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Yvonne Woods, a lab agent with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, points to a DNA chart during Diego Olmos Alcalde's trial on Monday June 22, 2009 in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/Pool, Marty Caivano, File)
Colorado DNA analyst appears on forgery charges as validity of more than 500 cases in doubt
A former Colorado Bureau of Investigation DNA scientist appeared in court Thursday to face criminal charges over data tampering that authorities said raises questions about the validity of more than 500 cases.
January 24
This undated photo provided by the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo shows elephants Kimba, front, and Lucky, back, at the Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Cheyenne Mountain Zoo via AP, File)
Elephants can’t pursue their release from a Colorado zoo because they’re not human, court says
Five elephants at a Colorado zoo may be “majestic” but do not have the legal right to pursue their release since they aren’t human. That was the ruling Tuesday from Colorado’s highest court.
January 21
A police officer moves a barrier for an emergency vehicle, Oct. 9, 2024, at Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Cripple Creek, Colo. (Arthur H. Trickett-Wile/The Gazette via AP, File)
Operator error blamed for elevator incident that led to death of guide at former Colorado gold mine
Authorities say an incident involving an elevator at a former Colorado gold mine that led to the death of a tour guide and trapped a group of tourists for hours last year was caused by “operator error.”
January 16
A boy rides his bicycle past apartment buildings as a rally staged by the East Colfax Community Collective is held in the courtyard to address chronic problems in the apartment buildings occupied by people displaced from their home countries in central and South America, Sept. 3, 2024, in Aurora, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Colorado apartment complex where armed gang members were seen on video will be closed
Officials say a Colorado apartment complex where armed members of a Venezuelan gang were caught on video entering a unit last summer is expected to close in about a month under an emergency court order.
January 14
Man accused of attacking TV reporter, saying ‘This is Trump’s America now’
Court documents show a Colorado man is facing possible bias-motivated charges for allegedly attacking a television news reporter after demanding to know whether he was a citizen, saying “This is Trump’s America now.”
December 28, 2024
A sign marks Navajo Drive, as Sentinel Mesa stands in the distance in Oljato-Monument Valley, Utah on the Navajo Reservation, April 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Boy killed in Colorado reservation shooting was in bed when he was hit
A man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old boy on a tribal reservation in Colorado earlier this month. Police on the Navajo Nation in Utah say 23-year-old Jeremiah Hight was taken into custody Tuesday.
December 26, 2024
FBI offers reward in fatal shooting of 7-year-old boy on Colorado tribal reservation
The FBI is offering a $10,000 reward for help finding a man suspected of fatally shooting a 7-year-old boy on a tribal reservation in Colorado earlier this month.
December 24, 2024
A boy rides his bicycle past apartment buildings as a rally staged by the East Colfax Community Collective is held in the courtyard to address chronic problems in the apartment buildings occupied by people displaced from their home countries in central and South America, Sept. 3, 2024, in Aurora, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
11 people, including Venezuelan gang members, facing potential charges in abduction, police say
Police say 11 people, including some members of a Venezuelan gang, are facing potential criminal charges in connection with the violent abduction and beating of a couple at an apartment complex in a Denver suburb.
December 21, 2024
Neighbors Anita and her sister Alanis, along with their mother Astrid and father Robinson Pinilla, light candles Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, after multiple family members were found dead the day prior inside their home in West Valley City, Utah. (Jeffrey D. Allred/The Deseret News via AP)
Utah mom killed with 3 kids was a refugee who fled violence in Myanmar
A Utah woman who police believe was shot and killed by her husband along with three of their children was a refugee who fled violence in Myanmar.
December 19, 2024
A boy rides his bicycle past apartment buildings as a rally staged by the East Colfax Community Collective is held in the courtyard to address chronic problems in the apartment buildings occupied by people displaced from their home countries in central and South America, Sept. 3, 2024, in Aurora, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Attack on 2 apparent Venezuelan migrants in Denver area seems gang-related, police chief says
Police say over a dozen people tied up and terrorized a man and woman at a crime-riddled suburban Denver apartment in what’s being described as an apparent gang-related attack on two Venezuelan immigrants.
December 18, 2024
Apartment building where viral video fueled Trump’s claims about city likely will close next year
An apartment building that was the scene of a viral video that led former President Donald Trump to claim a Denver suburb had been taken over by a Venezuelan gang will likely close early next year, according to the city attorney in Aurora.
December 6, 2024
Dentist accused of killing wife by poisoning her shakes charged with trying to have detective killed
A Colorado dentist accused of killing his wife by poisoning her protein shakes has been charged with trying to get a fellow jail inmate to kill a detective investigating the murder case.
November 28, 2024
FILE - A police officer sits in her cruiser, Jan. 3, 1997, outside the home in which 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey was found murdered in Boulder, Colo., on Dec. 26, 1996. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Police deny sitting on evidence as Netflix doc brings renewed attention to JonBenet Ramsey’s killing
Police in Boulder, Colorado, are refuting assertions that there is viable evidence and leads about the 1996 killing of JonBenet Ramsey that they are not pursuing.
November 28, 2024
Colorado postal carrier and a friend accused of forging stolen mail ballots to test voting security
A postal worker and her friend have been arrested in connection with the forging of stolen mail ballots in Colorado in an alleged attempt to test the security of the state’s voting system.
November 7, 2024
FILE - Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, front left, pauses as he speaks as Sandy Phillips, second from right, and her husband, Lonnie, who lost their daughter in the mass shooting at a theatre in Aurora, Colo., look on before Polis signed four gun control bills into law during a ceremony April 28, 2023, in the State Capitol in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Appeals court says Colorado ban on gun sales to those under 21 can take effect
A federal appeals court has ruled that a Colorado law raising the age to purchase a gun from 18 to 21 can take effect while the legal battle over it continues.
