Articles by Thomas Peipert and Colleen Slevin

Associated Press

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 …

Online Marketplace Letgo Sued Following Colorado Slayings

The online marketplace Letgo is facing a wrongful death lawsuit after the parents of five children were fatally shot and robbed while using the app to try to buy a used SUV in suburban Denver in 2020. The lawsuit filed …

Colorado Stadium Fire Torched Seats, Suite Area

Firefighters extinguished a blaze that torched several rows of seats and a suite area at the Denver Broncos’ stadium last week. The fire broke out on the fourth level at Empower Field at Mile High just after 2 p.m. and …

Colorado Wildfire Victims Hitting ‘Green’ Building Code Hurdle

Some homeowners recovering from Colorado’s most destructive wildfire in history, which decimated entire neighborhoods near Denver late last year, say they could end up paying tens of thousands of dollars more to rebuild because of environmentally sustainable construction standards passed …

Investigators Narrow Search for Origin of Massive Colorado Wildfire

Investigators looking for the cause of the Colorado wildfire that destroyed nearly 1,000 homes have narrowed their search to a sparsely populated neighborhood near Boulder where a passer-by captured video of a burning shed on the day the fire began, …

2 Still Missing in Colorado Wildfire; Cause Under Investigation

Search teams looked for two missing people in the smoldering debris from a massive Colorado wildfire while people who escaped the flames sorted through the charred remnants of their homes to find what was left. Investigators were still trying to …

Colorado Governor Planning Disaster Declaration After Mudslides

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said this week he was planning to issue a state disaster declaration and it could be “a few days to a few weeks” before a canyon in the western part of the state can be reopened …

Wrongful Death Claims Kept Open in Colorado Shootings

A federal judge on Wednesday declined to dismiss wrongful death and liability claims filed against the company that owns the Colorado movie theater where 12 people were shot to death last summer. Cinemark USA filed a motion in federal court …