Colorado News

Department-store operator Macy's Inc. said Thursday it will close 11 underperforming stores in nine states -- including 2 in Colorado -- and lowered its forecast for the fourth quarter.

A dangerous wildfire continued to burn in rural Boulder County on Thursday, encompassing 3,700 acres, destroying at least six structures, including two homes. Some residents have been allowed to return.

The deaths of a Denver family of four appears to have been caused by a disconnected plastic exhaust pipe connected to a boiler in the Aspen-area home they were staying at over the Thanksgiving holiday.

The photographer who took photos of a half naked skier dangling upside down from a lift at Vail has been suspended.

Sharecropper's grandson Terrance Carroll was chosen Wednesday as speaker of Colorado's House of Representatives, making the state the first in the nation where blacks lead both chambers of its Legislature.

A lift mishap left a skier at Vail hanging from the lift, half naked. The chairlift's fold-down seat was not in the correct position, which caused the man to partially fall through the resulting gap.

Police in Lone Tree are looking for the driver of a sport utility vehicle who intentially crashed into a woman and then robbed her when she pulled over.

ALAMOSA, Colo. -- An attorney for a woman accused of killing, dismembering and cannibalizing her ex-boyfriend says she's ashamed for doing a "horrible thing." Jane Lynn Woodry was found not guilty by reason of insanity.

A woman accused of tying up her dog and setting him on top of a stove is due to be arraigned today in Golden.

Ken Salazar will still be representing Colorado in the U.S. Senate when the chamber opens a new session this week.

Colorado's ethanol industry hasn't sprouted as quickly as industry observers forecast two years ago, but the state's five ethanol production facilities are doing well despite the shuttering of plants in other ...

A prosecutor says a man accused of killing his father and then feeding parts of the dismembered corpse to coyotes has been found competent to stand trial.

Sen.-Elect Al White of Hayden plans to propose a bill in the new session to create a task force to craft rules for oil shale production.

Ritter Lowers Revenue Estimates Dec 30, 2008 1:30 pm US/Mountain Ritter Lowers Revenue Estimates Colorado could be facing a budget shortfall this year of more than a half billion dollars and the governor's ...

A Colorado Springs woman accused of trying to kill her five children by pouring gasoline on them and setting them on fire has reached a plea agreement.

Facing possible funding cuts, the leaders of some state colleges and universities want the freedom to raise more money through tuition hikes.

Lawmakers are hoping a state-level transportation package will put tens of thousands of Coloradans to work in construction-related industries, providing raw materials, maintenance and engineering.

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette withdrew her name from consideration for appointment to Colorado's Senate seat, which will be open upon the confirmation of Sen.

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The U.S. Forest Service will ask that proposed energy leases on 13,000 acres of proposed roadless forest land in Colorado be withdrawn from an upcoming federal auction.