Authorities say a fire that destroyed an 11-unit apartment complex near Basalt, Colo., started after plumbing work was performed in one of units. Basalt Deputy Fire Chief Jerry Peetz says a plumber was using a blowtorch to join two pieces …
A California specialty painting company pleaded guilty Monday to five counts of violating federal workplace safety rules that resulted in the deaths of five workers at a Colorado power plant in 2007. Under terms of its plea agreement, RPI Coating …
Colorado authorities say they are having a hard time enforcing the state’s ban on texting by drivers because it’s difficult to determine what caused an accident. Colorado is one of 35 states that currently ban texting while driving. The charge …
Metro-Denver public transit authorities in Colorado are seeking $70,000 from the driver of an SUV for damages to a bus that plowed into her wrecked vehicle on US 36. KMGH-TV reports the Regional Transportation District sent Holly Hunt a letter …
A lawsuit filed on behalf of a Hobbs, N.M., woman who died in September after eating contaminated fruit says food safety auditors gave a Colorado cantaloupe farm a “superior” rating for safety and quality just weeks before health officials identified …
An emergency fire ban remains in effect in Boulder County, Colo., where high winds Saturday were blamed for three fires and the closure of a farmers market. The three small blazes were whipped by winds as high as 84 miles …
A truck driver who slipped and fell on ice and grease while making a delivery to a Wal-Mart store in northern Colorado can collect a nearly $10 million award after the state Supreme Court upheld a jury verdict in the …
Authorities said Friday that a Fort Collins man is suspected of starting a fire that caused an estimated $10 million in damage to two downtown buildings. Police said Benjamin Gilmore, 29, was arrested Thursday night on charges of first-degree arson, …
The death toll in an outbreak of listeria in cantaloupe has reached 29 after federal health authorities say an eighth person has died in Colorado. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that 139 persons have been sickened …
Snow from the first storm to hit the Front Range knocked out power and heat to thousands of homes and businesses Wednesday and also brought some more snow to Colorado’s mountains. The state’s largest utility, Xcel Energy, said about 140,000 …