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Columbine Survivor Dies at 43
Official Columbine
Death Toll Is Now 14
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Mar 13, 2025 12:33 PM CDT

Official Columbine Death Toll Is Now 14

School shooting victim Anne Marie Hochhalter's death has been classed as a homicide

(Newser) - The death toll from the Columbine school shooting has risen to 14. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office has classified the death of 43-year-old Anne Marie Hochhalter last month as a homicide, the Denver Post reports. Hochhalter was shot in the back in the April 20, 1999, shooting and needed...

States With the Highest Tax Rates in America

Sorry, Illinois residents—WalletHub says it's the worst

(Newser) - "Every year during tax season, Americans are reminded of just how much of their hard-earned income isn't theirs to keep." That's the take offered by Chip Lupo, an analyst for WalletHub, which decided to see which US states claim the lowest (and highest) tax rates as...

Supreme Court Will Take Up 'Conversion Therapy' Issue

Justices will weigh in on whether states can bar counseling of minors questioning sexual identity

(Newser) - The Supreme Court will wade into the controversial territory of "conversion therapy" for LGBTQ minors in its next term. The court on Monday said it would take up the case of a therapist in Colorado who is challenging her state's ban on the practice. Details:
  • The counseling: Conversion
...

Cops: Thieves Staged Seizure, Scooped Up Puppies

One bulldog has been returned to Colorado pet store after broad-daylight theft

(Newser) - Colorado authorities are on the hunt for three suspects after a brazen theft in broad daylight of a pair of English bulldog puppies from a pet store near Denver. Bianca Rose Larsen, the owner of Centennial's Perfect Pets, says the heist took place Friday around 1:30pm, when three...

Snowboarder Is Latest Avalanche Victim Out West

Four people were killed by mountain slides this week

(Newser) - A snowboarder was killed in an avalanche in the mountains of southwestern Colorado on Thursday, the fourth person to die in an avalanche in the West this week after a string of winter storms. Sarah Steinwand, 41, of Crested Butte, Colorado, was caught in the debris of the avalanche in...

Man May Have Overreacted a Tad at Seat Change Request
Man May Have Overreacted
a Tad at Seat Change Request
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Feb 9, 2025 11:00 AM CST

Man May Have Overreacted a Tad at Seat Change Request

'Combative' passenger on Frontier flight to Houston tried, and almost succeeded, in breaking window

(Newser) - A flight from Denver to Houston got messy on Tuesday evening when one of the passengers tried (and seemed to almost succeed) to break one of the plane's windows midair. ABC News reports that Frontier Airlines Flight 4856 was not even a half-hour into its trip when a witness...

She Tried to Kill Her Lover&#39;s Cat, Then Killed Him
Hours After Meeting on a Bus,
They Carried Out a Murder
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Feb 8, 2025 7:00 AM CST

Hours After Meeting on a Bus, They Carried Out a Murder

Colorado's Ashley White, helped by a stranger, has been convicted in 2020 death of Cody DeLisa

(Newser) - A Colorado woman upset with her boyfriend attempted to drown and burn his cat before teaming up with a stranger to kill the man. Ashley White, 29, resented 28-year-old Cody DeLisa for criticizing "her struggles in securing full-time employment," the Adams County District Attorney's Office said in...

Errant Throw Kills Parent at High School Meet

Man in Colorado was struck by metal ball in the hammer throw event

(Newser) - A high school track and field competition in Colorado ended in tragedy Sunday when a spectator was killed after an errant hammer throw by a competitor, reports NBC News . The victim has not been identified, but KRDO reports that he was the father of one of the student athletes and...

Former DNA Analyst Faces More Than 100 Charges

Yvonne Woods accused of tampering with data at Colorado Bureau of Investigation

(Newser) - A former Colorado Bureau of Investigation DNA scientist appeared in court Thursday to face criminal charges over data tampering that authorities said raises questions about the validity of more than 500 cases. Problems with the scientist's work were found in cases involving homicide, sexual assault, robbery, and other crimes,...

