Articles by Jesse Bedayn, Colleen Slevin and Mead Gruver

Colorado’s Most Destructive Wildfire Caused by Embers From Old Fire, Sparks From Power Line

Embers from a smoldering scrap wood fire outside a home days earlier and a sparking power line caused a Colorado wildfire fanned by high winds that destroyed nearly 1,100 homes and left two people dead, authorities said. The Dec. 30, …

Colorado’s Most Destructive Wildfire Caused by Embers From Old Fire, Sparks From Power Line

Embers from a smoldering scrap wood fire outside a home days earlier and a sparking power line caused a Colorado wildfire fanned by high winds that destroyed nearly 1,100 homes and left two people dead, authorities said. The Dec. 30, …

Colorado Man Stunned While Handcuffed Files Lawsuit

A man who says he was repeatedly stunned with a Taser while handcuffed, including once in the face, is suing a Colorado sheriff’s department, alleging excessive force by two deputies and also a failure by leaders to train and discipline …

Colorado Court Considers Challenge to Sex Abuse Lawsuit

A new law passed by state lawmakers opened the door for Angelica Saupe to finally a pursue a claim against the school district where she says a high school basketball coach sexually abused her in the early 2000s. But that …

Family of Colorado Man Killed by Deputy Files Lawsuit

The family of a man who was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy outside a Colorado middle school while students were being picked up alleges in a wrongful death lawsuit that deputies unnecessarily escalated a situation that should have been …

Death of Handcuffed Man in Colorado Ruled Homicide, Lawsuit Expected

The death of a man who was handcuffed after a mental health team responded to a call of him walking out into traffic last year has been ruled a homicide, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday by lawyers for …

Woman Who Survived Train Crash into Patrol Car Files Lawsuit in Colorado

A woman who was seriously injured when the parked patrol car she was detained in was hit by a freight train filed a lawsuit against police, accusing three officers of acting recklessly and failing in their duty to take care …

Women Sexually Abused by ICU Nurse Sue Colorado Hospital

Two women who say a nurse sexually assaulted them while they were unconscious in intensive care filed a lawsuit against the Colorado hospital where they were being treated, alleging the hospital’s management didn’t do enough to prevent the abuse. The …

Lawsuit Accuses Largest U.S. Meat Producers of Wage Fixing

Three meat plant workers have filed a federal lawsuit accusing 11 of the United States’ largest beef and pork producers of conspiring to depress wages and benefits. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Denver on Friday, seeks class-action status …

Woman Who Gave Birth on Cell Floor Sues, Says Nurses Ignored Her Cries for Help

A woman who said she was left to give birth to her baby alone on the dirty floor of her jail cell in Maryland filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday alleging that jail nurses ignored her screams and pleas for helps …