Denver news

• Colorado Surgery Tech To Plead Guilty In Painkiller Theft

  29-06-2016 23:42
  
  DENVER (AP) — A hospital surgery technician accused of stealing painkiller syringes in Colorado, possibly exposing patients to HIV, plans to plead guilty.
  Rocky Allen’s lawyer filed a document in federal court in Denver Wednesday notifying a judge that he plans to change his plea without a deal with prosecutors.
  The move comes about a month after prosecutors announced Allen had HIV and urged surgical patients at the Denver-area hospital where he worked to be tested.
  Authorities fear
  
  Read more

• Top 5 Broncos Storylines Of The First Half Of 2016

  29-06-2016 22:45
  
  By Michael Spencer
  DENVER (CBS4) – It’s been a whirlwind for the Denver Broncos in 2016, both on and off the football field. From a Super Bowl Championship, to a White House visit, and a very important contract negotiation, the Broncos have seen a little bit of everything in the first few months of 2016.
  Here’s my take the Top 5 Broncos storylines of the first half of 2016:
  1. Super Bowl 50 win over Carolina
  This will top every list when you talk about the Broncos season. A 24-
  
  Read more

• Latest Forecast: More Afternoon & Evening Storms Today

  29-06-2016 22:40
  
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4) – Scattered thunderstorms will continue to pop up throughout the afternoon and early evening.
  A few of these will be strong to severe at times with brief heavy rain, gusty wind, deadly cloud-to-ground lightning and hail.
  Northeast Colorado has the highest risk for severe weather once again.
  Cooler weather and more rain and storms will be in the cards for tomorrow and Friday with a slight warming and drying trend by early next week.Watch meteorologist Lauren
  
  Read more

• On The Rise: Jon Rahm Taking A Shortcut To The PGA Tour

  29-06-2016 22:37
  
  By Dan Reardon
  There was a time when the path to the PGA Tour, while not easy, was direct. Up until 2013, players would enter a series of events (stages) in the fall, and, if they advanced, would play a six-round qualifier known as “Tour School.”
  In 2013 the Tour closed that ramp and put in place a process that gave access only to players currently on the PGA Tour needing to re-qualify and top finishers on the Web.com Tour. What still exists, and is becoming more common, is the alter
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Pastor Finds Noose Hanging From Tree In Front Yard

  29-06-2016 22:29
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– A church pastor believes he was the target of a hate crime after he woke up to find a noose hanging from the tree in the yard of his apartment complex.
  Police in Aurora rushed to Pastor Ken Campbell’s home on Wednesday morning to find a hangman’s noose hanging from the tree. Officers cut it down and took it as evidence.
  Campbell believes because of the complexity of the knots tied in the noose and the height of it placed in the tree, it’s not likely
  
  Read more

• Aurora Police Investigate Death Of 2-Year-Old

  29-06-2016 21:58
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Aurora are investigating the death of a 2-year-old child.Police rushed to the Weatherstone Apartments in the 15000 block of E. 12th Avenue in Aurora at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.
  Police have not confirmed the gender of the child. No one has been arrested in the case as of Wednesday afternoon.
  
  Read more

• Aurora Police Investigate Death Of 2-Month-Old

  29-06-2016 21:58
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– Police in Aurora are investigating the death of a 2-month-old child.
  Police rushed to the Weatherstone Apartments in the 15000 block of E. 12th Avenue in Aurora at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.
  Police have not confirmed the gender of the child. No one has been arrested in the case as of Wednesday afternoon.
  
  Read more

• Lavish Features Cut From Over-Budget Denver VA Hospital

  29-06-2016 21:56
  
  AURORA, Colo. (AP) — The new construction bosses at an over-budget veterans hospital outside Denver say they’re saving money by scaling back landscaping and using Colorado stone instead of Brazilian imports.
  But Army Corps of Engineers officials said Wednesday they don’t yet know whether they can finish for less than the $1.73 billion the Veterans Affairs Department expects to spend.
  The Corps took over management from the VA last year after the cost nearly tripled and legal di
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Beaver Creek Fire Grows Overnight, Containment Target Aug. 1

  29-06-2016 20:54
  
  WALDEN, Colo. (CBS4)– The Beaver Creek Fire grew about 2,000 acres overnight bringing the total number of acres burned to 11,776. The fire is only five percent contained.
  There are about 60 cabins threatened by the wildfire burning near the Colorado-Wyoming border.PHOTO GALLERY: Beaver Creek Fire
  Firefighters from Denver Fire Department are assisting with the fire fight.
  Our crews working on the front line at the Beaver Creek fire. pic.twitter.com/6m8beMZV7p
  — Denver Fire Dept. (@Den
  
