
As oil prices drop, engineering students rethink strategy
The students feel like their prospective careers, and big salaries, may be drying up.

Four gunshots struck Jessica Hernandez, autopsy finds
The teenager also had marijuana and alcohol in her system during the Jan. 26 shooting.

Coroner: Four gunshot wounds in Jessica Hernandez
Also: 19K petitions demand federal probe into police shooting Also: Protesters demand answers from Denver DA over teen’s death

Student sex life surveys: too invasive?
Colorado has been asking middle and high school students about their sex lives and drug use for nearly a quarter of a century in anonymous public health surveys.

A break for Boulder snow shoveling laggards
Boulder authorities are temporarily waiving fines and fees for residents who do not clear their public sidewalks because of extreme weather conditions.

Blizzard warnings posted for southern Colorado
The warning includes Ouray, Telluride, Silverton, Hesperus and Creede.

Durango High School Twitter gossip account shut down
The tweets included derogatory statements about students’ sexual orientation, promiscuity and physical appearance.

Anti-fracking group backs off ballot talk
Coloradans Against Fracking will try to persuade Gov. John Hickenlooper to instead impose a ban on the practice.

‘Purgatory Resort’ replaces Durango Mountain Resort
A local businessman bought the resort and says he’s changing the name to reflect the historical one.

Colorado mulls bill to restrict on medical pot use
The bill would increase oversight on doctors who recommend marijuana for severe pain, the most common ailment on Colorado’s medical marijuana registry.

Fort Collins considers repealing panhandling ordinance
City councilors are planning a special meeting Friday afternoon to discuss the future of the ordinance.

Hash oil explosion in Carr leads to more charges
A 7-year-old boy was in the house when Levi Allen and co-defendant Clayton Smith caused the explosion.

Former Boulder chief faults police in Ramsey case
The former police chief said that he didn’t realize his comments would filter out to the rest of the world.

Temporary powdered alcohol ban advances in Colorado Senate
The product called Palcohol is still awaiting federal approval.

Wyoming ranchers sue over fire touched off by Colorado Guard
A southeast Wyoming couple is suing the Colorado Army National Guard for $6 million of damage that they say the state caused.

Police warrants at issue as Colorado drone bill gets 1st hearing
There have been weeks of closed-door meetings on the original proposal.