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Hundreds of Denver students walked out of high schools and colleges Friday afternoon to protest Arizona’s tough new law on illegal immigration.

A man in Greeley was sentenced today to life without parole after a Weld County jury found him guilty of murdering his girlfriend’s ex-husband.

A fire at a Glendale business gutted the building and snarled traffic on South Colorado Boulevard on Friday, and the ongoing investigation will continue to mess with traffic through the weekend.

A man convicted of killing Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams faces Willams’ family and friends during his sentencing. But he didn’t really want to.

Hundreds of Denver-area students participated in a walkout Friday, heading to the Colorado State Capitol to protest Arizona’s new law on illegal immigrants.

A fire at a home in Longmont sent a firefighter to the hospital late this morning with an ankle injury but has since been released.

The Colorado Senate has passed legislation holding teachers and principals accountable for the performance of their students.

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DENVER – Hundreds of students from 15 local high schools walked out of class in a solidarity march to protest the Arizona immigration bill. The walkout was organized by several immigration rights groups.

DENVER – The federal government classifies marijuana as a dangerous, “Schedule One” drug with no accepted medical use, but now the American Medical Association is challenging that classification and calling for more research into the benefits and side effects of cannabis.

Investigators seized 159 roosters at a home in Adams County this afternoon.
The Adams County Sheriff’s Office said it believes the roosters were being used for cockfighting.

The Denver School Of Science And Technology is one of three schools still in the national running to have President Barack Obama speak at their commencement ceremony.

Numerous accidents and severe weather conditions shut down Interstate 70 near Vail Pass for more than an hour, but it has been reopened in both directions.

Vice President Joe Biden and Colorado Democrats are trying to sell a sunny economic future.

A fifth-grader running late for school has been rushed to the hospital in critical condition after he was run over by a school bus he was trying to catch.

DENVER – Investigators say a fifth grade student who was trying to catch the bus to school was run over by it Friday morning.

A Denver District Court judge today sentenced Willie D. Clark to life in prison without parole for the murder of Denver Broncos player Darrent Williams.

Denver Post staffer Felisa Cardona is filing real-time updates from Denver District Court where Judge Christina M.

LONGMONT — A down-on-his luck Coloradan who got hired by a company that received stimulus funds nearly upstaged Vice President Joe Biden today at an event touting the impact of the

Jill Biden, the wife of Vice President Joe Biden, spent the day visiting two community colleges in Denver, learning how they are training students to apply new technologies in old-school job

A 14-year-old Colorado Springs boy died Thursday as he attempted a stunt on his bicycle.

DENVER (AP) – A 28-year-old Greeley man has been convicted of gunning down his girlfriend’s former husband.

ADAMS COUNTY – Investigators seized and euthanized more than 150 fighting roosters at a home in Adams County on Friday afternoon.

A Colorado Springs teenager died Thursday after jumping his bike off a loading dock and crashing to the pavement, slamming his head.

DENVER (AP) – Former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio is expected in federal court in Denver Tuesday to say whether he wants to waive his right to attend re-sentencing hearings.

DENVER (AP) – A lawmaker trying to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries is backing off a proposal to charge high fees to weed out operators who may have criminal ties.

DENVER – More than 300 restaurants participated, and an estimated 80,000 diners ate out Thursday to help provide nutritious meals for those battling life-threatening illnesses.

WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama has accelerated the search for his next Supreme Court nominee by interviewing candidates, including federal judges Merrick Garland and Sidney Thomas, according to a person with knowledge of the conversations.

The Denver School of Science & Technology is one of three finalists in an online poll to bring President Barack Obama to the school.

A man trying to elude Sheridan police this morning jumped into the South Platte River but he was captured, cold and wet, a short time later.

A 12-year-old boy who missed his school bus was critically injured this morning when he chased it and fell under a wheel.

An Aurora man being held in a stabbing death is suspected of killing his father.
Trevor Stewart, 22, called authorities early Wednesday to report a death in a house in the 21200 block of East

DENVER – The mother of slain Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams said she hoped her son’s murderer would find a way to change in the future.

COMMERCE CITY – Shortly after Commerce City hired its new city manager with a sweetheart deal in 2007, 9Wants to Know has learned the city council hired a consulting firm from California for $70,000 to help him set goals.

WASHINGTON—Shares of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. plunged 9 percent Friday after word that the Justice Department had opened a criminal investigation of the Wall Street powerhouse over mortgage securities deals it arranged.

