• Tonights Powerball jackpot is second-largest in U.S. history

  Would-be multimillionaires have until 7:30 p.m. MDT to purchase tickets for Saturday's estimated $600 million Powerball drawing, the largest jackpot in the game's history. The jackpot, which could grow beyond the estimated $600 million figure by the time the drawing is held, is the second-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history. Here's a look at the top 5 U.S. lottery jackpots of ...

• 3 arrested in death of Colorado Springs-area man

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Three people have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a Colorado Springs-area man, including the victim's wife and ...

• First tornado watch of the year issued for Eastern Plains

  The National Weather Service has issued the first tornado watch for Colorado this year.The watch will remain in place for several counties along the Eastern Plains until 11 p.m. on Saturday. A number of severe thunderstorm warnings are also in place for the area and will remain in effect until later Saturday afternoon.Forecasters predict that the bulk of the weather system will impact western ...

• Colfax Marathon security will be strong

  DENVER - Former Vietnam War vet turned Colfax race director Creigh Kelley has been working the phones. He's been talking to competing marathon organizers in other cities, including Boston - sharing strategies on safety. "We share absolutely every piece of information we can. We may not share sponsors or money, but we sure share information. Because we all have the same goal. We love ...

• Colfax Marathon In Denver To Have Tight Security Post-Boston Marathon Bombings

  DENVER -- Security will be tight but "discreet" for Sunday's Colfax Marathon in Denver, according to the race director. One month after the bombings at the Boston Marathon, Creigh Kelley said elaborate preparations have been made to ensure that runners and spectators stay safe along the race ...

• Mountain biker severely injured in tumble during endurance race

  Rescuers are working to evacuate a mountain biker from a remote trail after the rider plunged off his bike and landed on his face during an endurance race on the Power Line Trail in Douglas County, officials say.The 41-year-old racer crashed about 1 ½ miles south of Carpenter Peak around noon, said Deborah Sherman, spokeswoman for the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. "The guy ...

• Three arrested in Widefield murder case

  Three people have been arrested in connection to the murder of 47-year-old Miguel Barajas of Widefield, including the victim's wife and daughter. Barajas was found dead in his home on February 13, 2013, after his daughter called 9-11 to report she had arrived at the house in the 100 block of Judson Street only to find it burglarized. Mr. Barajas had suffered an apparent gunshot wound. ...

• Man accused of embezzling $255K to change plea

  CORTEZ, Colo. (AP) -- Prosecutors say a 42-year-old man accused of embezzling $255,000 from an office supply company in Cortez is expected to change his ...

• Three arrested in Colorado Springs murder including wife of victim

  The 52-year-old wife and 33-year-old daughter of a Colorado Springs man allegedly conspired with an acquaintance to kill the 47-year-old man, officials say.Sandra Barajas, Tommy Wright, 34, and Dawn Richburg, 33, have been arrested for investigation of first-degree murder, criminal solicitation and criminal conspiracy, according to a news release by Lt. Jeff Kramer, spokesman for the El Paso ...

• Udall Seeks Feedback On Proposed National Monument

  DENVER (AP) -- U.S. Sen. Mark Udall is asking for the public’s help in crafting legislation to create a national monument that would include 22,000 acres on both sides of the Arkansas River between Salida and Buena Vista in south-central ...

• 3-vehicle crash in Lakewood

  LAKEWOOD, Colo. - A three vehicle crash in Lakewood Saturday injured at least three people, one of them seriously.The crash happened around 11 a.m. at the intersection of W. Colfax Avenue and Pierce Street. One of the vehicles ended up on its side in the intersection.Police said seven people were in the vehicles. Three of those were transported to a local hospital for treatment and one of the ...

• Boulder County osprey cam knocked off the air

  http://bit.ly/12Baln4 ) the last image from the solar-powered webcam was captured at 4 p.m. May 8, with one of the adult birds sitting atop at least one egg. The camera provides live feeds and still images near the osprey nest that sits atop a platform on the eastern edge of Cattail ...

