
Lush Conditions Fuel Increase In Rabbit Fever
Fifteen people have contracted tularemia, or rabbit fever, so far this year.

Starbucks Raising Prices For Some Drinks By 5 To 20 Cents
A small and large brewed coffee will each go up by 10 cents in most areas of the country, Starbucks says.

Vail Closes Deal On Australia’s Largest Ski Resort For $135M
The resort is the largest and most visited in Australia and is relatively close to Sydney and Melbourne.

Investigators Have Person Of Interest In Dylan Redwine Case
Dylan Redwine went missing in 2012. His remains were found seven months later in southwestern Colorado.

Western Slope School District Sees Drop In Pot-Related Expulsions
School officials in Grand Junction are crediting counseling and a campus security officer with decreasing expulsions for students caught with marijuana.

Peach Season Starts Early In Western Colorado
A warm winter and gentle spring kept most of the area’s fruit crops alive.

Body In Boulder Creek May Be Missing Tuber, Officials Say
A hiker saw the body in the water Tuesday. Rescue crews retrieved the body later that evening.

Remains Of Colorado Marine Who Died In WWII Found In Central Pacific
The remains of 36 marines were uncovered on the island of Betio in the central Pacific southeast of the Marshall Islands last month.

Lightning Starts Wildfire In Dinosaur
A wildfire sparked by lightning has burned just under 1 square mile in Dinosaur National Monument in northwestern Colorado.

Theater Shooter: ‘I Took The Blood That Wasn’t Mine To Take’
Colorado theater shooter James Holmes told a psychiatrist months after the shooting that he was in jail because he “took the blood that wasn’t mine to take.”

Littleton Students’ Lady Bugs Perish In Failed SpaceX Launch
KUSA-TV reports three fifth-grade students from Littleton won a national bid to have their experiment on the survival of lady bugs in space included on the unmanned supply rocket.

Aspen Residents On Alert For Bear Break-Ins
Wildlife officials are trying to catch a bear that’s been breaking into homes in Aspen.

Can A Wasp From China Stop Ash Borer Beetles?
The wasps target the eggs of emerald ash borer beetles, which have killed more than 50 million trees in 25 states.

Lightning Strikes Bierstadt Hikers
The lightning hit around 11:30 a.m. on the popular 14,000-foot-plus mountain about 40 miles west of Denver.

GOP Presidential Hopefuls At Western Conservative Summit
Five Republican presidential hopefuls were in Denver Saturday talking to a group of conservative activists.

Colorado GOP To Talk Blackmail Scandal During Party Meeting
Last week, state Republican Chairman Steve House accused three other party members of telling him to resign or else face reports that he cheated on his wife.