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Lance Hering was arranging surrender two weeks before arrest

2 hours 23 min ago
Lance Hering contacted a military lawyer to arrange his surrender two weeks before the AWOL Marine was arrested in Washington as he boarded a private plane with his dad, according to police reports released Friday.

Man arrested after allegedly smoking pot at 'Porno' movie

3 hours 57 min ago
A 19-year-old man now faces a charge of possession of marijuana after a movie theater patron reported a group of teens smoking pot in the back of a Basalt theater.

Man arrested after threat to blow up DIA, FBI says

4 hours 37 sec ago
The man also allegedly threatened to blow up Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, four Ohio bridges and an Indiana casino.

Former Jeffco Sheriff Russ Cook found dead at home

4 hours 8 min ago
Russ Cook, the former Jefferson County sheriff whose life spiraled downward in a fog of alcohol and allegations of stalking, has died. He was 59 years old.

Southeast Colorado restaurant fire kills 3

5 hours 44 min ago
Three people have died in a fire that destroyed a restaurant and residence in the small town of Springfield about 200 miles southeast of Denver.

Funeral today for GI killed in Afghanistan

7 hours 35 min ago
Sgt. Jon Stiles, who was killed in Afghanistan last week while serving with the Army National Guard, will be buried this morning at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver.

Police keep quiet on Nov. 5 slayings in east Denver

7 hours 44 min ago
The gunshot-riddled bodies on Syracuse and Elm streets, unnamed but not forgotten, remain shrouded in mystery.

Passenger shot on RTD bus

8 hours 27 min ago
A dispute between two RTD bus passengers Thursday night ended with one of them pulling a gun and shooting the other in the leg.

Weather: Fog lifts, a sunny weekend ahead

10 hours 41 min ago
A dense blanket of freezing fog has lifted in metro Denver, leaving behind sunny skies and prospects for a nice day.

Catholic leader says U.S. faces time of trial

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 02:05
J. Francis Stafford, former archbishop of Denver, told a university audience in Washington, D.C., last week that the election of Barack Obama has ushered in a time of trial for America.

Lakewood cops ID man shot at Wal-Mart

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 02:05
Lakewood police have identified the man shot Wednesday in a Wal-Mart parking lot as Shawn Patrick Brndiar, 33. Police had been called about a man who was acting suspiciously.

Suspect charged in code officer's slaying

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 02:05
Harry Denard Williams was charged Thursday with first-degree murder in Adams County District Court in Brighton in the shooting death of Aurora code enforcement officer Rodney Morales.

Charges reduced in death of Denver man

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 02:05
A suspect in the shooting of a Denver man in March has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

Priest who ran nude gets 5 years of probation

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 02:05
Father Robert Whipkey, the priest caught jogging in the nude in the town of Frederick last year, was sentenced Thursday to five years of probation.

In these lines, a sense of urgency to find work

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 02:05
More than a thousand job seekers braved the cool fall weather Thursday, flooding into a warehouse here, clutching jackets and resumes, hoping to find work in these depressing economic times.

City's settlement total could climb

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 02:05
Denver's liability and claims fund could be taking another hit.

3 convicted, 3 acquitted at protester trials

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 02:05
Three people were convicted and three were acquitted Thursday in trials of protesters arrested for obstructing a street during the Democratic National Convention this August.

In dark economic cloud, some discover a silver lining

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 02:05
Terry Davis is one of the faces emerging in this economic slump.

City going green - on two-wheelers

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 02:05
Denver is about to roll out a bike loan program for employees as part of the Greenprint Denver climate action plan and also to expand alternative transportation options.

Driver killed in ice cream shop crash was part of ID theft ring

Fri, 11/21/2008 - 02:05
At her funeral, Patricia Guntharp was remembered as a "Care Bear" grandma, a woman who cooked fresh peanut brittle and had a gift for making and keeping friends.