Gator Wrestling: 'Not A Thinking Man's Sport'
Standing in a pool full of 2-foot-long alligators, Jay Young starts teaching a class on gator wrestling."He who hesitates gets bit. Don't think about it," says Young, owner of Colorado Gators....
View ArticleSecretaries Of State At Center Of Election Battles
In his first year as Colorado's secretary of state, Republican Scott Gessler has been sued eight times.He has outraged Democrats by rewriting the state's campaign finance rules, tangled with counties...
View ArticleBraille Under Siege As Blind Turn To Smartphones
Like a lot of smartphone users, Rolando Terrazas, 19, uses his iPhone for email, text messages and finding a decent coffee shop. But Terrazas' phone also sometimes serves as his eyes: When he waves a...
View Article6 Miles Of Silver Ribbon: Locals Protest Christo
Bighorn Sheep Canyon in Colorado holds a chuckling ribbon of water, with a highway running alongside. Artist Christo wants to drape sections of it — almost 6 miles' worth — with long, billowing panels...
View ArticleIn Fairplay, Colo., Burro Racing Packs 'Em In
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz7EDScdakA First thing you need to know about burro racing — there's no riding. It's you on one end of a rope, hundreds pounds of equine on the other. And the burro,...
View ArticleResidents Struggle With Tragedy's 'Stain' On Aurora
As investigators dig deeper into Friday's mass shootings at a movie theater in the Denver suburb of Aurora, residents also are trying to piece together what happened and what it means for their...
View ArticleAurora, Colo., Tries To Capitalize On Its Ethnic Riches
Aurora, Colo., became a familiar name this summer, in the wake of a mass shooting at a local movie theater.But there's much more to this Denver suburb than the recent tragedy. Just ask Ethiopian...
View ArticleNew Lives Emerge From Colo. Wildfire Ashes, Still Scarred
West of the city of Colorado Springs, trees charred by the summer's wildfire scar the steep foothills. The Waldo Canyon fire destroyed more than 300 homes in June.Now, that devastated neighborhood is...
View ArticleStudent Opens Fire At Colo. High School, Wounds 2, Kills Self
A student armed with a shotgun opened fire at a Colorado high school, Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson said Friday. Police said the shooter injured two fellow students at Arapahoe High School...
View ArticlePastor Leads A New Brand Of Church For 'Sinners And Saints'
It's Sunday evening, and services are just getting underway at the House for All Sinners and Saints in Denver. Nearly 200 worshipers sit in circles of plastic chairs around a simple altar table....
View ArticleVerdict Reached In Aurora, Colo., Theater Shooting
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: We're waiting this afternoon to learn the fate of James Holmes. He's the gunman who killed 12 people in a Colorado movie theater three years...
View ArticleAurora, Colo., Theater Shooter Found Guilty Of First-Degree Murder
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: In Colorado, a jury has returned its verdict on James Holmes, the man on trial for killing 12 people and wounding more than 70 others in a...
View ArticleThree People Killed In Colorado Springs Shooting At Planned Parenthood
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View ArticleSee Where Women Have The Most And Least Political Representation In The U.S.
Wyoming is sometimes called the Equality State — it had the nation's first female governor and was the first territory to give women the right to vote. But that legacy isn't visible on the floor of the...
View ArticleSee Where Women Have The Most And Least Political Representation In The U.S.
Wyoming is sometimes called the Equality State — it had the nation's first female governor and was the first territory to give women the right to vote. But that legacy isn't visible on the floor of the...
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