Colorado gay bar shooting suspect facing murder, hate crime charges

The man suspected of opening fire at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs was being held on murder and hate crime charges Monday, while hundreds of people gathered to honor the five people killed and 17 wounded in the attack on a venue that for decades was a sanctuary for the local LGBTQ community.

Police release names of those killed in the Colorado Springs Club Q shooting

Authorities say a 22-year-old gunman opened fire with a semiautomatic rifle at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five people and leaving 25 injured before he was subdued by “heroic” patrons.

Colorado becomes 2nd state to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms

Colorado will also create state-regulated “healing centers" where patients can experience psychedelic mushrooms under supervision.

Former NSA employee charged with trying to sell secret US information

A former National Security Agency employee from Colorado is charged with trying to sell classified information to a foreign government.

Denver set to give 140 homeless people up to $12,000 in cash as part of 'basic income' program

More than 140 people experiencing homelessness in Denver will each be provided up to $1,000 in cash a month for up to one year as part of a basic income program designed to help "lift individuals out of homelessness," the city announced last week.

3 dead after 2 small planes collide mid-air near Denver

Colorado authorities say three people are dead after two small airplanes collided in mid-air near Denver.

Colorado mom guilty of Qanon kidnapping conspiracy

Many QAnon supporters believe former President Donald Trump was fighting to expose a group of satanic, cannibalistic child molesters they believe secretly runs the globe.

Colorado GOP senator becomes Democrat, citing 2020 election falsehoods

Citing alarm toward the Republican Party’s widespread embrace of 2020 election conspiracies, a moderate GOP Colorado state senator has switched his affiliation to Democrat, enhancing that party’s prospects to retain its majority in the chamber in the November midterms.

'Is that the Stanley Cup?' Iconic trophy accidentally delivered to wrong house

Each player on the Colorado Avalanche gets a turn with Lord Stanley's cup. But when it was Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog's turn, the trophy took a surprising detour.

First U.S. case of bird flu human infection confirmed in Colorado

A Colorado prison inmate has tested positive for bird flu in the first recent confirmed case of a human infected with the disease that has resulted in the deaths of millions of chickens and turkeys.

Colorado girl, 11, dies after falling underneath moving school bus

Parachute police said Annaliese Backner was running to her school bus when she fell underneath while the bus was moving.

Box of human heads stolen from truck in Denver, police say

A box containing human heads for research purposes was stolen from a parked truck in Denver, Colorado, police said.