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Jurors In Williams' Slaying Trial To Go To 2nd Day
Willie Clark case Wednesday morning.Clark is charged with first-degree murder in the New Year's Day 2007 shooting.Prosecutors said Clark went into a murderous rage after a confrontation at a...


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Some Lanes Of Colo.'s I-70 Could Reopen Thursday
Colorado and hope to have some lanes open Thursday.State officials said they blasted the boulder just before nightfall Wednesday, but darkness prevented crews from clearing debris.A 17-mile stretch...
Colorado Horsecare Foodbank Helps Keep Over 100 Horses With Their Owners--see Us At Rocky Mountain Horse Expo March 12-14, 2010
In its first 10 months of operation, the Colorado Horsecare Foodbank™ has helped keep more than 100 horses with their owners by providing feed and other equine services. Evergreen...
Lightning Beats Coyotes In 5a Semifinals
Carli Moreland had 16 points and 10 rebounds to help the Legacy Lightning beat the Monarch Coyotes 51-47 in the Class 5A state semifinals Wednesday night.Trailing 42-38 with 5:08 to play, Moreland...
Pitkin County Backs Off On Public Access Piece Of Proposed Land Swap
PITKIN COUNTY — Pitkin County commissioners announced Wednesday they would modify the county's counterproposal for a land swap involving two Carbondale-area properties by eliminating public...
A Short Story About Tobias Wolff
ASPEN — Tobias Wolff is no liar.His father, yes, indeed, was a man prone to crafting fibs and falsehoods as a means of self-promotion. Wolff was guilty of similar untruths as a young man,...
Brown, Pfister Receive Congressional Gold Medals
ASPEN — Aspen icons Ruth Brown and Betty Pfister were among the women who received the Congressional Gold Medal in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday for their contributions to the Women Airforce...
Ski Until 6 P.m. Friday On Aspen Mountain
ASPEN — Skiing and riding will be allowed on Aspen Mountain unti3l 6 p.m. Friday in conjunction with the third Moonlight Dinner of the season at the Sundeck. Foot passengers get free access on...
Judge Tosses Suit Over Ballot Images
ASPEN — A judge Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by Aspen resident Marilyn Marks against City Clerk Kathryn Koch, which attempted to force Koch into releasing ballot images from last May's...
Officer's Employment Ended On Conflict Issue
ASPEN — Valerie McFarlane's employment as an Aspen police officer ended last month after she failed to file charges against an Aspen newspaper editor for allegedly drinking and driving,...
Big Cat Finds Home Along Closed Rio Grande Trail
A mountain lion was caught by a motion-sensing camera as it prowled a closed portion of the Rio Grande Trail last month. The female is hanging out near Rock Bottom Ranch with its...
Hawk Can't Fly For Clapper's Pitco Seat
ASPEN — Tommy Clapper, husband of Pitkin County Commissioner Patti Kay-Clapper, will be a candidate for the seat Patti will relinquish, but Hawk Greenway won't be allowed to seek election to...
Forest Service Assesses Effects Of Wilderness On Firefighting
BASALT — Turning Basalt Mountain into Wilderness wouldn't prohibit firefighting there but it would eliminate opportunities to reduce dead trees and fuels that have built up for decades, the top...
Colorado Women Honored With The Congressional Gold Medal
WASHINGTON — The last of a corps of pioneering women pilots gathered here Wednesday to receive the Congressional Gold Medal, a belated and pomp-filled recognition of their historic role as the...
Hopeful Colorado Communities Making Goo-google Eyes
Communities across America, including several in Colorado, are going gaga over Google. With hopes of becoming a test bed for the online search giant's ultra- fast high-speed Internet network,...
Gov. Bill Ritter: Advancing Colorado's New Energy Economy
Congratulations to the state legislature for giving final approval this week to landmark legislation that keeps Colorado at the epicenter of America's New Energy Economy and once again demonstrates...
Ex-tsa Worker Accused Of Trying To Damage Computer
A former Transportation Security Administration employee in Colorado has been charged with trying to sabotage a computer that contained a database for screening potential terrorists. An indictment...
Boulder Police Seek Suspect In Assault
A composite sketch of the suspect. (Boulder Police Department) A 23-year-old Boulder man was punched in the face by a stranger at a taxi stand Saturday afternoon and left with a brain injury police...
Light Snow In The City, Then Late-week Warming
Light snow isn't expected to amount to much in the metro region, as the last of a series of Pacific storms move across the metro region tonight and Thursday morning, according to forecasters. Less...
42 Colorado Powerball Tickets Win $200 Each
ORLANDO, Fla.—The Powerball jackpot was expected to grow to an estimated $200 million for Saturday after no one matched all six of the numbers in the midweek drawing, the Multi-State Lottery...
D-11 School Board Approves Preliminary Budget
Wednesday night, The Board of Education for School District 11 was at it again, talking about slashing the budget to make up for lost state funding. Adjustments were made to the preliminary budget...
Stabbing Victim Undergoes Surgery, Investigation Underway
Colorado Springs police say one man was sent to the hospital Wednesday night. Authorities say his injury is not life-threatening, but how he got the wound is still uncertain. Police say they first...
Habitat For Humanity Breaks Ground On 100th Home In El Paso County
With a little sweat, and a little help from Habitat for Humanity and Mortenson Construction, one southern Colorado family will soon be the owners of a new home. The 100th built by the non-profit in...
