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Federal drug czar links marijuana to crime rate opposes legalization
WASHINGTON -- Marijuana is the drug most often linked to crime in the United States, the U.S. drug czar said Thursday, dismissing calls for legalization as a "bumper-sticker approach" that should be avoided. Gil Kerlikowske, the White House director of national drug-control policy, said a study by his office showed a strong link between drug use and crime. Eighty percent of the adult ...
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Tom Tancredo joins GOP field for Colorado governor
DENVER -- Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo has become the latest Republican to announce plans to challenge Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper. Tancredo said Thursday on radio station KHOW the last straw was a decision by Hickenlooper to delay the execution of convicted murderer of Nathan Dunlap, who killed four people in 1993. Tancredo said he is also upset with Hickenlooper's approval of ...
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Faried says ankle improving still hopes to play Game 1
Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried missed the final two games of the regular season with a sprained left ankle but remains optimistic about quick ...
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Denver federal appeals court hears Hobby Lobbys religious objection to Obamacare contraception provision
The Byron White U.S. Courthouse in Denver. A Denver-based court's decision on whether Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. may refuse to provide contraceptive coverage to employees under the federal health care reform law may hinge on whether for-profit companies have the same rights as nonprofits and sole proprietors to say that a federal law places a substantial burden on owners' ability to follow ...
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Denver officer bitten by suspect after car chase crash
A Denver Police officer was bitten by a suspect after a chase Thursday night ended in a crash near Leetsdale Drive and Quebec Street, police said.The suspect was seriously injured in the crash and was transported to a hospital.Police spokesman Sonny Jackson said the pursuit started about 8:30 p.m. at East Evans Avenue and Oneida Street after an officer spotted a stolen car that had possibly been ...
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Colorado to fund export-aid program for small business
Small- and medium-sized Colorado businesses hoping to sell more goods in other countries will have a new opportunity to do so, after Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill Thursday creating an export-aid program under the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT). House Bill 1193, sponsored by Reps. Tracy Kraft-Tharp, D-Arvada and Mike McLachlan, D-Durango, will set ...
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14 Fort Carson soldiers return from Afghanistan
The soldiers of the 52nd Engineer Battalion's 40th Engineer Detachment told The Gazette they traveled the country, expanding forward operating bases, improving living conditions and creating helicopter landing zones ...
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Wilson Chandler eyes opportunity for postseason redemption
Wilson Chandler has been waiting for his shot at redemption for two years. The journey included a brief, but eye-opening, experience in China and a strenuous recovery from hip surgery. At long last, the opportunity is finally here. "It's going to be fun," the even-keeled Nuggets forward said after Denver wrapped up the regular season Wednesday night. "It's going to be ...
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Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee cancels Denver Comic Con appearance Kirk beams down
Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee cancelled his appearance at the 2013 Denver Comic Con, news that will leave most fans feeling like they were punched in the gut by one of Doctor Octopus' tentacles.But all is not lost, true believers.When one door closes, another opens. And in this case, James Tiberius Kirk, captain of the starship USS Enterprise, has walked in. Hollywood icon William Shatner, ...
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Hearing set for Saudi man convicted of slavery
DENVER (AP) -- A Saudi national serving eight years to life in prison in Colorado after being convicted in 2006 of sexually assaulting a housekeeper and keeping her a virtual slave for four years has been ordered to attend a parole hearing on ...
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Wildfire bills get Colorado governors signature
CORTEZ, Colo.-Wildfire prevention measures passed after Colorado's tragic wildfire season last year have been signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper. The governor signed the bills at Mesa Verde National Park in Cortez. One of the bills puts new curbs on prescribed burns on state forest land. The safeguards include a new requirement that people tend the fire as long as it's burning, ...
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DOC buys travel for official on leave
DENVER - After a series of CALL7 investigations exposing catastrophic failures in the Department of Corrections parole division, the head of parole was placed on administrative leave Wednesday while an internal audit is conducted.Yet even as Tim Hand was being shown the door, DOC was booking him a plane ticket to an out-of-state national parole commission meeting.CALL7 Investigator Theresa ...