  Read more

• How To Document Hail (Before The Evidence Melts)

  29-06-2016 20:28
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – When hail strikes an area reports to the National Weather Service are critical to document the storm.
  The simple reason is because the evidence melts, potentially within minutes, and if hail isn’t documented in the official U.S. storm database, there’s no formal record that it happened.
  Hail reports are kept by the Storm Prediction Center and supplemental reports can be found with the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network.
  Heavy hail
  
  Read more

• Victim In Lodo Shooting Dies, Filed For Divorce In April

  29-06-2016 20:10
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The woman who was shot several times by a gunman in Denver’s Lodo neighborhood on Tuesday has died. Police said she had recently filed for divorce from the gunman.
  The woman has not been identified by authorities but sources tell CBS4 her name was Cara Russell. She died early Wednesday morning.
  Police said a man walked into The Alliance Center at 1536 Wynkoop just after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday and shot Russell, 52, several times before turning the gun on himself.The 58-year-
  
  Read more

• Victim: 2 Men Broke Into Home, Fired Gunshots

  29-06-2016 19:55
  
  LAFAYETTE, Colo. (CBS4)– A SWAT team and a dozen police officers surrounded a home in Lafayette on Wednesday morning after two men broke into the home and started firing.A woman was inside the home in the 700 block of E. Geneseo with her two children when the men broke in. She told CBS4 that she didn’t know the suspects or why they would target her home. (credit: CBS)
  The woman and her children escaped unharmed. It is unclear whether anyone else was inside.
  
  Read more

• Report Shows Warnings Before Park County Shootout

  29-06-2016 19:44
  
  By Brian Maass
  BAILEY, Colo. (CBS4)– A Park County communications report obtained by CBS4 shows that the Park County Sheriff’s Office had advance warning of at least some of the danger posed by activist Martin Wirth before deputies attempted to evict him in an action that turned deadly.
  Park County Corporal Nate Carrigan was killed in the shootout with Wirth, two other Park County deputies were shot but survived and Wirth died in the gunbattle.
  Cpl. Nate Carrigan and Martin Wirth (cr
  
  Read more

• Victim In Lodo Shooting Dies After Several Gunshot Wounds

  29-06-2016 18:59
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The woman who was shot several times by a gunman in Denver’s Lodo neighborhood on Tuesday has died. Police said she had recently filed for divorce from the gunman.The woman has not been identified by authorities but sources tell CBS4 her name was Cara Russell. She died early Wednesday morning.Police said a man walked into The Alliance Center at 1536 Wynkoop just after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday and shot a woman several times before turning the gun on himself.The gunman was dead
  
  Read more

• Beth McCann, Scott Tipton, Doug Lamborn To Appear On November Ballot

  29-06-2016 18:32
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– State Representative Beth McCann will take on unaffiliated candidate Helen Morgan for Denver’s District Attorney in November. It will be the first race for DA in Denver in 12 years. Beth McCann (credit: CBS)
  McCann won by a convincing margin followed by Michael Carrigan and Kenneth Boyd.In Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, Republican U.S. Congressman Scott Tipton won a primary challenge to defend his seat in November. U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton(credit: CBS)
  Repu
  
  Read more

• 2016’s Most Overrated NBA Free Agents

  29-06-2016 18:01
  
  By Ryan Mayer
  The NBA free agency period is almost upon us. As of midnight on July 1st, NBA teams will be able to have conversations and begin negotiations with free agents about prospective deals but of course, they won’t be able to officially sign those deals until later next week. You’ve probably heard about the upcoming salary cap boom that is about to hit the league with the influx of money from the league’s “new” TV deal (it was agreed upon a couple years ago,
  
  Read more

• Denver Zoo’s Komodo Dragon Undergoes Life-Saving Surgery

  29-06-2016 17:31
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– A Komodo dragon at the Denver Zoo is recovering from abdomen surgery that saved the animal’s life.
  Anika, a 6-year-old Komodo dragon had surgery after she showed early signs of peritonitis, an inflammation of the membrane that lines the abdominal wall and organs.
  Zoo keepers noticed that she suffered from abdominal swelling, loss of body weight without diet change, a dramatic increase in appetite and changes in behavior.
  (credit: Denver Zoo)
  After an exam, veterinarian
  
