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NEW YORK — An e-cigarette exploded in the pocket of an employee at a New York City wine store Wednesday, badly burning the man, his attorney said. Otis Gooding, 31, was standing behind the store counter and talking with co-workers when the e-cigarette exploded, burning his leg, thigh and hand, said attorney Sanford Rubenstein. Security […]

DENVER — John Sekulich was born 100 years ago Saturday on a ranch outside Canon City. He said once he saw World War II was about to begin, he volunteered for the Army and was sent to Europe. “I saw my dead, my share of dead soldiers. I saw my share of them,” he said. […]

MILWAUKEE — When an Uber driver’s car was stolen in Milwaukee, she decided to go out and find it herself, never imagining that she might become a murder witness in the process. Marie, who declined to give WITI-TV her last name, said her son was driving the car on Thursday when he left his keys and phone in […]

DENVER — Money and politics go together like peanut butter and jelly.  Knowing where the money comes from can help decide who and what to vote for during this election. In 2016, some of the state’s biggest ballot measures are being influence by out-of-state cash. In regards to Amendment 72, which would raise the cost […]

DENVER– If you are smoker, this is the most important issue this election. Amendment 72, if passed, would raise cigarette taxes from 84-cents per pack to $2.59 per pack. Taxes on other tobacco products like cigars could go up 60 percent. “To take my choice away or tax me is very unfair,” Cathi Trail, a […]

DENVER — Governor John Hickenlooper talked with FOX31 political reporter Joe St. George about what he thinks regarding the major amendments and propositions facing the state this election. You can watch the entire conversation above. You can also view our 2016 ballot measure guidebook here.  Amendment 69: Creating State Run Government Health Insurance Hickenlooper: Against Reason: “We’ve […]

OLD BRIDGE, N.J. — Mara McInerney got the shock of her life when her vape pen exploded in her $1,200 Louis Vuitton bag. McInerney was checking out of a sunglasses store at the Freehold Raceway Mall in New Jersey when a huge cloud of smoke erupted from her bag. She escaped injury but the experience […]

LONDON — Police said Thursday the victim of a fatal knife attack in central London overnight was an American woman in her 60s and ruled out terrorism as the likely motive. London Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said authorities’ main line of inquiry was around mental health issues. Officials briefed on the investigation had […]

ALBANY, N.Y. — Kenneth Barbero was enjoying a nice millennial vaping session when the hand-held device he was using blew up in his face, knocking out teeth, ripping a hole in his tongue and leaving his hands covered in burns. “[It was] like an M80 bomb went off in my mouth,” Barbero told WTEN through […]

NEW YORK — Morley Safer, an intrepid storyteller and interviewer whose name became synonymous with the newsmagazine “60 Minutes,” has died, CBS said Thursday. He was 84. Safer was the longest-serving correspondent in “60 Minutes” history.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it will regulate all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, cigars, hookah tobacco and pipe tobacco, among others. Until now, the FDA could only regulate cigarettes and cigarette-related products and smokeless tobacco. “This action is a milestone in consumer protection — going forward, the FDA will […]

DENVER — The next time you fly, you might want to leave e-cigarettes at home after the U.S. Department of Transportation banned them from being brought on commercial flights. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, use of electronic cigarettes will not be allowed on any U.S. commercial airliner. The ban goes into effect starting […]