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EDITOR’S NOTE: This report includes details from trial testimony that may be disturbing for readers. -- Detra Farries’ decision to drive away after realizing her vehicle was about to be towed is what led an El Paso County coroner to...... Full story

It was the late 1970s and Douglas Lee Cooley, a broadcasting student, had just gotten his big break, a job with Pueblo’s radio station, KDZA. Dinner at his parents’ Pueblo home that night was interrupted by a call — his father...... Full story

• EDITORS NOTE: This report includes details from trial testimony that may be disturbing for readers. — Did she know? Eyewitnesses at Detra Farries’ dragging-death trial added more fuel to the debate Thursday while recounting...... Full story

A tow-truck driver who ran after a woman’s fleeing SUV came close enough to tap on her window when he caught up to her, an eyewitness said Wednesday as Detra Farries’ dragging-death trial continued. After describing how Allen Lew Rose...... Full story

An eyewitness who is central to Detra Farries’ defense told a jury Tuesday that dragging-victim Allen Lew Rose used a “bowling motion” to throw tow-hooks onto Farries’ vehicle as she drove away. What Christopher Dunlap told...... Full story

AURORA — Colorado Republican Party Chair Ryan Call says he believes any of the remaining GOP presidential candidates can pose a serious challenge to President Barack Obama. Call wouldn't say whom he supported at his precinct caucus at...... Full story

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Republican Ron Paul said front-runner Mitt Romney's inability to brush back challenges in votes Tuesday "opens up the door" to him and others looking to deny the former Massachusetts governor the party's presidential...... Full story

CANBERRA, Australia — A ferry carrying 350 people sank Thursday off northern Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific, officials said. SKY News television reported in Australia that the ferry had been found and that four ships and two...... Full story

When Edward Thomas Coffey Jr., 47, walked into court Friday morning, he knew he would spend the rest of his life in prison. He intended to admit that on July 27 he had shot two men, critically wounding one and killing the second. And that he had...... Full story

Air Force Academy cadet Stephen Colangelo said he heard the lock on a dorm room “click” on Nov. 4. He banged on the door and after about a minute, Cadet Stephan Claxton opened it. That’s when Colangelo and other cadets said they...... Full story

DENVER — For the sixth time in a decade, Democrats are running a bill that would give discounted college tuition to children of illegal immigrants. The last attempt, in the 2011 session, failed in the Republican-controlled House of...... Full story

Cheyenne Mountain School District 12 was one of the star performers in a report on graduation and dropout rates released Friday by the Colorado Department of Education. It not only had the highest 2011 graduation rate among the 17 districts in the...... Full story

Financial and student achievement concerns may derail STAR Academy’s bid to renew its contract with Colorado Springs School District 11 for five years. Instead, a probationary two-year term was recommended to the D-11 school board at a work...... Full story

A 78-year-old man was arrested Monday on suspicion of attempted second-degree murder after police say he took several shots at another man inside a mobile home park for seniors. The 61-year-old victim was not injured in the 1:45 p.m. incident at...... Full story

Elementary students viewed a star-studded night sky during class. Older students sent rockets soaring across classrooms. A NASA astronaut and a Lockheed-Martin space operations engineer shared their stories. It was all part of the second annual...... Full story