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• Teen sexting investigation in Parker

  February 14, 2012 11:31 PM

  Douglas County Sheriff's deputies served search warrants at Chaparral High School Tuesday afternoon as part of an ongoing sexting investigation. 9NEWS has learned deputies took at least four students' cellphones and they'll be searching those phones for evidence of sexting. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office got a tip about... more »

• Deadly shooting at Parker McDonald's

  December 27, 2011 11:37 PM

  PARKER, Colo. (AP) - Parker police say a woman was killed in the parking lot of a McDonald's by her estranged husband who was later found dead in a field. A witness says the woman's three children were inside the restaurant when she was shot outside just after 5... more »

• National birds arrive at Pueblo Zoo

  June 7, 2011 3:47 PM

  The Pueblo Zoo has added two bald eagles which were injured in the wild. Parker and Freedom arrived at the zoo in May from Utah. Freedom the larger of the pair is a female, Parker is a male. The eagles were found malnourished and injured. Both of them had... more »

• Bald Eagles to begin second life at Pueblo Zoo

  May 16, 2011 12:49 PM

  A pair of Bald Eagles are coming to the Pueblo Zoo this week after completing their rehabilitation at a wildlife rescue center in Utah. The male and female birds of prey were recently given approval to be moved to the zoo. The male, named Parker, was found with a... more »

• Surgery Tech wants reduced sentence

  January 19, 2011 7:36 AM

  DENVER (AP) - A Colorado hospital worker infected with hepatitis C, who injected herself with pain medication from syringes later used on patients undergoing surgery, is asking a federal appeals court to decrease her 30-year sentence. A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments... more »

• Colorado family killed in fiery crash identified

  August 2, 2010 11:43 AM

  The Texas Department of Public Safety says a fiery wrong-way crash killed five people in two vehicles, including four members of a Parker, Colorado family. They've been identified as Robert L. Behn, 45, his wife Lisa G. Behn, 48, their son Jordan, 18 and their daughter Morgan, 15. DPS... more »

• Colorado man killed in Texas plane crash

  June 1, 2010 8:19 AM

  A man killed in a plane crash near Granbury, Texas, was from Parker. Texas authorities say 49-year-old Michael A. Henney died in Friday's crash about a mile north of a private airstrip. Texas Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Lonny Haschel told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that Henney's wife, Suzanne,... more »

• Lehman wins playoff at Senior PGA Championship

  May 30, 2010 8:18 PM

  PARKER, Colo. (AP) - Tom Lehman won the 71st Senior PGA Championship on Sunday with a par on the first playoff hole, where Fred Couples and David Frost were done in by bad tee shots and double-bogeyed. After Lehman began the sudden death playoff on No. 18 with a solid... more »

• Eaks, Zaremba cut at Senior PGA Championship

  May 28, 2010 10:59 PM

  PARKER, Colo. (AP) - Tom Kite doesn't mind that the thin air, hilly terrain and erratic wind gusts at the Colorado Golf Club conspire to favor the younger golfers on the senior circuit such as Fred Couples. Kite still considers himself a whippersnapper after celebrating his 60th birthday in December,... more »

• Parker man may get motorcycle back

  April 19, 2010 3:05 PM

  A law aimed at discouraging illegal immigrants from driving has snared a Parker man who lent a friend a motorcycle. The Denver City Council will vote Monday on whether to pay Kevin Ehrich $11,843 in attorney's fees and damages after Ehrich's motorcycle sat in the city's impound lot for... more »

• Man indicted in asbestos scam

  April 15, 2010 12:45 PM

  Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced Thursday that attorneys from the Criminal Justice Section have secured an indictment from the Statewide Grand Jury against a Parker man suspected of contributing to the release of a hazardous substance by misleading state officials. According to the indictment, Michael Merit, 45, falsely... more »

• Woman sentenced for falsely accusing police officer

  March 15, 2010 7:24 PM

  A 23-year-old woman was sentenced to two years of probation after pleading guilty to falsely accusing a Parker police officer of beating and raping her. Emily Petersen was also ordered Monday to complete 100 hours of public service and pay more than $6,000 for the costs of the investigation.... more »

• Audubon: No Hep C cases linked to surgery tech

  October 20, 2009 2:47 PM

  Officials at the Audubon Surgery Center in Colorado Springs say there is no evidence any of their patients contracted hepatitis C from a surgery technician who used syringes filled with painkillers meant for patients. Hospital officials had feared that as many as 1,220 patients had been exposed to the disease... more »

• Former surgery tech will spend 20 years behind bars

  September 25, 2009 8:26 AM

  A plea deal has been struck in the case of a Colorado surgery technician accused of swapping her dirty syringes for ones filled with powerful painkillers meant for patients, possibly exposing them to hepatitis C. Kristen Parker pleaded guilty, Friday, to five counts of tampering with a consumer product and... more »