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Thousands pick up free vegetables on Platteville farm

November 23, 2008

A farm couple got a huge surprise when they opened their fields to anyone who wanted to pick up free vegetables left over after the harvest — 40,000 people showed up.

Ted Haggard returns, as Christian businessman

November 23, 2008

Earlier this month, a guest took the pulpit at Open Bible Fellowship in Morrison, Ill., a 350-member church surrounded by cornfields. The speaker was an insurance salesman from Colorado named Ted Haggard.

Mexican consul: Immigrants leaving Colorado

November 23, 2008

Many Mexicans increasingly feel unwelcome in Colorado because of a perceived anti-immigrant sentiment, and some are looking back home for opportunities as the economy here sours, Denver's Mexican consul general says.

Holiday sales growth may be slim in Colorado

November 23, 2008

Retailers are scrambling for ways to draw shoppers amid predictions that smaller raises, higher food costs and rising unemployment could limit how much Coloradans spend this holiday season.

Greeley mayor says $3 Obama bill is "satire''

November 23, 2008

Greeley Mayor Ed Clark says he's apologized for showing a student at a charter school where he works a $3 bill showing President-elect Barack Obama in a Middle Eastern headdress

Noise violatiors in Fort Lupton sentenced to listen to Barry Manilow

November 22, 2008

Barry Manilow's "I Write the Songs" may begin with the line, "I've been alive forever,'" but for noise ordinance violators, listening to Manilow may feel like forever.

Springs shooting suspect eludes manhunt

November 22, 2008

A standoff on East Platte Avenue came to an abrupt end this afternoon when police learned their suspect - a gunman who tried to shoot two people - was not inside the apartment building they had surrounded for nearly four hours, police said.

Marines pick up AWOL Hering in Washington

Marines pick up AWOL Hering in Washington

November 22, 2008

A Marine escort picked up Lance Cpl. Lance Hering at the Clallam County jail at 10:15 a.m. Mountain time today to take the AWOL Marine to Camp Pendleton in San Diego, a county sheriff said.

Rancher's wife, two daughters carry on his dream

Rancher's wife, two daughters carry on his dream

November 21, 2008

Ten years ago, for reasons both apparent and unknowable, the world crashed in on Renaissance rancher Kirk Hanna. Video

PERA looks at cuts in retirement benefits to deal with losses

November 22, 2008

Cuts in retirement benefits are now on the table as the state's public employee retirement fund seeks to deal with a $12 billion plunge in assets since the beginning of the year.

Brighton murder suspect caught in Denver

November 22, 2008

A Brighton man has been charged in the murder of his girlfriend, who the coroner says died of asphyxiation.

For some in Windsor, tornado is still churning

November 22, 2008

Patricia Kroetch never thought she’d see a silver lining in a dark thundercloud. But the tornado that roared through Windsor six months ago opened her eyes to a lot of things she never thought were possible.

Denver honors 150 'unsung heroes' on city's 150th birthday

Denver honors 150 'unsung heroes' on city's 150th birthday

November 22, 2008

The inscription outside the Wellington E. Webb building waits patiently to be read -- "What is a city but its people." That sentiment, first voiced by Shakespeare, took full throat Saturday morning, as Denver honored 150 "unsung heroes" on the city's 150th birthday. Above, singer Hazel Miller belts out "America the Beautiful" at the beginning of the ceremony, with Patricia Calhoun in the background.

Steamboat Springs man aims to wean the world off petroleum

November 22, 2008

In Fred Robinson's auto repair shop near Stagecoach, items that can run on alternative fuels abound.

Greeley program steers kids away from gangs

November 22, 2008

The cluster of students and parents stroll the silent corridors on a crisp autumn evening.

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