Party shooter Luis Estrada sentenced to life in prison
Luis Estrada, 22, was accused of shooting through a hotel room door after he was kicked out of a party. Four people behind the door were injured, one of them fatally.
Judge issues 'drag order' for murder suspect who refused to attend sentencing
A Westminster man who pleaded guilty to a murder charge in the beating death of his ex-wife refused last week to go to court for his sentencing.
Texas woman hits tree at ski resort, dies
Ski patrollers, firefighters and ambulance personnel were unable to revive a woman who struck a tree at Eldora.
Five members of northern Colorado family indicted on fraud charges
In what began as a regional drug investigation, five members of a northern Colorado family were indicted last month of fraudulently obtaining unemployment benefits during the coronavirus pandemic and putting false information in their tax returns.
Colorado's 'Mal' Middlesworth, Pearl Harbor survivor, passes away
Malbert 'Mal' Middlesworth joined the U.S. Marine Corps a month before graduating high school. He was 17 years old at the time. He survived the attack on Pearl Harbor, fought during task force operations in the Coral Sea and Guadalcanal Island, and served as president of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association.
Evacuation order lifted after wildfire ignites northwest of Golden
Authorities went door-to-door to ensure residents would leave the area around the lower portion of Golden Gate Canyon after a wildfire ignited Saturday.
Wildfire burns 1,047 acres in southwest area of Park County
A wildfire in the southwest area of Florissant threatened nearby structures and burned close to 1,047 acres, according to an emergency alert from Park County to area residents.
Pharmacy 'resolves allegations' of unlawfully filling opioid prescriptions
A Lakewood pharmacy and its pharmacist owner, accused by federal investigators of illegally filling prescriptions with "exceptionally high opioid dosages and dangerous drug combinations" for more than six years and contributing to the opioid epidemic, recently avoided criminal prosecution.
Parent and 2 children hospitalized by snow falling from resort condo's roof
Heavy snow fell from the roof of a Purgatory Resort ski condo and struck a parent and two children. The extent of their injuries was not made public.
Stealing tow truck, causing crashes gets parolee another prison sentence
Rudy Salazar was on parole in June 2021 when he stole a tow truck and drove against oncoming traffic for five blocks in Greeley. The tow truck hit five other vehicles, the last belonging to a Greeley Police Department sergeant.
3 caught in avalanche outside Aspen Highlands ski area, 1 killed
Search and rescue teams converged Sunday for a mission near the west ridge of Highlands Peak following an avalanche.
Donald Gonzales convicted of murdering Denver man he met for sex
After deliberating for six hours, a Denver jury recently returned a guilty verdict and convicted 23-year-old Donald Gonzales of 2nd Degree Murder in the 2021 death of Gary McLaughlin.
Man killed in avalanche near Marble after two others rescued
Two men are reportedly hospitalized and one was killed after they were caught in an avalanche Friday near the town of Marble.
Bodies found in 1970 and 1992 identified using DNA, genealogy
The remains of two bodies found decades ago in Lake County and Mesa County were recently identified with the help forensic genetic genealogy that led authorities to family members.
Grand Junction man sentenced to decade in prison for sexually exploiting young girls
Federal prosecutors claimed 33-year-old Benjamin David Harbin of Grand Junction, using "Cuteboy4110" as his handle and a picture of a puppy for his profile photo, contacted more than 100 minors on Instagram. Most were young girls under the age of 12.