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Lawsuit: Lafayette clinic over-prescribed painkiller
A Lafayette pain clinic is the target of a lawsuit that accuses it of prescribing a lethal amount of methadone to a patient. Full Story

Charges to be dismissed against Nederland's Over the Rainbow preschool teacher
The Boulder County District Attorney's Office announced Monday that it won't pursue charges against Over the Rainbow preschool teacher Kristen Barnett. Full Story

Erie doggy hero a finalist for national honor
On a national list of doggy heroes acclaimed for such gallant actions as rescuing a family from a fire, saving an elderly woman from a hot day and warning parents about a seizing son is a 14-year-old Bernese mountain dog mix from Erie with a keen sense for carbon monoxide. Full Story

Boulder County teams prepare for International Rope Skipping Federation world championship
Boulder County-based teams will send five competitors to the International Rope Skipping Federation's world championships this summer in Loughborough, England. Full Story

Louisville Planning Commission gives initial ConocoPhillips campus OK
Energy giant ConocoPhillips got a thumbs up on preliminary designs for its 2.5 million-square-foot campus Thursday from Louisville's Planning Commission. Full Story

2 students shot, 1 man arrested at Deer Creek Middle School in Jefferson County
A fedora-wearing gunman opened fire outside a Jefferson County middle school Tuesday afternoon, wounding two students in a bizarre burst of violence before a math teacher tackled him. Full Story

Alexander Haig, former secretary of state, dies at age 85
Former Secretary of State Alexander Haig, a four-star general who served as a top adviser to three presidents and had presidential ambitions of his own, died Saturday of complications from an infection, his family said. Full Story

Trial in Kelsey Shannon murder to stay in Broomfield, start May 10
A judge ruled Friday that the trial of Alexander Paul Pacheco -- the teen accused of murdering 13-year-old Kelsey Shannon -- will not be moved out of Broomfield. Full Story

Historic Nederland carousel set to open after 25 years of work
Twenty-five years after Nederland's Scott Harrison began carving a menagerie of wooden animals, the fanciful creatures will finally be part of a working carousel in May. Full Story

152 pot plants found in Broomfield home
Police last week discovered 152 marijuana plants in a Broomfield home, but no arrests were made in connection with the crop and the North Metro Task Force is investigating whether the plants are part of a medical marijuana growing operation. Full Story

Tours of frozen dead guy's Tuff Shed back on in Nederland
After a four-year break, tours will again be offered during this year's Frozen Dead Guy Days of the Nederland festival's namesake -- the frozen dead guy himself. Full Story

Obama aligns himself with Bennet in Denver, attacks gridlock
President Barack Obama rallied behind Colorado's junior senator and his entire reeling party Thursday, portraying Democrats as the leaders willing to "confront the real problems" in a nation disgusted with partisan squabbling. Full Story

Judge: Lafayette father Benjamin Koller can be tried for first-degree murder in infant's death
Enough evidence exists to prosecute a Lafayette father for first-degree murder in the death of his infant son, a judge ruled Tuesday after hearing testimony that Benjamin Koller likely played down the abuse when he admitted to suffocating, shaking, biting and dropping his child. Full Story

Alex Pacheco's trial postponed in Kelsey Shannon murder
The trial of the teen accused of murdering 13-year-old Kelsey Shannon was postponed Tuesday because prosecutors and police failed to turn over to the defense copies of text messages, journals and notes the Broomfield girl wrote before she disappeared. Full Story

Longmont man to pay more than $4,600 in graffiti case
A man who police say had a MySpace page that showed tattoos and art that matched graffiti on buses and buildings was ordered to pay $4,658 in restitution. Full Story

Longmont man suspected of Gatorade tampering works toward a deal
A 38-year-old Longmont man accused of replacing labels on dozens of Gatorade bottles with ones picturing Tiger Woods and the word "unfaithful" appeared briefly in U.S. District Court in Denver on Thursday. Full Story

Getaway driver in fatal Longmont stabbing pleads guilty
The last of four people arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a Longmont teenager in April resolved his case Thursday by pleading guilty to accessory to a crime, and he'll likely be sentenced to a term of probation. Full Story

Broomfield paramedic invents better lifesaving tool
As a paramedic for nearly 20 years, Jeff Rehman has tales about what happens when an emergency call takes a turn for the worse and results in the loss of life -- or loss of a finger. Full Story

Former President Clinton hospitalized after heart discomfort
Former President Bill Clinton was hospitalized Thursday after experiencing heart discomfort and had two stents placed in a coronary artery, an adviser said. Full Story

Louisville looks at budget cuts to make up for lost Sam's Club revenue
Louisville is again looking at budget cuts, this time to make up for a major revenue hit from the recent closure of Sam's Club. Full Story

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