Latest Colorado Headlines
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Lawsuit Filed In Death of Colorado Man Over 911 Call
Sep 26 2012 // The family of a Colorado man who was killed after being sent back to the scene of a road rage incident has filed a lawsuit. Police say a Denver 911 operator received a call in April from passengers in a vehicle reporting...
Colorado Officials Take Sides in Fracking Dispute
Sep 25 2012 // Some 60 mayors and city council members from 17 communities have asked Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper to have the state drop a lawsuit over fracking that challenges oil and gas drilling rules adopted by the city of...
EEOC Sues Colorado Company for Axing Employee with Bipolar Disorder
Sep 24 2012 // Dillon Cos., which does business in Colorado as King Soopers Inc., a large retail food company, refused to accommodate and unlawfully fired a receptionist at its company headquarters because of her bipolar condition,...
Report: Wildfires Pose Risk to Three Quarter-Million Western U.S. Homes
Sep 24 2012 // More than three-quarters of a million homes in the Western U.S. have a high risk of wildfire damage, according to a report released by Santa Ana, Calif.-based CoreLogic. CoreLogic’s Wildfire Hazard Risk Report...
Chartis Private Client Group Expands, Enhances Wildfire Protection Unit
Sep 21 2012 // Chartis has enhanced its Private Client Group’s Wildfire Protection Unit with geographic expansion and improved monitoring technologies. The unit now is available to clients in additional areas of Colorado. The...
Cantaloupes Distributed In Colo. Could Be Tainted
Sep 18 2012 // A California company is voluntarily recalling cantaloupes in several states, including Colorado, because of possible salmonella contamination. Fresno-based DFI Marketing Inc. issued the recall as a precaution after...
Risk Of Lawsuits Preventing Abandoned Mine Cleanup In Colorado
Sep 11 2012 // Colorado mining authorities have dug through a mountainside and reopened the dark granite shaft of an abandoned mine that turned deadly, trying to find options for dealing with one of the West’s worst environmental...
Report: Wildfires Pose Risk to Three-Quarter-Million Western U.S. Homes
Sep 10 2012 // More than three-quarters of a million homes in the Western U.S. have a high risk of wildfire damage, according to a report released by Santa Ana, Calif.-based CoreLogic. CoreLogic’s Wildfire Hazard Risk Report...
Insurance Laws Hurting Colorado Wildfire Victims
Aug 31 2012 // Victims of wildfires that destroyed more than 600 homes this year say Colorado’s insurance laws need to be changed. State officials told victims attending a hearing in Fort Collins on Wednesday that they have heard...
Fat Tire Maker Says River Water Tainted By Colo. Wildfire
Aug 31 2012 // The maker of Fat Tire beer says it’s using a reserve water supply because the water in northern Colorado’s Poudre (POO’-der) River is tainted by a wildfire that destroyed hundreds of homes in June. New...
Weak Earthquake Shakes Colorado Mountains
Aug 23 2012 // A weak earthquake has hit the Colorado mountains. The National Earthquake Information Center says the quake Tuesday afternoon registered a preliminary magnitude of 3.3. It was centered north of Basalt and south of...
Up Next: California’s Wildfire Season
Aug 6 2012 // With Colorado’s and New Mexico’s record wildfire seasons freshly in mind, some experts are starting to take note that California’s wildfire season is nearing, and with that there are two main points to be...
Report: Insured Losses in Colorado Wildfires Nearly $450 Million
Aug 6 2012 // The two most destructive wildfires in Colorado’s history will cost insurers roughly $450 million, according to a regional insurance association. The massive figure for insured losses comes from the total 600 homes...
People – West
Aug 6 2012 // Cary W. White joined San Jose, Calif.-based Thoits Insurance as vice president. White is responsible for new business production, client retention and relationship management. White has more than 25 years of experience in...
Colo. Gov. Hickenlooper Seeks More Federal Wildfire Aid
Aug 3 2012 // Gov. John Hickenlooper is seeking more federal disaster aid for Colorado communities hurt by wildfires, saying they won’t be able to fully recover without it. In late June, President Barack Obama declared a disaster...
2 Dead, 3 Injured In Colo. Construction Zone Crash
Aug 2 2012 // The Colorado State Patrol says a six-vehicle crash in a construction zone in southern Colorado has left two people dead and seriously injured two others. Troopers say five vehicles were stopped on Colorado Highway 69 near...
Movie Studio Liability in Colorado Shooting Likely Limited
Jul 23 2012 // Families of victims and survivors of the deadly shooting at the Batman movie who seek to sue Warner Bros. and other companies behind “The Dark Knight Rises” are unlikely to get very far. The main reason, legal...
Aon: June’s Severe Weather Losses Near $2B in U.S.
Jul 23 2012 // Severe weather insurance losses in the United States were close to $2 billion in June, according to Aon Benfield’s Global Catastrophe Report. The report, published by Aon’s Impact Forecasting, noted that the...
Up Next: California’s Wildfire Season
Jul 19 2012 // With Colorado’s and New Mexico’s record wildfire seasons freshly in mind, some experts are starting to take note that California’s wildfire season is nearing, and with that there are two main points to be...
Colorado DUI Arrests Drop
Jul 17 2012 // Authorities say increased penalties and enforcement have driven down the number of drunken driving arrests over the past three years. According to records reviewed by the Denver Post, court filings for driving under the...
