to the premiere that night. A Navy notification team arrived at the Illinois home of Larimer's parents late Friday night to inform them... more »

• Teen accused of hitting and killing two women along highway appears in court

  July 17, 2012 4:23 AM

  HUGO, Colo. (AP) - A Louisiana teen accused of driving a tractor-trailer that killed two women who were changing a flat tire along Interstate 70 in eastern Colorado has appeared in court. The 16-year-old boy and his father appeared in a Lincoln County courtroom Monday. The boy faces charges of... more »

• Family speaks out about man killed with his own prosthetic leg

  July 7, 2012 7:05 PM

  The family of a Pueblo man killed last week is speaking out about his life. His daughter, Melanie Lujan, tells us Michael Richards was not homeless. He actually lived with her and his grandchildren for 18 years. She adds he was a loved father and grandfather who was also a... more »

• 2 killed in violent thunderstorms

  July 6, 2012 6:51 AM

  TOWNSEND, Tenn. (AP) - At least two people have been killed as a violent thunderstorm struck the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Park spokeswoman Melissa Cobern says a man on a motorcycle was killed as was a 41-year-old woman who was struck by a falling tree. The names of the... more »

• 3 killed in shooting in Houston

  June 20, 2012 8:05 AM

  HOUSTON (AP) - City police say three people have been killed and two are wounded after a shooting outside a strip club in southwest Houston. Police spokesman Victor Senties had no details about what sparked the shooting soon after 3 a.m. outside the Scores Cabaret strip club. Senties says two... more »

• Dragonman's wife killed in freak movie production incident Play Video

  June 15, 2012 9:38 PM

  The identity of a woman killed last night while filming a movie at a local shooting range has been revealed. Terry Flannell, 51, died after a smoke bomb shot off in a freak accident. Flannell is the wife of the owner, Mel Bernstein, better known as 'Dragonman'. "You turn... more »

• Woman killed at Dragonman's

  June 15, 2012 12:51 AM

  A 51-year-old woman was killed Thursday night at Dragonman's, a gun and paintball range, near Curtis Rd. and Highway 94. El Paso County Sheriff's deputies say a film crew was shooting a national show when an "unknown ordnance" struck and killed the victim. An ordnance is described as an... more »

• Man hunt over in Alabama after shooter turns himself in

  June 13, 2012 7:04 AM

  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The three-day hunt for a man charged with killing three people near Auburn University ended with the suspect walking up the steps of an Alabama courthouse and peacefully turning himself in to a U.S. Marshal waiting inside. Hours after his surrender, Desmonte Leonard was being held... more »

• Flags at half staff for fallen officer

  June 2, 2012 9:40 AM

  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - An Englewood police officer killed in a hit-and-run collision has been posthumously awarded the rank of detective. Hundreds of people applauded as 39-year-old Jeremy Bitner was awarded the rank at a memorial service Friday. Bitner died after he and a motorist he had pulled over were... more »

• Woman killed by light rail

  May 28, 2012 6:36 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Authorities believe a woman who was struck and killed by a light rail train in Denver committed suicide. Police spokesman John White tells The Denver Post the woman was struck at 11:45 p.m. Saturday after she entered a fenced-off area of track between Mississippi and Acoma. She... more »

• Tim Tebow sends video to Alamosa High Graduation for girls killed in crash

  May 27, 2012 8:03 AM

  The three young girls, killed by a suspected drunk driver in Pueblo were honored by Tim Tebow at Alamosa High School's graduation yesterday. 14 year-old Serina Sena, 14 year-old Selena Mascarenas and 18 year-old Anisa Montoya were killed after being hit head-on by another driver while heading home from... more »

• 2 killed, 2 injured in shootings in Denver

  May 26, 2012 9:01 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Police are looking for suspects in shootings that killed two people and wounded two others in northeast Denver. Police say the shooting happened Friday afternoon near the York Market. Two people were seen running away after the shootings, and police were checking door to door in the... more »

• Zumbathon to help Alamosa girls killed in crash

  May 4, 2012 7:34 AM

  There will be a fundraiser for the three girls, killed in a car crash last weekend. You can help Serina Sena, Selena Mascarenas, and Anisa Montoya by attending a Zumbathon. It will be Sunday from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on 401 S. Prairie Avenue in Pueblo. ... more »

