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Pilot survives single-engine plane crash

A firefighting plane battling one of many lightning-caused fires in northwestern Colorado crashed Wednesday, injuring the pilot.

Broadside crash kills Littleton man

One man was killed Wednesday and two other people were injured when a truck and a sedan collided at an intersection in south Jefferson County.

Burglars hit two stores in Springs

A pair of businesses had their safes cracked during the weekend, and police are warning other store owners to be wary.

Judge OKs move by stabbing suspect

A Fort Collins man has been granted permission to move to the Dallas area until he stands trial in a stabbing death.

Forrest the dog gets new lease on life, but it'll be adios to Denver

It appears that a better fate awaits Forrest, the mixed-breed dog whose capture and ordered execution raised outcries locally and across the country.

CU looks to update alert system

The University of Colorado is considering whether it should install indoor and outdoor public address systems and use electronic message boards in its dorms and busy buildings as extra ways to alert students and employees of campus emergencies, the chancellor announced Wednesday.

Officials nervous but confident over shutdown of I-25

Denver commuters and city and state highway officials face their biggest challenge tonight when Colorado's busiest highway is closed at the height of afternoon rush hour.

FBI looking for a serial bank robber

The FBI is searching for a robber who has targeted four banks and a credit union this month in the metro area.

CELL exhibit targets terrorism, its causes, cures

With the wail of sirens and images of destruction surrounding them, legislators, visitors and community leaders Wednesday got a sneak peak at the newest member of the city's cultural community: the Center for Empowered Living and Learning.

Ex-GI guilty in teen's 2001 slaying

A former Fort Carson soldier was found guilty of murder Wednesday afternoon in a drug-related murder conspiracy in 2001 that ended in the slaying of a 19- year-old college student.

Police investigate gunfire that leaves man wounded

Detectives were on the scene of a shooting this evening in North Denver that left one man seriously wounded.

Springs cop ignores rape report, woman says

Police are investigating a woman's complaint that she was ignored by a motorcycle officer when she told him she was speeding to get help after being bound, beaten and raped by an acquaintance.

Pilot injured after air tanker crashes in Rio Blanco County

A single-engine air tanker assisting in battling one of two dozen fires in northwestern Colorado crashed this afternoon in Rio Blanco County.

Pilot injured after air tanker crashes in Rio Blanco County battling fire

A pilot was injured Wednesday when his single-engine air tanker assisting in battling one of at least 30 fires in northwestern Colorado crashed this afternoon in Rio Blanco County.