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  • ACLU seeks state execution plans

    AURORA, Colo. - The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado wants to force the Department of Corrections to reveal exactly how they plan to put Nathan Dunlap to death in August.Dunlap was a 19-year-old former Chuck E. Cheese employee when he walked into the restaurant in Aurora in 1993 at closing time and shot five people in the head and then stole $1,500 from a safe.Three teenagers and a ...

  • Graduation hat toss gets retro makeover

    COLORADO SPRINGS - The graduates of United States Air Force Academy Class of 2013 may have to hold their hat a little longer for this year's flyover. Since the Air Force Thunderbirds have been grounded indefinitely by sequestration budget cuts, the Texas Flying Legends and WestPac Restorations have stepped up to fly their World War II era aircraft over Falcons Stadium. The pilots are ...

  • Dealership owner donates trip to wounded warriors

    COLORADO SPRINGS - The owner of the local Porsche dealership gave two wounded warriors and their wives a VIP trip to Hollywood to thank them for their service. Don Hicks of Porsche of Colorado Springs made the winning bid of $4,250 for the trip at a charity fundraiser auction for the Memorial Health Foundation earlier this month. Hicks says he knew immediately that he wanted to use the prize to ...

  • Hispanics Want Clarification on Obamacare in Colorado Study

    A new poll concludes that Colorado Hispanics are largely uninformed about the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, and the area of the law Hispanics are most likely to cite is the section dealing with fines for persons who opt not to buy insurance. The poll, commissioned by the Adelante con la Salud: Latino Health Care Engagement Project and conducted by the firm Latino ...

  • In Colorado Blacks Make Up 4 Percent Of The Population And 100 Percent Of Death Row

    bill failed after Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) voiced opposition and suggested a possible veto. A few months later, Colorado's death penalty is still firmly in place, and the state is poised to complete what would be only the second execution in 45 years (the last was in 1997). Few dispute that Nathan Dunlap committed a horrific crime and murdered several people at a Chuck E. Cheese. But ...

Movie Review

I, The Jury

I, The Jury

In the 1982 updating of Mickey Spillane's 1947 novel "I, The Jury," hard-boiled detective Mike Hammer is a Vietnam vet who drives a shiny bronze Trans Am, dresses like Don Johnson in "Miami Vice" with less pastels, and has sworn off alcohol. However, he still smokes his Lucky Strikes, detests a ... ...

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  • Tea party activists rally outside Denver IRS

    < 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } DENVER-Some tea party activists are rallying outside the IRS office in Denver. About 30 people were gathered at the start of Tuesday's rally, holding signs and listening to speakers. Other rallies were planned in Durango, Colorado Springs and Fort Collins. The demonstrations are among dozens planned nationally Tuesday to protest IRS scrutiny of ...

  • District wide phone outage reported for Pueblo City Schools

    PUEBLO - Pueblo City Schools reports a telephone outage due to a line being severed by a local utility contractor. Communications Director Scott Jones says the outage is effecting incoming and outgoing calls from all district buildings. Jones says parents and teachers are encouraged to comminicate via email until the phone service is restored. The school district ...

  • Denver Startup Street Faire

    Denver Startup Street Faire on September 20 & 21 to be held in conjunction with Denver Startup Week. The event will feature dozens of exhibits of powerful products, cool gadgets, and innovative offerings from Denver technology, science, and manufacturing startups. It will be held at the Wellington Webb Building at 201 West Colfax Avenue in Denver, ...

  • Utah Gov. Herbert rails against US Land management

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says his state does a better job than federal managers and has a bigger stake than the bureaucrats in protecting the natural resources and rugged beauty that drives Utah's outdoor recreation and tourism ...

  • Denver Nuggets honor team doctor for 25 years of service

    Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images It took only a few seconds for 25 years of memories to come flooding back for Dr. Steve Traina. From Andre Miller's shoulder to Chris Andersen's knees to Todd Lichti's shattered foot, Traina remembered the numerous players he has helped recover from injury and resume their NBA career during his tenure as team doctor for the Denver Nuggets. ...

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