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Man who sought revenge for a stolen phone pleads guilty to fire that killed a Senegalese family of 5

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado man pleaded guilty to murder charges on Friday for starting a 2020 house fire that killed five members of a Senegalese family out of misplaced revenge for a stolen i...

DATE: May 17, 2024 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Man convicted of killing 4 people at ex-girlfriend's home near Denver

DENVER (AP) — A man was convicted Thursday of killing four people at his ex-girlfriend's home in suburban Denver in 2022 a week after she was granted a court order to keep him away from her....

DATE: May 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

1 person has died and another is hurt after a fiery tanker truck crash in Colorado

DENVER (AP) — One person died and another was hospitalized after a vehicle crashed into a tanker truck carrying fuel on Colorado's main east-west highway near Denver on Thursday, sending up ...

DATE: May 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Colorado teen pleads guilty in death of driver who was hit in the head by a rock

GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — A second teen pleaded guilty on Wednesday in the death of a 20-year-old driver who was hit in the head by a rock that crashed through her windshield in suburban Denver l...

DATE: May 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Colorado city agrees to settle police beating lawsuit for $2.1 million

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Springs leaders agreed Tuesday to pay $2.1 million to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a Black man who was punched and kicked by police during a traffic stop in 202...

DATE: May 14, 2024 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

1 of 3 teens charged with killing a Colorado woman while throwing rocks at cars pleads guilty

DENVER (AP) — One of three teens who was charged with killing a 20-year-old woman while throwing large rocks at passing cars in Colorado pleaded guilty on Friday to reduced charges under a p...

DATE: May 10, 2024 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Tesla’s Autopilot caused a fiery crash into a tree, killing a Colorado man, lawsuit says

DENVER (AP) — The widow of a man who died after his Tesla veered off the road and crashed into a tree while he was using its partially automated driving system is suing the carmaker, claimin...

DATE: May 10, 2024 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Man paralyzed after being hit with a Taser while running from police in Colorado sues officer

DENVER (AP) — A man who said he was paralyzed after being hit with a Taser while running from police in Colorado filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against one of the officers, seeking $100 mi...

DATE: May 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Colorado supermarket shooter was sane at the time of the attack, state experts say

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — State experts have found the man charged with shooting and killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 had untreated mental illness but was legally sane at the ...

DATE: May 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Colorado school bus aide shown hitting autistic boy faces more charges

DENVER (AP) — A school bus aide shown on surveillance video hitting a nonverbal autistic boy has been charged with 10 more counts of abuse involving two children, prosecutors said Friday. Ki...

DATE: May 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Former NSA worker gets nearly 22 years in prison for selling secrets to undercover FBI agent

DENVER (AP) — A former National Security Agency employee who sold classified information to an undercover FBI agent he believed to be a Russian official was sentenced Monday to nearly 22 yea...

DATE: Apr 29, 2024 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Jury urged to convict former Colorado deputy of murder in Christian Glass shooting

DENVER (AP) — Prosecutors on Wednesday urged jurors to convict a former Colorado sheriff's deputy of murder and other charges for shooting and killing a 22-year-old man in distress after the...

DATE: Apr 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Associated Press