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THORNTON, Colo. — A woman last seen leaving a swimming pool in only a bikini and towel Saturday night was found Sunday morning, the Thornton Police Department said. Officers responded to a city pool at 2141 E. 95th Ave. about 6:45 p.m. after receiving a report of a missing person. When they arrived, family and […]

WASHINGTON — In a move to shake up the tobacco industry, the Food and Drug Administration plans to cut nicotine levels in cigarettes in an effort to make them less addictive. Officials also announced plans to promote more e-cigarettes to smokers after research has shown they can help them quit. The shift sent cigarette company […]

Could the no-calorie sweetener you rely on to replace sugar in your diet actually cause weight gain instead of the weight loss you were expecting? The answer may be yes, according to a new study. “People are generally consuming non-nutritive sweeteners believing they are a ‘healthy choice’, but this may not be true,” said research […]

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 study of the most popular social media sites found Instagram to have the worst impact on teens and their mental health. The study was conducted by the United Kingdom’s Royal Society for Public Health. It looked at social media apps and the impact they had on people ages 16 to 24. The study […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee man has died at a hospital after streaming his attempted suicide live on Facebook and running into a crowded bar. The video shows a man witnesses have identified as Jared McLemore, 33, dousing himself with kerosene. A man runs over to help, then the kerosene can falls over and McLemore […]

DENVER — Some Denver business owners say the city’s growing homeless problem is taking a toll on their bottom line, and they aren’t sure what to do about it. Kyle Hollingsworth is the manager of the Holiday Chalet Bed and Breakfast, a business along Colfax Avenue that’s bearing the brunt of the homeless problem. He […]

LOVELAND, Colo. — No one was reported to have been injured after an apartment unit caught fire after a man fell asleep while smoking a cigarette, igniting oxygen tubing, the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority said Friday. The fire started about 4:40 a.m. at 609 E. Fifth St. It spread inside and outside the apartment lock-off […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri man is in custody and faces multiple charges after he allegedly assaulted a 2-year-old girl at a playground Friday. William L. Bates Jr., 24, of Kansas City, Mo., is charged with first-degree attempted sodomy and attempted statutory sodomy with a person younger than than 12 years old. A 2-year-old girl was playing on […]

MIAMI — Jurors trying to assess the truthfulness of defense lawyer Stephen Gutierrez’s closing arguments in an arson trial Wednesday might have been dismayed to notice that his pants were on fire. Witnesses say the lawyer had to flee the Miami courtroom with smoke billowing from his pocket, the Miami Herald reports. When he returned, […]

DENVER — Firefighters warn that while it’s winter, it is still fire season in Colorado. During the past week, firefighters fought wildfires through the Denver metro area, Boulder, Thornton and Fort Collins. South Metro Fire community risk reduction specialist Einar Jensen said firefighters in his district fight more wildfires during the winter than during the […]

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — During his campaign, Donald Trump unabashedly revealed his obsession with historic generals whose personalities he perceives to have been strong, relentless and rough around the edges. “George Patton was one of the roughest guys, he would talk rough to his men,” Trump noted as he praised Patton in February, lamenting that “[w]e […]