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DENVER — E-cigarettes are smokeless, tobacco-free, and now ads promoting their use could be banned. Dan Daru explains in his video report what action Colorado lawmakers are taking to protect children.

DENVER — Lawmakers Wednesday voted down a proposal to raise the minimum age requirement for buying cigarettes to 21, a bipartisan proposal that split both Democratic and Republican caucuses. The House Finance Committee voted down House Bill 1263 on a vote of 6-7 with Rep. Daniel Kagan, D-Denver, joining the six Republicans on the panel […]

SEATTLE — Several times a day, helicopters land and take off from the helipad above Seattle’s Fisher Plaza. But this time was different. The abnormal sound — what the lead investigator described as an “unusual noise” — gave away Tuesday morning that something was amiss. What followed immediately afterward proved it, as a news helicopter […]

1. Police arrest armed suspects in SW Denver, say 2-3 still at large Denver police arrested three people and were looking for several more after a rush-hour chase in the southwest part of the city Tuesday morning. Police said the three arrested were “believed to be involved in a series of robberies over the past 5-6 weeks.” 2. DIA: […]

DENVER — New research may have E-Cigarette users think twice about using the devices. A study by researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute shows the vapors from electronic cigarettes leave behind a potentially toxic residue known as “third-hand smoke.” The residue — which also occurs in regular cigarette smoke — clings to clothing, furniture and […]

It’s an image that tugs at the heartstrings. A smiling 7-year-old girl poses in her cheerleading uniform, circled by a ring of pompons, her bald head a telltale sign of her chemotherapy treatments. The photo hit Facebook last year and popped up all over with messages of support. “Like” to show this little girl you […]

Fifty years ago, smoking was linked to cancer in the first surgeon general’s report on tobacco. On Friday, Dr. Boris Lushniak, the acting surgeon general, issued the 32nd report on tobacco, saying “enough is enough.” His goal: eliminating the use of cigarettes and tobacco. In 1964, when Dr. Luther Terry released the first surgeon general’s […]

Smoking can kill you. We’ve known that for at least 50 years — and yet millions still smoke, and thousands more pick up the habit every year. Why? Their stories involve strong addictions, passionate defiance — and billions spent to make people act against their own best interest. How bad is it? In 1965, 42% […]

Most teens may be “Above the Influence” when it comes to cocaine and cigarettes, but marijuana use is growing among students. Sixty percent of U.S. high school seniors do not see regular marijuana use as harmful to their health, according to this year’s Monitoring the Future survey from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. More […]

The nicotine delivered by cigarettes — even the electronic versions — may still contribute to heart disease, a new study suggests. A new paper delivered at the American Society of Cell Biology annual meeting in New Orleans on Sunday suggests that nicotine can cause direct harm to cells in the heart. Nicotine is an highly […]

DENVER — A Denver restaurant earned an “F” on our report card for their roaches and roach feces. East Asia Garden East Asia Garden located at 1156 South Broadway failed our report for 19 critical violations in their last two inspections. In September, inspectors said a “live roach (was) observed crawling around in (an) open […]

Here are 10 things to know for Tuesday, November 12, 2013: 1. Fire crews use jaws of life to rescue driver Crews worked quickly to rescue a party that was trapped inside a vehicle after an early morning rollover Tuesday. The car flipped over at 11th and Bannock after 6 a.m, forcing the intersection to […]