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THORNTON, Colo. — A Thornton man wants to thank the officer who risked his life to save his mother. James Rockwell says the call caught him off guard Wednesday evening: his mother’s trailer caught fire, sending her to the hospital. After talking to first responders, he learned Thornton police officer Ryan Thornton arrived on scene […]

WASHINGTON — When the New Year’s confetti comes down at midnight, so will a wave of new laws across the country. At least 19 states will increase their minimum wages on or around New Year’s Day, according to the National Employment Law Project. In Colorado, the wage will go up to $11.10 an hour, up from […]

INDIANAPOLIS — A new painting on the outside of a restaurant has gotten mixed responses from neighbors. The mural of two rabbits suggesting they’re having sex and smoking was finished this week on the side of Beholder, a restaurant in Indianapolis. According to the owner of Beholder, Jonathan Brooks, the mural raising concerns was done […]

The use of e-cigarettes — or vaping — is skyrocketing among Colorado youth, and parents may not understand the dangers it poses to teenagers. Gabriel Kaplan from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment discusses this important issue. More young people are now vaping than smoking, and there are five key points that parents […]

DENVER — A 23-year-old man has been arrested, accused of killing a man at an apartment complex then setting his body on fire, the Denver District Attorney’s office said. Tahlil Johnson is being investigated for first-degree murder and first-degree arson in the death of 52-year-old Seth Mosee on Wednesday. Mosee was found dead inside his […]

SUMMERTOWN, Tenn. — You really don’t want to do this. This is what every person must utter after failing to complete a tour of McKamey Manor. Russ McKamey owns and operates the most terrifying haunted house experience in America — one you’re not allowed to attend until you watch a two-hour video, sign a 40-page […]

CLEVELAND — An Ohio radio station has stopped playing “Baby It’s Cold Outside” this holiday season after it says listeners voiced concern about the song’s predatory undertones amid the Me Too movement. WDOK Christmas 102.1 pulled the song from its around-the-clock rotation of Christmas music this week after receiving a call from a listener who […]

ANDERSON, Ind. — An Indiana mother is behind bars after her daughter’s death was ruled a homicide. The woman’s boyfriend was also arrested after the little girl died Saturday due to severe injuries, according to WXIN. Hudson is now sitting in jail preparing to bury the child instead of celebrating the little girl’s second birthday in […]

GREENFIELD, Ind. — A boy’s caretakers gave him marijuana as a reward for good behavior and took it away from him if he misbehaved, the boy told police. Susan Glascock and Melissa Burton, both 36 and of Greenfield, Ind., face child neglect charges in the case. Glascock also faces a battery charge, WXIN reported. The […]

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — A man is accused of trying to burn several sex offenders to death at a Florida motel. Jorge Porto-Sierra, 50, was arrested and charged with four counts of attempted premeditated murder, WESH reported Porto-Sierra confessed to the crime and said he arrived at the motel to “barbecue all the child molesters on […]

TAMPA, Fla. — President Donald Trump has claimed that shoppers need to show photo identification to buy groceries, and he is accusing Democrats of obstructing his agenda and stalling confirmation of his Supreme Court nominee. Trump also is defending his trade agenda and snapping at China and other U.S. competitors for having “targeted our farmers.” […]

MORRISON, Colo. — A rash of car break-ins in one neighborhood took a bizarre twist, as another crime was mistakenly pinned on the victim. “It’s frustrating to see the video footage of her. I was very angry and felt violated,” Junior Reyes said. Home surveillance video shows a woman casually walking across a driveway to […]