• Inmate charged with killing cellmate in 2011

  STERLING, Colo. (AP) -- An inmate accused of beating and strangling his cellmate at the Sterling Correctional Facility has been charged with second-degree ...

• Aspenites show little interest in mental health first aid class

  ASPEN - A two-night course that was to offer Aspenites certification in mental health first aid has been canceled, due to a lack of interest.The community's disinterest in the class came as a shock to officials who'd planned it in the wake of a string of suicides this winter and spring in Aspen, which prompted appeals from locals to look after one another's mental ...

• Sheriffs file lawsuit seeking overturn of gun laws

  DENVER - Most of county sheriffs in Colorado have joined in a lawsuit against the state over the new gun control laws. In all, 54 of the state's 64 sheriffs have signed on as plaintiffs in the suit which seeks to overturn the high capacity magazine ban and expanded background checks. The sheriffs announced the filing of their suit at a news conference held Friday morning in the lobby of ...

• Irritant spray hospitalizes 4 high school students

  http://bit.ly/Z2b1TW ) the Fairview High School student released the substance from a small canister in the student center at about 2:30 p.m. Friday. Four students were hospitalized, while two students and two staff members were treated at the ...

• War vet gets 21 years in biker shooting

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - An Iraq War veteran who was convicted of manslaughter in a motorcycle club shooting has been sentenced to 21 years in prison.Sgt. Christopher Mountjoy, assigned to the Army's Fort Carson, was sentenced Thursday in the shooting death of an unarmed man outside the Sin City Disciples motorcycle club in Colorado Springs in 2012.The Colorado Springs Gazette reports ...

• Pet on the Web- Goliath

  Met Goliath! He is a six-year-old black Labrador retriever mastiff mix. Goliath is a big boy, at 110 pounds, and can be quite strong. He's looking for an experienced owner to help with some leash manners. His adoption fee is $130, and includes a voucher for a vet exam, a one-year license, 45-days of health insurance, and a microchip. For information on Goliath, or any other animal, ...

• Magpul joins Colorado sheriffs in filing lawsuit against gun-control bills

  Magpul Industries joined 54 Colorado county sheriffs Friday in filing a federal lawsuit against the state’s recently signed gun-control bills.But even if the lawsuit is successful, the Erie-based firearms company is still planning to leave ...

• Nuggets-Warriors Game 6 Gameday

  Posted May 3, 2013 05:40 OAKLAND, Calif. - Handed the toughest early season schedule imaginable, the Denver Nuggets banded together and persevered. After losing their best outside shooter to a knee injury in the first week of April, they went on to set a team NBA record with 57 victories and secured the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference. Conceding defeat wasn't part of Denver's ...

• Denver Business Journal wins 33 awards in 4-state Society of Professional Journalists news competition

  The DBJ's award-winning coverage of the 2012 election. The Denver Business Journal staff has won 33 awards, including 13 first-place honors, in a four-state Society of Professional Journalists competition. The SPJ's "Top of the Rockies" awards for excellence in newspaper, digital and broadcast news were presented Friday night at the Denver Press Club. The Journal won nearly twice ...

• Colorado sheriffs sue the state over new gun control laws

  filed a lawsuit in federal court against the state Friday in an effort to overturn two new gun control bills that are set to go into effect on July 1. The plaintiffs have in their sights one law that effectively bans all firearm magazines, and one that requires a background check for every gun transfer when the gun will be in the possession of someone other than the owner for more than 72 ...

• No. 3 Nuggets set to face No. 6 Golden State in playoffs

  Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images After setting NBA team records with 57 wins and 38 home victories, the Denver Nuggets are ready for the postseason. The Nuggets captured the No. 3 seed in the West with their 23rd consecutive home win Wednesday night and will open the Western Conference playoffs Saturday at Pepsi Center against the Golden State Warriors. Denver (57-25) and the Warriors ...

