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• Group of 15 escapes avalanche at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area

  February 17, 2013 11:53 AM

  DENVER (AP) - An avalanche overtook a group of 15 skiers at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, but no serious injuries were reported. A statement released by the Summit County resort says an A-Basin ski patroller was leading a group of 14 skiers when the avalanche was triggered in west Montezuma... more »

• Money confusion in Elbert County Play Video

  January 8, 2013 9:08 PM

  New county commissioners were sworn in Tuesday in Elbert County; as they begin the new year work continues on budget issues for the county, but there's confusion on how big the problems really are. The confusion began in December; it was a Denver Post article described a sticky financial... more »

• CBI wants $500K to handle gun background checks

  December 29, 2012 1:34 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is planning to ask lawmakers for $500,000 to help it more quickly process the huge backlog of background checks for gun buyers that has swamped the agency after the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn. The Denver Post reports that in November,... more »

• Sword-wielding man fatally shot by campus cop

  November 10, 2012 12:04 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Authorities say a police officer was critically injured by a suspect who was wielding a sword on a college campus in downtown Denver. Denver police spokeswoman Raquel Lopez says the officer shot and killed the suspect on the Auraria campus at about 6 a.m. Saturday, but not... more »

• 10 Public Trustees resign Play Video

  July 10, 2012 6:59 PM

  Gov. John Hickenlooper, on Tuesday, accepted the resignations of the 10 public trustees he appoints. The trustees are in Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Douglas, El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer, Mesa, Pueblo and Weld counties, most of the largest in Colorado without Denver County. "We all have to stand for good government,"... more »

• Pitcher Jamie Moyer joins Rockies rotation at 49

  March 30, 2012 10:42 PM

  Opening day is still a week away but the Colorado Rockies have already made history by bringing left handed pitcher Jamie Moyer into the starting rotation. At 49 years old, Moyer is now in a position to become the oldest pitcher ever to win a major league game. According... more »

• Manning throws to Broncos' WRs in Denver

  March 26, 2012 7:37 PM

  New Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning worked out with a few teammates Monday morning at Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch. Click here to see the slideshow at Denverpost.com: Peyton Manning slideshow more »

• Denver Post still seeking former Governor's phone records

  May 2, 2011 5:09 PM

  An attorney for The Denver Post says that if former Gov. Bill Ritter doesn't have to release a list of business calls he made on his personal cell phone while in office, it will provide a recipe for public officials to conduct government business in secret. Lawyer Steven Zansberg made... more »

• Denver-area county assessor reduced taxable value of property owned by campaign donors

  November 28, 2010 5:04 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The Denver Post reports a Denver-area county assessor reduced the taxable value of property owned by some of his campaign donors by millions of collars. The newspaper reported Sunday that Adams County Assessor Gil Reyes cut $23 million from the taxable value of 11 buildings owned... more »

• Low paying industries add jobs in Colorado

  September 27, 2010 8:27 AM

  The Denver Post reports that some Colorado industries hired workers in 2008 and 2009, when the state lost more than 105,000 jobs overall, but many of those new positions paid below-average wages. The newspaper examined unemployment insurance reports filed by employers and found that of the 12 industries that... more »

• GOP candidate Maes says he staying in the race

  September 3, 2010 12:25 AM

  There's more controversy in the race to be Colorado's next governor. This time G.O.P. candidate Dan Maes is in the hot seat, getting calls to drop out of the race. It's not the first time a candidate has been asked to drop out of this race, and like others... more »

• McInnis defends himself against latest allegations

  July 15, 2010 12:29 AM

  Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis is once again on the defense. For the second time this week McInnis has been accused of plagiarism. Wednesday the Denver Post accused McInnis of using information in a Rocky Mountain News op-ed piece, and congressional speeches that were similar to articles published in the... more »

• Senate candidate acknowledges doctored campaign photo

  April 16, 2010 12:14 PM

  A Democrat who has acknowledged doctoring a photo on his campaign Web site to add black and Latino faces nearer the candidate is keeping the picture. Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff's campaign has acknowledged changing a photo on his Web site that adds a black woman and two Latino faces... more »