• 1 dead after storm blows down St. Louis beer tent

  April 29, 2012 12:41 AM

  ST. LOUIS (AP) - A man was killed and five other people seriously injured when high winds swept through a beer tent where 200 people were gathered after a Cardinals game in St. Louis. Seventeen were hospitalized and up to 100 people were treated at the scene after straight-line winds... more »

• George Zimmerman's bail set at 150K

  April 20, 2012 11:29 AM

  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) - A judge says George Zimmerman can be released on $150,000 bail as he awaits trial for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester set several conditions Friday for Zimmerman's release. He cannot have any firearms, drink alcohol or use drugs and must observe... more »

• Black Hawk copter crashes in bad weather

  April 20, 2012 7:49 AM

  KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - An Afghan official says a U.S. Army helicopter that crashed went down in bad weather as it was racing to the site of a suicide bombing against a police checkpoint. The American military has confirmed the Black Hawk crashed on a nighttime mission Thursday, and initial... more »

• Jogger killed by out-of-control SUV

  April 8, 2012 10:54 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Authorities say an out-of-control SUV struck and killed a jogger before ripping across a church lawn and smashing into a Denver home, pinning the resident against a refrigerator in the kitchen. Police say witnesses told them the driver was speeding when the vehicle hit the male jogger... more »

• Update: Woman stabbed to death overnight

  April 8, 2012 6:19 PM

  Police have arrested a man suspected of stabbing his wife to death in Colorado Springs. Authorities responded to an apartment complex in the northeastern part of the city at about 4 a.m. Sunday after someone call 911 and hung up the phone. When police respnded to the scene, the victim... more »

• Officer shot in Austin, TX

  April 6, 2012 7:51 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Police say an officer has been fatally shot at a Walmart store in Austin, Texas, and that a suspect is in custody. Austin police Chief Art Acevedo says the killing took place around 2:30 a.m. Friday and that the officer died at the scene. The officer's... more »

• Motorcyclist killed in crash in Poudre Canyon

  April 2, 2012 7:14 AM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - The Colorado State Patrol says a Wyoming motorcyclist was killed when an SUV crossed the center line in Poudre Canyon. Trooper Nate Reid identified the victim as 47-year-old Scott Brelsford. The Coloradoan reported Sunday that Brelsford was wearing a helmet when he was struck Saturday... more »

• Denver man killed in backcountry skiing accident

  March 31, 2012 12:10 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Authorities say a 27-year-old backcountry skier was killed when he slid about 1,500 feet down a couloir west of Silverthorne. The Summit County Rescue Group said in a news release Saturday that Jeff Ipsen of Denver was skiing with his brother and two friends Friday afternoon when... more »

• Skier killed at Wolf Creek

  March 26, 2012 6:38 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Authorities have identified a man killed while skiing in Colorado as a 19-year-old Kansas State student. Kansas broadcaster KMAN reported that the Mineral County Sheriff's Department said the victim is Garrett Spencer of Hesston, Kan. He was skiing with friends when he hit a tree at the... more »

• American teacher killed in Yemen for alleged proselytizing

  March 19, 2012 12:32 AM

  TAIZ, Yemen (AP) - A group linked to al-Qaeda claims it killed an American teacher in Yemen for Christian proselytizing. Joel Shrum, a 29-year-old English language teacher from Harrisburg, Pa., had worked for two years in the central city of Taiz. Yemeni officials say Shrum was killed in his car... more »

• American teacher killed in Yemen for alleged proselytizing

  March 19, 2012 12:32 AM

  TAIZ, Yemen (AP) - A group linked to al-Qaeda claims it killed an American teacher in Yemen for Christian proselytizing. Joel Shrum, a 29-year-old English language teacher from Harrisburg, Pa., had worked for two years in the central city of Taiz. Yemeni officials say Shrum was killed in his car... more »

• Soldier accused of killing 16 Afghans could arrive in U.S. today

  March 16, 2012 7:55 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior defense official says the U.S. soldier accused in the killings of 16 Afghan civilians is expected to be flown to the U.S. military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., as early as Friday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of security surrounding the... more »

