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  • AFA finds illegal items in dorms

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Air Force Academy said an inspection Tuesday found items prohibited in cadet dormitories and possible alcohol and substance abuse by a small number of cadets.Prohibited items include air soft pistols, candles, knives.The infractions are under investigation by Academy authorities. Academy officials said in a statement that they do not foresee these cases rising to ...

  • Holmes attorneys banned from psych exam

    James Holmes, left, glances over an advisement as his defense attorney, Daniel King, turns the pages in court Tuesday morning June 04, 2013 for an advisement hearing at the Arapahoe County Justice Center. (Photo By Andy Cross/The Denver ...

  • Ridgeway case Suspect wants trial moved

    JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. - Lawyers for a teen accused of killing Jessica Ridgeway in Westminster, as well as attacking a jogger months earlier, wants his trial moved out of Jefferson County.Lawyers for Austin Sigg said in court documents that "massive" news coverage of the case has jeopardized his right to a fair trial.They are seeking separate trials on charges stemming from the death ...

  • Colo. officials seek $1M a year for fugitive unit

    http://tinyurl.com/qess4p3 ), the proposal for the fugitive unit is the latest in a series of initiatives following the killing of Colorado corrections chief Tom Clements in ...

  • Governor undecided over school ballot measure

    DENVER (AP) -- Gov. John Hickenlooper is still considering whether to back a ballot measure this fall seeking a $1 billion tax increase to pay for a new system for administering state education ...

Movie Review

Orpheus (Orphée) [Blu-Ray]

Orpheus (Orphée) [Blu-Ray]

The middle entry in what would come to be known as his Orphic Trilogy, Jean Cocteaus Orpheus (Orphe) is a paragon of magical realism that transports the ancient Greek myth into the then-modern realm of postwar France. Cocteau was a multifaceted artist who worked ... ...

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  • Nuggets look to increase intensity as series shifts to Oakland

    Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images SAN FRANCISCO - The Denver Nuggets touched down in the Bay Area on Thursday in search of redemption. After a disappointing performance in Game 2 against the Golden State Warriors, they will try to seize home-court advantage back from the Warriors in Game 3 Friday night at Oracle Arena. "I don't think we've played a good game yet," Nuggets ...

  • First-round future still up in the air for Nuggets

    Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images Just who will the Nuggets face in the first round of the playoffs - and will they have home-court advantage? The possibilities are enough to make your head spin. With two games remaining, Denver (55-25) is locked in a tight race for the 3, 4 and 5 seeds with the Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies. As division winners, the Clippers (54-26) hold ...

  • Homes evacuated as wildfire flares near Denver blaze one of several across hot dry West

    A military C-130 drops a load of fire retardant on a wildfire near Pine, Colo., on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. A new wildfire in the foothills southwest of Denver forced the evacuation of dozens of homes Wednesday as hot and windy conditions in much of Colorado and elsewhere in the West made it easy for fires to start and spread. (AP Photo/Ed ...

  • Woman stabbed near Lakewood Light Rail

    LAKEWOOD, Colo. - Lakewood police are asking for the public's help in identifying suspects who stabbed a woman and pepper sprayed her husband near the Lamar Light Rail Station.The attack happened just before 2 a.m. on Monday, according to police. The husband and wife walked to a West Metro Fire Station at 14th Avenue and Lamar Street for help. They told police they were approached on the ...

  • East Peak Fire Update

    The East Peak Fire is burning below the east Spanish Peak in Huerfano County. Approximately 250-300 acres have burned with no containment. The East Peak Fire was being called the Scout Ranch Fire Approximately 150 people have arrived at the shelter at John Mall High School. That location is at 355 Pine Street. The Red Cross has set up a "Safe and Well" hotline. They ask that you only ...

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