Colo. clubs race thousands of homing pigeons
(Kathryn Scott Osler, The Denver Post) The white-winged pigeon had flown 150 miles when it finally landed atop its home in Wayne Rozendaal's backyard. "Come on now. Get on inside," says Rozendaal, ch...

Mountain residents know picturesque life is fraught with risk
< 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } Twenty-one years ago, Robert Ruston joined his neighbors on an overlook on Sugarloaf Mountain and watched their homes burn. "Last night I sat with the same neighbo...

Wildfire evacuees left to wrestle with unknown
were among the at least 92 structures lost in the Fourmile Canyon fire. "We want to know when we can go home," said J.C. Barber, who has lived on Sugarloaf Road for more than five years. "We'll stay ...

Residents gripped by bird's-eye view of their nightmare
Forced by the Fourmile Canyon fire to evacuate, residents look from afar for signs of hope Tuesday that their homes and belongings might be spared. (John Leyba, The Denver Post)

Doctor at Children's Hospital held on 655-count prescription-fraud indictment
Dr. Louis C. Hampers is also the subject of a restraining order obtained by a Denver television reporter. A federal grand jury has indicted a prominent Children's Hospital physician on 655 counts of...

Denver, St. Vrain schools raise private funds needed to receive $28.8 million in federal grants
The Denver and St. Vrain school districts say they have gathered the private matching funds needed to receive huge federal grants supporting innovative education programs. The two Colorado school dis...

Recall effort launched against DPS board member Merida
A group of Denver residents has begun the first recall effort against a Denver school board member in modern times, hoping to oust Andrea Merida, who was elected in November. City officials have unti...

Disapproval and anger come out on top in voter polls
I can tell you everything you need to know about the upcoming midterm elections in two sentences: One, according to the latest NBC/ Wall Street Journal poll, only 24 percent of Americans have a posit...

Gubernatorial candidates vow to stick to issues during nine debates
Colorado gubernatorial candidates John Hickenlooper and Dan Maes say they'll stick to the issues as they prepare for nine debates before Election Day. Hickenlooper and Maes, who are the Democratic an...

Occupants, including cat, escape burning home.
A ranch-style home in Littleton was heavily damaged by fire late Monday night, but the two occupants, plus a cat, escaped, according to Littleton Fire Rescue. Operations Division Chief Roland Seno sa...

Good Samaritan rushes into burning house
COLORADO SPRINGS — A good Samaritan driving past a burning house Tuesday in northeast Colorado Springs rushed past the flames and smoke in search of anyone trapped inside, The Gazette reported. ...

Pediatric hospital expansion opens today.
Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center officially opens its $128 million expansion today. The 160,000-square-foot facility houses 53 pediatric beds, a full-ser...

Palmer Lake boy, 12, stabbed; suspect in custody is same age
PALMER LAKE — A 12-year-old boy was stabbed in the cheek and neck Tuesday afternoon just after middle and high school students were let off a bus near Palmer Lake Elementary School, The Gazette ...

Flagler High student dies in truck rollover
A 16-year-old Flagler High School student was killed when he rolled his truck off a road in Weld County on Saturday afternoon, the Colorado State Patrol said Tuesday. Lance Rodwell, a junior on the r...

State Fair attendance best since switch
The 11-day Colorado State Fair attracted 517,140 people, more than 20,000 above the attendance recorded in 2009, state officials announced Tuesday. The attendance is the highest recorded since the fa...

DPS board plans to hire financial adviser
Denver's school board will hire an independent financial adviser to help board members analyze any future restructuring of the district's pension debt. The board's finance and audit committee made th...

Voters' lawsuit challenges Tancredo's place on ballot
Two Colorado voters filed a lawsuit Tuesday to force the secretary of state to remove third-party gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo's name from the November ballot. A hearing on the case is schedu...

