Author: The Denver Post
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Endangered ferrets making comeback at Colorado refuge
Efforts to rebuild the population of North America’s most endangered mammal are gaining traction right on Denver’s doorstep. A crew of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists, other employees and seasonal workers so far have found 16 black-footed ferret kits — babies — during nightly searches this past week at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National…
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Stateline fire mostly contained after burning 28,000 acres in 3 states
Firefighters largely have contained the Stateline fire, which has burned approximately 28,105 acres across Colorado, New Mexico and Oklahoma. The 10,330 acres that were burning in southeastern Colorado is 99 percent contained, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The entire fire was 80 percent contained as of Saturday, according to New Mexico State Forestry. More…
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Scout leader sentenced for nude photos of boys at national parks in Colorado and the West
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge in Denver has sentenced a 56-year-old Portland, Ore., pastor and Boy Scout leader to 11 years in a federal prison for taking pornographic pictures of scouts at national parks in Colorado and…
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Broncos to sign veteran CB Tramaine Brock
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When the Broncos traded veteran corner Aqib Talib to Los Angeles, it became almost imperative that they in turn signed another veteran corner. Wednesday, they found that guy. Former Vikings and 49ers cornerback Tramaine Brock…
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Drug felony cases double in 6 years in Colorado, calls for less prison time and more treatment revived
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado prosecutors filed more than 15,200 felony drug cases in 2017, twice as many as they did in 2012, according to a new report that has prompted renewed calls for sentencing reforms that send low-level drug…
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Stateline Fire burning thousands of acres across Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Stateline Fire, a blaze spanning three states, is now up to 26,821 acres with 40 percent containment. The fire started on private property in New Mexico on Thursday morning and crossed into Colorado Saturday morning,…
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Police union calls for Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s resignation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Fraternal Order of Police, in a letter to Gov. John Hickenlooper, is calling for the resignation of Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, along with a state investigation into allegations of “corruption and unethical behavior”…
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Report: Larry Eustachy out as Colorado State basketball coach
Larry Eustachy’s tenure as Colorado State’s men’s basketball coach is over, according to a source with knowledge of the university’s decision according to The Denver Post. CSU intends to terminate the coach’s contract based on Eustachy violating the zero tolerance policy he previously received regarding his abusive behavior toward players and staff, according to the…
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Denver police officer shoots, wounds suspect in northeast Denver
Two people were shot, one fatally, in separate incidents Friday night in Denver. In the second shooting, in northeast Denver, an officer shot and wounded a suspect about 9 p.m. No officers were injured. The officer involved shooting started as an armed robbery in the 1400 block of East Maxwell Place, said Doug Schepman, a…
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CDOT’s new Outrider bus to provide weekday service between Pueblo, Lamar in 2018
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The Colorado Department of Transportation’s long-haul bus system is expanding to the Arkansas Valley, with weekday service between Pueblo and Lamar launching Jan. 2. The new Outrider line along U.S. 50 will operate similarly to the existing Bustang lines that run passengers between Denver and Colorado Springs, Fort Collins and Glenwood Springs. The 38-seat buses will have restrooms,…