Colorado gay bar shooting suspect facing murder, hate crime charges

The man suspected of opening fire at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs was being held on murder and hate crime charges Monday, while hundreds of people gathered to honor the five people killed and 17 wounded in the attack on a venue that for decades was a sanctuary for the local LGBTQ community.

First U.S. case of bird flu human infection confirmed in Colorado

A Colorado prison inmate has tested positive for bird flu in the first recent confirmed case of a human infected with the disease that has resulted in the deaths of millions of chickens and turkeys, but federal officials say they still see little threat to the general public.

Colorado judge sets hearing to consider request to lower trucker's 110-year sentence

A Colorado judge is set to consider a request from prosecutors to reduce the sentence of a truck driver who caused a fiery 28-car pileup on a highway that killed four people. He was sentenced to 110 years in prison, drawing outrage from across the country, but prosecutors are now asking for his sentence to be reduced to 20 to 30 years.