Former martial arts fighter gets 3 life sentences for shooting neighbors
A Westcliffe man convicted of shooting four of his neighbors in 2023 while a surveyor attempted to measure their property lines was sentenced last week to three life sentences.
Largest dam at Colorado's largest body of water undergoes overhaul
Federal workers have taken the first steps in a $32 million maintenance of the Blue Mesa Dam, the largest of three dams that were built in the 1960s to create Colorado's biggest reservoir.
50+ commemorate Colorado unit's critical WWII mission with nighttime trek
More than 50 people, many hauling heavy packs, pointed their skis uphill and trudged a mile in a gently falling snow Wednesday night in honor of a Colorado-trained military unit that scored an improbable but significant victory in World War II.
Prosecutors: Colorado medical transportation businesses invoiced Medicaid for family trips, dead person
Two Colorado business owners have been separately charged for fraudulently billing the federal government's Medicaid program.
Boyfriend, dealers imprisoned after 16-year-old Colorado girl dies from fentanyl overdose
Three Colorado residents are currently serving prison sentences following a 16-year-old girl's drug overdose.
Judge: Colorado woman's neglect at hands of her son, his girlfriend, "so horrible, so tortuous"
A Lakewood man and his girlfriend were recently sentenced for the death of the man's mother. They were the disabled woman's caregivers for seven years due to her deteriorating health.
DIA replacing last of original train cars
Denver International Airport recently received more than two dozen new passenger train cars which have already begun to replace the existing vehicles that have carried passengers since the airport opened 31 years ago.
Texas man caught trying to re-sell military-grade sniper rifles purchased in Colorado
A Texas man was sent to prison Friday for selling weapons without a dealers license. He had the help of four men in the Denver metro area who legally purchased the sniper rifles in Colorado and gave them to the Texan.
Colorado man's federal drug sentence comes months before expected state approval of ibogaine use
A Broomfield man was imprisoned late last year after a weightlifter died in his basement. The death was the result of a treatment using ibogaine, a psychedelic drug that is illegal to bring into the country.
Colorado bronc rider injured at NWSS rodeo
A 21-year-old saddle bronc rider from Gunnison was seriously injured at Friday night's National Western Stock Show Rodeo.
Convicted Colorado bank robber-turned-crime novelist arrested after allegedly robbing bank - again
After serving a decade-and-a-half prison sentence, a Colorado man wrote a book about his experience behind bars. However, he may now be headed back to prison.
Colorado Springs woman gets year in prison for racism hoax before local election
A 40-year-old Colorado Springs woman received a 12-month, one-day federal prison sentence Thursday for her role in staging a hate crime in the weeks leading up to a run-off election in the 2023 mayor's race.
Mother, roommate imprisoned for Colorado infant's meth-tainted bottle feeding
An 11-week-old baby died in 2024 in Lakewood because a bottle of baby formula fed to him was contaminated with lethal amounts of methamphetamine.
Crude oil tanker overturns, semi driver ticketed
A semi hauling crude oil skidded off a western Colorado highway and rolled New Year's Day. The damaged tanker trailer did not leak, however.
"Jugging" suspect robbed bank customers in California, Texas, before Denver arrest
One of two Houston men suspected of repeatedly flying into Denver and waiting outside banks to jump customers was recently sentenced to prison. The other man remains at large.