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A Boulder family hired 1st Choice Moving & Storage and literally put their life's possessions in the company's hands. Now all of their belongings are gone. More


Employees find out their health insurance premiums weren't paid. More


The CALL7 Investigators uncovered a loophole in car registrations that some Coloradans were exploiting because it was cheaper to pay the tickets than to pay for registration. The city of Denver is closing that loophole. More


Gov. Bill Ritter promised a hiring freeze last year to help bridge the budget gap, but a CALL7 investigation found that as many as 2,300 employees were hired during the “freeze.” More


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Gov. Bill Ritter’s staff determined projects like building remodeling, e-mail marketing and paperless board meetings would disrupt an essential state function if the contracts were cut to solve the state's budget crisis, a CALL7 Investigation found. More


A well-known Denver doctor received a ballot for Tuesday's election despite the fact that he died in 2003, a CALL7 investigation found. More


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A CALL7 Investigation, that showed workers in medical marijuana clinics coaching potential customers on how to obtain a "Red Card," was used in a Denver city council briefing on Monday, where city leaders discussed ways to regulate the booming business. More


A Pueblo attorney who represents mental health patients is under investigation by the state after a CALL7 investigation questioned whether she properly represented a patient. More
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An earache, $50, and eight minutes of a doctor's time was all that was needed to obtain a medical marijuana certificate from the state of Colorado. More


Judge Dennis Maes
The Pueblo District chief judge will require mental health patients to appear in person to ensure they understand proceedings and are voluntarily waiving their rights to have hearings in medication cases. More
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Josh Garcia
Many Colorado mental health patients, some of the most vulnerable people in the state, are being represented by an attorney who has more than 200 patients annually and may not have conferred with a client who later died after questionable care at the state mental hospital, a CALL7 Investigation found. More


On Thursday, Oct. 22, the CALL7 Investigators aired a special report from inside Denver Health Medical Center, focusing on the current state of the health care system in a large, publicly funded hospital. More


The state’s top transportation official gave his managers bonuses despite state rules that prohibit performance payments to the highly paid officials, a CALL7 investigation found. More


The CALL7 Investigators have learned that FBI agents have visited Denver-area landscaping suppliers and companies where terrorism suspect Najibullah Zazi either purchased material or inquired about employment. More
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Hundreds, possibly thousands of the nation's box girder bridges, have wood construction forms still inside. Experts say those forms could accelerate corrosion and prevent the complete visual inspection of a bridge's interior. More


Chandler Grafner Neveah Gallegos and Luz Valdez
A governor’s committee report on child protection recommended a centralized state hotline for child welfare cases and a fully funded state training academy for caseworkers. More


The Colorado Department of Human Services will review the case of an infant who was sent home and died while under the scrutiny of the city human services department. More


Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper said he didn’t know if the deaths of two children who received questionable oversight by his Department of Human Services were managed properly. More


The case of a premature baby who died less than two days after leaving the hospital was reported to the Denver Department of Human Services, but city child protection workers did not provide assistance that might have saved the child’s life, a CALL7 investigation found. More


For the past two years, the CALL7 Investigators have been reporting on the preventable deaths of a number of children under the watch of Denver Human Services. Now, the CALL7 Investigators have found more questionable decisions by Human Services that could have contributed to the death of a child. More


Three years after their daughter was killed by an armed intruder at Platte Canyon High School, the parents of Emily Keyes are gaining national attention for a school safety program called the "Standard Response Protocol." More


Najibullah Zazi
CALL7 Investigators have uncovered information that could call into question the credibility of Najibullah Zazi, the man being interviewed by federal agents in connection with an international terrorism investigation, and Zazi’s stated reason for traveling to and from Pakistan. More


Ernie Duran Jr.
The president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 7 has hired relatives at high salaries, and former employees said he fired people after they had questioned union spending on certain food, liquor and trips, a CALL7 investigation found. More


Jim Weis
In a time of severe budget cuts and state employee furloughs, the Colorado Department of Education spent tens of thousands of dollars for new furniture, pricey plasma televisions and expensive dinners, a CALL7 investigation found. More


It's touted as one of the most high-end condominium complexes in the Denver area, but the CALL7 Investigators discovered the developer of The Landmark in Greenwood Village cutting corners on the project. Now, Zack Davidson's company has filed for bankruptcy protection. More
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The Drug Enforcement Administration suspected that a former strip club owner was a major Ecstasy dealer in Denver since 2001, but scrapped the investigation for “political reasons,” a DEA agent testified Monday. More


Fire Chief says all problems uncovered by Call7 investigation are being fixed.

The Highlands Ranch man indicted on drug and explosives charges was ordered held without bond Wednesday with a federal judge who ruled that Lance Migliaccio is a flight risk and danger to the community. More
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The Denver Fire Department turned in thousands of hours of faulty and fraudulent records to an insurance rating agency that helps set insurance prices, a CALL7 investigation found. More


The chief medical officer of the state health department told 7NEWS that changes are coming to his department in the wake of the hepatitis C scare in Colorado. More


Denver County Sheriff's Office
Rose Medical Center wanted to begin sending letters to patients who may have been exposed to hepatitis C as early as June 15, but officials with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment asked the hospital to wait. More


Colorado’s oldest newspaper -- one with a history of taking on politicians in Black Hawk and Gilpin County -- was purchased by Black Hawk Mayor David Spellman. More
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Brandon Marshall
Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall said he wanted to be traded more than 18 months ago and said he "hated Denver," according to documents obtained by the CALL7 Investigators.More
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Her disappearance captivated the state and now the trial of her father may soon answer the question: what happened to 6-year-old Aarone Thompson? More


In February, 2004 CALL7 Investigator John Ferrugia began investigating Zicam after a KMGH employee said she had lost her sense of smell after using it. Now, the FDA is warning consumers that Zicam nasal spray can permanently damage users’ sense of smell. More


The federal government spent tens of thousands of tax dollars investigating and prosecuting a veteran postal worker over a shortage of funds at the Park Hill post office. The CALL7 Investigators discovered it was over $78.29. More
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Patrol Chief tells legislative audit committee there was nothing wrong with trooper relay.

