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DENVER — A Denver firefighter was injured while fighting a grass fire in the eastern part of the metro area Monday afternoon, according to a spokeswoman with the Aurora Fire Department. The firefighter’s injury was described as minor. The call for the grass fire near Common Ground Golf Course came just after 4 p.m. There […]

DENVER — A single moment can change your life. It can also galvanize you. “I cried from the time I learned about it until I got here,” Collesia Porter said. Her brother, an athlete, used an e-cigarette and it nearly killed him. “I know now, I want the world to know now, we can’t have […]

NAPLES, Fla. — While it’s true that e-cigarettes are supposed to be a safer alternative for smokers by reducing the risk of developing lung cancer, the devices do carry other risks. They can explode  — something one Florida man found out the hard way earlier this week. Evan Spahlinger went in for surgery Tuesday afternoon after an e-cigarette exploded […]

NEW YORK — Most people who smoke started in their teens. While the number of kids trying tobacco for the first time has declined since the 1970s, there are still new smokers every year and kids’ doctors want to do something about it. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) came out with a strong new […]

NEW YORK — Anheuser-Busch InBev has agreed to buy its main rival SABMiller for $104 billion, creating a super brewery with sales of $55 billion. The combined firm will be the world’s largest beer maker with nine of the world’s top 20 beers by volume. AB InBev will offer most SABMiller shareholders $67.59 per share […]

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — Emergency rooms in South Florida are filling up with patients suffering from synthetic drug overdoses, and the problem is getting worse due to a device that’s ostensibly supposed to help people quit smoking. Vaporizer pens are becoming the new way for drug users to not only get high, but do it […]

DENVER — Three grass fires in Colorado in the last two days have flared up along the Front Range, including in Watkins and Brighton on Wednesday. “Anytime that you have the heat that we have right now coupled with the drier conditions you’re gonna have an increased rate of these grass and brush fires,” North […]

HEMPSTEAD, Texas — Anger over Sandra Bland’s death in a Texas jail has boiled over after newly released video showed what happened at the traffic stop that led to her arrest. Now, many question whether she should have been arrested at all. The dash cam video shows Texas state Trooper Brian Encinia pulling Bland over […]

For more than 50 years we’ve known that smoking can kill you. It is still the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S. and yet 42.1 million people light up and new smokers start every day. “Smoking is my best friend,” Atlantan Barry Blackwell said. “It’s always with me long after friends have left […]

DENVER — Here are your 10 Things to Know for Friday, May 15, 2015. 1. The thrill is gone: ‘King of the Blues’ B.B. King dies at 89 Riley B. King, the legendary guitarist known as B.B. King, whose velvety voice and staccato-picking style brought blues from the margins to the mainstream, died at age 89. […]

ARVADA, Colo. — An Arvada business is releasing surveillance video hoping it will help lead police catch three people responsible for a spike in thefts. The owners of the Vapor Exchange reported losing thousands of dollars worth of merchandise after a burglary early Thursday morning. The thieves are also suspected of several other thefts at […]

LAYTON, Utah — A Utah toddler died from injuries that police said were caused by his mother’s boyfriend during a potty training incident. Police were notified of the abuse when James Sieger Jr., 2, was unresponsive and covered in bruises when he arrived at Davis County hospital on Saturday. The boy, who suffered severe internal […]