  Read more

• 7 Of The Worst Free Agent Signings In NBA History

  29-06-2016 17:07
  
  Bryan Altman
  Rejoice, NBA fans: Coming to a basketball city near you to help break up the dog days of summer is the NBA’s free agency period, which begins on Friday, July 1.
  Once the calendar hits July, there’s no stopping the avalanche of activity as teams work to sign the best possible players to improve their chances of capturing the Larry O’Brien trophy in 2017. 
  Free agency has become an absolutely vital component of most teams’ strategy when they try to build t
  
  Read more

• Former Colorado School Official Acquitted Of Sex Assault

  29-06-2016 17:03
  
  DENVER (AP) – A Denver jury on Tuesday acquitted a former Colorado school official of four counts of sexual assault of a child, the Denver District Attorney’s Office said.
  Jason Martinez, whose initial proceedings ended in a mistrial eight months ago, had been hired last year by New Mexico’s largest school district despite being charged with sexually abusing two young boys.
  Martinez still faces two counts of assault against two men in an unrelated case, District Attorney spokes
  
  Read more

• Family Of Man Shot By Police At Funeral Home Files Lawsuit

  29-06-2016 16:56
  
  DENVER (CBS4)– The family of a man who was shot by police outside a funeral home nearly two years ago has filed a lawsuit claiming excessive deadly force.District Attorney Mitch Morrissey said the four officers fired to defend themselves after 21-year-old Ryan Ronquillo tried to hit them with his car on July 2, 2014. Police say they were trying to arrest Ronquillo on outstanding warrants when he put his car in reverse and hit two officers in the parking lot of a funeral home where a servic
  
  Read more

• Church, Community Focus Of Family Killed In Train Crash

  29-06-2016 16:42
  
  TRINIDAD, Colo. (AP) – Church and community were central to the lives of the Colorado family hit by an Amtrak train on their way to Sunday services according to relatives and pastors who knew them.
  The collision killed all but one member of the Miller family, a 4-year-old girl seated the farthest from where the Los Angeles-bound Southwest Chief hit their 2005 Chrysler Town & Country as it crossed a marked but ungated railroad crossing outside Trinidad, possibly running late for service
  
  Read more

• US Finishes Plan To Protect Roan Plateau In Western Colorado

  29-06-2016 16:33
  
  DENVER (AP) — Federal land managers have taken another step toward protecting most of western Colorado’s wild Roan Plateau from natural gas drilling, releasing a revised plan that puts many areas off-limits.
  The Bureau of Land Management said Tuesday the plan puts in place the provisions of a 2014 compromise among conservation groups and natural gas producer Bill Barrett Corp.
  The public has until Aug. 1 to comment.
  Barrett gave up its right to drill on about 56 square miles it had l
  
  Read more

• US, Nonprofit Work With Landowners To Reduce Wildfire Risk

  29-06-2016 16:29
  
  DENVER (AP) — The federal government and a nonprofit group say they’ll work with private property owners to reduce the risk of major wildfires and protect rivers in the West.
  The U.S. Forest Service, the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the the American Forest Foundation said Tuesday the $5 million program will include California, Colorado, Montana and Oregon.
  Another project will be selected in the Four Corners region, which includes Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.
  
  Read more

• Rocky Mountain National Park’s Old Fall River Road Reopens

  29-06-2016 16:25
  
  DENVER (AP) — A scenic road that served as the original motor route into Rocky Mountain National Park’s alpine tundra is set to reopen for vehicle use.
  The Old Fall River Road will open Wednesday. Park officials say drivers can expect restricted access this summer during high traffic periods.
  The 9.4-mile road runs uphill from the Endovalley Picnic Area to Fall River Pass and Trail Ridge Road. It follows the steep slope of Mount Chapin’s south face.
  Vehicles longer than 25
  
  Read more

• Tulo Homers At Former Home Field, Blue Jays Beat Rockies

  29-06-2016 16:08
  
  DENVER (AP) — Heavy rain and hail caused flooding in the Colorado Rockies dugout and clubhouse tunnel before the game. The Toronto Blue Jays poured it on from there.
  Troy Tulowitzki homered to ignite a go-ahead, six-run fourth inning and the former Rockies star helped the Blue Jays win in Denver for the first time as Toronto beat Colorado 14-9 early Wednesday morning in a game that began with a lengthy delay because of severe weather.
  “They’re as good as adv
  
