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Teen marijuana users choose edibles more often, study says

DENVER – Some teenagers in Colorado, where marijuana is legal for adults, are shifting away from smoking in favor of edible cannabis products, a study released this week shows. Ab...

DATE: Aug 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Suburban Denver debates tearing down Columbine school

DENVER — Two decades after the name “Columbine” became synonymous with a school shooting, the suburban Denver community surrounding the school is debating whether it’s time to tear down a b...

DATE: Jun 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Officer quits after encounter with black man outside dorm

DENVER – A white Colorado police officer who pulled out his gun during a confrontation with a black man picking up trash around his dormitory resigned this week under an agreement that lets ...

DATE: May 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Denver is 1st U.S. city to decriminalize ‘magic mushrooms’

DENVER – Voters narrowly made Denver the first U.S. city to decriminalize psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in “magic mushrooms.” Decriminalization led by a slim 51%, accord...

DATE: May 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

1 dead, 8 hurt in Colorado school shooting, 2 in custody

Authorities apprehend 2 suspects

DATE: May 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Magic mushroom’ decriminalization on Denver ballot

DENVER – Voters decide this week whether Denver will become the first U.S. city to decriminalize the use of psilocybin, the psychedelic substance in “magic mushrooms.” A citizen-l...

DATE: May 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mother charged in death of boy found in Denver storage unit

DENVER – The mother of a 7-year-old found dead inside a storage unit just before Christmas was charged Monday in the boy’s death. Elisha Pankey was formally charged with child abu...

DATE: Jan 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: State Nation World

Colorado prosecutor: Marijuana laws too loose

Loopholes disguise illegal activity, Troyer says

DATE: Oct 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Transgender inmate says she was raped despite raising fears

DENVER – A transgender inmate who is suing Colorado’s corrections agency says she was raped at a men’s prison hours after a federal judge denied her request to block the prison from keeping ...

DATE: May 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Why pot taxes don’t fix Colorado teachers’ problems

Marijuana tax revenue makes up 1.6 percent of the 2017 state budget

DATE: Apr 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

State targets treatment, enforcement to fight heroin

Federal prosecution would lengthen sentences

DATE: Apr 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: State Nation World

Sheriff: 2 sought for questioning in Colorado deputy’s death

DENVER – Authorities in Colorado want to question two men who were nearby when a slain sheriff’s deputy was shot, while a man believed to be the gunman is scheduled to appear in court Friday...

DATE: Jan 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News