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Faulty vent focus of probe of carbon monoxide leak that killed DU student

Faulty vent focus of probe of carbon monoxide leak that killed DU student

January 6, 2009

"Your heart has to go out to that young lady and her family. I mean, she didn't do anything and, unfortunately, she's gone" Denver fire Lt. Phil Champagne, speaking of the death of DU grad student Lauren Johnson. Investigators are looking at a boiler flue cap that was repaired earlier the same day.

Hip-hop vs. Jimmy Buffett led to soldier's death, ex-wife says

January 6, 2009

Richard Lopez's ex-wife can't get over the irony and sadness of the soldier's death — from wounds outside a Steamboat Springs bar after he slipped on the ice then suffered a severe beating.

Colorado's freshman legislators take their seats in Congress

Colorado's freshman legislators take their seats in Congress

January 6, 2009

Colorado's congressional delegation had a facelift today as one new U.S. Senator was sworn into office, another waited in the wings, and three new U.S. House members settled in. Above, U.S. Sen. Mark Udall smiles as his wife, Maggie Fox, pins his Senate pin on his lapel after being sworn into office. Video

La Plata DA 'fighting for his life' after bike accident

January 6, 2009

La Plata County District Attorney Craig Westberg is "fighting for his life" after he was injured in a mountain biking accident in Arizona last weekend, a colleague said Tuesday.

Vail skier left hanging, upside down and half-naked

January 6, 2009

Resort officials confirmed today that a 48-year-old man caught himself on a chairlift on Vail Mountain on New Year's Day and dangled upside down for about seven minutes before being freed.

Littleton man shot after confronting car stereo thieves

January 6, 2009

A 27-year-old man is in the Arapahoe County jail, charged with attempted murder in an incident outside a Littleton home early this morning.

Hickenlooper's cool idea this summer saved energy, money

January 6, 2009

This summer, Denver city employees shed their suit jackets and ties when Mayor John Hickenlooper raised thermostats four degrees to save energy at seven government office buildings.

Boy, 9, charged with murder in shooting death of father

January 6, 2009

Prosecutors in eastern Arizona have agreed not to use statements made by a 9-year-old boy as they pursue murder charges against him in the shooting death of his father and another man.

Panel: Feds should help Colorado ID illegal immigrants

January 6, 2009

Federal fingerprint records should be given to state authorities to help them catch illegal immigrants who commit serious crimes, a state panel said today.

Prison time looms for drug-bust defendants

January 6, 2009

More than a dozen of the people indicted in a sweeping 2007 federal gang and drug bust are scheduled to be sentenced to prison this month, bringing the case nearer to a close.

DA says no to U.S. attorney job

January 6, 2009

The man many considered the frontrunner to be Colorado's next U.S. attorney said Monday he is not interested in the job.

Weather: Slush, ice in mountains; warm, windy in town

January 6, 2009

Metro Denver wakes up to a warmer but windier day today ... and then it just gets warmer and windier.

Nuggets guard J.R. Smith due in court in fatal crash

January 6, 2009

Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith is due to appear in a New Jersey municipal court next week to face traffic summonses stemming from a car crash that killed a friend in 2007.

Fort Bragg soldier dies after bar fight in Steamboat Springs

January 6, 2009

A soldier assigned to a special forces unit at Fort Bragg, N.C., died Monday morning in Denver from injuries suffered during a weekend bar fight in Steamboat Springs over a Jimmy Buffett song.

Ritter gave only 1 candidate a second interview - Bennet

January 6, 2009

Only one of the 15 candidates Gov. Bill Ritter interviewed for the U.S. Senate post got a second interview: Michael Bennet, who ultimately landed the job.

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