Latest Colorado Headlines
All the headlines from our Colorado Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Man Dies After Being Tossed From Colorado Bar
Nov 13 2012 // Authorities say a 34-year-old man who was thrown out of a Lakewood, Colo. bar for acting belligerently was found injured and unresponsive in a nearby parking lot and was later pronounced dead at a hospital. The Denver Post...
Colorado Springs Wildfire Expected To Create Jobs
Nov 7 2012 // Economists say a wildfire that burned 346 homes and scorched 28 square miles in the Colorado Springs area over the summer could provide an economic boost over the next five years. Insurance claims for the contents and...
Ex-Van Gilder Insurance CEO in Colorado Takes Leave Of Absence
Nov 6 2012 // The former chief executive of Colorado-based Van Gilder Insurance Corp. who is charged with five counts of insider trading is taking an indefinite leave of absence as an employee of the company and as a member of its board...
Dad Of Girl Killed In Colorado Theater Shooting Sues
Nov 5 2012 // The father of the youngest person killed in the Colorado theater shootings is the latest to file a lawsuit in federal court against the theater operator. The Denver Post reported 6-year-old Veronica Moser-Sullivan’s...
January Trial Set For Former Colorado Insurance Firm Executive
Nov 2 2012 // The former chief executive of Van Gilder Insurance Corp. in Colorado is set to go to trial Jan. 2 on five counts of insider trading. The Denver Post reported Michael Van Gilder pleaded not guilty to the charges Wednesday...
Another Lawsuit Filed Over Colorado Theater Shooting
Oct 18 2012 // A law firm that helped reach an $816 million settlement for first-responders to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has filed a lawsuit on behalf of several victims of the Aurora, Colo. theater shooting. The Denver Post...
Energy Fuels Settles With 2 in Colorado Uranium Mill Suit
Oct 16 2012 // Energy Fuels has reached a settlement with Telluride and San Miguel County in a Colorado lawsuit aimed at halting construction of the company’s proposed Pinon Ridge mill. The Daily Sentinel reported the settlement...
Colorado Parents Say Avalanche Not a Routine Ski Risk
Oct 16 2012 // The parents of a 13-year-old Colorado boy killed in an avalanche last winter say it’s not a ski risk protected from lawsuits. The parents sued Vail Resorts last summer claiming the company’s negligence created...
Colorado Giving $1.3 Million For Wildfire Recovery
Oct 14 2012 // Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is providing $1.3 million for recovery in the Lower North Fork Fire burn area. Hickenlooper says the funding announced Friday can be used to pay for such things as removing burned trees in...
Colorado Officials Take Sides in Fracking Dispute
Oct 8 2012 // Some 60 mayors and city council members from 17 communities have asked Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper to have the state drop a lawsuit over fracking that challenges oil and gas drilling rules adopted by the city of...
EEOC Sues Colorado Company for Axing Employee with Bipolar Disorder
Oct 8 2012 // Dillon Cos., which does business in Colorado as King Soopers Inc., a large retail food company, refused to accommodate and unlawfully fired a receptionist at its company headquarters because of her bipolar condition,...
Studies: More Than 2 M California Homes Exposed To Wildfires; Hundreds of Thousands in West at ‘Very High Risk’
Oct 8 2012 // More than 2 million homes in California face “extreme wildfire hazards,” over 400,000 of which are in Los Angeles County, according to a study from an insurance industry group. A separate study shows at least...
Colorado Hotel Owner Settles Discrimination Suit
Oct 4 2012 // A Hampton Inn & Suites franchise in Colorado has agreed to pay $85,000 in back pay and compensatory damages to non-Hispanic employees who alleged they were fired because the owners believed non-Hispanics are lazy. The...
County Sheriff in Colorado Settles Deaf Man’s Lawsuit
Oct 2 2012 // The Adams County sheriff has agreed to provide sign language interpreters to deaf inmates in Colorado when they arrive at the county jail as part of a settlement of a deaf man’s lawsuit. The Colorado Cross-Disability...
Lawsuit Filed In Death of Colorado Man Over 911 Call
Sep 26 2012 // The family of a Colorado man who was killed after being sent back to the scene of a road rage incident has filed a lawsuit. Police say a Denver 911 operator received a call in April from passengers in a vehicle reporting...
Colorado Officials Take Sides in Fracking Dispute
Sep 25 2012 // Some 60 mayors and city council members from 17 communities have asked Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper to have the state drop a lawsuit over fracking that challenges oil and gas drilling rules adopted by the city of...
EEOC Sues Colorado Company for Axing Employee with Bipolar Disorder
Sep 24 2012 // Dillon Cos., which does business in Colorado as King Soopers Inc., a large retail food company, refused to accommodate and unlawfully fired a receptionist at its company headquarters because of her bipolar condition,...
Report: Wildfires Pose Risk to Three Quarter-Million Western U.S. Homes
Sep 24 2012 // More than three-quarters of a million homes in the Western U.S. have a high risk of wildfire damage, according to a report released by Santa Ana, Calif.-based CoreLogic. CoreLogic’s Wildfire Hazard Risk Report...
Chartis Private Client Group Expands, Enhances Wildfire Protection Unit
Sep 21 2012 // Chartis has enhanced its Private Client Group’s Wildfire Protection Unit with geographic expansion and improved monitoring technologies. The unit now is available to clients in additional areas of Colorado. The...
Cantaloupes Distributed In Colo. Could Be Tainted
Sep 18 2012 // A California company is voluntarily recalling cantaloupes in several states, including Colorado, because of possible salmonella contamination. Fresno-based DFI Marketing Inc. issued the recall as a precaution after...
