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• Undercover Sting: clerks stealing winning lottery tickets Play Video

  April 27, 2012 12:42 AM

  Imagine winning the lottery ,but never knowing because the store clerk pocketed the ticket for themselves. In a News 5 exclusive investigation, Colorado lottery investigators took us along on one of their compliance check stings to catch the clerks in the act. For three days from store to... more »

• Flight delays cost passengers $16.7B

  October 19, 2010 8:58 AM

  A government-funded study says airline flight delays cost passengers a lot more than grief - $16.7 billion more, to be precise. That's the price a study delivered Monday to the Federal Aviation Administration puts on the cost to passengers for flight delays in 2007. That was the latest year... more »

• NYT: Bennet-backed pension deal costs taxpayers millions

  August 6, 2010 1:37 PM

  The Denver school system is reportedly stuck paying millions of dollars in interest and fees because of a pension financing deal recommended by Sen. Michael Bennet while he served as superintendent. The New York Times reported Friday that the deal has cost Denver at least an extra $25 million.... more »

• Ohio Powerball ticket wins $261.6M jackpot

  June 3, 2010 8:59 AM

  Ohio has a $261.6 million Powerball winner less than two months after the state joined the multistate lottery game. The Ohio Lottery says the only winning ticket matching all six numbers in Wednesday night's drawing was sold at a store in Sunbury, about 20 miles north of Columbus in... more »

• Colorado House cutting $475 million from state budget

  February 18, 2010 8:23 AM

  Colorado lawmakers are slashing jobs and state services in an effort to cut another $475 million from this year's budget, targeting education, prisons and Medicaid patients. The House approved 31 bills Wednesday that will cut nearly every sector of state government as they work to cut $1.5 billion over... more »

• Denver museum gets $8 million donation

  February 1, 2010 2:21 PM

  The Denver Museum of Nature & Science has received the largest donation in its history - $8 million for a new building. The museum announced the donation Monday from the Morgridge Family Foundation. The money will build a new 40,000-square-foot, three-story Science Engagement Center for children. The museum... more »

• Rocky Mountain National Park nears 3 million visitors

  December 17, 2009 11:28 AM

  Visitor numbers at Rocky Mountain National Park are up 2.5 percent over last year and could top 3 million for the first time since 2003. Park officials say more than 2.93 million people have entered this year. December visits would have to total about 61,000 to reach 3 million for... more »

• November jobless rate: 10 percent

  December 4, 2009 8:59 AM

  The unemployment rate for November remains at 10 percent, as employers cut 11,000 jobs last month. Many economists expect the jobless rate to keep climbing into next year as the economy struggles to generate enough jobs for the 15.4 million people out of work. If part-time workers who want... more »

• Millions may have to repay part of tax credit

  November 16, 2009 10:49 AM

  More than 15 million taxpayers could unexpectedly owe taxes when they file their federal returns next spring because the government was too generous with their new Making Work Pay tax credit. The Treasury Department's inspector general for tax administration issued a report Monday saying that taxpayers are at risk... more »

• Dropout, 21, wins $8.55 million poker event

  November 10, 2009 11:20 AM

  A 21-year-old Michigan poker professional who chose cards over college won the World Series of Poker main event in Las Vegas early Tuesday, winning $8.55 million and becoming the youngest player to win the tournament in its 40-year history. Joe Cada of Shelby Township, Mich., turned over a pair... more »

• Scientists race to prevent ash tree's extinction

  October 8, 2009 8:38 AM

  Scientists are racing to save tens of millions of seeds from the native ash tree before an invasive beetle pushes the species to extinction. Ash trees decorate urban landscapes across North America and provide $25 billion worth of timber, yet the emerald ash borer is slowly devastating the species. It... more »

• Coca-Cola to invest $200 million in Vietnam

  September 4, 2009 10:25 AM

  Coca-Cola Co. says it plans to invest an additional $200 million in Vietnam in the next three years. CEO Muhtar Kent announced the investment - which will be made with the company's bottler - during a visit to the country on Friday. The world's biggest soft drink maker says Kent... more »

• Man wins $3.5 million on casino slot machine

  September 1, 2009 1:01 PM

  A Florida man has taken home a record-breaking $3.5-million jackpot at the Seminole Casino in Immokalee. Christopher Detzler took a $10 spin on the slot machine and hit for $3.5-million while visiting the casino on Sunday. It's money he almost didn't give himself a chance to win. ... more »