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Denver-area high school shooting suspect was ‘radicalized,’ officials say
CNN (CNN) — The suspected shooter who critically wounded two students at Evergreen High School in Colorado during their third week of classes this semester appeared to have been “radicalized by some extreme network,” officials said Thursday. The...

Man suspected of trying to light church on fire in Colorado Springs and 2 other buildings
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — A man is suspected of 4th-degree arson after several fires were started early Friday morning in Colorado Springs. The Colorado Springs Police Department shared details of the alleged crime to their online blotter,...

Colorado exchange health insurance premiums set to skyrocket as tax credit expires
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Appeals court hears arguments in suit over ‘respectful’ speech rules at Colorado legislature
A federal appeals court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case challenging the ability of Colorado legislators to require respectful speech during legislative hearings. The initial lawsuit, filed last year in the U.S. District Court of Colorado,...

Denver ranks high in GoDaddy’s entrepreneurial football city study
TEMPE, Ariz. — Denver has been ranked No. 2 in GoDaddy’s new Entrepreneurial Power Rankings, a study measuring the concentration of small business owners in U.S. cities with professional football teams. In Brief: Denver ranks No. 2 in GoDaddy’s...

Authorities say Colorado school shooter had been radicalized by ‘extremist network’
DENVER (AP) -- A 16-year-old boy who had been radicalized by an "extremist network" fired a revolver multiple times during an attack at a suburban Denver high school that wounded two students, authorities said Thursday. Some students ran and...

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In Congress, Colorado representatives push to limit health care losses
Major changes are coming to health insurance in Colorado over the next two years, but members of the state’s delegation in Congress are pitching bills that would dampen the impacts of those disruptions to health care. H.R. 1, known as the “Big...

World renowned artist creates new Colorado Springs sculpture
There’s a new bell of the ball in northeastern Colorado Springs. “Belle” is the recently erected 5,000-pound steel sculpture of a Percheron draft horse by world-renowned Scottish sculptor Andy Scott. She now towers 15 feet high in Norwood...

Colorado HS shooter 'radicalized by some extremist network': sheriff
EVERGREEN, Colo. -- A 16-year-old student -- who authorities say opened fire at his Colorado high school on Wednesday, wounding two classmates and then turning the gun on himself -- was believed to be "radicalized by some extremist network,"...

The Colorado River Basin has operated in the red for most of the 21st century. Experts call for broad water cuts, now.
People are still using more water than the Colorado River Basin can supply, and it’s shrinking the water savings account for 40 million people, according to a new analysis from basin water experts. The basin states, including Colorado, need to cut...

Colorado high school shooter was ‘radicalized by some extremist network,’ sheriff’s department says
Desmond Holly in a photo released by police. (Photo: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office)(ABC NEWS) — A 16-year-old student — who authorities say opened fire at his Colorado high school on Wednesday, wounding two classmates and then turning the gun...

Colorado School Shooter ID'd as 'Radicalized' 16-Year-Old Student By Christine Pelisek
NEED TO KNOW The shooter who opened fire at a high school in Colorado wounding two students and killing himself has been identified as 16-year-old Desmond Holly, authorities said At a press conference on Thursday, Sept. 11, Jacki Kelley, a public...

Kafer: Colorado, don’t back down in the face of Trump’s threats
By Krista Kafer She fled. It was the middle of the night. Her boyfriend had hit her hard enough to blacken her eye. Fearful of going to the police because she was in the country illegally, she went to her workplace instead. Though closed for...

On This Date: A Billion-Dollar Colorado Flood Disaster
September flooding in the U.S. is usually from hurricanes and tropical storms, or associated with the Desert Southwest's monsoon. But on Sept. 12, 2013, 12 years ago today, parts of Colorado were in the midst of a torrential rain event that...

Polis talks fires, housing and where Colorado stands on river negotiations with Western Slope audience
There’s not much Gov. Jared Polis can say about ongoing negotiations over the Colorado River Compact, but he likes the cards his state is holding compared to the alternative. “It's much better to be Colorado or Wyoming and Utah than it is to be...

Avalanche analysis: What went wrong with Colorado’s power play, and why there could be optimism moving forward
The power play failed the Avalanche at the end of last season, and may have cost the franchise another long playoff run. It wasn’t the only reason the Dallas Stars prevailed in an incredible seven-game series full of twists and turns, but it was...

200 dead fish in Colorado reservoir have local groups concerned over climate change’s impact on mountain waters
In August, Kurt Dahl, Pitkin County’s environmental health manager, headed up to Grizzly Reservoir to investigate reports of dead fish along the banks of the mostly drained lake. “We walked three-quarters of the lake, and there were approximately...

Things to do in Denver this weekend, Sept. 12-14
By Cassidy Ritter, Special to Denverite This weekend is chock-full of festivals, Oktoberfests and art exhibit openings. Toast your neighbors or participate in a Stein-holding competition with Oktoberfest events hosted by the Denver Kickers,...

Church leaders condemn killing of US right-wing activist Charlie Kirk
FAITH leaders across the United States have condemned political violence and access to guns in the US in the wake of the assassination of the right-wing activist Charlie Kirk — and of another school shooting, on the same day. Mr Kirk, 31, was...