• FIGHTING BACKColorado Sheriffs Sue Over New State Gun Restrictions

  May 17 2013: Weld County, Colo., Sheriff John Cooke, left, with El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa, center right, and other sheriffs standing behind him, speaks during a news conference at which he announced that 54 Colorado sheriffs are filing a federal civil lawsuit against two gun control bills passed by the Colorado Legislature, in ...

• Rapids Game Day preview Colorado at San Jose Earthquakes

  San Jose forward Chris Wondolowski SANTA CLARA, CA - MAY 02: Chris Wondolowski #8 of the San Jose Earthquakes in action against the D.C. United at Buck Shaw Stadium on May 2, 2012 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) --> (Ezra Shaw, Getty ...

• Cooler stormier by Sunday

  DENVER - Things heated-up across Colorado to wrap up the work week! Most locations along and east of I-25 topped out well into the 80s Friday afternoon -- well above the average high of 72. Cooler days are ahead, along with some rain.Although clouds have increased over the last few hours, the storm/rain chance remains very low at this time. There will be an occasional breeze overnight, along ...

• IRS scandal Colorado group awaits tax-exempt status

  WASHINGTON - A Colorado conservative group believed to be targeted by the Internal Revenue Service is operating without any tax-exempt status and spent more than $1 million last year against Democrats, public records show.The Citizen Awareness Project is chaired by Charlie Smith. He applied for 501(c)(4) status last year, which means he was applying to be a social welfare, tax-exempt ...

• Chatwood ready to take on Lincecum Giants

  With Colorado starter Jeff Francis moving to the disabled list on Thursday with a left groin strain, the Rockies called up right-hander Tyler Chatwood to start Saturday's game against the Giants. In Chatwood's last outing on April 29, he threw six scoreless innings in a 12-2 victory over the Dodgers before he was sent down to Triple-A Colorado Springs to clear room for the return of ...

• Big man battle getting physical in Nuggets-Warriors series

  JaVale McGee refused to comply with the unusual request. Locked in an a tight playoff game, the Denver Nuggets center found himself face-to-face with Andrew Bogut, who pointed to his chin and shouted over the din of the sellout crowd at Oracle Arena. "He told me to punch him in the chin," McGee said. "I don't know why you'd want somebody to punch you in your ...

• Fear rational or not leads to record-breaking gun sales in Colorado

  Firearm sales in Colorado continued to soar while lawmakers passed a significant gun-control package this legislative session. The 146,949 background checks processed for would-be gun buyers increased by 69,628 from January to March this year compared to that same time span last year, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation's latest data.Gun-control measures passed in Colorado ...

• Denver council on June 10 wont have a quorum will cancel meeting

  For the first time that anyone can remember, the Denver City Council on June 10 won't complete its weekly meeting because too few council members will be present.City law mandates the council hold a meeting every Monday except on specific holidays - New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day. At least seven members of the 13-person body must be present for a quorum. But ...

• Pachecos slam helps Rockies solve Giants

  Pacheco crushes a go-ahead grand slam to left DENVER -- A Rockies team that almost never delivers the big hit against the Giants finally came up with one on Friday night. Jordan Pacheco, who hadn't homered this season, drove a first-pitch slider from Giants starter Madison Bumgarner into the left-field seats with two out in the fifth inning for his first-career grand slam. ...

• Colorado Springs police Teen found naked in squalid home

  COLORADO SPRINGS -- A former Colorado Springs city councilman and his wife have been cited for child neglect after police found their 13-year-old son naked and living in a home littered with human waste. Charles Wingate and his wife, Sharon Starkey, were reported to police by a neighbor. According to the Colorado Springs Gazette, the boy was living with live and dead rodents. "The boy ...

• Tight series between Nuggets and Warriors is no surprise

  Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images SAN FRANCISCO - In retrospect, two nights in November simply foreshadowed the future. Playing one another for the first time during the regular season, the Denver Nuggets and Golden State Warriors staged an entertaining duel that ended ...

