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  • Trial set in alleged gun control threats

    AURORA, Colo. - A "not guilty" plea has been entered for a man accused of threatening a Colorado lawmaker as the Legislature debated gun control.A judge on Monday also set a Nov. 20 trial date for Franklin Sain. He is accused of sending profane and threatening emails and phone messages that were laced with racial slurs to Democratic Rep. Rhonda Fields of Aurora.Sain is charged with ...

  • Fowler uses clear head to get back on track

    Email DENVER -- After a lengthy slump, center fielder Dexter Fowler went 10-for-20 as the Rockies won three of four games against the Giants. He raised his batting average from .254 before the series to .286 going into Monday night's opener of a three-game set against the D-backs. Fowler worked on some swing flaws during an early hitting session in Chicago, where the Rockies played the ...

  • Lefty-swinging CarGo thriving against southpaws

    Email DENVER -- It would seem to be a poor matchup -- the Rockies' left-handed-hitting Carlos Gonzalez entered Monday's game against D-backs sizzling left-hander Patrick Corbin. Not only did Corbin enter 6-0 with a 1.52 ERA, but he had held left-handed batters to a .125 batting average. However, Gonzalez is not performing like a typical lefty batter. Going into Monday night, ...

  • Cuddyer could return on Friday

    Email DENVER -- Rockies right fielder/first baseman Michael Cuddyer will play two days this week at extended spring training in Scottsdale, Ariz. If all goes well, he will rejoin the active roster Friday in San Francisco. Cuddyer, on the 15-day disabled list with a bulging disk in his neck, said Monday that he is doing all baseball activities without pain and is ready for game action. Playing ...

  • Rahim Moore ready for new beginning

    DENVER - Rahim Moore wants so badly to forget it all. No one seems willing to let that happen. Ever since Moore mistimed his leap and fell helplessly to the grass as Baltimore wide receiver Jacoby Jones hauled in Joe Flacco's desperation 70-yard TD in the playoffs, the Denver Broncos' free safety has been absolutely bombarded. Moore said after practice today, "Once I came in ...


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Movie Review

A Night to Dismember [DVD]

A Night to Dismember [DVD]

Only the most ardent exploitation and fringe cinema fanatics would argue that Doris Wishman is a good filmmaker in any sense of the word, but she is nothing if not opportunistic. Having gotten her start in 1960 by jumping on the nudist-exploitation bandwagon early in the cycle with Hideout in the Sun, the self-taught filmmaker became one of the most prolific independent female producer-dir ... ...

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  • DNA Fingerprints Video Tie Ebel To Nathan Leon’s Murder

    DENVER (CBS4) – CBS4 has learned that DNA lifted from a payphone mouthpiece and fingerprints on the phone are some of the key evidence that ties Evan Ebel to the murder of 27-year-old Nathan Leon, a father of three. Denver police have long said they are "confident" that Ebel killed Leon March 17, but have never provided details of their investigation that connect Ebel to the ...

  • 787 Dreamliner Cleared To Fly From Denver To Tokyo

    DENVER (CBS4) – A 787 Dreamliner landed in Chicago after the United Airlines flight took off from Houston Monday morning. The Boeing 787s were grounded earlier this year over concerns of smoldering batteries. The ground order was lifted last month but it took a few weeks to get all the planes fixed. Right now the jets are only being used domestically, but next month United will use the ...

  • 7th grader finalist in Natl Geo. Bee

    WASHINGTON - A seventh-grader from Aurora will represent Colorado in the final round of the National Geographic Bee.Pranit Nanda was one of 10 students from across the country named a finalist in the competition in Washington on Monday. The 13-year-old attends Aurora Quest K-8 School.The finals will be held Wednesday and hosted by Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek.The winner will receive a $25,000 ...

  • JeffCo considers partial open carry ban

    JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. - Jefferson County Commissioners are poised to ban the open carrying of guns into certain county buildings.Jefferson County District Attorney Peter Weir is a self-described proponent of the Second Amendment, but also says he supports the proposal.In particular, Weir says there are some offices that deal with emotionally charged issues where tensions are higher and ...

  • RTD looks for homes for prairie dogs

    AURORA, Colo. - RTD may have to euthanize hundreds of prairie dogs that live along the future course of the I-225 FasTracks project.A RTD spokesperson told 7NEWS it estimated 720 black-tailed prairie dogs live in open fields that will be turned into train stops with parking lots. The spokesperson for the I-225 corridor Tina Jaquez said they contacted more than 30 locations, but everyone refused ...

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