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Slain Adams prosecutor 'one of the best'

Sean May was the kind of guy who, in one of his last acts on this earth, called another lawyer to warn him that he could be in danger.

Driver arrested in hit-and-run of scooter rider

Denver police are crediting passsers-by for helping them to catch a driver suspected of hitting a youngster aboard a scooter and leaving the scene.

Man shot by intruder on neighbor's farm in Weld County

Weld County Sheriff's deputies are looking for a man who allegedly shot a man who interrupted him in what might have been a fuel theft from a turkey farm.

Shotgun shell brings police to Centarus High School

Lafayette police were called to Centaurus High School on Wednesday morning after a live 28-gauge shotgun shell was found in the science office area, near a classroom, school officials said.

Suspect in court in choking death in Springs

An assailant straddled and choked a homeless man in what likely will be recorded as the 20th homicide this year in Colorado Springs, police said in a court document.

Cause of Louisville fire may take time to determine

The cause of an early-morning fire that ravaged three Louisville businesses Tuesday might not be known for a month, investigators said Wednesday.

Suspect found after missing court date

A Longmont man accused of impersonating police while trying to get free pornography has been found a day after he failed to show for a scheduled court appearance.

Settlement sought in Catholic school case

A lawyer representing 24 former students at a Catholic school says he hopes they can settle their sex-abuse lawsuit now that a related case has been settled.

Car crashes into Baskin-Robbins, kills child

Aurora police say the child was inside the Baskin-Robbins on Havana and Mississippi eating ice cream when the crash happened.

Police say debris for DNC disruptions hidden in at least 54 places

Bags and bottles filled with human waste, nails and screws scattered in lower downtown, broken hockey sticks near the Colorado Convention Center, and two propane tanks chained to a fence in LoDo — all confiscated by police — could have all spelled disaster during last week's Democratic National Convention.

Aaron Thompson trial moved back to June '09

Aaron Thompson's trial in the death of his daughter could last six weeks and will come nearly four years after he reported her missing.

Suit to stop transfer of hospitals put on hold

A lawsuit challenging the proposed sale of Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center in Lafayette to a Catholic organization was thrown into limbo this week when a judge granted a request from lawyers to put the case on hold.

Woman links Clark to SUV used in killing of Broncos player

Veronica Garcia says she loaned the SUV used in the killing of Darrent Williams to one of the suspects hours before it was used in the slaying.

Putting alien commission on ballot may cost city $500,000

A ballot measure on whether Denver should create an "Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission" could wind up costing city taxpayers $500,000, city officials said Thursday.

DNC guest who died lost consciousness at strip club

A California tribal leader fell to the ground and lost consciousness during a physical confrontation with three Denver strip club security guards and died two days later, police said today.

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