November 6, 2024
Former Denver elections worker’s lawsuit says she was fired for speaking out about threats
A former Denver elections worker has filed a federal lawsuit, alleging she was fired for speaking out on TV about her safety concerns. Virginia Chau is a lawyer who worked as a polling center supervisor during elections.
November 5, 2024
This undated photo provided by the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo shows elephants Kimba, front, and Lucky, back, at the Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Cheyenne Mountain Zoo via AP)
Can an elephant sue to leave a zoo? Colorado’s top court must now decide
Colorado’s highest court is considering whether five zoo elephants can challenge their confinement under a legal process mainly used by prisoners to dispute their detention.
October 24, 2024
FILE - Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold speaks in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Feb. 8, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
A man who threatened to kill Democratic election officials pleads guilty
A Colorado man repeatedly made online threats about killing the top elections officials in his state and Arizona, as well as a judge and law enforcement agents. That’s according to a guilty plea he entered Wednesday.
October 23, 2024
FILE - The residence where a former funeral home owner kept a deceased women's body in a hearse for over a year as well as the remains of over 30 cremated people is shown Feb. 16, 2024, in southwest Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Arraignment for funeral home owner accused of leaving body in hearse delayed again
An arraignment for a funeral home owner accused of keeping a woman’s corpse in the back of a hearse for over a year and improperly stashing the cremated remains of at least 30 people has been delayed again until December.
October 18, 2024
A police officer moves a barrier for an emergency vehicle Thursday, Oct. 9, 2024, at Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Cripple Creek, Colo. (Arthur H. Trickett-Wile/The Gazette via AP)
Colorado gold mine where tour guide was killed and tourists trapped ordered closed by regulators
State regulators have ordered a former Colorado gold mine where a tour guide was killed and a group of tourists was trapped for hours after an elevator accident to remain closed while its operations are reviewed. The move was announced Thursday.
October 17, 2024
Man charged with rapes in Utah says he changed his names due to threats
A man charged with two rapes in Utah who lived under a series of names in the United Kingdom and allegedly faked his own death says he changed his names because of threats made against his life.
October 16, 2024
Colorado officer who killed Black man holding cellphone mistaken for gun won’t be prosecuted
A Colorado police officer who fatally shot a Black man holding what turned out to be a cellphone as police tried to arrest him will not be prosecuted.
October 12, 2024
Erika Mahoney, whose father, Kevin Mahoney, was killed in a 2021 supermarket attack in Boulder, Colo., is interviewed in Boulder County, Colo., Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)
Daughter finds ‘earth angel’ in woman who made her dad laugh before Colorado supermarket shooting
In the moments before a gunman leaned on a car to steady his aim at Kevin Mahoney during a 2021 mass shooting at a Colorado supermarket, a fellow shopper loading her groceries next to him made him laugh.
September 28, 2024
In this image taken from video provided by the Colorado Judicial Branch, Ahmad Alissa, third from left, stands for the verdict in his trial for the 2021 Colorado supermarket shootings, Monday, Sept 23, 2024, in Boulder, Colo. (Colorado Judicial Branch via AP)
Gunman who killed 10 at a Colorado supermarket is sentenced to life in prison
A mentally ill man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 has been sentenced to life in prison for murder. Jurors reached a guilty verdict Monday in the trial of Ahmad Alissa.
September 24, 2024
FILE - Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, accused of killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in March 2021, is led into a courtroom for a hearing, Sept. 7, 2021, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, Pool, File)
Jurors begin deliberations in trial of man who killed 10 people at Colorado supermarket
Jurors have begun deliberating whether a mentally ill man who said he heard “killing voices” should be convicted of murder for fatally shooting 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 or be found not guilty by reason of insanity.
September 20, 2024
FILE - Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, accused of killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in March 2021, is led into a courtroom for a hearing, Sept. 7, 2021, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, Pool, File)
Father of Colorado supermarket gunman thought he could be possessed by an evil spirit
The father of a mentally ill man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket says he thought his son may have been possessed by an evil spirit before the attack. Moustafa Alissa testified Tuesday at the murder trial of Ahmad Alissa.
September 17, 2024
FILE - Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, accused of killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in March 2021, is led into a courtroom for a hearing, Sept. 7, 2021, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, Pool, File)
Mother of Colorado supermarket gunman says he is ‘sick’ and denies knowing about plan
The mother of a mentally ill man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 says her son is “sick” and he began acting strangely two years before the shooting. Khadija Ahidid testified Monday at the murder trial of her son, Ahmad Alissa.
September 17, 2024
A woman walks in front of the Boulder County Justice Center in Boulder, Colo., on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)
Gunman says he heard ‘killing voices’ before Colorado supermarket shooting
A psychologist who evaluated a mentally ill man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket says the gunman heard “killing voices” right before opening fire. B.
September 14, 2024
FILE - Lawyers console paramedic Peter Cichuniec after his sentence is read, March 1, 2024, in Brighton, Colo. (Colorado State Court via AP, Pool, File)
Judge frees Colorado paramedic convicted in death of Elijah McClain from prison
A judge is freeing from prison a Colorado paramedic convicted in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man whose name became part of the rallying cries for social justice that swept the U.S. in 2020.
September 13, 2024
A woman walks in front of the Boulder County Justice Center in Boulder, Colo., on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)
Colorado mass shooting survivor testifies the gunman repeated ‘This is fun’ during the attack
A pharmacist who survived a 2021 mass shooting at a Colorado supermarket says she heard him say, “This is fun” at least three times during the shooting.
September 12, 2024
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