• Belgian bus crash kills 28, among them, 22 children

  March 14, 2012 8:25 AM

  GENEVA (AP) - Police say 28 people died when a bus carrying Belgian students back from a ski holiday crashed in a tunnel in Switzerland. Valais cantonal (state) police spokesman Jean-Marie Bornet told The Associated Press on Wednesday that a total of 52 people were on board the bus. Police... more »

• Colorado Springs Airman will be laid to rest Monday

  March 7, 2012 12:18 PM

  A funeral service for a Colorado Springs native killed in Africa will be held March 12 at 10 a.m. in the Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel, followed by a graveside service at the Academy cemetery. Capt. Ryan Hall, 30, was one of four Airmen killed Feb. 18 when their... more »

• Teen who killed uncle won't be charged

  March 6, 2012 1:33 PM

  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) - Prosecutors have decided against filing charges against a teen who fatally stabbed his uncle, mistakenly thinking the uncle was an intruder. Prosecutors say 18-year-old Dylan Jones was staying at his grandmother's trailer home in Littleton on Jan. 14 when his uncle, John Jones, unexpectedly stopped by... more »

• Police identify man killed after motorcycle club fight

  March 4, 2012 8:17 PM

  Colorado Springs police have identified a shooting victim killed after attending a party at the Sin City Disciples motorcycle club. Police have ruled the death of Virgil Means, 31, homicide. According to police, Means was attending a party at the clubhouse on 628 W. Vermijo when he was involved... more »

• Vermijo still closed while police investigate shooting

  March 3, 2012 8:05 PM

  Vermijo at Chestnut is still closed off as investigators continue to collect evidence from this morning's deadly shooting. Colorado Springs police tell News 5 the shooting happened just after 5:30 Saturday morning near the Sin City Disciples motorcycle club. Police say the victim, a man in his 20's, was... more »

• Fort Carson soldier killed loved his family and military service

  February 26, 2012 3:45 PM

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Funeral arrangements are pending for an Oklahoma soldier who died in Afghanistan. Department of Defense officials say Sgt. Allen R. McKenna Jr. of Noble died Tuesday in Kandahar province, but how he died wasn't specified. The 28-year-old was assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, part... more »

• Colorado Springs man killed in I-25 crash

  February 25, 2012 6:02 PM

  A man from Colorado Springs is dead and another is in the hospital after an early morning crash along I-25. The two-vehicle crash happened at about 2 a.m. in the southbound lanes just south of the Founders/Meadows Parkway exit. The man, 23, of Colorado Springs, had been driving... more »

• Local airman killed in aircraft crash in Africa

  February 20, 2012 10:32 AM

  A 30-year-old airman from Colorado Springs had died while in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Capt. Ryan P. Hall was killed Saturday near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Africa after their aircraft was involved in a crash. Hall was assigned to the 319th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla. ... more »

• Woman killed in McDonald's parking lot

  December 28, 2011 5:19 AM

  PARKER, Colo. (AP) - Parker police say a woman was killed in the parking lot of a McDonald's and her estranged husband who authorities were looking for in connection with the shooting was found dead. The Denver Post reports that a witness says the woman's three children were inside the... more »

• At least one person killed in Oklahoma small plane crash

  December 10, 2011 9:36 AM

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A small plane has crashed southwest of Oklahoma City, killing at least one person. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Roland Herwig says citizens reported hearing a crash about 9:30 p.m. Friday, and deputies later confirmed the crash about five miles south of Chickasha. Chickasha is... more »

• Pueblo man killed in crash

  December 10, 2011 7:45 AM

  State Patrol is investigating a crash that killed one man last night. A 32 year-old Pueblo man is dead after State Patrol says he was ejected from his Silverado shortly before 9 last night. Troopers say it happened on the Highway 50 business loop, about a mile west... more »

• At least 2 killed in Colorado plane crash

  December 6, 2011 7:54 AM

  SILVERTON, Colo. (AP) - Authorities are still trying to find two of four people killed when a small plane crashed in the southwest Colorado mountains. According to the president of Alpine Bank, three of the victims were Alpine Bank employees on their way to a company Christmas party. ... more »

