Colorado Star news Colorado Star news Rss feed

  • 7 things to do this Memorial Day weekend

    DENVER - Every weekend, 7NEWS compiles a list of some family friendly events you might enjoy. Here are our picks of the 7 Things To Do this ...

  • Police search near Thornton High School

    THORNTON, Colo. - Officers were called to Thornton High School on Friday on a report that an individual was outside the school with a weapon.Thornton Police told 7NEWS they are "methodically" searching the area.The school is in lockdown.Finals were scheduled to end at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, according to the Thornton High School ...

  • Hearings today in Feros bar killings

    DENVER - The three men accused of stabbing five people to death at Fero's Bar and Grill before setting fire to the building in October are scheduled to be arraigned in Denver court on Friday afternoon.The defendants Dexter Lewis, 22, and two brothers, Joseph Hill, 27, and Lynell Jonathan Hill, 24, are expected to enter pleas during the 1:30 p.m. arraignment, where they will also hear a ...

  • CDOT Deadly crashes prompt I-70 review

    GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. - Colorado Department of Transportation officials are reviewing a construction zone on Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon after 2 deadly crashes that happened within five miles of each other in the past six weeks.CDOT spokeswoman Nancy Shanks said Thursday anytime there is a fatal accident, the department reviews highway conditions to determine if they played a ...

  • Fire scare on 16th Street Mall

    Denver fire crews responded to a report of a fire on the 16th Street Mall at Glenarm Place on Friday.Mark Watson, a spokesman for the Denver Fire Department said firefighters didn't find a fire. "It was a small electrical short that set off the alarms," Watson said.The fire scare was in one of the high-rise residential buildings near the intersection.Fire crews cleared the scene ...

Movie Review

Election

Every American high school has one: the ultra-involved, over-ambitious, perfectly groomed goody-goody who always knows every answer in class. Every high school has one of these bubbly busy bees, the ones who take up half a page in the index of the yearbook because they're involved in so many organizations. ...

On Facebook

  • Steve Laffey withdraws from Colorados Gubernatorial GOP Primary

    week after putting his name into the ring ."He saw that Tom Tancredo got in, that (Scott) Gessler got in, and he wanted to avoid a contentious Republican primary that would divide the party," said Patrick Davis, Laffey's campaign manager.Once the mayor of Cranston, R.I., Laffey moved to Fort Collins in the Spring of 2010 where he now operates a ranch. He ran for the U.S. Senate in ...

  • Deputy goes back to work after shooting

    BOWIE, Texas - A Texas deputy shot by a suspected killer on the run from Colorado, is going back to work today.Deputy James Boyd pulled over a black Cadillac in Bowie, Tex., on March 21 for a simple traffic violation.Dash cam video from Boyd's car shows Boyd walking up to the passenger side of the vehicle, then suddenly getting blown into the air and falling to the ground as the driver, ...

  • Scenic passes opening for the season

    Several passes and roads will be open for the season today and over the weekend, including Independence Pass, Trail Ridge Road and Cottonwood ...

  • Sonic Automotive buys BMW Mercedez-Benz dealerships in Denver

    Charlotte-based Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) has purchased a BMW dealership and a Mercedes-Benz dealership in Denver. Sonic Automotive Inc. (NYSE:SAH) has agreed to purchase two Colorado franchises from Murray Motor Imports Co. of Denver, according to a statement from the Charlotte-based company. Joining Sonics portfolio of dealerships are Murray BMW of Denver and Mercedes-Benz of Denver. The ...

  • Colorado’s first Dual-Brand hotel opens in the heart of the city

    Unique concepts continue to pop up all over Denver; ingenuity is being found throughout the hospitality industry in the Mile High City. Recently of note, Colorado's first Dual-Brand hotel made its home in the old Xcel Energy building, reimagined into a 302-room hotel near the Colorado Convention ...

More Colorado Star news