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1 hour, 39 minutes ago
Forty-six-year-old Dan Tang pleaded guilty Friday in Denver federal court. His Heaven Dragon restaurant in Thornton features photos of Tang with Republican notables including former President George W. Bush.
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1 hour, 45 minutes ago
Mina Brees, an attorney from Austin, Texas, and mother of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, died on Aug. 7 while visiting Colorado. This week Grand County coroner Brenda Bock concluded that she died of a prescription drug overdose and ruled the death a suicide. Bock said Brees died while staying at the home of a friend in Granby near Rocky Mountain National Park.
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1 hour, 51 minutes ago
Summit County Coroner Joanne Richardson says witnesses reported seeing Haley Rose Gans skiing very fast into a tree Friday. Richardson says the cause of death appears to be related to blunt force trauma to the chest.
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2 hours, 55 minutes ago
The billboard in Wheat Ridge shows a cartoonish Obama wearing a turban. The billboard says, "PRESIDENT or JIHAD?" The words "WAKE UP AMERICA! REMEMBER FT. HOOD!" appear on the bottom.
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Today at 2:19 p.m.
Prison spokeswoman Katherine Sanguinetti says the alleged murder took place in the cellhouse. Killed was Ronald Ferguson, 50, who was in prison for sexual assault on a child in Arapahoe County, convicted for the crime in 1996. He allegedly had a history of violence in prison, including assault on and threats to other inmates.
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Today at 11:59 a.m.
The figures released Friday by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment show that about 184,300 residents are looking for work. At the same time, state officials say that some of the Colorado's biggest industries also added jobs in October.
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Today at 11:50 a.m.
Peter W.S. Grigg was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn to serve five years probation, with the additional sentence of 180 days in-home detention, to begin Jan. 1, 2010. Grigg was also ordered to forfeit any and all assets and property, namely $4,755 in cash seized from his briefcase, $12,215 in cash seized from a safe in his home, and a number of valuable coins seized from his briefcase or storage unit. Grigg also agreed to abandon nine firearms, including two Smith & Wesson handguns, two Glock 40 handguns, and a Marlin Model 81G .22 rifle.
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Today at 10:06 a.m.
Kathy Rogers took office Wednesday night. She replaces former Mayor Farris Bervig, who retired after 24 years.
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Today at 9:28 a.m.
Stephanie Villafuerte has refused to answer questions from the media about what conversations she had two years ago about an illegal immigrant who became a controversial figure in race. But in a letter to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, the former Denver chief deputy district attorney says the answer to whether she used a database for campaign purposes "is emphatically no."
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Today at 9:23 a.m.
The Associated Press reviewed nomination records at the U.S. Naval, Military and Air Force academies over five years. Most congressional members make many nominations. About half of all House lawmakers nominated more than 100 students each over the period.
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Today at 6:41 a.m.
Eldora Mountain Resort and Vail Mountain were offering limited terrain for their first day Friday. Seven other resorts opened earlier this fall. About the same amount will be opening for the season next week.
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Today at 6:38 a.m.
The voting comes after months of negations, with the teachers union and the school district struggling to agree on the provisions of a new contract.
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Today at 6:37 a.m.
Gov. Bill Ritter has appointed attorney Barbara J. Kelley of Denver to be the new executive director of the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, effective Dec. 1. She replaces Rico Munn, who became the executive director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education earlier this month.
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Today at 6:21 a.m.
A Greeley man told police his former girlfriend, her father and two of their friends were responsible for the attack. All four were arrested.
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By
Brittney HopperYesterday at 6:35 p.m.
In this special report, FOX21 News learns that having hard evidence is critical to getting a conviction in court. That's why the El Paso County Sheriff's Office takes extreme measures when handling evidence.
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By
Rachel WelteYesterday at 4:30 p.m.
A Fort Carson soldier convicted of killing two Colorado Springs residents and critically wounding a fellow soldier has been sentenced. Jomar Falu-Vives was sentenced Thursday to two mandatory life sentences without the possibility of parole.
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Yesterday at 4:00 p.m.
Westminster police spokesman Trevor Materasso said the injuries to the police officers weren't life-threatening. The chase began after officers tried to pull over a man and woman suspected of robbing a bank. The suspects allegedly fired at the officers but the officers were able to stop them after spinning out their car about 1.5 miles away.
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Yesterday at 3:55 p.m.
Excerpts of a Nov. 2 letter published by The Durango Herald quote Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort CEO Gary Derck saying he refunded the $539 paid by Lauren Slaff so she could find a resort that better met her expectations.
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Yesterday at 2:32 p.m.
Media mogul John Malone told The Associated Press that he could see DirecTV collaborating more closely with phone companies to offer Internet and phone service in competition with cable TV operators. But he says a sale is "speculation."
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Yesterday at 2:25 p.m.
The quarter ending Sept. 30 was the fourth consecutive quarter in which new foreclosure filings increased. For the year so far, new foreclosure filings in Colorado are up about 18 percent compared to the same period in 2008. The news isn't all bad, though.
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Yesterday at 1:43 p.m.
The number of new cases has declined since the week of Oct. 11, when 339 were reported. Seven new deaths from the flu were reported last week, bringing the total to 45 for the season. The 25-49 age group has been hardest hit, with 19 deaths.
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Yesterday at 10:12 a.m.
At a council meeting Tuesday, someone in a chicken costume wordlessly entered council chambers just as Mayor Leigh Meigs was discussing a recently-passed backyard hen ordinance. The costumed chicken took a few turns, flapped its arms, then took a seat in the nearly empty gallery. Several minutes later, the chicken left. But not before leaving an egg on the floor.
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Yesterday at 9:35 a.m.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the problem, which lasted about five hours, was fixed around 8 a.m. but it was unclear how long flights would continue to be affected. Aviation officials told The Associated Press that the problem began at the computer center in the Salt Lake City area. The officials asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
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Yesterday at 9:30 a.m.
Colorado State University researchers William Gray and Phil Klotzbach said Thursday their preseason forecasts called for 11 named storms, including five hurricanes, two of them major. Their Aug. 4 update called for 10 named storms, including four hurricanes, two of them major.
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Yesterday at 9:24 a.m.
State health officials announced Wednesday that animal waste that seeped into an underground storage tank likely caused the outbreak. The report said that the bacteria may not have grown had Alamosa used chlorine to disinfect its water supply.
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