John Aguilar

Michael Bennet’s next move? Coloradan has options after failed presidential bid

February 14, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

The words coming from U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet's mouth Tuesday night were clear, as he told a crowd inside a Concord, N.H. restaurant that he was abandoning his run for...

Westminster-based Rocky Mountain Rail wants to build a 43-mile passenger rail line connecting Longmont, Boulder and Broomfield with Denver. It proposes 16 stations and 45-minute express service that will cost passengers $12.50 for a one-way trip. But can the company succeed where RTD has so far fallen short?

Non-RTD solution to Boulder’s long-missing train draws hope, skepticism

January 24, 2020 at 2:57 p.m.

Westminster-based Rocky Mountain Rail wants to build a 43-mile passenger rail line connecting Longmont, Boulder and Broomfield with Denver. It proposes 16 stations and 45-minute express service that will cost...

Jaiden Rogers, 14, has been suffering from a rare disease called stiff skin syndrome for half his life. His parents are desperate to try an experimental drug being developed in Europe that may help ease some of the Alamosa teenager's symptoms. But coming up with the money to get Jaiden overseas and treated is no easy feat.

Colorado couple desperate to try experimental drug to stop son from “turning to stone”

December 26, 2019 at 10:18 a.m.

Jaiden Rogers, 14, has been suffering from a rare disease called stiff skin syndrome for half his life. His parents are desperate to try an experimental drug being developed in...

Six bus routes would be axed, the R-Line and D-Line light-rail corridors would lose runs and the frequency of the popular 16th Street Mall shuttle in downtown Denver would be cut in half -- from every 90 seconds to every 3 minutes -- if proposed RTD service cuts are approved and put into effect in 2020.

RTD may ax six bus lines, reduce service on 16th Street Mall shuttle to deal with severe driver shortage

December 19, 2019 at 5:42 p.m.

Six bus routes would be axed, the R-Line and D-Line light-rail corridors would lose runs and the frequency of the popular 16th Street Mall shuttle in downtown Denver would be...

A batch of soil samples collected from an area near where an elevated plutonium reading was discovered this summer on the periphery of Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge tested well within government-defined acceptable risk thresholds for the deadly substance.

No additional hot spots detected in soil at edge of Rocky Flats where elevated plutonium reading was found

October 3, 2019 at 6:00 a.m.

A batch of soil samples collected from an area near where an elevated plutonium reading was discovered this summer on the periphery of Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge tested well...

Neighbors are raising alarm over a development proposal for a 150-acre farm in Westminster where crops have been grown for more than a century. It is one of the largest remaining plots of undeveloped property in the heart of the Denver metro area.

Developer sets sights on huge swath of scenic metro Denver farmland

September 9, 2019 at 6:00 a.m.

Neighbors are raising alarm over a development proposal for a 150-acre farm in Westminster where crops have been grown for more than a century. It is one of the largest...

Forty-eight soil samples taken inside the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge in June revealed no elevated levels of plutonium, according to results released by officials at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on Friday.

New soil samples from inside Rocky Flats refuge show low plutonium levels

September 6, 2019 at 8:02 p.m.

Forty-eight soil samples taken inside the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge in June revealed no elevated levels of plutonium, according to results released by officials at the U.S. Fish &...

CU-Boulder: Ward Churchill’s efforts to get his job back a ‘publicity stunt’

August 24, 2009 at 10:26 p.m.

Ousted University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill made no new legal arguments in his effort to get a judge to change his mind about giving him his job back at...

Reduced bond doesn’t satisfy defendant in medical-marijuana robbery

August 21, 2009 at 4:24 p.m.

One of the four defendants accused of robbing a Boulder medical-marijuana dispensary in June had his bond reduced by $20,000 Friday morning, but he complained it was still too high....

Judge drops some charges in Boulder medical-marijuana robbery

August 21, 2009 at 12:54 a.m.

A judge dismissed some of the more serious charges Thursday against three men accused of robbing a Boulder medical marijuana dispensary in June. Boulder County Judge Noel Blum ruled that...

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