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  • Hickenlooper accused of trying to have it both ways with death penalty

    Nathan Dunlap will remain in administrative segregation unless a future governor decides to proceed with the execution. IPTC: CENTENNIAL, CO - MAY 1: Convicted killer Nathan Dunlap arrives back in court after a short recess. Judge William Sylvester set an execution date for Dunlap for the week of August 18th 2013. The hearing held today was to set a date for the execution of convicted murderer ...

  • Dunlap Victims families express outrage resolve over reprieve

    Bob Crowell listens to a conference call in which Gov. John Hickenlooper announces he granted the death row inmate a "temporary reprieve." IPTC: AURORA, CO. - May 22: Bob Crowell in his Aurora home listens as Governor John Hickenlooper on a conference call with other family members of Nathan Dunlap's crimes announces he granted the death row inmate a "temporary reprieve" ...

  • Colorado wildlife agency determined to make CNG-powered pickups work

    Colorado wildlife officials say they are determined to make new pickups powered by compressed natural gas work in their fleets, despite operational and logistical hurdles."I realize we are now putting some pieces together so there is going to be some trial and error," Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission chairman John Singletary said. "I'm sure there was a quandary when ...

  • Former Boulder DUI officer sentenced in drunken driving case

    BOULDER - The former Boulder DUI officer arrested on suspicion of driving drunk in Thornton last year was sentenced to 10 days of electronic home monitoring and one year of probation after taking a plea deal today, according to Adams County District Court officials.Elizabeth Ward, 46, also was fined $400 and ordered to perform 24 hours of community service. She pleaded guilty to one count of DUI ...

  • Victim reacts to Hickenloopers decision to spare Dunlaps life

    There's been a lot of reaction to Governor Hickenlooper's decision to spare convicted killer Nathan Dunlap's life. "The decision has weighed heavily on me for over a year now," Hickenlooper said during a news conference Wednesday in Denver. In the end, Hickenlooper decided to save Dunlap from lethal injection this August. "This is a conclusion I have come to on ...

Movie Review

127 Hours [Blu-Ray]

127 Hours [Blu-Ray]

For his first film since winning multiple Oscars for the unlikely, crowd-pleasing hit Slumdog Millionaire (2008), director Danny Boyle set himself a fundamental cinematic challenge: How do you maintain visual and narrative interest in a story that is fundamentally about enforced stasis ... ...

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  • Memorial Day Ceremony at Evergreen Cemetery

    On Monday, May 27, Evergreen Cemetery (1005 Hancock Expressway, 80903) will host its annual Memorial Day Celebration. Beginning at 11 a.m., the U.S. Calvary Buffalo Soldiers will perform a short ceremony honoring a Buffalo Soldier buried in Block 29. At 12 p.m., there will be a balloon release near the Historic Chapel to remember all those that have passed before us. This event is free and open ...

  • Pueblo City Schools placed on secured perimeter

    PUEBLO - Pueblo City Schools has placed the following schools on secured perimeter: Heaton Middle School, Belmont Elementary School and Haaff Elementary School, as they cooperate with a local law enforcement investigation. Bus transportation is currently delayed and we are asking that parents not to go to schools at this ...

  • Nathan Dunlap granted temporary reprieve by Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper

    FILE -- Nathan Dunlap at a May 1, 2013 court hearing at the Arapahoe County Court in Division court room 408 in Centennial. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver ...

  • Politicians family pay respects to longtime strategist Jim Monaghan

    Jim Monaghan III, right, hugs Jim Monaghan's widow, Lisa Gilford, after giving a eulogy at the Holy Ghost Church in downtown Denver May 22, 2013. (THE DENVER POST | Andy ...

  • Boulder council moves forward on off-leash enforcement

    Boulder will move forward with a number of new requirements for people who walk their dogs off-leash on open space, but City Council members said they want to see more distinction made between violations by humans -- like not picking up waste or walking into a seasonal wildlife closure area -- and violations by dogs like chasing wildlife.The Open Space and Mountain Parks department came before ...

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