John Aguilar

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 am

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 am

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 pm

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 pm

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 pm

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 am

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...

Hunt on for U.S. 36 improvement money

August 20, 2009 at 12:30 am

WESTMINSTER -- The plan is in place to overhaul and improve U.S. 36, but most of the funding isn't. That was the theme of a breakfast meeting Wednesday in Westminster,...

Boulder police chief defends department’s use of Taser to subdue suspect

August 17, 2009 at 2:32 pm

Boulder's police chief issued a letter Monday afternoon defending an officer's use of a Taser gun against a resident last month, in an incident that prompted the American Civil Liberties...

No further prison time for Alex Midyette under plea deal

August 17, 2009 at 9:30 am

Alex Midyette, convicted of abusing his 11-week-old son and causing his death, will not have to serve additional time behind bars for violating the terms of his bond earlier this...

Boulder County turning to text messages, e-mail in emergencies

August 16, 2009 at 8:26 pm

The next time a wildfire or flash flood strikes Boulder County, residents won't have to rely on their home phones to receive an emergency alert. That's because safety agencies across...

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