7 dead in dual attacks at Texas' Fort Hood Army base An Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post Thursday, authorities said, a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded in the worst mass shooting ever at a military base in the United States. Full Story
Colorado health board suspends medical marijuana rule DENVER (AP) — Colorado health officials, in an emergency session, decided today to temporarily eliminate a regulation involving medical marijuana caregivers, putting off a final decision until next month. Full Story
Audit: Unlicensed drivers big problem in Colorado DENVER (AP) — A state audit estimates that as many as 225,000 people are driving illegally in Colorado and that unlicensed drivers were involved in nearly one-fourth of all fatal crashes last year. Full Story
Snow cap disappearing from Mount Kilimanjaro WASHINGTON (AP) — The snows of Kilimanjaro may soon be gone. The African mountain's white peak — made famous by writer Ernest Hemingway — is rapidly melting, researchers report Full Story
Breckenridge could push marijuana legalization Voters in this Rocky Mountain resort town will decide next week whether to legalize pot for all adults at a time when the movement to allow medical marijuana is gaining steam around the country. Full Story
Deadly day: 14 Americans killed in 2 Afghan helicopter crashes Helicopter crashes killed 14 Americans on Monday in the deadliest day for the U.S. mission in Afghanistan in more than four years. The deaths came as President Barack Obama prepared to meet his national security team for a sixth full-scale conference on the future of the troubled war. Full Story
"Illegal alien" Halloween costume spooks immigrants A Halloween costume that depicts a space creature in orange prison garb emblazoned with the words "illegal alien" is reigniting debate over a long-used term based on the U.S. government's designation of all foreigners as aliens. Full Story
College tuition cost rising again this fall Average tuition prices rose sharply again this fall as colleges passed much of the burden of their own financial problems on to recession-battered students and parents. Full Story
Estes Park's historic Park Theatre Mall destroyed by fire The historic Park Theatre Mall in downtown Estes Park was destroyed by flames this morning. The fire was reported around 6:30 a.m. Flames could be seen from across the Estes Valley and a thick acrid black and white smoke obscured a portion of downtown as fire crews from several agencies fought to contain the fire. Full Story
Balloon boy charges may not come until next week FORT COLLINS -- Investigators pored over e-mails, phone records and financial documents from the home of Richard Heene on Monday as they weighed felony charges and sought to determine who else might have helped the alleged balloon-boy hoax get off the ground. Full Story
Picking a fight: Obama vs. Fox News Anita Dunn's words during a CNN interview last week, saying Fox is like "a wing of the Republican Party," ignited one of the most unusual verbal volleys between a presidential administration and journalists since Vice President Spiro Agnew complained during the Nixon years about the "nattering nabobs of negativism." Full Story