• 2 died in Kearns crash, driver booked on charges

  December 4, 2011 2:03 PM

  KEARNS, Colo. (AP) - Police say a married couple has died after the car they were passengers in slammed into a wall and then a house in Kearns. Lt. Justin Hoyal says the driver, 29-year-old Christopher Youngblood, has been booked on automobile homicide charges because investigators believe speed and... more »

• Tow truck driver killed

  November 26, 2011 9:46 AM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Commerce City police say a tow truck operator was killed after being pinned underneath a semitrailer he had towed. Police say the operator for Joe's Towing and Recovery Service was unloading the semitrailer from his wrecker Friday when it rolled off of support blocks... more »

• Police find gunman dead in Illinois shooting

  November 17, 2011 12:13 PM

  Police in Bedford Park, Illinois say a gunman who opened fire inside a suburban Chicago FedEx sort facility has killed himself. At around 8 a.m. 911 calls poured in to police reporting shots being fired following a domestic disturbance at the Bedford Park FedEx facility. After Bedford Park... more »

• American NATO troops killed

  October 29, 2011 9:26 AM

  Thirteen NATO troops have been killed when a suicide bomber attacked a NATO convoy. We now know they were all American. It happened early today when a suicide bomber rammed a van packed with explosives into a NATO convoy. Afghan officials had said earlier that four Afghans, including... more »

• Al-Qaida's No. 2 killed in Pakistan according to official sources

  August 27, 2011 2:17 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior Obama administration official says al-Qaida No. 2 leader, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, has been killed in Pakistan. Al-Rahman was a Libyan national who was considered al-Qaida's operational leader before rising to the No. 2 spot following Osama bin Laden's death in May. Al-Rahman's death... more »

• Remembering a brother

  August 10, 2011 6:14 PM

  A moment of silence was observed at Fort Carson today when family, friends and fellow servicemen came to honor and remember the life of Staff Sergeant Lex Lewis who was killed in a fire fight at the start of his third tour in Afghanistan. He was in the 2nd... more »

• Remembering Sgt. Lex Lewis

  August 10, 2011 11:40 AM

  A memorial service for Staff Sgt. Lex Lewis will be held at 11 a.m. today at Fort Carson's Soldiers' Memorial Chapel. Sgt. Lewis was killed in action while serving in Afghanistan. He served with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. more »

• Obama discusses helicopter crash with commanders

  August 7, 2011 5:39 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has spent part of the day talking to top American commanders about the U.S. troops lost when a helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan. The White House says Obama placed calls to the commanders on Sunday to express his condolences for those who... more »

• San Diego officer dies; suspect left suicide note

  August 7, 2011 5:36 PM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) - San Diego's police chief says an officer shot in the face in an apparently unprovoked attack has died, and investigators have found a suicide note left by the suspect who fired the gun. Chief William Lansdowne says 36-year-old Jeremy Henwood, a four-year veteran of the... more »

• SEALs were on mission to aid Rangers

  August 7, 2011 3:39 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. officials say the Navy SEALs and other troops lost in Saturday's helicopter crash in Afghanistan had rushed to the area to help fellow U.S. troops under fire. The officials say the SEALs had responded to a request by U.S. Army Rangers who were taking heavy... more »

• Denver police kill suspected home invader

  August 7, 2011 8:15 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Denver police officers killed a suspect early Saturday after a car chase from a home where a man was tied up. Denver Police Lt. Matt Murray told KMGH-TV that shots were fired at the home sometime after 8 a.m. but no one was hit. Neighbors said a... more »

• SEAL Team members killed, not from Bin Laden raid

  August 6, 2011 2:06 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. officials tell The Associated Press that they believe that none of the Navy SEALs who died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan had participated in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, although they were from the same unit that carried out the bin Laden mission.... more »

• Dead Woman Kept in House for 2 Months

  July 27, 2011 5:46 AM

  Police in suburban Phoenix say they have arrested a man suspected of killing his girlfriend and living with her body for more than two months. Thirty-five-year-old Erik Grumpelt was charged Tuesday with one count of second-degree murder. After receiving a tip from Grumpelt's father, Mesa officers went to... more »

• Muhammad sentenced to life in Ark. soldier killing

  July 25, 2011 2:59 PM

  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A man who confessed to shooting two soldiers outside a military recruiting station in Arkansas has pleaded guilty and received a sentence of life in prison without parole. Abdulhakim Muhammad pleaded guilty to capital murder in the middle of his trial Monday. Prosecutors took... more »