Bruce may fight judge's order to answer questions about anti-tax initiatives
Anti-tax advocate Douglas Bruce will not be held in contempt of court, but he will have to answer questions about his involvement in placing three tax-cutting initiatives on the November ballot, a jud...

Buck "moderating" positions on website, Bennet claims
Edits to GOP Senate candidate Ken Buck's campaign website show him changing stances on stem-cell research and Afghanistan — something his campaign attributes to a cleaner message but his opponen...

Silverthorne council in uproar over Lowe's vote
SILVERTHORNE — Hard feelings have surfaced in Silverthorne in recent days, as the town council prepares to vote on a final development plan for a Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse tonight.Some c...

Labor Day weekend tunnel numbers are slightly down
SUMMIT COUNTY — Labor Day weekend in Summit County is known for two things — fun in the sun and sluggish, high-volume Interstate-70 traffic. But despite plenty of cars and pedestrians in t...

Man on scooter killed in Pueblo
A man in Pueblo died Tuesday afternoon after getting into a crash on his scooter. It happened just after 4 p.m. at 4th and Hudson. Investigators say the man ran into the back of an SUV after that veh...

Westboro Baptist Church Plans To Picket In Springs At Soldier's Funeral
A controversial Baptist Church group from Kansas says they'll be in Southern Colorado to protest at a funeral for an army chaplain who was killed in Afghanistan.

Corrections officials brief Sterling neighbors
Douglas J. Alward collected the tools that helped him get over three fences, one of them electrified, to escape from Sterling Correctional Facility last month, corrections officials said at a communit...

Flagler teen dies in one-truck accident
A 16-year-old Flagler High School was killed when he rolled his truck off a Weld County road Saturday afternoon, the Colorado State Patrol said today. Lance Rodwell, a junior on the rural school's 8-...

List of evacuated neighborhoods in Boulder fire
Area of the Boulder County fire Evacuations have not been ordered within the city limits of Boulder. The following residential areas have been ordered to evacuate, which can also be viewed on a

Gubernatorial debate schedule announced
The Republican and Democratic nominees for Colorado governor have agreed to a fall debate schedule. Dan Maes and John Hickenlooper will participate in 10 debates, including the Colorado Decides 2010 "...

Thieves Steal Personal Information at Gas Pumps
If you use a debit card at the gas pump, you may want to think twice the next you fill up. Police say thieves are targeting gas pumps along the front range and stealing personal information.

Surprise School Lockdowns To Continue This Year
It's never too early in the year to start thinking about your kids safety at school, at least that's the stance Pueblo City Schools District 60 is taking.

Woodmen/Academy Interchange Project Reaches Halfway Point
A collosal construction project to create an overpass at Woodmen Road and North Academy Boulevard in Colorado Springs is on-schedule and on-budget as it reaches the halfway point this month, according...

Body discovered last week has been identified
Colorado Spring Police have identified the man found in Monument Creek near Van Buren and Beacon a week ago today. The body of 37-year old Steve Gallegos from Colorado Springs was found early in the ...

Boulder fire burns more than 60 structures
Posted : Sep 7, 2010 4:43 PM Authorities say a wildfire burning near Boulder has destroyed at least 63 structures but it's not clear how many of them are homes. Incident commander Don Whittemore s...

Man seriously burned in fire; woman, infant escape
A man was critically injured in a house fire in northeast Colorado Springs late Tuesday morning. He's been rushed to a local hospital, with the possibility that he'll be airlifted to a specialized bur...

Get fit in the Garden
Too many ice cream cones this summer? Grazed your way through funnel cakes, Indian Fry Bread and turkey legs at the Colorado State Fair? It's time to get back into shape! The Garden of the Gods Visit...

What If! Festival this Saturday
Tech-enthusiasts, art-makers, garage inventors, performers, Do-It-Yourself-ers, scientists, culinary magicians, original musicians, robot builders, urban farmers and engineers will take-over downtown ...