Colorado Complex That Caught Trump's Attention to Close

As nominee, he'd promised to use 1798 law to carry out 'Operation Aurora' there

(Newser) - A Colorado apartment complex where armed members of a Venezuelan gang were caught on video entering a unit last summer is expected to close in about a month under an emergency court order, city officials said Monday. The city of Aurora had pursued a lawsuit to declare all but one...

Parents Arrested After Infant Found on Christmas Morning

Infant in Colorado was still in car seat and appears to be unharmed

(Newser) - Police in Colorado have arrested two parents and are trying to determine why they apparently left their infant in a road median, still in a car seat. The 1-month-old child appears to be OK, despite being clad only in a diaper on the cold morning, reports KDVR . The strange case...

174 Rescued After a Colorado Ski Lift Cracks

Skiers, snowboarders had to be painstakingly rescued gondola by gondola

(Newser) - Officials were investigating what caused a crack in a Colorado ski lift that forced the evacuation of over 170 stranded skiers and snowboarders. The gondola lift at Winter Park Resort, about 70 miles west of Denver, automatically stopped when it detected the crack in a structural piece of the lift...

Baby Jesus Thief: 'I Made a Dumb Mistake'

Figurine was stolen from Nativity scene last week

(Newser) - A baby Jesus figurine snatched from a Nativity scene in Colorado has been returned in time for Christmas, with an apology. The AP reports the statuette of Jesus lying in a manger, stolen from a public display in downtown Fort Collins early Sunday, was dropped off anonymously at a fire...

Kids Get to Hop a Flight to the North Pole

Santa and fun await in a transformed Denver airport hangar

(Newser) - Dozens of kids cheered on a festively decked-out plane in Denver when the pilot announced their destination for the day: the North Pole. More than 100 children, some of whom have serious health issues, were then taken on a roughly 45-minute flight near the city over the weekend before landing...

First Races Since 2019 Leave Lindsey Vonn Pleased

Star skier says so-so results were all about training for a return

(Newser) - Up against the body of work of one of the greatest World Cup skiers of all time, the results of her two lower-level downhills in Colorado on Saturday weren't much to celebrate. But considered as training runs in a return to the US ski team, Lindsey Vonn pronounced the...

Cops: Alleged Wife Murderer Tried to Kill Detective, Too

James Craig faces new charges in Colorado

(Newser) - A dentist accused of fatally poisoning his wife in Colorado is now also accused of planning to murder the detective who investigated him, reports People . The bizarre development comes in the case of James Craig, 46, who allegedly put lethal doses of cyanide and another poison in the daily protein...

School Bus Driver Allegedly Ordered Kids Off at Wrong Stop

Parents in Colorado say kids were left in cold miles from home

(Newser) - A substitute school bus driver in Colorado messed up so badly that some children are now scared to take the bus even with their regular driver, parents say. The Castle Rock parents say their children told them the driver ordered them off the bus in cold weather miles from their...

The Most Giving US States
The Most Giving US States
Nov 11, 2024 5:28 PM CST

The Most Giving US States

Wyoming tops WalletHub's list of charitable states, while New Mexico brings up the rear

(Newser) - Americans gave almost $560 billion to charity in 2023, according to Giving USA. Some states are more charitable than others, according to WalletHub , which sifted through the data to see where such generosity is most in play. The site looked at all 50 states through the lens of 17 metrics...

Woman Accused of Swiping Park's Artifacts in 'Complete Shock'

Colorado pair allegedly trespassed at cowboy camp in Utah's Canyonlands, took historic items

(Newser) - A Colorado couple has been hit with misdemeanor charges after authorities say they trespassed and swiped historical artifacts from an old-time cowboy camp at Utah's Canyonlands National Park. The Washington Post reports that the US attorney's office in the Beehive State announced this week that 43-year-old Dusty Spencer...

Switching Districts Pays Off for Boebert

She cruises to win in Colorado's 4th District

(Newser) - Switching districts in Colorado turned out to be a winning move for Rep. Lauren Boebert. The Republican, who won the state's 3rd District by just 546 votes in 2020, has won the state's 4th District by a more comfortable margin, the Colorado Sun reports. She was at 53%...

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