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Cherry Creek Arts Festival attendance down from 2007

The 2008 festival attracted an estimated 370,000 visitors, slightly down from the 380,000 who attended in 2007

Jeffco school board wants Chowdhury to resign

The Jefferson County Board of Education on Tuesday asked member Vince Chowdhury to resign after he pleaded guilty to assault charges for slapping his daughter two weeks ago.

Casinos heavily back gambling initiative

A proposed ballot initiative that would allow gambling cities in Colorado to raise betting limits, extend casino hours and add games is getting financial support from some of the state's larger casinos.

Man held for investigation in slaying

Denver police have arrested a man in connection with the weekend death of another man near the Glendale city limits.

Library thief gets 10-year jail sentence

The 2008 edition of the Cherry Creek Arts Festival attracted an estimated 370,000 visitors, a slight drop in attendance from the 380,000 people who thronged the streets of Cherry Creek North in 2007.

Attendance dips, but sales increase

A third man pleaded guilty today to illegally killing a bull elk in Evergreen last fall.

Three from Texas jolted by lightning

Two men and a woman from Houston were thrown to the ground after lightning hit nearby in Rocky Mountain National Park around noon Tuesday.

Speaker will address alien energy theory

A doctor who thinks space aliens have the key to unlimited alternative energy - but that the government is keeping a lid on it - will speak tonight in Denver.

Third hunter pleads guilty in elk shooting

The man found dead Monday on the north bank of the Poudre River in Fort Collins has been identified as Robert Handy Jr., of Fort Collins.

Attorney General endorses Wil Armstrong in District 6

Colorado Attorney General John Suthers has endorsed businessman Wil Armstrong in the four-way Republican race for the District 6 Congressional seat.

Suthers endorses Wil Armstrong

A sexually violent predator with five previous convictions for indecent exposure was sentenced to the maximum 18 months in prison Tuesday.

Serial flasher gets 18 months in prison

A Denver grand jury has indicted a New York woman accused of assaulting a flight attendant on a flight to San Francisco, forcing it to land at DIA.

Demonstrator at event for McCain cited

A 60-year-old demonstrator was issued a trespassing citation Monday by police for carrying a sign in the Galleria area of the Denver Performing Arts Complex where GOP presidential candidate John McCain held his town hall meeting.

Hint of DNC ticket raffle spurs rule change

Barack Obama's campaign changed the rules of a highly publicized fundraiser Tuesday, after gambling regulators said the contest - a chance at one of 10 trips to the Democratic National Convention - was an illegal lottery.