Bruce Not Held in Contempt, Must Still Testify
A judge has ruled that anti-tax activist Douglas Bruce won't be held in contempt of court for not testifying in a lawsuit about tax-slashing ballot measures, but he will have to answer questions about...

Evacuees Can Get Mail at Post Office
Wildfire evacuees in Boulder County can pick up their U.S. mail at post offices in Boulder and Jamestown. The U.S. Postal Service said Tuesday most affected customers live in the northwest Boulder ZI...

Duck Race results announced
BRECKENRIDGE — With more than 7,250 rubber ducks flying down the Blue River for The Summit Foundation Great Rubber Duck Race in Breckenridge Saturday, the annual fundraiser was a hit.“The ...

Hickenlooper, Maes Agree To Debates In Governor's Race
Colorado gubernatorial candidates John Hickenlooper and Dan Maes say they'll stick to the issues as they prepare for nine more debates before Election Day.

Judge finds Bruce not in contempt, but orders him to answer questions
Tax-bashing activist Douglas Bruce will not be held in contempt of court, but he will have to answer questions about his involvement in placing three tax-cutting intiatives on the November ballot, a j...

Hickenlooper, Maes agree to 9 more debates
< 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } DENVER—Colorado gubernatorial candidates John Hickenlooper and Dan Maes say they'll stick to the issues as they prepare for nine more debates before Election ...

Judge finds Bruce not in contempt, but orders him to answer questions
Tax-bashing activist Douglas Bruce will not be held in contempt of court, but he will have to answer questions about his involvement in placing three tax-cutting intiatives on the November ballot, a j...

Gunman In Uniform Kills 2 US Soldiers in Iraq
The U.S. military says a gunman wearing an Iraqi army uniform has killed two American soldiers in northern Iraq. A military statement says the Americans were among a group of U.S. soldiers meeting wi...

Burn Victim Forced To Jump From House Window To Escape Flames
'+ 'Burn Victim Forced To Jump From House Window To Escape Flames'+ 'A man jumps from the second-story window of his home to escape the flames of a fire after suffering burns on more than 50 percent...

Obama To Mark 9/11 Anniversary at Pentagon
The White House says President Barack Obama will mark the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks at the Pentagon. Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs says Vice President Joe Biden will travel to New York...

Public meeting planned on Colorado prison escape
< 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } STERLING, Colo.—Colorado prison officials are holding a community meeting in Sterling to discuss the escape of an inmate from a maximum-security prison there....

EB Hwy 24 closed at Manitou Springs
Eastbound Highway 24 was closed in Manitou Springs following a crash.It happened around 7 am Tuesday. The wreck followed a police pursuit. The suspect crashed his car and was tased by the pursuing of...

Wyoming football player killed in Colorado crash
Posted : Sep 7, 2010 6:36 AM Authorities say a pickup drifted off a Colorado highway and crashed, killing a University of Wyoming football player and injuring three teammates. The Colorado State P...

Accident Backing Up Traffic On Highway 24 At Manitou Avenue
Colorado State Patrol says an accident on eastbound Highway 24 at Manitou Avenue is blocking traffic. Troopers say the highway is not closed, but drivers can expect major traffic delays as the accide...

Public Meeting Planned On Colorado Escaped Inmate
Colorado prison officials are holding a community meeting in Sterling to discuss the escape of an inmate from a maximum-security prison there. Department of Corrections Director Ari Zavaras and other...

Florida Church Threatens To Burn Quran
The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan is warning against an American church's plan to burn the Muslim holy book. Gen. David Petreus says burning the Quran could endanger U.S. troops in Afgha...

Jet Blue Flight Attendant Due In Court
A former JetBlue flight attendant accused of cursing out an airplane passenger and then sliding down an emergency exit chute is due in a New York City courtroom.

Tropical Storm Hermine Crosses Into Texas
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Hermine has crossed into Texas. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says the center of the storm has crossed the Rio Grande.