• Prosecutors To Charge Student Accused Of Planting Bomb As Adult

  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – A 16-year-old student accused of bringing an explosive device to his Lafayette high school earlier this month will be charged as an adult. A judge set bond for Andy DeBartalome at $100,000 on Friday. He faces five counts, including attempted murder, the use and possession of an explosive device and menacing. Police say a teacher inside Centaurus High School ...

• Motorcyclist Dies In Crash On I-225

  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – A motorcycle rider died Friday morning in a crash on Interstate 225. Police said the rider was following a minivan and when the minivan slowed down for traffic and the motorcycle rider either hit the van or lost ...

• Heavenly Denver morning-glory garden has fan club all its own

  Coleen Mann's morning glories pop into full bloom late last summer. Her brother built the wrought-iron fence for her Denver yard near City Park. (Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver ...

• 7 things to do this Memorial Day weekend

  DENVER - Every weekend, 7NEWS compiles a list of some family friendly events you might enjoy. Here are our picks of the 7 Things To Do this ...

• Police search near Thornton High School

  THORNTON, Colo. - Officers were called to Thornton High School on Friday on a report that an individual was outside the school with a weapon.Thornton Police told 7NEWS they are "methodically" searching the area.The school is in lockdown.Finals were scheduled to end at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, according to the Thornton High School ...

• Hearings today in Feros bar killings

  DENVER - The three men accused of stabbing five people to death at Fero's Bar and Grill before setting fire to the building in October are scheduled to be arraigned in Denver court on Friday afternoon.The defendants Dexter Lewis, 22, and two brothers, Joseph Hill, 27, and Lynell Jonathan Hill, 24, are expected to enter pleas during the 1:30 p.m. arraignment, where they will also hear a ...

• CDOT Deadly crashes prompt I-70 review

  GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. - Colorado Department of Transportation officials are reviewing a construction zone on Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon after 2 deadly crashes that happened within five miles of each other in the past six weeks.CDOT spokeswoman Nancy Shanks said Thursday anytime there is a fatal accident, the department reviews highway conditions to determine if they played a ...

• Nuggets GM to meet with Raptors about position

  Nuggets president Josh Kroenke may lose Executive of the Year Masai Ujiri. (Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images) The NBA’s Executive of the Year, Masai Ujiri, is prepared to leave the Nuggets to rebuild the ...

• Memorial Day Celebrations In Denver Area

  Memorial Day is Monday, May 27. It is the day that traditionally marks the beginning of summer, when the season ushers in tons of festivals and concerts and other big seasonal events. However, it is important not to forget the true meaning of this day. Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day, started after the Civil War to pay tribute to the men who were lost during the war. Since then, ...

• Search Is On For Person Who Dumped Puppies In Trash

  HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (CBS4) – Investigators in Douglas County need help finding who abandoned five very young puppies in a park in Highlands Ranch. The county’s animal law enforcement officials said the puppies were discovered in poor health in a trash can on Tuesday next to a bathroom inside Heritage Regional Park. A man coming out of the bathroom heard wimpering or crying and ...

• Deputy goes back to work after shooting

  BOWIE, Texas - A Texas deputy shot by a suspected killer on the run from Colorado, is going back to work today.Deputy James Boyd pulled over a black Cadillac in Bowie, Tex., on March 21 for a simple traffic violation.Dash cam video from Boyd's car shows Boyd walking up to the passenger side of the vehicle, then suddenly getting blown into the air and falling to the ground as the driver, ...

• Scenic passes opening for the season

  Several passes and roads will be open for the season today and over the weekend, including Independence Pass, Trail Ridge Road and Cottonwood ...

• Sonic Automotive buys BMW Mercedez-Benz dealerships in Denver

  Charlotte-based Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) has purchased a BMW dealership and a Mercedes-Benz dealership in Denver. Sonic Automotive Inc. (NYSE:SAH) has agreed to purchase two Colorado franchises from Murray Motor Imports Co. of Denver, according to a statement from the Charlotte-based company. Joining Sonics portfolio of dealerships are Murray BMW of Denver and Mercedes-Benz of Denver. The ...

• Birdman Flying High For The Heat

  MIAMI (CBSMiami) – While the majority of the focus of the thrilling Heat victory in Game 1 will be on LeBron James’ incredible play at the end of the game, there’s another player who was just as key to the Heat getting the win to open the series: Chris Andersen. Andersen set a career high with field goals made and points by going 7-7 and scoring 16 points in the Heat’s ...

• DA Teen bomb suspect a future threat

  LAFAYETTE, Colo. - Prosecutors say a teen accused of bringing a bomb to his high school in Lafayette earlier this month poses a "future threat.""We're very concerned about the intent of this young man and his ability to cause harm," Deputy District Attorney Jenny McClintock told a judge Friday morning.The 16-year-old, Andrew de Bartolome, was charged as an adult Friday ...

• Motorcyclist run over killed on I-225

  AURORA, Colo. - A motorcyclist was run over on Interstate 225 Friday morning and killed.Aurora Police said the motorcyclist and a van were driving southbound on the highway when they slowed for traffic.The motorcycle either clipped the van or almost clipped the van and lost control, according to Lt. Jeff Turner.Turner said the motorcycle fell over in the right lane and a semi-truck ran over the ...

