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Democrats strike back at Republican voting-reform bills

It’s the latest – and most substantial – development in a nationwide Democratic Party effort to strike back at two…

May 19, 2013 • IVAN MORENO and NICHOLAS RICCARDI

Navajo Nation considers tougher crime sentences

That would change under a proposal by tribal officials to stiffen penalties for numerous crimes. Public hearings were held across…

May 18, 2013 • Felicia Fonseca

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Theater attack prompts new Colo. mental-health law

Reggie Bicha, executive director of the Colorado Department of Human Services, helped shape a bill revamping Colorado’s mental-health system after…

May 15, 2013 • Ivan Moreno

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Study: 2014 pot consumption will be 2.2M oz.

State’s pot taxes won’t fix budget, research predicts

May 15, 2013 • Trevor Hughes

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Governor releases list of clemency consultations

The governor’s office provided a list to The Associated Press on Tuesday of 15 officials who were contacted. The list…

May 14, 2013 • Dan Elliott

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Teacher removes explosive from a northern Colorado high school

However, police in Lafayette were cautious about calling the teacher a hero. “That would not be a recommended protocol for…

May 13, 2013 • P. Solomon Banda

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Judge delays decision on Holmes insanity plea

Holmesdu1-i-syn Attorney Daniel King made the request in court, saying the defense now has a diagnosis for James Holmes, though…

May 12, 2013 • Dan Elliott

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Anti-drillers mull next steps

Now, they’re mulling new strategies for new environmental controls on one of the state’s most politically powerful industries. The challenge…

May 12, 2013 • Kristen Wyatt

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Prince Harry helps kick off games

Prince Harry plays volleyball with members of the British Warrior Games Team before the opening of the 2013 Warrior Games…

May 11, 2013 • Dan Elliott

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Olympians, execs to greet Prince Harry

Harry was scheduled to attend a cocktail reception Friday at Sanctuary Golf Course south of Denver before heading to Colorado…

May 10, 2013 • Colleen Slevin

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Governor: Caution needed to prevent fires

Hickenlooper said the danger of wildfires starting and spreading isn’t as bad as last year, but it is still higher…

May 8, 2013 • ALEXANDRA TILSLEY

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C-130 crews practice firefighting

Tech. Sgt. Steve Morris works on a North Carolina Air National Guard C-130 cargo plane fitted with the Modular Airborne…

May 6, 2013 • Mead Gruver

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Bombing suspect’s burial becomes issue in Denver

repudiated for his offer to bury Tamerlan Tsarnaev in Colo. cemetery

May 6, 2013 • P. Solomon Banda

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Aurora shootings suspect plans to enter insanity plea

James Holmes’ defense attorneys worry that if he doesn’t cooperate with doctors at the state mental hospital, he might hurt…

May 6, 2013 • Dan Elliott

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Debate about driving stoned looks settled in Colorado

Colorado is one of only two states to allow adult recreational use of the drug, and sponsors have cited increased…

May 6, 2013 • Kristen Wyatt

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Man, 32, dies while swinging in Utah

Adam Jason Weber fell about 100 feet to a canyon floor after taking a swing. Weber, 32, of the Salt…

May 5, 2013 • Paul Foy

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Farmington mall shooting sparks fears of gang war

The Daily Times of Farmington reported that aggressive patrols come after the Farmington Police Gang Unit said the shooting at…

May 5, 2013 • The Associated Press

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Boston suspect could be buried in Colorado

Sheikh Abu-Omar Almubarac said Monday he will pay for a traditional Muslim burial no headstone, monument or casket …

May 5, 2013 • The Associated Press

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Lawyers request that killer’s life be spared

Nathan Dunlaps attorneys made the claim in a formal request to Gov. John Hickenlooper for clemency, also saying Dunlap is…

May 5, 2013 • Dan Elliott

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Cool, wet April helps snowpack

The U.S. Department of Agricultures Natural Resources Conservation Service said Monday that snow surveys on May 1 showed the statewide…

May 5, 2013 • The Associated Press

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Soccer referee dead after punch

Now theyre faced with planning his funeral after he succumbed to injuries late Saturday that had put him in a…

May 4, 2013 • The Associated Press

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Aurora considers review of shooting response

The Denver Post reported councilors will vote today whether or not to pay nearly $250,000 for the analysis. Arapahoe Countys…

May 4, 2013 • The Associated Press

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Pilot looks back on record journey

Betty Miller, who now lives just north of Salt Lake City, ran a flying school in Santa Monica with her…

May 4, 2013 • ANNIE KNOX

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Kennecott landslide could reduce Utah firm’s tax payments

A damaged road at the Kennecott Utah Copper Bingham Canyon Mine is viewed from the air after a landslide in…

May 4, 2013 • Paul Foy