Author: P. Solomon Banda
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Suspect identified in Colorado Walmart shooting that killed three
UPDATE 6:31 a.m. The shooting suspect has been identified as Scott Ostrum, 47. He was last seen in a red Mitsubishi with the license plate 882 TQB. He is considered armed and dangerous. — THORNTON — A man nonchalantly walked into a Walmart and immediately opened fire with a handgun, killing two men and a…
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Taylor Swift, ex-radio host head to court over groping claim
DENVER — Taylor Swift and her support team didn’t call police after she said she had been groped by a Denver radio host during a photo session before a concert. Instead, they called his boss, and David Mueller lost his job. The disc jockey later sued the singer-songwriter, saying he had been falsely accused and…
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Insurance study ties legal pot to boost in car crash claims
DENVER — A recent insurance study links increased car crash claims to legalized recreational marijuana. The Highway Loss Data Institute, a leading insurance research group, said in study results released Thursday that collision claims in Colorado, Washington, and Oregon went up 2.7 percent in the years since legal recreational marijuana sales began when compared with surrounding…
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VIDEO: Doughnut delivery by drone in Denver is a peek at the future
DENVER — Doughnuts were delivered Wednesday by drone to Denver’s mayor and the city’s police and fire departments in an event that provided a glimpse into what companies hope will be a quick, inexpensive way to get merchandise to customers. Denver’s LaMar’s Donuts hired Austin, Texas-based company Drone Dispatch to deliver four boxes of doughnuts…
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Colorado man freed from prison faces possible deportation to Cuba
DENVER — The detention of a Cuban immigrant set to rejoin his family after he was mistakenly released from prison, then put back, has raised questions about whether more people from the island nation will be deported from the United States now that relations between the two countries have thawed. The U.S. Immigrations and Customs…
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Immigrant living in Denver sanctuary ventures to court
GOLDEN — An immigrant who has been living in a Quaker meeting house to avoid deportation held back her fear of being arrested and ventured out to court Wednesday to fight for a chance to remain in the country. After praying with supporters in a hallway, Ingrid Encalada Latorre testified in a bid to withdraw…
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42-year-old man chokes to death at Voodoo Doughnut shop on East Colfax
DENVER — A man trying to eat a half-pound glazed doughnut in 80 seconds as part of a Denver doughnut shop’s eating challenge choked to death, one of two people who died in such contests this past weekend. Travis Malouff, 42, died early Sunday of asphyxia due to obstruction of the airway, a coroner said.…
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Police search for motive in shooting death of Denver transit officer
DENVER — A transit security officer talking to two women trying to catch a late night train home was shot and killed after a man came up from behind, stuck a handgun to the officer’s neck and fired, according to Denver police. The shooting happened late Tuesday night near Union Station, a hub for buses…
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Colorado family says son died fighting for Kurdish militia
CASTLE ROCK — The parents of a Colorado man reported killed fighting against the Islamic State group says their son joined Kurdish forces to “fight the evil that is ISIS.” Jordan MacTaggart, 22, was believed to be killed on Aug. 3 while fighting in a squad that included two Americans and a Swede in Manbij,…
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Old Colorado laws collide with digital reality in teen sexting cases
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CANON CITY — Educators in a small Colorado town say they had no choice but alert police when they discovered that many high-schoolers were using a cellphone app to collect and hide hundreds of naked…