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• High Park Fire now at 50 percent contained

  June 19, 2012 6:30 AM

  LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say a wildfire that has charred nearly 92 square miles in northern Colorado since it began 10 days ago is now 50 percent contained. Firefighters faced dangerous conditions across much of the Rocky Mountain region Monday, as they toiled in hot, dry weather to battle... more »

• More residents evacuated from High Park Fire

  June 13, 2012 7:44 AM

  LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) - More than 600 firefighters and nearly 30 aircraft are continuing to fight a northern Colorado wildfire blamed for one death and damage to more than 100 structures in northern Colorado. The U.S. Forest Service says about 40 fire engines will also be helping efforts Wednesday to... more »

• Edwards re-trial unlikely

  May 31, 2012 7:19 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A knowledgeable law enforcement official says it is unlikely that the Justice Department will retry John Edwards. The official made the comment after the campaign finance fraud case ended in a mistrial. The official spoke on condition of anonymity about the case regarding an issue that will... more »

• One person dies in fire

  March 27, 2012 1:42 AM

  Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says one person has died from fire related causes. The fire started around 4 p.m. Tuesday afternoon in the mountains west of Denver. At least 900 homes near the Highlands Ranch area have been evacauted. It's south of Aspen Creek in an area known as... more »

• NB I25 closed near County Line Road

  March 22, 2012 1:32 AM

  We are hearing reports that SB I25 near the El Paso County, Douglas County border is closed due to a serious crash. It's north of the County Line Road. Flight for life has been called, but we are unsure of injuries. No word on NB traffic. more »

• Life in prison for Colorado Springs XBox murder

  September 10, 2010 4:09 PM

  A Colorado Springs man was found guilty of first degree murder Friday afternoon in the death of a man with developmental disabilities. Derek Hernandez received two life sentences without the possibility for parole and an additional 32 years in prison for the murder and other crimes. Hernandez and Kyle... more »

• Hurricane bears down as residents hunker-in

  September 2, 2010 8:25 AM

  As the most powerful storm to threaten the east coast in years bears down on the outer banks of North Carolina, tourists are fleeing for the mainland. But resolute residents are staying behind. Locals familiar with hurricanes say they are prepared to spend days stranded from the mainland. Forecasters... more »

• Ruling over biotech beets threatens nation's sugar supply

  August 20, 2010 9:57 AM

  Some sugar beet growers are uneasy as they wait for federal officials to decide the next step for a crop that provides half the nation's sugar supply. A federal judge in California issued a ruling earlier this month that prevents future planting of sugar beets with genetically modified seeds... more »

• North Carolina Governor pardons wrongly convicted man

  May 21, 2010 5:36 PM

  North Carolina's governor has granted a pardon to a man absolved of a murder conviction in the first case of its kind in the country. Gov. Beverly Perdue issued the pardon of Greg Taylor on Friday afternoon. Taylor had already been out of prison since being exonerated by a... more »

• Man indicted for blowing up mailboxes

  April 8, 2010 6:21 PM

  A Texas prosecutor says a man accused of planting 36 explosive devices across east Texas caused fear that was "nothing short of domestic terrorism." Prosecutor Brit Featherston says, "Today that fear stops." Larry North was indicted yesterday on charges of possessing an illegal firearm or destructive device. He... more »

• $9 million awarded for ruined marriage

  March 18, 2010 4:53 PM

  A jury has awarded a North Carolina woman $9 million from her husband's lover after ruling the other woman ruined their marriage. The News & Record of Greensboro reports the jury ruled this week in 60-year-old Cynthia Shackelford's alienation of affection case. North Carolina is one of a handful... more »

• College closes as Southern Calif. fire nears

  September 23, 2009 11:12 AM

  A college threatened by a 13-square-mile wildfire closed Wednesday as flames burned in hills above the campus. Moorpark College in Ventura County posted the closing announcement to its 2,500 students on its Web site Wednesday morning. County fire spokesman Bill Nash said the fire did not weaken overnight... more »

• 2 die, 1 missing as rain drenches Southeast

  September 21, 2009 12:08 PM

  At least two people have died in floodwaters in Georgia. Emergency workers in suburban Atlanta found a woman dead in her sunken vehicle after it was swept off a road by flooding. Authorities also say a man west of the city died after his vehicle was washed off a road... more »