• Remembering Fort Carson soldier killed

  July 17, 2011 4:48 PM

  FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) - The Defense Department says a Fort Carson soldier was killed in combat in Afghanistan. The military said Sunday that 40-year-old Sgt. Lex L. Lewis of Rapid City, S.D., was killed Friday when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire in Farah Province. Lewis... more »

• Fort Carson suffers loss of another soldier in Afghanistan

  July 17, 2011 3:42 PM

  News First 5 was notified by the Department of Defense via a release announcing the death of a soldier from Fort Carson. The DOD report states that Sgt. Lex L. Lewis age 40 from Rapid City S.D., died July 15th from combat related injuries he sustained when his unit... more »

• Plane crash in Silverton kills two

  July 15, 2011 6:07 AM

  SILVERTON, Colo. (AP) - A small plane has crashed in the southwest Colorado mountains, killing the man and woman onboard. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Mike Fergus said a person driving in a four-wheel drive vehicle in the San Juan Mountains reported finding the Cessna 150 about 50 feet off... more »

• Springs driver arrested in hit and run

  June 27, 2011 3:16 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A driver has been arrested in a Colorado Springs hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist. Police arrested 50-year-old Mark L. Doutt Saturday after tips led them to Doutt's 1988 Buick. The car had damage consistent with the crash early that morning. Authorities say... more »

• Patrol investigates accident that killed cyclist

  June 17, 2011 6:19 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a collision between a dump truck and bicycle rider that killed the cyclist. State Trooper Heather Cobler tells the Boulder Daily Camera that the accident occurred Friday at an intersection in the north Boulder area. The cyclist's name hasn't... more »

• Fort Carson holds a memorial for a fallen comrade

  June 8, 2011 3:26 PM

  The Mountain Post held a solemn memorial service today to honor the life and service of one of its fallen. Sgt Ken Hermogino was honored today as his fellow soldiers held a memorial service at The Soldier's Memorial Chapel at Fort Carson Wednesday. Sgt. Hermogino was a recent conversion... more »

• Colo. man bicycling across country killed in Ark.

  May 19, 2011 2:59 PM

  ALBION, Ark. (AP) - A Colorado man bicycling across the country with three friends has been killed in an accident in Arkansas. The Arkansas State Police say 23-year-old William Cranshaw of Ft. Collins died Monday afternoon when he was hit by a car on Arkansas 16 near Albion. The... more »

• Pronghorn illegally killed, reward offered

  April 29, 2011 4:37 PM

  The Colorado Division of Wildlife is trying to find the person responsible for illegally shooting a pronghorn buck in eastern El Paso County. The animal was probably killed over the weekend of April15. It was found along Sweet Road just east of the Peyton Highway. "The buck was... more »

• OSHA investigates worker death in Pueblo

  April 21, 2011 5:41 PM

  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating an industrial explosion in Pueblo that killed a man. The incident happened Wednesday afternoon at Western Metals Recycling, which leases land at the steel mill. Ignacio Rendon-Cornelio, 30, was killed. The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office says it appears he was cutting... more »

• Pueblo victims both died from gunshot wounds

  April 12, 2011 3:33 PM

  Two victims who were killed in Pueblo in separate attacks died from gunshot wounds. The Pueblo County Coroner has completed the autopsies on Desirea French, 8, and Roseanna Vigil, 42. French died from a single gunshot wound to the head according to the coroner James Kramer. The 8-year-old was... more »

• Seven killed in Dutch mall shooting, including shooter

  April 9, 2011 2:21 PM

  ALPHEN AAN DEN RIJN, Netherlands (AP) - One of the people shot today at a shopping mall in the Netherlands has died, bringing the number of dead to seven, including the gunman. Fifteen others were wounded. Officials and witnesses say the gunman opened fire with a machine gun at a... more »

• Libyan rebels say airstrike kills 13 of their own but blame selves

  April 2, 2011 6:05 PM

  BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) - Libyan rebels say 13 of their troops were killed when they tried to advance during a NATO airstrike against Moammar Gadhafi's forces near the oil city of Brega. Calling it an "unfortunate accident," an opposition spokesman says the incident does not diminish rebel support for... more »

