Colorado

Colorado man wins lottery, buys watermelon

A Colorado man won 5 million in a lottery and announced that the first thing he wanted to buy was a watermelon.

Watch: Bear hangs from Colorado home 2nd-story window

Black bear munches on homeowner's pork chops, locks itself in master bedroom, and attempts to escape through 2nd-story window.

Colorado students draw swastikas on their arms after Holocaust presentation

Middle school pledges pupils will be disciplined for mocking Holocaust presentation with Nazi symbols.

Man charged with hate crime after defacing NYC statue with swastika

Colorado man accused of writing racial slurs and drawing swastikas on public spaces in Manhattan.

Denver drops drug charges against ‘mushroom rabbi’ who promotes religious psychedelic use

Self-described 'mushroom rabbi' who promotes religious psychedelic use of substances, won't be charged after Colorado legalizes psilocybin.

Jewish Democrat in striking distance of unseating Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado

Watch: Speeding train hits police car with suspect inside

The moment a speeding train hits a Colorado police vehicle with a recently-arrested woman handcuffed inside.

Hoover dam ablaze, rocked by large explosion

Large fire and black smoke shoot out of dam near Las Vegas as visitors tour the facility.

Man arrested for death threat against Jewish Colorado secretary of state

Man allegedly calls Jewish secretary of state's office and makes antisemitic death threat.

Colorado woman pleads guilty to stealing human bodies

45-year-old woman crafted and executed plan to steal and sell hundreds of bodies and body parts.

Colorado House candidate slammed for antisemitic tweets

Democrat Elisabeth Epps blasted by Jewish and local leaders over tweets with extreme anti-Jewish language.

Colorado pension fund to divest $42 million from Unilever

Colorado pension fund votes to divest $42 million from Unilever over Ben & Jerry’s Israel Boycott.

UCLA mass shooting threat suspect wrote 800-page antisemitic manifesto

Man accused of threatening to commit a mass shooting at UCLA wrote an 800-page manifesto that contained antisemitic content.

Over 1,000 homes destroyed in Colorado wildfire

Colorado officials said that it was a ‘miracle’ that no deaths were reported.

Tens of thousands evacuated following fires outside Denver

Two towns near Boulder evacuated after wildfires burn some 580 homes, a hotel and a shopping center.

Sixth person dead following Denver shooting rampage

The death toll includes the gunman, who died after exchanging gunfire with officers.

Colorado school board says clapping creates unsafe environment

At a school board meeting for Douglas County, rep asks audience not to clap because it makes the environment unsafe.

Case of Omicron variant identified in Colorado

Colorado health officials report third confirmed case of the Omicron variant in the US.

Six teens wounded in shooting in Colorado

At least six teenagers in hospital after multiple people were shot at a park in Aurora, near a high school.

Group cleans up anti-Semitic graffiti on Colorado climbing rock

Volunteers team up to clean popular Colorado climbing spot of swastikas, racial slur and vulgar drawings.

Rep. Lauren Boebert: 'Did I wake up in Communist China?'

Rep. Lauren Boebert says Biden’s COVID vaccine staff are ‘Needle Nazis.’

"Massive amount" of anti-Semitic graffiti found at Colorado climbing area

Upon discovering hateful graffiti in the parking lot and climbing trails, local climber uses FB to ask for help in cleaning up the area.

Seven dead in shooting at birthday party in Colorado

Seven people killed after man opens fire inside a birthday party at a mobile home in Colorado Springs.

Colorado communist group brags about burning Anne Frank’s diary

The Black Hammer Organization calls Anne Frank a “colonizer” and a “bleach demon.”

Boulder supermarket shooter identified as 21-year old Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa

Police announced that the shooter who killed 10 people in a Boulder grocery store is 21-year old Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, AP reported.

10 dead, including police officer, in shooting in Boulder, Colorado

Aerial footage broadcast from the scene shows one person being placed in an ambulance and a man in handcuffs.

Man who plotted to bomb Colorado synagogue sent to prison

28-year-old given 235-month sentence for plotting to bomb a Colorado synagogue last year.

FAA to inspect airplanes following Colorado accident

FAA stepping up inspections of Boeing 777 airplanes equipped with certain Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines.

Colorado: Pieces of passenger plane land in private yards

Watch: Pieces of metal fall from sky in Broomfield, Colorado, after plane experiences engine problems.

First case of UK COVID-19 variant reported in the US

Man in his 20s from Colorado found to be carrying the COVID-19 variant that was first seen in the United Kingdom.

Biden wins Colorado, Democrats flip GOP Senate seat

Colorado projected to go for Joe Biden, incumbent Republican senator loses to former governor, giving Democrats first Senate pickup.

Snowstorm moves through Colorado amid wildfires

Winter weather expected to help suppress flames, but also poses challenges for firefighters.

Man who plotted to bomb Colorado synagogue pleads guilty

Richard Holzer arrested in November 2019 by FBI over plot to attack Temple Emanuel in Pueblo.

2-time gubernatorial candidate charged in 1984 Colorado murder of 12 year old

Steven Pankey, 69, who had unsuccessfully run for Idaho governor twice, was charged with the murder of 12 year old girl nearly 36 years ago.

Chabad rabbi sworn in as National Guard chaplain in Colorado

Rabbi Yerachmiel Gorelik becomes the first Jewish chaplain in Colorado’s Army National Guard in at least 20 years.

Man pleads not guilty in plot to blow up Colorado synagogue

White supremacist arrested for plot to blow up Pueblo, Colorado synagogue pleads not guilty to hate crimes charges.

Colorado synagogue to add security after foiled terror plot

Colorado synagogue that was the target of alleged bombing plot to add surveillance cameras.

Plot to bomb Colorado synagogue

FBI arrest white supremacist who gathered explosives, planned to bomb and poison Temple Emanuel in Pueblo.

Colorado: Men dressed as Jews hand out Holocaust denial fliers

Group of men wearing kippas blame Jews for the slave trade, hand out Holocaust denial fliers at a pedestrian mall in Boulder, Colorado.

One dead, 7 wounded in shooting at school near Denver

Students walk into Denver-area school and open fire.