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Colorado Man Who Faked Driving Tests Gets Prison Sentence

Jun 13 2013 // A federal judge has sentenced a man to 30 months in prison for falsifying driving tests to get driver’s licenses for unqualified applicants. Sikiru Fadeyi pleaded guilty Tuesday to mail fraud. He told the judge he...

Colorado Wildfire Destroys 92 Homes

Jun 13 2013 // Sheriff’s officials released a preliminary list Wednesday showing the Black Forest Fire northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo. has destroyed at least 92 homes and damaged five more. The fire was among several that...

Lawyers: Colorado Lab Woes Could Lead To DUI Appeals

Jun 12 2013 // Potentially thousands of drunken-driving convictions in Colorado could be appealed because of problems at a state laboratory, defense lawyers said Monday, but prosecutors called that an overstatement.Members of the...

Fracking Companies Silence Water Complaints With Sealed Settlements

Jun 10 2013 // Chris and Stephanie Hallowich were sure drilling for natural gas near their Pennsylvania home was to blame for the headaches, burning eyes and sore throats they suffered after the work began.The companies insisted...

Immigrant Driver’s Licenses Signed In Colorado

Jun 7 2013 // Immigrants living illegally in Colorado will be able to get driver’s licenses under a bill signed Wednesday by Gov. John Hickenlooper, adding the state to a handful of others that provide a legal way for immigrants...

CIA-Leavit Taps Rodriguez in Colorado

May 28 2013 // CIA-Leavitt Insurance Agency has hired Gabe Rodriguez in Denver, Colo. Rodriguez specializes in commercial insurance for contractors, including concrete, asphalt, dirt work and excavation, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and...

Colorado Stoned-Driving Bill Attracts Lawsuit

May 22 2013 // A frequent marijuana user who says Colorado’s pending pot DUI legislation violates the constitution is suing to block the bill.Brandon Baker, of Nunn, said he uses marijuana for religious reasons and that the blood...

Driving-Stoned Debate Appears Settled In Colorado

May 9 2013 // Colorado’s long debates on marijuana regulation and driving high came to an end Tuesday, when the Senate voted on three pot measures they’ve been debating for months. The Senate gave final approval to a...

Liability an Issue for Colorado Ski Patrols

May 6 2013 // Colorado ski areas and sheriffs are becoming increasingly concerned over liability for dangerous backcountry rescues outside ski area boundaries. Steamboat ski patrollers have taken part in two dozen rescues this season....

Former Colorado Insurance Exec Guilty Of Securities Fraud

May 3 2013 // Former insurance executive Michael Van Gilder has pleaded guilty to securities fraud in an insider-trading case connected to billionaire Kirk Kerkorian’s 2008 investment in Denver-based Delta Petroleum. According to...

Mistake Made Handling Colorado Waldo Canyon Fire: Report

May 1 2013 // A dispatcher made a mistake when she failed to relay a 911 call about a wildfire hours before it roared out of control, but no one knows if it would have made a difference in the damage it caused, according to El Paso...

Wildfires Prompt Colorado Insurance Changes

Apr 24 2013 // Colorado lawmakers are close to agreement on a slate of insurance changes inspired by homeowners’ complaints after last year’s wildfires. The state Senate gave final approval this week to a bill aimed at making...

Colorado Lawmakers Consider Worker Discrimination Claims

Apr 19 2013 // A proposal to increase legal remedies for employee discrimination at small businesses in Colorado got initial approval by House Democrats on Wednesday, drawing strong opposition from Republicans who argue it will hurt...

Wrongful Death Claims Kept Open in Colorado Shootings

Apr 19 2013 // 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...

Liability An Issue For Colorado Ski Patrols

Apr 18 2013 // Colorado ski areas and sheriffs are becoming increasingly concerned over liability for dangerous backcountry rescues outside ski area boundaries. Steamboat ski patrollers have taken part in two dozen rescues this season....

Colorado Jury Finds Helmet Maker Riddell Negligent

Apr 16 2013 // A Colorado jury in a lawsuit brought by the family of a severely injured high school football player has found that helmet maker Riddell was negligent in failing to warn players about concussion dangers.Saturday’s...

Move To Allow Computer Vehicle Registration in Colorado

Apr 10 2013 // The Colorado Department of Revenue is asking state lawmakers to allow people to register their vehicles and get titles using their computers. Lawmakers say a measure being considered Wednesday would save a lot of time and...

Report Praises Response To Deadly Colorado Wildfire

Apr 4 2013 // A review of the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history released Wednesday found much to praise and few problems in the way Colorado Springs agencies responded.Investigators say the June 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire on the...

Marijuana DUI Bill Advances In Colorado

Apr 2 2013 // Marijuana blood limits for Colorado drivers are closer to approval. A House committee approved the bill Monday after a month-long delay. The bill would say drivers should be considered impaired if their blood contains more...

Colorado Bill Would Grant Immigrants Licenses

Apr 1 2013 // Illegal immigrants would be eligible to get Colorado driver’s licenses under a bill Democrats plan to introduce today, the third substantial piece of immigration legislation this year for a party that a few years ago...