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State Animal Inspector Investigated

A state inspector assigned to monitor the facility where nearly 100 starving dogs were found in December missed or ignored repeated warnings that the dogs were in danger, according to a complaint letter obtained by CALL7 Investigators.

Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:53:23 MST

Guilty Verdict Reached In Williams Slaying Case

The jury has reached a verdict against the man accused of firing the shots that killed Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams.

Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:57:17 MST

Denver Broncos Release Statement On Willie Clark Guilty Verdict

The Denver Broncos organization issued a statement following a guilty verdict against the man accused of killing cornerback Darrent Williams.

Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:39:59 MST

2 Lanes Of I-70 Now Open Through Glenwood Canyon

Two lanes of Interstate 70 in western Colorado reopened Thursday, three days after a rock slide tore gaping holes in an elevated section and littered the highway with boulders.

Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:31:03 MST

OnStar Helps Police Find Armed Robbery, Car Theft Suspect

A man suspected of using a gun to rob a fast food restaurant, and stealing two cars got caught with the help of OnStar technology.

Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:42:25 MST

School Prom Off After Lesbian's Date Request

A northern Mississippi school district will not be hosting a high school prom this spring after a lesbian student asked to attend with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo.

Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:22:31 MST

Couple Tries To Repeal Internet Sales Tax

A Centennial couple hopes an online petition drive will lead to a repeal of the state's new Internet sales tax.

Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:36:33 MST

Fetus Found Dead In Travel Bag

The body of a "near term fetus or term infant" was found stuffed in a cloth travel bag in a Westminster home on Wednesday, officials said.

Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:08:46 MST

3 Men Arrested In Smiling Moose Deli Burglaries

Arvada police have arrested three people suspected of burglarizing several Smiling Moose Delis in the Denver metro area.

Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:57:41 MST

Obama Donates Part Of Nobel Prize To Denver Charity

President Obama said Thursday that he will donate $125,000 of his Nobel Peace Prize money to the American Indian College Fund. The Fund is among nine charitable organizations that will receive donations from Obama's $1.4 million prize.

Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:40:09 MST

Another Assault Reported Near Auraria Campus

A UC Denver student and a friend, who had attended classes at the Auraria campus, were followed from a light-rail station, beaten with brass knuckles and robbed at knifepoint outside a convenience store Wednesday night, police said.

Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:06:54 MST

Summit County Avalanche Victim Identified

A 20-year-old backcountry snowboarder who died in an avalanche near Loveland Pass has been identified.

Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:45:36 MST

Aurora Holds Banks Responsible For Maintaining Foreclosed Homes

More than 2,000 vacant homes have been registered since the measure requiring banks maintain vacant properties was enacted in April 2009.

Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:16:15 MST

3-Alarm Fire Breaks Out In Springs Apt. Building

A three-alarm fire broke out at an apartment complex Thursday in north-central Colorado Springs.

Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:20:59 MST

Car Graffiti Results In Pueblo Mistrial

Graffiti on a jury member's car in Pueblo has resulted in a mistrial for a man accused of intimidating the mother of a drive-by shooting victim.

Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:56:15 MST

Rockies, Helton Agree To 2-Year Extension

Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:27:19 MST

Smell In GJ Census Office Was From Pot Next Door

The strange odor seeping into a western Colorado Census Bureau office came from more than 1,000 marijuana plants growing next door, police said.

Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:55:07 MST

PETA Offers Trash Cans With Lettuce Bikinis

The animal rights group PETA is offering to help cash-strapped Colorado Springs by paying to put trash cans back in parks, if the cans carry an anti-meat slogan and a picture of a woman in a lettuce bikini.

Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:01:20 MST

CU Regents Weigh 9 Percent In-State Tuition Hike

The University of Colorado regents are considering whether to raise tuition by 9 percent for in-state students and 5 percent for new out-of-state students.

Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:50:33 MST

Rockies Name Ubaldo Jimenez Opening Day Starter

Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy named Ubaldo Jimenez his Opening Day starter on Wednesday.

Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:37:45 MST