Colorado Star news

Social media reacts to Dunlap reprieve

DENVER - A decision by Gov. John Hickenlooper to grant a reprieve to condemned Chuck E. Cheese killer Nathan Dunlap has stirred emotional reaction on social media.Dunlap was convicted of murder and sentenced to death by a Colorado jury. We was slated to be executed by lethal injection in August.Dunlap was a 19-year-old former employee when he walked into a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in Aurora in ...
Colorado governor grants reprieve to quadruple killer on death row

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper becomes emotional as he discusses the shooting death of Tom Clements, the head of Colorado state's prison system at a news conference in Denver March 20, ...
Big differences in costs for Colorado small-group coverage under health reform

Monthly premiums vary wildly for individual and small-group health plans that are proposed to be sold in Colorado in 2014 -- the first full year of implementation of the federal health care reform bill -- according to officials at the Colorado Division of Insurance and a Denver Business Journal review of insurance filings released Wednesday. For example, a typical 40-year-old non-smoking ...
Small plane flips at Centennial Airport

CENTENNIAL, Colo. - A small plane registered to an aviation club flipped on the north side of Centennial Airport Wednesday.The Diamond DA 20-C1, a small single engine plane, ended up with its wheels pointing skyward and visible damage to the canopy and propeller.Becky OGuin, spokeswoman for South Metro Fire, said the plan had just landed with an instructor and a trainee aboard when they lost ...
Dr Alex Constantinides The Angel of Colorado’s Fight Community

The Never Alone Foundation is exactly one of those types of foundations. The horrifying scene that unfolded back in the summer of 2011 for Dr. Alex Constantinides and his family is the kind of tragedy that literally leaves you speechless, breathless, shocked and grasping for your loved ones. "Dr Alex" (as he is affectionately known) is one of Colorado's most beloved MMA ...

Movie Review

The Other Guys [Blu-Ray]

The buddy-cop action movie has been parodied, gently and otherwise, so many times at this point that it would be reasonable to think that there is very little left to do with it (and if you had the misfortune of sitting through Kevin Smiths obnoxiously unfunny Cop Out earlier thi ... ...

On Facebook

Boulder DA legislator support reprieve for Dunlap

Boulder District Attorney Stan Garnett (Michael Albert ) Boulder District Attorney Stan Garnett and Boulder Rep. Clare Levy applauded the decision Wednesday by Gov. John Hickenlooper to grant convicted killer Nathan Dunlap a "temporary reprieve" from an execution and expressed hope it would help spark a conversation about repealing the death penalty in Colorado altogether. ...
Colorado parole director on leave of absence

The interim head of the Colorado Department of Corrections, Roger Werholtz, said in a staff email Wednesday that Tim Hand would be away on leave. Werholtz didn't say why but said he was making the announcement "after careful thought and discussion over the past several ...
Faith groups keep vigil on Boy Scouts Thursday vote on gay policy

Leaders of the Boy Scouts of America are set for a final vote Thursday on a proposal to end a ban on openly gay scouts while continuing the ban on gay adult scout leaders.Some 1,400 local leaders convene as the BSA National Council in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb of Grapevine this week.Churches and religious groups, which sponsor almost 70 percent of the more than 100,000 scouting units in the ...
Cahill Diamondbacks lose to Colorado 4-1

Arizona Diamondbacks starter Trevor Cahill (35) pitches against the Colorado Rockies during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Denver. (AP Photo/Barry ...
Parole division boss put on paid leave

DENVER - Following several CALL7 investigations, the head of Colorado's parole division was put on leave by the interim director of the Colorado Department of Corrections.DOC spokeswoman Allison Morgan said it is paid leave and that Hand will remain at that status until an audit of the department is completed. There is no timeline for that work, Morgan said.This comes after several CALL7 ...

More Colorado Star news

Quotable Quotes

Nothing will ever completely replace playing the game I love, however I feel like I'm starting a new adventure and I'm genuinely excited about what lies ahead. I'm fortunate to have been given many opportunities throughout my career and now I feel it's my time to give back.

David Beckham

The world's best known footballer was speaking after formally announcing his retirement.

Hotel Review

The Shelbourne

I walked around St Stephen's Green, Europe's largest garden square, to the Shelbourne Hotel, which is managed by Renaissance, a ...

Keep reading

News Survey

Do you take the threat of North Korea seriously?

Colorado Star

Colorado Star – Colorado state news service

The Colorado Star is essentially a local Colorado newspaper, but with a national and international perspective, designed to provide readers with a one-stop shop for Colorado, national US, regional, and world news coverage, weather and sports information, with live updates on breaking business stories, and what's happening in the financial markets.

The biggest advantage we have is that we are an online newspaper, which means we are constantly refreshing our stories as more and more information comes to hand. Often when a story breaks the initial details are sketchy.

We and our sources around the world work hard to gather more information, verify facts, and provide a perspective of the major stories. Expert opinion often accompanies our articles to better inform readers, and provide a more complete understanding

of the news we deliver.

Financial markets and business reports are regular features as we pin down what's happening, and constantly refresh stock market indice readings, dollar currency rates, and breaking business news reports. Our world sports coverage is a priority, as is our regional news.

We like to think if you're looking for breaking news out of Colorado, Colorado, the United States, or the world, you'll look for it first at the Colorado Star.

Follow Colorado Star on Facebook

News Releases

The Colorado Star.com News Release Publishing Service provides a medium for circulating your organization's news.

U.S. Markets

Featured Story

James Holmes to enter insanity plea for 'Batman' massacre

CENTENNIAL, Colorado - The man accused of the July 2012 massacre at a Batman film premier in Colarado will plead not guilty because of "insanity", his lawyers have said.

The lawyers said that the 25-year-old James Holmes will ask for the change at a May 13 hearing related to the case of the murder of 12 dead people in a shooting that also injured 70 last year.

A judge previously entered a not guilty plea after the defence said Holmes was not ready to plead. That was a standard not guilty plea.

If the judge accepts the insanity plea, Holmes would be sent to the state mental hospital, where doctors would determine whether he was insane at the time of the shootings on July 20, 2012.

Holmes can still be found guilty despite a medical finding of insanity as he faces more than 160 counts of murder and attempted murder and could be executed if he is convicted.

Colorado law defines insanity as the inability to distinguish right from wrong, caused by a diseased or defective mind.

Prosecutors have indicated they will seek the death penalty for the former graduate student as they described the slayings at the showing of the Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises" as "especially heinous, cruel or depraved". ...