• Forest Service cleaning up illegal dumps

  DURANGO, Colo. - Rangers at Colorado’s Forest Service say they spend precious time and resources cleaning up illegal dumps on public lands.Columbine district ranger Matt Janowiak says his district spends about $2,000 a year in landfill fees alone. The cost of labor and transportation isn't included.According to ...

• Man opens fire drives away intruders

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A Colorado Springs man opened fire on three armed intruders who allegedly broke into his home early Friday morning, driving them away.Colorado Springs police officers were called to an apartment at 700 Tia Juana St. around 3 a.m. after receiving reports of a home invasion.The victim said two men and one woman knocked on his front door. The resident said he did not know ...

• Police Man killed crossing street

  DENVER - A man got off a bus Friday morning, tried to walk across a street and was hit and killed by a suspected drunk driver, Denver Police said.The crash happened on Havana Street near Exposition Avenue. Police said the man got off a bus and instead of walking down to the intersection of Exposition to use the crosswalk, he walked across the street mid-block.The man was hit. He died at a nearby ...

• Pastor protests prison baptism delay

  DENVER - A Pentecostal pastor is protesting after officials at the Denver County Jail temporarily stopped the baptism of inmates by total immersion in a bathtub-sized tank.Maurice Gordon says the jail previously allowed him to perform the Christian ceremony, but canceled it after a baptism in March.According to ...

• Armored car dumps $3000 in coins on Hwy

  WELD COUNTY, Colo. - A Brink's armored car dumped $3,000 in coins onto Highway 66 in Weld County after the back doors came open, according to the Weld County Sheriff’s ...

• KHOW host Peter Boyles off the air Fri.

  DENVER - TalkRadio 630 KHOW host Peter Boyles did not host his morning show on Friday.The Denver Post reported that it was because of a confrontation with Boyles' producer on ...

• Rockies Hope To Halt 9 Game Losing Streak In San Francisco

  (AP) -- After putting their recent struggles against the San Francisco Giants to rest last week at home, the Colorado Rockies have their sights set on accomplishing the same goal at AT&T ...

• Nalen Insists He Wasn’t A Dirty Player But…

  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – One of the quietest players in NFL history sure had a lot to say Thursday. Former Denver Broncos center Tom Nalen made up for all those ';no comments'; during his 15-year career during an extraordinary half hour that at times showed precisely why he was wise to stay silent rather than speak his mind. While meeting with the media to talk about his ...

• Expert Denver metro luxury homes sales red hot

  Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage .A total of 93 homes in the region sold for more than $1 million in April, up from 44 in April 2012. On a monthly basis, luxury sales were up 31 percent from the 71 transactions in March.The figures are based on Multiple Listing Service data of all homes sold for more than $1 million last month in the metropolitan area.The report said that the median sale ...

• Nuggets-Warriors Game 2 Gameday

  Posted April 24 2013 02:17 The snow gave way to sun by midday in Denver on Tuesday. The Golden State Warriors then brought rain into the forecast. A downright downpour. Playing without All-Star power forward David Lee, the Warriors went small and turned their shooters loose in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series against the Denver Nuggets. The result was a deluge of 3s from Stephen ...

• Pedestrian dies after being hit by vehicle in Denver

  A pedestrian who was crossing a street in Denver overnight was killed after being struck by a vehicle.The Denver Police Department said the collision happened when the pedestrian crossed mid-block near South Havana Street and East Exposition Avenue, according ...

• Nuggets-Warriors Game 4 Gameday

  Posted April 29 2013 01:23 OAKLAND, Calif. - The Denver Nuggets won at least three straight games eight times during a record-setting regular season. They will need to put together one more winning streak to extend their postseason. After making a second-half surge, the Nuggets witnessed a one-for-the-ages performance by Stephen Curry on Sunday night at Oracle Arena, leaving themselves no ...

• Rangers Coach John Tortorella Explains Benching Of Brad Richards

  Brad Richards was a healthy scratch Thursday night when New York stayed alive in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-3 overtime victory in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Boston Bruins. Richards, a star player earning $12 million this season, stayed on the ice with the extras Thursday during the morning skate. He then confirmed that Rangers coach John Tortorella had ...

• For metro Denver business energy savings all about the bulbs

  Scot Kelley, account manager at Colorado Lighting, with client Gary Hegener, construction manager at Pester Marketing, in the 1st Stop convenience store at East Iliff Avenue and Highway 225 in Aurora where Colorado Lighting revamped the lighting inside and outside of the store for more efficiency. Sometimes, making big cuts in energy use really is as easy as changing a light bulb. Especially if ...

• Thermo Gel Could Be Key To Protecting Homes During Fires

  CBS4 Mountain Newsroom reporter Jeff Todd shows off how the gel keeps things cool on the other side of the wall being sprayed by a firethrower. (credit: ...

