Local News : The Rocky Mountain News

Researchers peek into pythons' hearts

Pythons are huge, dangerous and slithery, but their ability to increase the size of their hearts has caught the eye of researchers studying heart disease.

Cops hunt for killer of prosecutor

Adams County Chief Deputy District Attorney Sean May, who was gunned down late Wednesday outside his north Denver home, suffered multiple gunshot wounds in the head and abdomen, the coroner said Thursday.

Up to $80 to park at Obama speech

Juan Bonilla, who has managed the parking lot outside Ponce Furniture for more than three decades, set a record Thursday.

I-25 closure for Obama speech not much problem

Shortly after 5:30 p.m. Thursday, an unusually light stream of traffic flowed smoothly on Interstate 25, and nobody was as surprised as the crew from the Colorado Department of Transportation.

Weather: Warm holiday weekend

For the many people who came to Denver for the Democratic National Convention, including Barack Obama, today is a travel day and it should be smooth sailing as far as the weather is concerned.

Wildfires to blame for haze

Colorado's famously crystal clear skies appear noticeably less blue this week.

CU-Boulder chancellor's home is 'deluxe edition' on Xcel's smart grid

The chancellor of the University of Colorado's Boulder campus has a really smart house. Actually, in the world of smart electricity grids, the house is downright brilliant.

Statewide tax on lift tickets urged

Eagle County commissioners want to tax lift tickets in Colorado to pay for roads, forest work or housing.

Weld issues warning following surge in W. Nile cases

A late-season surge in the mosquito populations and human cases in Weld County has spurred health officials to issue another warning about West Nile virus prevention.

Eaton power outage traced to theft of Xcel copper wire

A four-hour power outage this week in Eaton has been traced to the theft of 40,000 feet of copper wire from Xcel Energy power lines east of town.

West Nile prevention, symptoms

West Nile prevention

Civic Center Blues: As protesters giveway to tasters, next act isn't clear

They're building a city in The Park and, frankly, the whole thing feels strange. For one, on their last day in town, none of the 50,000 visitors Denver has been batting its eyelashes at for a week can come for a last - or first - look at the kaleidoscope of statues, flowers and architecture.