Skier rescued after falling 2,000 feet off Colorado mountain

The San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office tweeted that the 32-year-old fell from Mount Wilson outside Telluride on Saturday.

Collapse at Colorado resort pool leaves 6 hurt, 2 critically

There were 50 to 100 guests in the pool when the collapse occurred about 9:50 a.m. Saturday at the Gaylord Rockies resort near Denver International Airport, Aurora Fire Rescue said.

Colorado school bus driver faces charges after video shows him slamming on brakes, jolting students

A Colorado school bus driver has been fired and is now facing dozens of counts of child abuse after being caught on video slamming the brakes, sending elementary students tumbling into the seats in front of them.

Prison sex abuse must be rooted out, Justice official tells wardens

Sexual abuse in the nation’s federal prisons must be rooted out, the Justice Department’s second-highest-ranking leader told prison wardens gathered for their first nationwide training since revelations that a toxic, permissive culture at a California prison allowed abuse to run rampant.

'Smart Gun' introduced with fingerprint, facial recognition technology

Colorado company Biofire Technologies has unveiled a new "Smart Gun;" a gun that can only be fired after quickly verifying the shooter's identity with fingerprint and facial recognition technology.

In Colorado River talks, still no agreement about water cuts

On one side is California and some tribes along the river that want to protect their high-priority rights to the river’s water, which they use for drinking and farming. On the other side are the other six states — Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico — who say it’s time to come up with an approach that more fairly shares the river.

Skier killed after colliding with tree at Colorado mountain resort

Authorities said the woman was skiing down Muleshoe when she fell. She continued to fall and slide down the slope before striking a tree.

Man, 81, accused of killing wife, daughter with ax

Authorities say the man told them he planned the killings to keep his wife and daughter from being homeless after he lost his job.