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Bloomberg adds 2 Hamptons properties info shows
NEW YORK (AP) -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg has added to his roster of high-end real estate, buying a house and a vacant parcel last year next to a 35-acre estate he already owns in tony Southampton, information released Thursday ...
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Doctor pleads guilty to distributing painkillers
Kevin Clemmer pleaded guilty Thursday to distributing Oxycodone for nonmedical purposes and money laundering. Sentencing is set for Sept. 19. The Denver Post reports ...
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Hobby Lobby tests birth-control coverage mandate
DENVER (AP) -- In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. asked a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after ...
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Colorado highway flush with coins after door opens on armored truck
U.S. coins. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post) A Brink's armored truck lost some of its valuable cargo Thursday after a rear door opened, allowing coins to be spread across Colorado Highway 66 just south of Mead.Weld County Sheriff's Deputies were dispatched to a report of the armored truck parked in a lane of traffic on the highway near Weld County Road 7. Upon arrival they found ...
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No charges in Highlands Ranch shooting
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. - The Douglas County Sheriff's Office has determined no crime was committed when a Highlands Ranch man was accidentally shot with a gun belonging to a Boulder police officer earlier this month.The incident happened in the driveway of a home in the 400 block of Spring Grove Avenue on May 3 as three friends were working on a car. One of the friends owned the home where ...
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Dave Noren missing since May 19
LAKEWOOD, Colo. - Lakewood Police are asking for help finding David "Dave" Noren, who was last seen on May 19.The 49-year-old has no known medical conditions, prompting Lakewood police to call his disappearance "very unusual."Police say Noren is known to frequent the Pub on Colfax.Anyone who knows where to find Noren, or who knows information that would help to find him, is ...
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Noodles Co. files for proposed IPO
BROOMFIELD, Colo. - Noodles & Co. has made a regulatory filing for a proposed initial public offering of Class A common stock.The Broomfield-based fast-casual chain said Thursday that the size and price range of the offering haven't been determined yet. Its stock would trade under the proposed Nasdaq symbol NDLS.Noodles launched in 1995. It says its revenues have grown from $170 million ...
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Nighthawk Makes Oil Find in Colorado
Nighthawk, the U.S. focused oil development and production company, announced an update on drilling at its 100-percent controlled and operated Smoky Hill project in the Denver-Julesburg Basin, ...
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Small business driving Denvers economic rebound
Denver's economy continues to gain traction, with some of the strongest population, employment and home-price gains in the country, said Jeff Romine, chief economist with the Denver Office of Economic Development."Denver is the fastest-growing county in Colorado. It is really the place to be if you are starting a business," said Romine, speaking Thursday afternoon at the ...
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Roy returns to Colorado Avalanche as coach
Patrick Roy , who helped Colorado to two Stanley Cup titles as a goaltender, Thursday agreed in principle to become the Avalanche's next coach. Roy, 47, is a Hall of Fame goaltender who won the Stanley Cup in 1986 and 1993 while with the Montreal Canadiens and in 1996 and 2001 while playing for Colorado. "This is a very exciting day for our fans and a significant moment in our ...
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Feds keep Prebles mouse on threatened list
CHEYENNE, Wyo.-The federal government will continue to protect as a threatened species a mouse that lives in Wyoming and Colorado. The state of Wyoming and the group Coloradoans for Water Conservation had long-standing petitions to remove the Preble's meadow jumping mouse from Endangered Species Act protection. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Thursday that following a review, ...
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Hobby Lobby birth control case up for federal appeal in Denver
DENVER-In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. has asked a federal appeals court for an exemption from part of the federal health care law. The retailer said Thursday it shouldn't be required to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill and other contraceptives that the owners oppose on religious grounds. The Oklahoma ...
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Toddler falls from second-story window
AURORA, Colo. - A 2-year-old child fell from a second-story window in Aurora on Thursday afternoon, fire officials said.Fire crews were called to 880 S. Chambers Rd. at 12:04 p.m. after the fall was reported, said Aurora Fire Captain Wendy Lippman.The toddler was transported to a hospital and Lippman said the agency was not releasing details on the child's condition or the injuries it ...
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