• Hearing in maid slavery case

  A Saudi national serving eight years to life in Colorado after being convicted of sexually assaulting a housekeeper has a parole hearing Tuesday.Homaidan al-Turki's hearing will be at the Limon Correction Facility.Adrienne Jacobson of the Department of Corrections said Thursday the hearing is unrelated to al-Turki's earlier request to be sent to his native Saudi Arabia to serve out his ...

• Drones raise privacy questions

  DENVER - A move is under way to put some regulations in place concerning privacy and the use of unmanned aircraft, otherwise known as drones.Senator Mark Udall, (D) Colorado, is proposing legislation that would create some limits about their usage, in an effort to protect personal privacy and protection. Under the measure, it would be illegal to conduct surveillance of someone using the machines ...

• Officer bitten during arrest after crash

  DENVER - Denver police are investigating a crash involving a wanted party at Mississippi and Quebec.The police pursuit started at Evans and Oneida, according to Denver Police Spokesman Sonny Jackson, after officers tried to make a stop on the wanted party..Police tweeted that the person was arrested and also bit a police officer as he was taken into custody at about 8:30 p.m.Both the officer and ...

• Wilson Chandler understands Danilo Gallinaris pain

  Danilo Gallinari a basketball brother. Chandler, a soft-spoken forward raised by his grandmother in the upper-Midwest, was entering his second NBA season with the New York Knicks when he first met Gallinari, an outgoing teenager from Italy. They spent two-plus seasons in New York before moving to Denver in the three-team megatrade between the Knicks, Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves on Feb. ...

• Notebook Denver Nuggets have compassion for Kobe Bryant

  George Karl 's side. He's been the entire rose bush. Karl and the Nuggets have been eliminated from the playoffs by Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers three times in the past five years, including last spring when Denver fell in an entertaining seven-game series. Bryant also was a member of the Lakers team that beat Karl when he was coaching the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1998 Western ...

• Water World opens this weekend as other Denver metro area fun centers and amusement parks ready their rides

  Roll out the beach blankets: Water World opens on Saturday for the summer season. The massive aquatic amusement park boasts nearly 50 splashy rides, from a family-friendly lazy river to high-speed thrillers for the big kids. Upcoming events at the park include the Belly Flop Splashdown on June 27, a contest for steel-nerved, college-aged daredevils with some sweet prizes - scholarships, concert ...

• Many Sides to the Reprieve Decision

  Governor John Hickenlooper sent shockwaves throughout Colorado with his announcement on Wednesday. By granting Nathan Dunlap a temporary reprieve, he singlehandedly put the concept of capital punishment into the center of conversations throughout Colorado. He also put the idea of decision making into the community consciousness. For example, as the Governor, was he called upon to make a ...

• Game 5 Quick Makes 24 Saves To Help Kings Top Sharks 3-0 Up 3-2 In Series

  LOS ANGELES, CA – MAY 23: Jonathan Quick #32 of the Los Angeles Kings makes a save in front of Los Angeles Kings James Sheppard #15 of the San Jose Sharks and Jake Muzzin #6 during the first period in Game Five of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Staples Center on May 23, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty ...

• Faried says ankle improving still hopes to play Game 1

  Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried missed the final two games of the regular season with a sprained left ankle but remains optimistic about quick ...

• Denver federal appeals court hears Hobby Lobbys religious objection to Obamacare contraception provision

  The Byron White U.S. Courthouse in Denver. A Denver-based court's decision on whether Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. may refuse to provide contraceptive coverage to employees under the federal health care reform law may hinge on whether for-profit companies have the same rights as nonprofits and sole proprietors to say that a federal law places a substantial burden on owners' ability to follow ...

• Denver officer bitten by suspect after car chase crash

  A Denver Police officer was bitten by a suspect after a chase Thursday night ended in a crash near Leetsdale Drive and Quebec Street, police said.The suspect was seriously injured in the crash and was transported to a hospital.Police spokesman Sonny Jackson said the pursuit started about 8:30 p.m. at East Evans Avenue and Oneida Street after an officer spotted a stolen car that had possibly been ...

• Wilson Chandler eyes opportunity for postseason redemption

  Wilson Chandler has been waiting for his shot at redemption for two years. The journey included a brief, but eye-opening, experience in China and a strenuous recovery from hip surgery. At long last, the opportunity is finally here. "It's going to be fun," the even-keeled Nuggets forward said after Denver wrapped up the regular season Wednesday night. "It's going to be ...

• Denver Water Continues Watering Restrictions But Eases Surcharges

  DENVER (CBS4) – The wet spring in Colorado could spell relief for more than a million homeowners who rely on Denver Water. All of those storms in April and May have eased the drought, and the utility is reacting. The number of days each week customers can water hasn’t changed, but some of the surcharges are changing, meaning the costs of keeping lawns and bushes green might not be ...

• Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee cancels Denver Comic Con appearance Kirk beams down

  Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee cancelled his appearance at the 2013 Denver Comic Con, news that will leave most fans feeling like they were punched in the gut by one of Doctor Octopus' tentacles.But all is not lost, true believers.When one door closes, another opens. And in this case, James Tiberius Kirk, captain of the starship USS Enterprise, has walked in. Hollywood icon William Shatner, ...

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