• Elite Eight Nuggets set for sprint to the finish line

  Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images Eight games, 15 days, big implications. Locked in a battle with the Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies for the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference, the Denver Nuggets are poised for a frenetic finish over the next two weeks. Rather than worry about how things will shake out, the Nuggets are keeping the strategy simple. "We just have to go out ...

• MLB Colorado 10 San Francisco 9

  Jordan Pacheco hit a grand slam homer and drove in five runs Friday, giving Colorado enough of a cushion to pull out a 10-9 win over San Francisco. Pacheco's home run came during a five-run fifth and he also drove in a run with a ground out in the second. Colorado took a 10-4 led through six innings and fought off a Giants' rally that ran out of steam ...

• Escaped prisoner apprehended in Denver

  DENVER - A convict who walked away from a minimum security facility a month age has been apprehended in Denver.The Colorado Department of Corrections says 30-year-old Kenneth Gomez was arrested without incident Friday at 51st and Sheridan in Denver by the Fugitive Location and Apprehension Group (FLAG) Unit. He was alone and was detained without incident. Gomez was working as a mechanic at the ...

• Toddlers wheelchair stolen from SUV

  DENVER - For the past 2 1/2 weeks, life just hasn't been the same for little Heidi Palacios."She's scared to walk," her mother, Kiara Palacios told 7NEWS.On May 2nd, bad news showed up outside their home in northwest Denver, stealing the family's Chevy Trailblazer and another set of wheels worth a lot more."My daughter's chair was in there," Palacios ...

• Colorado Springs ministry claims they were targeted by the IRS

  A local Christian ministry is claiming they were targeted by the Internal Revenue Service which is under fire after allegations that applications for tax exempt status from conservative organizations were purposefully delayed starting in 2010. Family Talk Action is headquarted in Colorado Springs, it was founded by Dr. James Dobson but has no connection to Focus on the Family. The ministry ...

• Future Habitat Metro Denver Homeowners Meet Denver Broncos

  On Wednesday the 15th of May, 2013, a few of the Denver Broncos Football Players, Cheerleaders and staff made a trip to the Globeville Neighborhood to visit with some future owners of Habitat Metro Denver ...

• DU police warn campus after reports of date rape drug incidents

  University of Denver police issued a crime notice Thursday concerning multiple reports of women being slipped the date rape drug at various bars around campus.This notice was first reported by 7News. Tips offered by police to women include: • Do not take a drinks from someone you don't know or trust. • Do not leave your drink unattended. • If you begin to feel faint, get to a ...

• Veteran DB Charles Woodson in no hurry to sign but Denver Broncos still in play

  Although they were met with a contractual stiff-arm, the Broncos remain in play for the services of veteran defensive back Charles Woodson.Initial negotiations that wrapped up Woodson's visit to the team's Dove Valley headquarters Wednesday hit a snag, enough for the 2009 NFL defensive player of the year to hold off on making a commitment.So Woodson remains a free agent in no ...

• Biker brawl investigated in Greeley

  GREELEY, Colo. - The Greeley Police Department said it is working to identify suspects in a biker gang stabbing at a sports bar Thursday night.Officers were called to the RoadKill Sports Grill at the Greeley Mall at 9:30 p.m. on a report of a fight and shooting. Upon arrival, officers found more than 100 people in the parking lot who had been attending a "Bike Night" event sponsored by ...

• Autistic teen found naked living in filth charges against caretakers suspended

  Police found shocking discovery at a home on the northeast side of Colorado Springs when they responded to a welfare check Thursday night: a 13-year-old autistic boy naked, living among dead and live rodents and human and animal excrement. The boy has been in the care of a former Colorado Springs City Council member, 44-year-old Charles Wingate, and his wife, 50-year-old Sharon Starkey. Police ...

• Teen drivers offered real-world distraction safety course this weekend

  It is a chance for teenage drivers to prepare and practice for some of the possible unexpected and dangerous scenarios they may encounter behind the wheel.This weekend from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Bass Pro Shops, located at 7970 Northfield Blvd., teen drivers and their parents will have an opportunity to take part in a program designed to re-create real world motorist distractions. More than a ...

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