Colorado

Colorado Bureau of Investigation (NEW YORK) — Jessica Meise, a Colorado woman who was kidnapped by her ex-boyfriend, was found alive Wednesday and transported to a local hospital, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office. Meise’s condition is unknown at this time, authorities said. Meise, 43, had been missing since Tuesday after she was forcibly […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Mayor Yemi Mobolade made history in May when he was elected as the first Black immigrant and non-GOP mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The former pastor ran as an independent on a platform, he says, that focused on “quality of life” over party lines. “To [any]one in this room who […]

Lightvision, LLC/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 26-year-old Boulder, Colorado, woman died after falling 500 feet while climbing a ridge at the Rocky Mountain National Park, park officials said Monday. The woman was doing a free-solo climb at the site on Ypsilon Mountain when she fell on Sunday, according to the National Park Service. Her […]

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) — The suspect accused of killing five people in a mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is set to be arraigned Monday on 323 charges, including multiple first-degree murder, attempted murder and bias-motivated crimes charges. Investigators and witnesses say Aldrich, a 22-year-old who identifies as […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — For a generation, the concept of a gun that can only be fired by its rightful owner was seen as something of a holy grail for gun safety. Efforts to develop the technology were launched, and the state of New Jersey even went so far to build a law around […]

Jefferson County, CO Sheriff’s Office (NEW YORK) — One of three Colorado teenagers accused of throwing large landscaping rocks toward at least seven cars allegedly took a photo of the final victim’s car after hitting it “as a memento,” according to court documents. Joseph Koenig, Nicholas “Mitch” Karol-Chik and Zachary Kwak, all 18-year-old high school […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — One of at least seven victims of rock-throwing incidents in Colorado, the last of which took the life of a 20-year-old woman, is sharing his story. Nathan Tipton, a Lyft and Uber driver, had just finished driving a customer when, around 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, he was driving southbound on Highway […]

Douglas County School District (COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) — A Colorado school bus driver faces 30 counts of child abuse after he braked hard in an apparent attempt to teach students on the bus a lesson, according to school and court records. Brian Fitzgerald, 61, had recently started driving for the Douglas County School District when the […]

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (DENVER) — A Colorado dentist accused of killing his wife by putting poison in her protein shakes was formally charged with first-degree murder on Thursday. James Toliver Craig, 45, appeared in an orange prison jumpsuit at the Arapahoe County District Court in Centennial, Colorado, where prosecutors filed formal charges while the defense […]

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (AURORA, Colo.) — A Colorado dentist accused of killing his wife by putting poison in her protein shakes is set to return to court on Thursday morning. James Toliver Craig, 45, of Aurora, Colorado, was arrested early Sunday and charged with first-degree murder. He was ordered to be held without bond, according […]