Congresswoman Pat Schroeder remembered as trailblazer
Former Congresswoman Pat Schroeder is being remembered as a trailblazer. The 82-year-old died in Florida Monday after her family says she suffered a stroke.
Couple who bought home before Marshall Fire still fighting with insurance
A Boulder County couple who bought their dream home hours before it was destroyed by the Marshall Fire is now fighting their insurance company to cover all the losses.
DAs look to step up penalties on child indecent exposure offenses
More than 1,200 people have signed an online petition urging lawmakers to close what they call a loophole in the state's sex crimes statutes that prevents the youngest victims from ever seeing justice.
Colorado lawmakers to consider changes to felony sentencing statutes
The Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice voted Friday to refer bills to the legislature that would allow judges to waive mandatory consecutive sentences in certain circumstances and allow defendants in those cases to ask for a reduction in their sentence after two to five years.
Lawmakers consider report to address underinsurance
Wendy Wyss is among the more than one thousand homeowners who lost everything they owned in the Marshall Fire. She had just bought her house nine months before the fire and says her dwelling coverage was more than half of the purchase price.
Lawmakers consider no criminal charges for kids under 12 other than murder
The yet-to-be-introduced bill is being co-sponsored by two state representatives -- a Republican former sheriff's deputy and a Democrat who's worked in child welfare and juvenile justice for 20 years.
CO company gets boost in its plans to mine strategic minerals & metals in the US
A Colorado-based company may be the nation's best hope of lessening our dependence on foreign countries for minerals and metals that are critical to our economy and national security.
Lawmaker looks to strengthen Colorado's Consumer Protection Law
A bill at the state Capitol would make some of the biggest changes to the law since it was passed more than 50 years ago.
Lawmaker introduces bill to provide easier access to opioids
Seven years after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released guidelines aimed at stopping the over-prescription of opioid painkillers, patients who need those medications to ease chronic pain have been left suffering, some to the point of suicide.
Mortgage company rescinds foreclosure on Marshall Fire victim's property
Ed Sharp's new manufactured house arrived a little over a week ago and if not for Boulder County Treasurer Paul Weissmann, he might have lost it.
Colorado lawmaker facing backlash for sharing mental illness
State Rep. Dafna Michaelson Jenet says it's past time to break down the negative stereotypes around behavioral health.
Mortgage company forecloses on property owned by Marshall Fire victim
Ed Sharp's mortgage comes with an occupancy requirement. If he's gone for more than a year, the mortgage company can foreclose and sell his property. The 80-year-old Navy veteran lost his wife to emphysema and his house to the Marshall Fire.
Colorado lawmakers look to crack down on hidden "facility fees" by hospitals
When you go to an outpatient clinic, you expect to be charged for the care your receive, but many patients are also being charged what's called a facility fee.
Denver lawmaker to introduce bill cracking down on "ghost guns"
Colorado district attorneys are seeing a spike in teen violence and in many cases, the perpetrators are using homemade firearms called ghost guns.
Colorado Senate passes bill to make pointing a laser at a plane a felony
The Colorado Pilots Association and more than 400 aviation businesses are calling on state lawmakers to crack down on people who shine lasers into cockpits, warning it could cause a crash.