Suspect walked off job hours before Colorado Walmart attack
A man accused of opening fire inside a suburban Denver Walmart, killing three people, abruptly walked away from his roofing company job hours before the attack, his former boss said Thursday.
Colorado verdict likely deters strict security at the movies
A verdict saying a Colorado movie theater could not have safeguarded against a shooting that left 12 people dead likely prevented a major shift in how people go to the movies by keeping the onus on the killer, rather than the public venue he chose to attack.
Theater victim’s granddad questions motive of holdout juror
The grandfather of the youngest victim in the Colorado theater shootings suggested Monday that one juror might have improperly blocked the death penalty for James Holmes by being untruthful about her beliefs, drawing a forceful rebuke from the judge.
At end of epic Colorado theater shooting trial, a surprise
James Holmes will spend the rest of his life in prison after at least one juror balked at the possibility of sentencing him to death for the massacre that claimed 12 lives and spawned a gut-wrenching four-month trial.
Victims conflicted over death penalty for theater gunman
Marcus Weaver spent nearly three years talking openly about forgiving the man who shot him, killed his friend and caused untold suffering.
Theater shooter may not be executed even if sentenced to die
The time has come for jurors to hear whether James Holmes should be executed for killing 12 people in a Colorado movie theater.
Jury quickly convicts Colorado theater shooter of murder
Colorado theater shooter James Holmes was convicted Thursday in the chilling 2012 attack on defenseless moviegoers at a midnight Batman premiere after jurors swiftly rejected defense arguments that the former graduate student was insane and driven to murder by delusions.
Jurors see video of theater shooter asking if kids were hurt
Jurors in the Colorado theater shooting trial got their first look at a video recording of gunman James Holmes asking detectives, “There weren’t any children hurt, were there?”
Jackson Square gets a little artistic
It’s been 18 years since Lex Jackson purchased Jackson Square Shopping Center on Highway 45 in Columbus.
Colorado theater shooter’s parents plead for his life
The parents of Colorado theater shooter James Holmes begged Friday for his life to be spared through a plea bargain.
Media wants cameras for theater shooting trial
Prosecutors and defense lawyers in the Colorado theater shootings case urged the judge on Monday to bar cameras from the courtroom during the trial, saying witnesses could be harassed and threatened because of the coverage.
Theater shooting victim’s parents sue ammo seller
The parents of a woman killed in the Colorado theater shootings filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing four online retailers of improperly selling ammunition, tear gas, a high-capacity magazine and body armor used in the attack.
Colorado, Utah move to hike smoking age to 21
Two Western states with some of the nation’s lowest smoking rates are considering cracking down even more by raising the tobacco age to 21.
Wash., Colo., have few ways to stop weed leaving
Among the many oddities that have arisen from marijuana legalization in Washington and Colorado is this: It can be easier to get through airport security with a bag of weed than a bottle of water.
Legal weed sales bring long lines to Colorado
Long lines and blustery winter weather greeted Colorado marijuana shoppers testing the nation’s first legal recreational pot shops Wednesday.
Legal pot sales begin amid doubt in Colo.
A gleaming white Apple store of weed is how Andy Williams sees his new Denver marijuana dispensary.
Hospital: Teen who was shot at Colo. school dies
A suburban Denver high school student who was shot in the head by a classmate died Saturday afternoon, hospital officials and her family said.
Dad who saved girl in deadly rock slide remembered
BUENA VISTA, Colo. — Friends preparing to bury five relatives who died in a Colorado rock slide are remembering the father credited for saving his
Colorado makes massive rescue ‘pet friendly’
BOULDER, Colo. — Some helicopters rescuing people after massive flooding in Colorado carried more dogs, cats and fish than people. Rescuers using zip lines to
A year after movie shooting, healing sought
AURORA, Colo. — Some recited the names of the dead. Some did good deeds for their neighbors. And some practiced yoga, walked through nature, or