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Online auctions turn evidence into cash for cops

Attention bargain shoppers. Ever wonder what treasures are hidden in police property rooms?

School tax satire causes frowns

Thomas Graham, of Arvada, touched all the bases in his screed against a ballot item to increase funding for Jefferson County Public Schools.

A Dozen on Denver: An interview with author Manuel Ramos

Rocky books editor Patti Thorn talks with Manuel Ramos, author of the popular Luis Montez crime series, about his contribution to A Dozen on Denver and his writing life.

A Dozen on Denver: Fence Busters

Kiko tugged on the short brim of his cap, a cachucha to his mother, and adjusted the strap of his shoeshine box. Thick black hair clumped around the edges of the cap. An October gust streaked up Larimer Street. He squinted to block dust stirred from the curb.

Grand Junction shooter may have stalked couple

Detectives are looking at the possibility that a young Alaska man stalked a Grand Junction couple before going on a shooting rampage that left two people dead and two others wounded.

Suspect in toddler's shooting hears charges

Thomas Crookham saw the gun and yelled a warning to his estranged wife. Then he hoisted his 2-year-old son on his right hip and tried to run to safety.

Hawaii wave kills Parker woman

A 39-year-old woman from Parker drowned in Hawaii on Sunday when a huge wave knocked her off a ledge and into the ocean.

Neighborhood lets out its grief-filled breath

The sun erupted across the sky and a gentle autumn chill floated through the still-green trees as the 1200 block of Madison Street finally seemed to exhale after holding its breath for one long nightmarish day of tragedy.

Simple shelters mark journey, harvest

The Jewish holiday Sukkot is celebrated by building a sukkah, or temporary shelter, to host meals and entertain guests. Some people have been known even to sleep in them.

Stopping cats from fighting on her lap causes woman to roll vehicle

Troopers say a driver whose vehicle rolled on Interstate 70 after she tried to break up a fight between two cats riding on her lap ended up in the hospital.

Greeley woman won't face charges for drugging, shooting dog

A woman accused of drugging and shooting her dog will not face charges.

Man may have stalked Grand Junction couple before shooting rampage

Detectives are looking at the possibility that a young Alaska man stalked a Grand Junction couple before going on a shooting rampage that left two people dead and two others wounded.

84-year-old woman has fatal accident on icy overpass

Overnight rain and freezing temperatures combined to coat highways west of Denver with a thin layer of ice, leaving a treacherous commute that left one motorist dead.

Parker woman, sister-in-law drown in Hawaii

A Parker woman was among three tourists who drowned in the waters off the Hawaiian island of Kauai on Sunday

A-Basin set to open Wednesday

Arapahoe Basin is opening for snow business Wednesday, boasting an 18-inch base and claiming the title of first ski area to open in the nation for the 2008-09 season.

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