Former neighbors of a man accused of a double-murder-suicide say the shooter was a "crazy and dangerous" man who harassed them on multiple occasions. CALL7 Investigators have learned, the harassment was so bad, one of the neighbors was granted a restraining order. More


There is something inside a number of Colorado bridges that may be hiding problems, but until CALL7 Investigator John Ferrugia started asking questions, the executive director of Colorado Department of Transportation didn't know about it. More


When 21-year-old Josh Garcia entered the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo, his family was hoping that the he would receive treatment for his bipolar disorder. Instead, the treatment he received led to his death, his family says. More


Pinnacol Assurance, the state political subdivision that provides worker's compensation insurance, spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on employee bonuses, golf outings, expensive dinners and drinking occasions and ritzy hotels, a CALL7 investigation found. More


The Gilpin County clerk has spent thousands of dollars for non-highway expenditures out of a fund designated to supervise highways, including paying a contractor with whom she admits to having a close personal relationship, a CALL7 investigation found. More


State law gives consumers the right to use the body shop of their choice for car repair. It also bars insurance companies from “steering” business to particular repair shops instead of the one a consumer already selected. So how is it that six years after the law was passed, the Colorado Division of Insurance has yet to find fault or penalize a single company following a complaint? More
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If you don't register your car, there is little the state or counties can do other than write a ticket. So what's cheaper: a few tickets or one year of car registration? More


7NEWS' investigation into the deaths of children who were supposed to be under the protection of the Denver Department of Human Services won the prestigious George Foster Peabody Awards. More


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Witches and ghosts are not the only scary things this Halloween. Many of the face paints your children will use to dress up contain harmful lead and other heavy metals that could make them sick. More
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With Colorado's unemployment rate hovering in the 7 percent range, thousands of people have been turning to temp jobs to try to make ends meet. More


Moments after birth, many babies in Denver were placed on a baby warmer that was recalled months ago because of a risk the baby could catch fire. More


The attorney general is accusing roofing contractors of defrauding Colorado homeowners.

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King Soopers is recalling nearly a half-million pounds of ground beef products that might be linked to 14 cases of salmonella in Colorado. More


Scammers are out in full force following Monday's severe storms. More


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A family in Highlands Ranch is suing Nestle after their 6-year-old daughter contracted the same, deadly form of E. coli found in cookie dough recalled by the company. More


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In a time when many people are searching for jobs, the Internet is full of scam artists hoping you will pay for employment information from the government that is already available for free. More


On the heels of a warning from the U.S. Federal Drug Administration, the Call7 Investigators find nasal Zicam products still on store shelves. More
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Colorado residents affected by Sunday's powerful storms are beginning to sort through the wreckage and pick up the pieces. More


Companies claim to have the power make all of your bad credit go away with just a wave of their magic wand and a substantial fee, but AARP Elder Watch warns, there is no magic wand and bad credit can not be erased. More


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One of the largest U.S. pet food manufacturers is voluntary recalling nearly all of its dry cat food. More


Sometimes a child's favorite toy is not really a toy at all and may contain potentially dangerous levels of lead. More


A 99-year-old Westminster woman says a Grand County mortician took her pre-paid funeral money. The mortician faces several felony charges. More


Refrigerator one of 1.6 million recalled by Maytag in March. More


The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to be on the lookout for fraudulent e-mails and Web sites trying to take advantage of the current swine flu outbreak. More


Some patients in the Denver area are having to ask themselves how much they would pay to stay with their current doctor. More
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Hundreds of front range residents say they paid Claim Specialists International for new roofs last summer and never received them. More


People are being reconnected with long lost friends to whom they never intended to reach out. More
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission, after a barrage of calls and e-mails, has decided to grant a one year stay of the new lead-testing law for certain products. More


Families are seeking affordable solutions to elder care when assisted living or nursing home care is out of reach. More
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The California Attorney General sent a notice of violation of the jewelry law to several major retailers after dangerous lead levels were found in their products, which are also sold in Colorado. More
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Dozens of Greeley residents received phony calls claiming their credit card information had been compromised. More


E-mails and letters that appear to be from government agencies are among the latest round of scams by criminals hoping to obtain money or personal information from victims. More


Medicare Part D plans change each year, so even if you're already enrolled you should review the 2009 options. Enrollment ends Dec. 31, 2008. More


If you live in Colorado, chances are your home is sitting on top soil that is producing radon gas at a level high enough to warrant a health concern. More
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There are free products and services available if you know where to look, who to ask, and are willing to put up with a few conditions. More


Immigration is a word that triggers all kinds of emotions, images and stereotypes. While many feel the laws aren't tough enough, a local couple found out how devastating immigration mistakes can be. More


Many people could have hundreds, even thousands of dollars in gold just lying around the house. Gold parties are a hot trend in a tough economy. More


A family new to Colorado lost everything in a fire, but say others can learn from their moving nightmare. More


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