  Read more

• Missy Franklin Struggles In Olympic Trials

  29-06-2016 15:41
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — One by one, some of America’s biggest swimming stars are going down at the Olympic trials.
  First, Ryan Lochte. Then, Missy Franklin.
  Lochte, an 11-time Olympic medalist but slowed by a groin injury, missed out on his second chance to make the team in an individual event with a fourth-place finish in the 200-meter freestyle. There was some consolation: Lochte at least clinched a spot in the 4×200 relay, so he’ll be in Rio.
  Franklin can’t say that y
  
  Read more

• Gary McCord On WGC-Bridgestone: ‘Golf Course Still Holds Its Own’

  29-06-2016 14:02
  
  By Dave Shedloski
  A small but extremely potent field is poised for a 72-hole slugfest when the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational begins Thursday at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio.
  Sixty-one of the world’s best, including world No. 1 Jason Day, reigning FedExCup champion, Jordan Spieth, and newly minted U.S. Open winner Dustin Johnson, will vie for the Gary Player Cup and a $9.5 million purse.
  The South Course at Firestone isn’t the most exciting layout on the P
  
  Read more

• Firefighters Rescue 4 From Cherry Creek Trail After Storm Creates High Water

  29-06-2016 06:19
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A man had to be rescued from the Cherry Creek trail in downtown Denver after he got trapped by high water.
  The creek was raging after a brief but intense storm Tuesday evening.
  (credit: CBS)
  (credit: CBS)
  Denver firefighters say in all they pulled four people from high water on the trail.
  The thunderstorm rolled out of the foothills and strengthened right over central Denver. More than an inch of rain fell in many west metro suburbs and road flooding was reported in Ar
  
  Read more

• Area In White River National Forest Closed To Camping Due To Bears

  29-06-2016 05:44
  
  KEYSTONE, Colo. (CBS4) – People have spotted so many bears in one area of Colorado the U.S. Forest Service has closed campsites.
  Visitors say they’ve seen bears repeatedly off Montezuma Road and Webster Pass Road near Keystone. Bears have damaged and even entered tents. It happened to several campers. Luckily they weren’t hurt, but wildlife managers have bear traps in place along with signs and hourly patrols telling campers to find somewhere else to go.
  (credit: Tom Davie
  
  Read more

• Suspected IS Suicide Bombers Kill Dozens At Istanbul Airport

  29-06-2016 05:01
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) – A suicide attack at Istanbul’s busy Ataturk Airport Tuesday killed dozens and wounded more than 140 as Turkish officials blamed the carnage at the international terminal on three suspected Islamic State group militants.
  Hundreds of frightened passengers streamed out of the airport, fleeing the latest of several bombings to strike Turkey in recent months. The attacks have increased in scale and frequency, scaring off tourists and hurting the Turkish economy, which
  
  Read more

• Bride’s Wedding Invitations Lost By Post Office Begin Showing Up

  29-06-2016 05:00
  
  By Suzanne McCarroll
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – There was some good news for a bride-to-be whose wedding invitations were lost in the mail.
  Nearly three weeks after taking them to the Loveland Post Office, some of the invitations are starting to arrive at their destinations.
  Anne Rosenberg of Fort Collins says she doesn’t know where they’ve been, nor why they’re in such bad shape.
  “They’re sliced, torn, dirty and they’ve obviously been run through a ma
  
  Read more

• Darryl Glenn Wins Colorado Republican Primary For Senate

  29-06-2016 04:58
  
  DENVER (AP) – Darryl Glenn, a tea-party favorite from the conservative stronghold of Colorado Springs, decisively won Colorado’s Republican U.S. Senate primary Tuesday and will face incumbent Democrat Michael Bennet in November.
  Glenn beat four opponents in a race that focused on national security, jobs and Bennet’s support for President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul and Iran nuclear weapons deal.
  Glenn, an El Paso County commissioner and self-described Christian co
  
  Read more

• The Latest: Colorado’s Primary Election

  29-06-2016 03:32
  
  DENVER (AP) – The Latest on Colorado’s primary election:
  6 p.m.
  Chris Gray is a Centennial Republican and owner of an alpaca products company.
  He said he voted for Darryl Glenn in Tuesday’s Republican Senate primary, but choosing among the five candidates wasn’t easy.
  Darryl Glenn (credit: CBS)
  Gray says that “all five of them are pretty equal in terms of their beliefs and what they bring to the table.”
  He says he’d vote for any of them against Democrati
  
  Read more

• Latest Forecast: Another Hot Day With More Severe Storms Northeast Wednesday

  29-06-2016 01:48
  
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – No storms in Denver for the second day in a row, but storms were found over the western two-thirds of the state while the northeastern portion of the state – that was hammed by storms on Monday – was hot and dry.That may change as the evening goes on: a strong line of severe storms is moving south out of Wyoming and could move into northeastern Colorado by 10pm and continue over the eastern border area moving south all the way to the southern border
  
