Category: Colorado

Colorado Sheriff Faces Campaign Finance Complaint Over Support of Rep. Boebert

A Colorado sheriff has until Oct. 4 to “cure” a complaint alleging campaign finance violations over emails and videos that appear to support Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) filed by a political operative accused of harassing the congresswoman. The Enforcement Team of the Elections Division in the office of the Colorado Secretary of State (SOS), Jena…


Senate Race in Colorado Has GOP Observers Pointing Fingers

News Analysis As Republican Joe O’Dea hopes to unseat Democrat incumbent Sen. Michael Bennett in Colorado’s race in November, some GOP observers are pointing the finger at Washington and others at the O’Dea campaign for the GOP’s election struggles in the Rocky Mountain state. Earlier this month, The Denver Post highlighted dueling election polls which…


Latino Vote to Determine Outcome of Dozens of 2022 Midterm Races

How 32 million eligible Latinos will vote in dozens of pivotal House, Senate, and gubernatorial elections across the country in November will be vital in determining which party controls Congress after this year’s midterm elections. Latinos make up the second-largest voting bloc in the United States, constituting 18.7 percent of the nation’s total population. That’s…


3 Killed in Colorado Midair Collision Identified

DENVER—Three people killed after two planes collided near Denver were identified Monday as the investigation into what went wrong continued. The victims from Saturday’s crash of a Cessna 172 and a Sonex Xenos—a light, homebuilt aircraft—were Daniel Wilmoth, 22, Samuel Fisher, 23, and Henry Butler, 69, the Boulder County coroner’s office said. The coroner’s office did not…


Colorado Man Convicted in 1982 Slayings of 2 Women

DENVER—A Colorado man has been convicted of first-degree murder and other charges in the cold case slayings of two women whose bodies were found near the mountain resort town of Breckenridge in 1982. Alan Lee Phillips, 71, was arrested last year in the mountain hamlet of Dumont, west of Denver, after local, state, and federal…


‘It’s Worth It’: Colorado Dad Carries Disabled Son on His Back While Traveling Across the US

A loving father from Colorado who’s determined to show the world to his 7-year-old disabled son straps on the Kinderpack and carries him along through each of their outdoor adventures. Robbie Cook was diagnosed with a rare form of epilepsy as an infant. He suffers from daily seizures, is nonverbal, and is cognitively delayed. “We have…


Colorado Police Officer Killed, Suspect in Custody

ARVADA, Colo.—A police officer in the Colorado city of Arvada was killed during a shooting as officers were trying to break up a large family disturbance, the Arvada Police Department said Sunday. The suspect and another person injured in the shooting early Sunday were hospitalized and expected to survive, police said. Officer Dillon Michael Vakoff,…


Colorado’s Fall Colors Are Coming — and Leaf-Peepers Have a Lot to Be Excited About This Year

By John Meyer From The Denver Post Denver–Having spent the past two months flying over all 24 million acres of Colorado’s forests to assess their health, one of the state’s leading forestry experts foresees a good-to-great year for fall foliage with peak colors starting in mid-September. Dan West, the state forest entomologist for the Colorado…


Man Claiming to Be Prince of Ghana Standing Trial Over $800,000 Fraud Scheme

The man known as “Daryl Attipoe” displayed all the apparent hallmarks of success, power, and wealth. He wore nice clothes, exuded charisma, and drove two high-end cars: a sporty red Dodge Viper and a sleek black Mercedes-Benz. He boasted of exotic business ventures, such as mining for chrome and diamonds. He asserted that he was…


Colorado’s Sleeper Senate Race Just Got Real

Commentary EAGLE, Colorado—There is something going on here in Colorado politics that is not much different than what happened in Virginia exactly one year ago: a shift away from the status quo and the odds-on favorite Democrat toward his Republican challenger. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) is seeking a second full term against Republican challenger Joe…