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Tren de Aragua gang started in Venezuela's prisons and now spreads fear in the US

Sep. 24, 2024 12:42 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — Former federal agent Was Tabor says his phone has been lighting up with calls from police departments around the U.S. for advice on how to combat the growing threat from the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. Tabor was in charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement...

Gunman who killed 10 at a Colorado supermarket is sentenced to life in prison

Sep. 23, 2024 21:43 PM EDT

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A mentally ill man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 was sentenced Monday to life in prison for murder after a jury rejected his attempt to avoid prison time by pleading not guilty by reason of insanity. Victims’ relatives recounted in...

Jurors begin deliberations in trial of man who killed 10 people at Colorado supermarket

Sep. 20, 2024 17:02 PM EDT

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Jurors on Friday began deliberating whether a mentally ill man who said he heard “killing voices” should be convicted of murder for fatally shooting 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 or be found not guilty by reason of insanity. In closing...

Mother of Colorado supermarket gunman says he is 'sick' and denies knowing about plan

Sep. 17, 2024 00:26 AM EDT

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The last time Khadija Ahidid saw her son, he came to breakfast in 2021 looking “homeless” with big hair so she offered to give him $20 so he could go get a shave or a haircut that day. Hours later, he shot and killed 10 people at a supermarket in the college town of...

Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders gives props to his much-maligned offensive line after big game

Sep. 15, 2024 16:14 PM EDT

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado offensive linemen gathered behind Shedeur Sanders at the postgame podium as his invited guests. This, after serving as faithful bodyguards. As a way of saying thanks — maybe even a mea culpa? — the Buffaloes quarterback...

Gunman says he heard 'killing voices' before Colorado supermarket shooting

Sep. 13, 2024 22:21 PM EDT

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A mentally ill man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket told psychologists he heard “killing voices” right before opening fire, a psychologist testified Friday during the gunman's trial. Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, who has been diagnosed with a severe...

Colorado Buffaloes football field damaged by man driving crashed pickup, police say

Sep. 13, 2024 12:49 PM EDT

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A man was arrested after being involved in several hit-and-run crashes, nearly hitting a person and eventually crashing his pickup truck through a gate and driving it onto the football stadium at the University of Colorado, causing damage to the grass, officials said. ...

Sundance Film Festival narrows search for new home to 3: Salt Lake City/Park City, Utah; Boulder, Colorado; Cincinnati

Sep. 12, 2024 13:01 PM EDT
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Sundance Film Festival narrows search for new home to 3: Salt Lake City/Park City, Utah; Boulder, Colorado; Cincinnati.

Deion Sanders denies asking Colorado band not to play in favor of son's music

Sep. 10, 2024 17:10 PM EDT

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Instead of chatting about how the world saw Colorado get " our butts kicked” by Nebraska, Deion Sanders opened his weekly news conference talking about the school’s fight song. It's just the latest sign of how no topic is too remote in a program run by...

Colorado's Shilo Sanders has surgery on arm, Deion Sanders says

Sep. 09, 2024 14:42 PM EDT

DENVER (AP) — Colorado safety Shilo Sanders had surgery after sustaining an arm injury in the team’s loss to Nebraska, his father and coach, Deion Sanders, said Monday in a social media post. Deion Sanders posted pictures of his son, including one with Shilo Sanders in a...