  Read more

• Another Round Of Severe Weather Possible

  29-06-2016 01:46
  
  By Justin McHeffey
  Severe weather is back in the forecast. As of this post, storms are strengthening in the Boulder County foothills and may move into central Denver shortly. Large hail, very fast winds, lightning, and heavy rain will all be possible.The current storm appears to have a very well defined updraft with hail currently falling in the city of Boulder. Radar is estimating the cloud tops at around 40,000 feet.A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is posted for parts of the northeastern plains unt
  
  Read more

• Another Round Of Severe Weather

  29-06-2016 01:46
  
  By Justin McHeffey
  Severe weather is back in the forecast. As of this post, storms are strengthening in the Boulder County foothills and may move into central Denver shortly. Large hail, very fast winds, lightning, and heavy rain will all be possible.The current storm appears to have a very well defined updraft with hail currently falling in the city of Boulder. Radar is estimating the cloud tops at around 40,000 feet.A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is posted for parts of the northeastern plains unt
  
  Read more

• Source: Avalanche Place Brad Stuart On Waivers

  29-06-2016 01:10
  
  DENVER (AP) – A person with direct knowledge of the decision has confirmed to The Associated Press that the Colorado Avalanche have placed veteran defenseman Brad Stuart on waivers with the intention of buying out the final year of his contract.
  The person spoke on the condition of anonymity on Tuesday because the Avalanche have not announced the move.
  Stuart is a 16-year NHL veteran, who is set to make $3.6 million next season in the final year of his two-year, $7.2 million contract. A na
  
  Read more

• Doctors See Promise In New Addiction-Fighting Implant

  29-06-2016 01:05
  
  By Kathy Walsh
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– There is a new weapon for fighting addiction to heroin and painkillers. The FDA has approved an implant that can curb craving and withdrawal for six months.
  Federal estimates claim more than 2.5 million Americans are addicted to legal painkillers like oxycodone and illegal narcotics like heroin.
  “I think that’s very conservative. I suspect there’s even more,” said Addiction Medicine Specialist Dr. Patricia Pade with CeDAR, the Ce
  
  Read more

• Clinton Proposes Debt Forgiveness To Young Entrepreneurs

  29-06-2016 01:05
  
  DENVER (AP) – Hillary Clinton on Tuesday proposed letting entrepreneurs defer making student loan payments in order to create jobs and stimulate growth.
  “We need more job creators and we need more young people starting businesses,” the presumptive Democratic nominee told a crowd of coders inside a Denver tech training facility and workspace that houses several start-ups. She was on a brief campaign swing through the battleground state of Colorado.
  Clinton was looking to showcas
  
  Read more

• Clinton In Denver On Benghazi Report: Time To ‘Move On’

  29-06-2016 01:02
  
  DENVER (AP) – Hillary Clinton said Tuesday the nation should move on after Republicans on the House Benghazi Committee released a report critical of the slow response to the deadly 2012 attacks at the U.S. diplomatic outpost in Libya.
  The former secretary of state said at a campaign event in Denver that the report involved more than two years and $7 million but “found nothing, nothing to contradict” the findings of earlier investigations.
  “I’ll leave it to others to
  
  Read more

• Deadly Railroad Crossing Near Trinidad Was Eyed For Safety Improvements

  29-06-2016 00:58
  
  TRINIDAD, Colo. (AP) – A railroad crossing in southern Colorado where five family members, including three young girls, were killed when an Amtrak train slammed into their minivan had been targeted for safety improvements for years.
  The rural crossing near Trinidad, about 15 miles from the New Mexico border, was identified for improvements as part of ongoing work with counties and railroads to fix problem areas, said Amy Ford, a spokeswoman for the Colorado Department of Transportation.
  (c
  
  Read more

• Moose Calves Euthanized After Mother Struck, Killed

  29-06-2016 00:38
  
  By Matt KroschelSUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A moose and her two calves are dead after the cow was struck by a vehicle and then wildlife managers euthanized her two calves.
  Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials told CBS4 the difficult decision to put the two calves down after the wreck was made due to several factors.Their mother was killed in the crash with the vehicle north of Silverthorne on Hwy. 9 on Sunday evening.The stretch of road is notorious for animal strikes and several moose
  
  Read more

Follow @Denver_News_US on Twitter!