• Cat killing suspect to face felony charges

  March 23, 2011 7:23 PM

  Felony animal cruelty charges will be filed against a man accused of trapping and killing cats at a Colorado Springs mobile home park. Dave Leisge admitted to News First 5 that he killed up to a half dozen cats at La Cresta Mobile Estates near Platte and Murray, where... more »

• New York police officer accidently killed by friendly fire

  March 13, 2011 6:36 PM

  MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities in New York say a police officer was fatally shot by another officer after a confrontation with a knife-wielding man inside a home in a New York City suburb. The suspect also was killed in the incident yesterday in Massapequa Park, nearly 40... more »

• New Orleans police: 5 teens shot in bar, 1 dead

  March 13, 2011 12:02 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Police say a gunman apparently opened fire on teenagers attending a party in a New Orleans bar and fled, leaving one 18-year-old man dead and four other teens wounded. Police said early Sunday a 16-year-old girl was in critical condition and two other girls ages... more »

• Shed fire near Peyton kills 3 goats, chickens

  February 13, 2011 6:01 PM

  PEYTON, Colo. (AP) - A fire near Peyton has left three goats and several chickens dead. Peyton Fire Protection District Chief Jack Rauer says a shed filled with animals and hay caught fire around 8:30 a.m. Saturday, killing the goats and several chicks. The Gazette reports another goat was... more »

• Aurora Police: Officer kills armed man during probe

  February 11, 2011 8:07 AM

  AURORA (AP)-Authorities say an Aurora police officer shot and killed an armed man during a drug investigation. Aurora police said in a statement that the shooting occurred Thursday night on Macon Street as the narcotics unit was conducting surveillance on the subject of the probe. At one point,... more »

• Family of suspect in deputy's death plans to sue

  February 10, 2011 8:15 AM

  GREELEY (AP)-The family of a suspected car thief authorities say shot and killed a Weld County sheriff's deputy plans to sue officers for shooting the suspect, who died from his wounds. Denver's KMGH-TV reports that the family of 20-year-old Rueben Reyes has filed a notice of intent to sue,... more »

• Snowboarder dies after hitting tree in Colorado

  February 7, 2011 8:27 AM

  DENVER (AP)-A 35-year-old Boulder man is dead after riding his snowboard into a tree at Eldora Mountain Resort near Nederland. The Boulder County Sheriff's Department says the man was snowboarding with four friends when he hit the tree at about 1:30 p.m. Sunday. It says the group was in... more »

• Man killed outside of a Denver bar on busy street

  January 24, 2011 7:24 AM

  DENVER (AP)-A man working as a parking valet outside a night club died in a hit and run accident. KDVR-TV reports witnesses saying the impact threw the man 50 feet as he got out of a car outside of the Rockstar Lounge south of downtown last Saturday. Police... more »

• Pedestrian killed in Pueblo County

  January 13, 2011 12:44 PM

  The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office says a 24 year old man was killed Wednesday night when he was struck by a driver. It happened on the 3900 block of Bergemann Rd. south of Highway 78 between Pueblo and Beulah. A spokesperson for the sheriff's office says it appears the... more »

• 9 year killed in Tucson granddaughter of former Phillies manager

  January 9, 2011 11:17 AM

  PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies say the 9-year-old girl killed by a gunman who opened fire at an Arizona congresswoman's event is the granddaughter of former manager Dallas Green. Christina-Taylor Green was shot outside a Tucson grocery story when she went to see Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was... more »

• UPDATE: New facts coming in from Tucson shooting

  January 8, 2011 5:00 PM

  One 9 year old girl and that U.S. District Court Judge John M. Roll was among those who was shot and had died. He was the chief judge in Arizona, appointed in 1991 by the first President Bush. He became chief judge in 2006. A hospital spokesperson stated that... more »

• UPDATE: Arizona congresswoman shot, aide killed

  January 8, 2011 3:17 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional officials say an aide to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has died after an attack in Tucson, Arizona. A hospital official there says the congresswoman herself is alive in surgery, but in critical condition after being shot in the head. Congressional officials say as many as... more »