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One person died following a lift failure at the site which led to the people being trapped

One dead, 23 rescued from Colorado gold mine tourist site

One person died and 23 others were rescued after a lift malfunctioned during a tour of a disused Colorado gold mine, which had left a dozen people stuck underground for several hours.

US • 11 Oct 24

The premises in Colorado remains secured by a locked gate

Arrest of funeral home owner where decayed bodies found

The owner of a US funeral home and his wife have been arrested after the decaying remains of at least 189 people were found at his premises in Colorado last month.

US • 08 Nov 23

Anderson Lee Aldrich faces life in prison without parole

Colorado gay nightclub gunman given life sentence

A 23-year-old has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty to killing five people in a 2022 mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

US • 27 Jun 23

Pictures of the suspect, Anderson Lee Aldrich, were released by the Colorado Springs Police Department

Colorado Springs shooting suspect appears in court

The suspect in a mass shooting that killed five people and wounded 17 at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub has appeared in court with obvious facial injuries, mumbling their name while slumped to the side in a wheelchair.

US • 24 Nov 22

Bandaged and bruised, but expected to recover

Bear rescued from Colorado wildfire set to recover

A young bear that was rescued from a Colorado wildfire with severe burns on its paws is expected to be ready to be returned to the wild in six to eight weeks.

News Lens • 19 Jun 20

In at least one instance, the purported remains of a person turned out to be concrete

US funeral home owners charged over selling body parts

The operators of a US funeral home whose side business of selling body parts without consent was exposed in 2018 have been charged with fraud and illegally transporting diseased cadavers.

US • 18 Mar 20

A young child runs to safety after the school was evacuated

One dead, 8 wounded in Colorado school shooting

Two students armed with handguns burst into a Denver-area school in the US state of Colorado and opened fire, killing one classmate and wounding eight others before being taken into custody.

US • 09 May 19

Two suspects have been taken into custody

Seven students wounded in Colorado school shooting

At least seven students have been injured in a shooting at a school in the Denver area of the US state of Colorado, law enforcement officials said.

US • 07 May 19

Travis Kauffman was ambushed by a mountain lion while out running

US jogger describes 'fight for survival' with lion

A Colorado trail runner who survived a mountain lion attack by suffocating the animal said the encounter that has made him the stuff of legend was "a fight for survival."

US • 15 Feb 19

Snowball fights are now legal in a small Colorado town thanks to the efforts of a nine-year-old boy (File pic)

Boy overturns Colorado town's ban on snowball fights

A nine-year-old boy in Colorado this week threw his first legal snowball after a battle to overturn a century-old ordinance banning snowball fights in the small town of Severance.

World • 06 Dec 18

Neighbours of Shanann, Bella and Celeste Watts leave tributes outside the family home in Fredrick, Colorado

US man formally charged with murdering wife, daughters

US prosecutors have filed murder charges against a small-town Colorado man accused of killing his pregnant wife and their two young daughters, just days after he pleaded on television for their safe return.

US • 20 Aug 18

It has been reported that Chris Watts confessed to US police to killing his pregnant wife and two daughters

US man charged with killing wife and two daughters

A Colorado man who spoke of worriedly leaving the lights on for his pregnant wife and two small daughters when they failed to come home as expected has been charged with killing them.

US • 17 Aug 18

The incident happened in Douglas County, just south of Denver

One dead in Colorado after man opens fire on officers

A sheriff's deputy has been killed and four more injured after a gunman opened fire on officers who were responding to a report of a domestic disturbance near Denver in the US state of Colorado.

US • 31 Dec 17

Suspect Robert Lewis Dear is due before court tomorrow

Colorado shooter opposed abortion, says clinic

The US family planning clinic said that reports that the gunman who attacked its Colorado centre had uttered "no more baby parts" during his arrest showed that the suspect was motivated by an anti-abortion agenda.

News • 30 Nov 15

Obama says 'enough is enough' after latest attack

US President Barack Obama denounced the epidemic of gun violence in the United States after yet another deadly shooting, saying "enough is enough".

News • 30 Nov 15

The bear cub got its head firmly stuck in a plastic tub (Pic: @CSPDPIO)

Colorado police in bear cub tub rescue

Police in Colorado have rescued a bear cub whose head was stuck in a large plastic tub, giving the cub a ride in the back of a police car before tranquilising her so she could be freed.

News • 18 Aug 15

The mudslide occurred after nearly a week of heavy rain

Three missing after Colorado mudslide

Search and rescue crews are looking for three men who have been missing since a 6km-long mudslide swept into a remote area in Colorado on Sunday.

World • 27 May 14

Anthony Nitowski smokes two joints outside at Hempfest in Seattle, Washington

Two US states celebrate cannabis culture

Thousands of marijuana enthusiasts gathered in Colorado and Washington state over the weekend for an annual celebration of cannabis culture.

News • 21 Apr 14

The commercial cannabis market is expected to ultimately gross $578m (€420m) in annual revenues

Recreational cannabis goes on sale in Colorado

Colorado has become the first state in the US to legally allow the sale of recreational marijuana.

News • 01 Jan 14

The floods were triggered by unusually heavy late-summer storms that drenched Colorado's biggest urban centres

Up to four dead, 172 missing in Colorado floods

Colorado has been hit with its worst floods in decades leaving four people dead and 172 people missing.

News • 14 Sep 13

The blaze has spread across over 6,200 hectares of forested terrain

Two confirmed dead in Colorado wildfires

Two people have been confirmed dead as fire crews fight to contain a destructive wildfire in the US state of Colorado.

News • 14 Jun 13

The possession and sale of marijuana remains a federal offence

Colorado and Washington vote to legalise marijuana

Colorado and Washington have became the first US states to legalise the possession and sale of marijuana for recreational use in defiance of federal law.

News • 07 Nov 12

James Holmes made his first court appearance this week

Judge bans cameras in Colorado shooting case

Cameras and electronic equipment will not be allowed in court when formal charges are filed against the man accused of killing 12 people in a Colorado cinema last week.

News • 25 Jul 12

James Holmes was dressed in a red prison jump suit and dyed his hair red

Colorado shooting suspect appears in court

The man accused of shooting dead 12 people in a Colorado cinema made his first appearance in court today.

News • 23 Jul 12

FBI collects evidence at shooting suspect's home

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation is collecting evidence from the home of the man believed to have shot dead 12 people in a cinema in the town of Aurora in Colorado.

News • 23 Jul 12