Colorado Unemployment Fund Out Of Money, But Still Paying
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Colorado’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund has been broke for nearly two months, but those receiving unemployment checks need not worry their mailbox will be empty...
No Lotto Jackpot Winner; 9 Tickets Win $707 Each
The Lotto jackpot was expected to grow to an estimated $1.7 million for Saturday since the midweek drawing went off without a grand prize winner, the Colorado Lottery said.The winning numbers...
Kelley Sends East To Class 5a Championship Game
CU Events Center .East was clinging to a 45-43 lead when Kelley hit a bank shot over two defenders with 1:38 to play. She then put her team up 49-43 on a similar play with 1:13 left. Raven Taylor...
1 Ticket Wins Cash 5 Jackpot Worth $20,000
One ticket matched all five of the numbers drawn Wednesday to win the Cash 5 jackpot worth $20,000, the Colorado Lottery said.The randomly selected numbers were 5, 6, 7, 14 and 19.No information was...
Wounded Boy Honored At Meeting About Deer Creek Shooting
About 80 parents, teachers and students gathered Wednesday night to hear the lessons learned from the Deer Creek Middle School shooting more than two weeks ago, but the center of attention was...
Snowboarder Dies In Summit Avalanche
A backcountry snowboarder was killed in an avalanche a mile west of Arapahoe Basin this afternoon. The Summit County Coroner's Office did not release his name pending notification of his family, but...
Suspect Hangs Self In Boulder Jail
A 40-year-old accused sex offender committed suicide this afternoon in the Boulder County Jail, the Sheriff's Department said tonight. The inmate, who was not identified, hanged himself in his cell...
Falcons Open Mountain West Tourney With Win Over Wyoming
Posted : Mar 10, 2010 9:36 PM LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Air Force Falcons are getting good at play-in games. Now, they'd love to parlay that into an upset of top-seeded New Mexico. For the second...
Winter Weather Causes Traffic Mess On Hwy 24
A multi-car accident shut down traffic on Highway 24, west of Woodland Park, for several hours. The State Patrol says a white SUV lost control and hit a Ford pickup truck. A snow plow was coming up...
Sexually Violent Predator Living In Pueblo
Pueblo police announced tonight that another sexually violent predator has been released from jail. They informed the public about Frank Galllegos at the open meeting tonight. He was convicted of...
Anthony Gets Help In Denver's Win Over Wolves
MINNEAPOLIS -- Chauncey Billups scored 25 points and got a huge lift from role players Chris Andersen, Nene and J.R. Smith in the Denver Nuggets' 110-102 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on...
Fireworks Fans Try To Bring Back Celebration To Memorial Park
Budget cuts forced the city of Colorado Springs to cancel Fourth of July fireworks in Memorial Park in 2009. Two dedicated people now hope word of mouth and some social networking will generate the...
Demand High For Orchard Jobs In Grand Junction
Mesa County 's swaths of unemployed workers, jobs in the Grand Valley's orchards now apparently seem appealing.One of the area's largest fruit growers, Talbott Farms, received 400 to 500 walk-in...
Pueblo Losing Money On Red Light Traffic Cameras
Traffic cameras that help catch motorists running red lights without the need for a police officer to stop a vehicle aren't all they're cracked up to be.Pueblo Traffic Director Pepper Whittlef said...
Zamboni Slips Into Ice At Keystone Lake
Zamboni broke through the ice.The driver of the ice-grooming machine was not injured Tuesday and the Zamboni appeared to be working after crews fished it out of the hole in the ice.Keystone...
Broomfield To Play For 4th Straight 4a State Title
Broomfield Eagles cruised to a 59-32 victory over the Conifer Lobos Wednesday night in the girls Class 4A state semifinals.Broomfield (26-1), a Northern League team which has won 23 in a row, will...
Workers Breaking Up Boulder Above Colo.'s I-70
Colorado on Wednesday, days after a rock slide that closed the highway indefinitely.State officials said they blasted the boulder just before nightfall, but darkness prevented crews from clearing...
Longmont Upsets Mullen In Girls Class 4a Semifinal
Jamie Katuna scored 13 of her 15 points in the fourth quarter Wednesday as the Longmont Trojans upset the Mullen Mustangs 49-40 in the girls Class 4A state semifinals.Katuna, a junior who leads her...
Senate Considers Denver Federal Judge Nominee
Senate Judiciary Committee conducted a hearing Wednesday on Martinez's nomination to the federal bench.Martinez is a private attorney practicing employment and civil rights law. He previously served...
Olivo Putting In Extra Hours Behind The Plate
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Rockies catcher Miguel Olivo picked up the phone and was greeted with trash talk from an old Royals teammate. "Zack Greinke called me and had a little fun," Olivo said. The reunion...
Redding Hoping To Change For Rockies
Right-hander Tim Redding, trying to make the Rockies as a non-roster invitee (either as a starter or a reliever), threw three perfect innings in Wednesday's 5-0 loss to the Royals. Knowing that the...
Tracy Sees What He Needs To From Francis
Rockies lefty Jeff Francis' first Cactus League appearance on Friday -- his first time in a Major League game in 18 months -- wasn't pretty. Luckily for manager Jim Tracy, he didn't see it. The...