Latest Local News Headlines

  1. 8 injured in 3-vehicle crash on I-225

    8 injured in 3-vehicle crash on I-225

    Eight people were injured -- four critically -- in a three-vehicle crash that closed southbound Interstate 225 for four hours early Saturday morning.

  2. Officer injured; patrol car rear-ended

    Officer injured; patrol car rear-ended

    An officer was injured when another vehicle rear-ended his patrol car early Saturday morning.

  3. Crash kills 1, car hits abandoned truck

    Crash kills 1, car hits abandoned truck

    A car hits an abandoned truck on I-70 near Wadsworth that leaves one woman dead and two others injured.

Summer-like heat for the holiday weekend
Summer-like heat for the holiday weekend

Highs will top out in the 80s and 90s through the weekend as we mark the unofficial start of Summer. 

7 things to do for Memorial Day weekend (May 24-26, 2013)
7 things to do for Memorial Day weekend (May 24-26, 2013)

Take a look of the 7NEWS' list of the things to do for the Memorial Day weekend.

Decision in Lobato v Colorado Board of Education case due next week
Decision in Lobato v Colorado Board of Education case due next week

The Colorado Supreme Court will issue a decision May 28 on whether the state's public schools are adequately funded.

Police: Student
Police: Student's replica AK-47 caused lockdown, gunman search at…

Police say a student with a replica AK-47 used in a class history project triggered a lockdown and massive police search at Thornton High School Friday.

Xcel to pay $150,000 to settle OSHA citations in fire that killed 5 workers
Xcel to pay $150,000 to settle OSHA citations in fire that killed 5 workers

Xcel Energy has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle federal safety citations stemming from a fire that killed five maintenance workers near Georgetown.

Denver convenience store owner arrested on drug charges
Denver convenience store owner arrested on drug charges

A convenience store owner was arrested Friday on drug charges after an investigation that police say lasted several months and involved several undercover …

3 men plead not guilty in stabbing deaths of 5 at Fero
3 men plead not guilty in stabbing deaths of 5 at Fero's Bar & Grill in October

Three men have pleaded not guilty in a horrific attack where five people were stabbed to death at Fero's Bar and Grill, which was then torched last October.

ThornCreek Church taking donations, volunteers to Moore, Oklahoma to…
ThornCreek Church taking donations, volunteers to Moore, Oklahoma to…

A church in Thornton is sending a relief team to Oklahoma next week and they are willing to take certain donations with them.

Cigarette blamed for 3-alarm apartment fire in Fort Collins
Cigarette blamed for 3-alarm apartment fire in Fort Collins

The improper disposal of a cigarette is to blame for a 3-alarm fire in Fort Collins earlier this week, investigators say.

Police release sketch of man who offered 9-year-old Loveland girl a ride
Police release sketch of man who offered 9-year-old Loveland girl a ride

Loveland police release a sketch of a male driver who offered a ride to a 9-year-old girl who was playing outside her home on Tuesday afternoon.

Scenic passes, roads opening: Independence Pass, Trail Ridge Road,…
Scenic passes, roads opening: Independence Pass, Trail Ridge Road,…

Several passes and roads will be open for the season today and over the weekend, including Independence Pass, Trail Ridge Road and Cottonwood Pass.

Prosecutors charge Centaurus High School bomb suspect Andrew de…
Prosecutors charge Centaurus High School bomb suspect Andrew de…

Prosecutors say a teen accused of bringing a bomb to his high school in Lafayette earlier this month poses a "future threat."

CDOT officials review I-70 construction zone in Glenwood Canyon after 2…
CDOT officials review I-70 construction zone in Glenwood Canyon after 2…

CDOT officials are reviewing a construction zone on I-70 in Glenwood Canyon after 2 deadly crashes happened in the past six weeks.

Motorcyclist run over, killed on southbound I-225 near Iliff
Motorcyclist run over, killed on southbound I-225 near Iliff

A motorcyclist was run over on Interstate 225 Friday morning and killed.

National and World News

  1. 2 dead after Angel Flight crashes in NY

    2 dead after Angel Flight crashes in NY

    An fixed wing medical flight crashes in New York, killing two passengers.  The pilot is missing.

  2. UK: 2 men arrested in plane incident

    UK: 2 men arrested in plane incident

    British police say they arrested 2 men after a flight from Pakistan to England was diverted by a fighter jet due to an "incident" on board.

  3. Abducted Iowa teen search scaled back

    Abducted Iowa teen search scaled back

    Authorities are scaling back their search for a missing Iowa teenager abducted from a rural school bus stop this week.

