
Boeing to lay off more than 60 workers in Colorado
The announcement comes as the aerospace company slashes its workforce nationwide.

Denver oil exec tapped by Trump to head Energy
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen a Denver oil executive to head the nation’s energy department.

Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn is ending her retirement at age 40 to make a skiing comeback
Lindsey Vonn says she is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team in an attempt to race again at age 40.

Biden administration to restrict drilling, renewables in the U.S. West — including Colorado — to help struggling bird
Greater sage grouse — chicken-sized birds known for an elaborate mating ritual— were once found across much of the U.S. West. Their numbers plummeted in recent decades because of energy exploration, wildfires, disease and other pressures.

Plea hearing postponed for Colorado funeral home owners accused of stashing 190 bodies, giving fake ashes to families
Colorado funeral home owners accused of stashing 190 bodies and giving grieving families fake ashes were expected to plead guilty Friday, but the hearing was postponed because of a snowstorm.

Grand Junction teen fights kidney failure after eating McDonald’s Quarter Pounders
Kamberlyn Bowler, of Grand Junction, Colorado, had to be flown 250 miles to a hospital near Denver in mid-October, where she received dialysis for 10 days in an urgent effort to save her kidneys.

Colorado congressional candidates in up-for-grabs district walk the line on border security
The caution from the two candidates, both Hispanic, makes the 8th District something of a testing ground for efforts by both sides to appeal to Latino voters.

McDonald’s Quarter Pounder back on menus after testing points to Colorado Springs facility as E. coli source
McDonald’s says testing has ruled out beef patties as the source of the outbreak of E. coli poisoning tied to its Quarter Pounders.

Broncos receiver Josh Reynolds recovering from two gunshot wounds after visit to strip club
The Broncos say Reynolds’ injuries were “minor.”

Colorado funeral home owners accused of stashing dead bodies plead guilty to federal fraud charges
Jon and Carie Hallford each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. They were the owners of the Return To Nature Funeral Home and stood accused of sending fake ashes to families of the deceased.

Cortez man accused of threatening to kill Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold and other Democratic election officials will likely plead guilty
Teak Ty Brockbank posted violent threats about Griswold and the governor of Arizona, among others.

Colorado’s Supreme Court dismisses suit against baker who wouldn’t make a cake for transgender woman
Colorado’s Supreme Court dismissed on procedural grounds a lawsuit against a Christian baker who refused to bake a cake for a transgender woman. Justices did not weigh in on the free speech issues that brought the case to national attention.

New bill would award ‘Miracle On Ice’ hockey team with Congressional Gold Medals and send one to Colorado Springs
The proposal would create three medals, including one for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum in Colorado Springs.

Supreme Court rejects two appeals by Republicans involving Dominion Voting Systems
The court also rejected a Republican challenge to a Biden administration executive order intended to boost voter registration.

Black bear with 3 cubs attacks man after breaking into Colorado home
Wildlife officials said they killed the bears because they were used to getting food from people.

John Amos, patriarch on ‘Good Times’ and Emmy nominee for ‘Roots,’ and former CSU Ram, dies at 84
Amos died Aug. 21 of natural causes in Los Angeles. His publicist confirmed the news of his death Tuesday.