Alabama carries out nation's third nitrogen gas execution
An Alabama prisoner convicted of the 1994 murder of a female hitchhiker became the third person executed by nitrogen gas in both the U.S. and Alabama.
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An Alabama prisoner convicted of the 1994 murder of a female hitchhiker became the third person executed by nitrogen gas in both the U.S. and Alabama.
Marcellus Williams was convicted in the 1998 stabbing death of Felicia Gayle in Missouri, but DNA testing raised questions.
The procedure involves an incision that could be several inches wide and several inches deep.
The Missouri Supreme Court rejected a petition to stop the execution of Brian Dorsey, a death row inmate, by lethal injection next month.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said he expects to see nitrogen hypoxia used in more executions.
Politicians pushed for the nitrogen gas execution method with limited scientific research behind it. Critics say it could amount to torture.
Experts have denounced Alabama's planned execution of a death row inmate by nitrogen hypoxia — an untested suffocation method that they say could cause "grave suffering."
Alabama is preparing to employ a new method of execution using nitrogen gas following botched attempts at lethal injections last year.
A Texas man who claimed his death sentence was based on false expert testimony has been executed for killing a man during a robbery in the 1990s.
More than 60 global healthcare companies have taken action to prevent their drugs from being used in lethal injection executions.
A judiciary official said the 26-year-old stood accused of "rebellion, membership in illegal gangs, collusion to undermine security" and "emnity against God."
Nebraska carried out its first execution in more than two decades on Tuesday with a drug combination never tried before, including the first use of the powerful opioid fentanyl in a lethal injection.
A noted Denver attorney filed a lawsuit Monday on behalf of the estate of an inmate executed in Oklahoma.
The race for governor in Colorado is in a statistical tie, with Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper in a dead heat with Republican challenger Bob Beauprez.
Gov. John Hickenlooper has spoken with seven prosecutors and two defense attorneys as he ponders whether to grant clemency to Nathan Dunlap, who faces execution in August for ambushing and killing four people in 1993.
A Denver police officer shot a person who was allegedly holding a gun and refused to comply with commands to drop his weapon.
A man is hoping to find the person who saved his life and is asking for witnesses to come forward after he was shot in Denver's Central Business District late Friday night.
Denver Film is hosting its Silent Film Festival beginning Friday, including eight feature films and 11 shorts with live musical accompaniment.
The Northern Colorado county hopes to begin capping some wells by early fall of 2026.
"38th Star" tells the stories of Colorado's founding -- and the people whose voices shaped, or were silenced by, statehood.
A Denver police officer shot a person who was allegedly holding a gun and refused to comply with commands to drop his weapon.
A man is hoping to find the person who saved his life and is asking for witnesses to come forward after he was shot in Denver's Central Business District late Friday night.
Multiple Front Range cities have some sort of watering restrictions. See the full list of places in the Denver area and Northern Colorado where there are mandates.
Denver Film is hosting its Silent Film Festival beginning Friday, including eight feature films and 11 shorts with live musical accompaniment.
The Northern Colorado county hopes to begin capping some wells by early fall of 2026.
In a Colorado barn, history buffs are building replicas of old buildings by hand.
The Northern Colorado county hopes to begin capping some wells by early fall of 2026.
On Monday night, the Aurora City Council approved Stage 1 Drought water conservation measures. That limits outdoor watering to 2 days per week and other water restrictions.
"38th Star" tells the stories of Colorado's founding -- and the people whose voices shaped, or were silenced by, statehood.
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This is Michigan's second NCAA title in school history, and the win ends a 26-year national championship drought for the Big Ten.
After shutting out Cornell in the semifinals, the University of Denver Pioneers' goalie Johnny Hicks made 26 saves against Western Michigan to knock out the defending national champs and send the Pioneers to Vegas.
Sidewalks were packed, and streets were buzzing Friday, as thousands of fans flooded downtown Rockies Opening Day.
Despite needing help with his motor skills and movement, it hasn't stopped Randy Milliken from loving his favorite team.
With only a few hours left until the big game -- the Colorado Rockies home opener at Coors Field in Denver -- CBS Colorado was keeping an eye on Ticketmaster for baseball fans who are looking to still purchase a ticket.
President Trump said he has agreed to a "double sided CEASEFIRE" with Iran, less than two hours before his deadline for Iran to either cut a deal with the U.S. or face massive strikes on its power plants.
Vice President JD Vance traveled to Hungary to meet with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Tuesday ahead of Orbán's reelection bid.
Delta is the third major U.S. carrier to hike its bag fees, as airlines face surging jet fuel costs and other headwinds from the Iran war.
The astronauts aboard Artemis II are the first humans to see some parts of the far side of the moon with the naked eye.
President Trump posted on social media that "a whole civilization will die tonight," adding "but I don't want that to happen, but it probably will."
President Trump said he has agreed to a "double sided CEASEFIRE" with Iran, less than two hours before his deadline for Iran to either cut a deal with the U.S. or face massive strikes on its power plants.
Vice President JD Vance traveled to Hungary to meet with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Tuesday ahead of Orbán's reelection bid.
President Trump posted on social media that "a whole civilization will die tonight," adding "but I don't want that to happen, but it probably will."
Some state lawmakers want more accountability for reckless drivers who kill people.
Two more drug-making giants, Abbvie and Genentech, will start selling popular medications on the White House's discounted pharmaceutical site as soon as Monday.
Two more drug-making giants, Abbvie and Genentech, will start selling popular medications on the White House's discounted pharmaceutical site as soon as Monday.
Behind some of the viral physiques lies a troubling trend: the use of a powerful drug never approved for humans.
The Environmental Protection Agency also added microplastics to its contaminant candidate list for the first time.
The COVID-19 variant BA.3.2, nicknamed "Cicada," has been detected in at least 23 countries and half the states in the U.S.
About half a million people in Colorado are living with a brain injury and many of them don't know it.
Delta is the third major U.S. carrier to hike its bag fees, as airlines face surging jet fuel costs and other headwinds from the Iran war.
"This is a potentially huge market event like no other. It's a known unknown with a clock," one investment adviser said.
Federal regulators said the windshield wipers could fail, reducing the driver's visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.
American hedge fund Pershing Square announced it's offered to buy Universal Music Group in a merger, saying it believed the world's biggest music label was undervalued by stock markets.
While participants of a nonprofit's financial empowerment class focus on financial stability, the nonprofit itself is facing a sudden financial setback after an out-of-state company that worked with thousands of nonprofits collapsed.
Anticipating a challenging summer wildfire season, forecasters with Colorado's Division of Fire Prevention and Control are preparing to rely heavily on a pair of state-owned aircraft-both to detect fires early and to assist in fighting them once they ignite.
CBS Colorado is investigating a trucking company involved in a crash at a gas station in the southern part of the Denver metro area last month.
A Denver jury has found activist Regan Benson, a frequent critic of police, guilty of "doxing" a Denver police commander during a livestream last September, in what appears to be the first conviction under Colorado's anti-doxing law.
Fire chiefs in two departments northwest of Denver, Westminster and Arvada, say gaps in emergency dispatch technology between neighboring departments can slow response times and, in some cases, limit how quickly help arrives.
A state investigation has found that a Denver assisted living facility took 13 minutes to locate a resident who collapsed and begin CPR -- failures regulators say placed all 125 residents in "immediate jeopardy."