  4. Company won't notify customers of breach

    Company won't notify customers of breach

    Oklahoma-based TerraCom Inc. and affiliate YourTel America Inc. say they don't plan to notify all affected consumers of a privacy breach.

  5. Judge: Ariz. sheriff profiles Latinos

    Judge: Ariz. sheriff profiles Latinos

    A federal judge has ruled that the office of America's self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff" systematically racially profiled Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols.

  6. Collapsed I-5 bridge was 'obsolete'

    Collapsed I-5 bridge was 'obsolete'

    An Interstate 5 bridge in Washington state was "functionally obsolete" when an oversize truck hit an overhead span, causing the bridge to collapse and sending two vehicles plummeting into the river below.

  7. Drone rules leave unanswered questions

    Drone rules leave unanswered questions

    President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes.

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Special Coverage Sections

  1. Full timeline: Marathon bombing case

    Full timeline: Marathon bombing case

    Get the latest developments on the Boston Marathon bombings and the search for answers.

  2. Special Coverage: CT School Shooting

    Special Coverage: CT School Shooting

    Ongoing coverage of the mass shooting inside Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown, Conn.

  3. Amendment 64 and legalized pot in Colo.

    Amendment 64 and legalized pot in Colo.

    In November Colorado voters approved Amendment 64, setting in motion the legalization of recreational marijuana in this state.

  4. Aurora movie theater shooting

    Aurora movie theater shooting

    Ongoing coverage of the case against James Holmes and archived coverage of the mass shooting he is accused of committing.

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CALL7 Investigators

  1. DOC buys travel for official on leave

    DOC buys travel for official on leave

    Just one hour after the state prison director placed parole chief Tim Hand on administrative leave, the agency purchased an airline ticket to send Hand to an out-of-state meeting.

  2. Dangerous Denver streets for cyclists

    Dangerous Denver streets for cyclists

    Some of the most accident-prone areas in Denver for bicycles are designated as bike routes, a CALL7 computer-assisted investigation found.

  3. Widow: Leon 'was loved and he counted'

    Widow: Leon 'was loved and he counted'

    "I want in big letters, Nathan Collin Leon, the loving husband and father; the 27-year-old man that got murdered for a t-shirt," said Nathan's widow, Katie Leon.

Staying Healthy

  1. Get Outdoors Colorado coming this summer

    Get Outdoors Colorado coming this summer

    The 6th annual National Get Outdoors Day event in Colorado provides educational experiences for healthier living, active outdoor lifestyles, conservation awareness and natural resource participation. 

  2. Report: 390 kids per year drown in pools

    Report: 390 kids per year drown in pools

    An average of 390 children, most younger than age 5, drown in pools across the U.S. each year according to two new reports.

  3. Some unions now angry about health care

    Some unions now angry about health care

    Some labor unions that initially backed President Barack Obama's health care overhaul are now frustrated and angry about what they say are unexpected consequences of the plan that could hurt their members.

Watercooler

  1. Rare Superman comic found in house

    Rare Superman comic found in house

    A Minnesota man finds a rare copy of the first Superman comic book and it gets torn in a dispute with a relative.

  2. Ramsey gets free burgers for life

    Ramsey gets free burgers for life

    More than a dozen restaurants in Northeast Ohio have pledged to offer Charles Ramsey a free burger anytime he stops by.

  3. Baseball bat beer raises military money

    Baseball bat beer raises military money

    Craft breweries across the country, including Longmont-based Left Hand Brewing Co., are raising money for military families with a beer aged with baseball bats.

Politics

  1. Drone rules leave unanswered questions

    Drone rules leave unanswered questions

    President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes.

  2. Tea party vs. old guard in Senate rift

    Tea party vs. old guard in Senate rift

    A simmering feud between establishment Republicans and tea partyers broke into full view this week.

  3. DOC buys travel for official on leave

    DOC buys travel for official on leave

    Just one hour after the state prison director placed parole chief Tim Hand on administrative leave, the agency purchased an airline ticket to send Hand to an out-of-state meeting.

  4. Governor signs wildfire bills

    Governor signs wildfire bills

    Wildfire prevention measures passed after Colorado's tragic wildfire season last year have been signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper.

Consumer News

  1. Summer travel forecast: Partly better

    Summer travel forecast: Partly better

    The forecast for summer travel, 2013: Partly sunny.

  2. Some unions now angry about health care

    Some unions now angry about health care

    Some labor unions that initially backed President Barack Obama's health care overhaul are now frustrated and angry about what they say are unexpected consequences of the plan that could hurt their members.

  3. Denver Water delays drought pricing

    Denver Water delays drought pricing

    A wet spring has caused Denver Water to delay its proposed drought pricing for water use that had been scheduled to start in June.