ARAPAHOE COUNTY – It was time. It has been 11 years and Friday was the best day to hear the story.
- Rachel’s Challenge: Columbine victim’s words still changing lives

LONGMONT (AP) – Democrats have said jobs will be their top priority heading into elections this fall, and Vice President Joe Biden was in Colorado Friday hoping to hand his party some credit for putting people to work.
- Jill Biden visits Colo. community colleges

The driver of a car hit by a careening, out-of-control plane said the pilot called him to explain why he ran from the crash scene.

A Colorado Springs security guard was arrested Thursday night in connection with shots fired at a car believed to be filled with juveniles.

Colorado’s Senate this morning passed the controversial teacher effectiveness bill on its third reading, 21-14, sending it to the House.

The Longmont Humane Society needs some help after adding 21 tiny kittens all at once.
The facilities manager came in Wednesday morning to find two boxes full of 21 meowing, hungry 4-week-old

HIGHLANDS RANCH – Highlands Ranch High School will present a one-night only command performance of its spring musical, “Big, the Musical” at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 30.

People with multiple sclerosis can get an infusion of Tysabri every four weeks to stop or reduce progression of multiple sclerosis.

Denver Public Schools is prohibiting employees from taking work-related trips to Arizona due to the state’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

They say it’s a sure bet, using money from lottery ticket sales to offset the huge budget cuts facing Colorado schools. But there appears to be a big trade-off, if the proposed law passes.

The company that operates a Colorado prison for Alaska inmates says an error by a guard led to an uprising.

DENVER (AP) – Dr. Jill Biden is visiting two Colorado community colleges during Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to the state.

A copper thief tried to hide from police by jumping into a creek and hiding in the water Friday morning, authorities said.

7NEWS has discovered a new form of identity theft that allows hackers to get the phone numbers and e-mail addresses of your family and friends.

FORT CARSON – The Department of Defense announced the death of a Colorado-based soldier on Friday who died while fighting in Afghanistan.

A big change in the way teachers and principals are evaluated is up for a vote in the Colorado Senate.

DENVER (AP) – A former owner of a Colorado Springs pharmacy had his conviction of improperly prescribing human growth hormones to children thrown out by a judge.

Denver Democratic Mayor John Hickenlooper has raised about $1.1 million since entering the Colorado governor’s race.

Colorado Springs authorities say a former Fort Carson soldier was fatally shot during a fight with two teenagers while the three were going to buy marijuana.

DENVER (AP) – The Department of Defense and the Colorado health department have reached an agreement on monitoring chemical weapons in Pueblo.

The Denver Nuggets flew to Salt Lake City on Thursday without injured center Nene but relieved that their big man only has a hyperextended left knee and not a torn ACL as feared.

DENVER – Firefighters are investigating a fire that destroyed a business on Colorado Boulevard early Friday morning.

DENVER – Only hours after a fire tore through the headquarters of The Sheepskin Factory on Colorado Boulevard, the company is scrambling to reopen.

Dozens of Denver firefighters battled flames coming from the roof of a Glendale business early Friday.

SHERIDAN – Despite its frigid temperatures and fast currents, a theft suspect decided to jump into the South Platte River in an effort to elude police officers.

A man shot a woman in the parking lot of a Parker Best Buy store Thursday afternoon, police said.

GRAND JUNCTION (AP) – Police say two brothers are accused of causing a disturbance at the Grand Junction Regional Airport after they were denied access to the tarmac where their single-engine airplane was parked.

COMMERCE CITY – 9Wants to Know has learned Commerce City wanted a city manager so much in 2007 the city council gave Gerald Flannery a $450,000 home loan nearly interest-free that does not have to be paid back for four years. It also gave Flannery a $72,000 relocation fee and paid his $19,250 moving expenses, according to records.

For days, as an oil spill spread in the Gulf of Mexico, BP assured the government the plume was manageable, not catastrophic. Suddenly, everything changed.

DENVER – The White House announced Friday the Denver School of Science & Technology is one of the final three schools being considered in President Barack Obama’s Race to the Top Commencement Challenge.

Northbound Colorado Boulevard is closed between E. Alameda Avenue and Cheery Creek Drive because of a business fire.

Billionaire Warren Buffett says the economy is finally starting to show signs of significant improvement.

A Mississippi mother loses her life trying to shield her children from a killer Mississippi tornado.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – Colorado Springs authorities say a former Fort Carson soldier was fatally shot during a fight with two teenagers while the three were going to buy marijuana.

LAKEWOOD – The company well-known around the country for pitching its computer learning products on television appears to have hit a rough patch.

SALIDA – Police are searching for a man accused of approaching a young girl in his car and allegedly asking her to get in Thursday afternoon.

DENVER (AP) – Prosecutors say there is no evidence of wrongdoing by a Denver City Council candidate who left postage stamps on the doors of potential voters so they could send their ballots in the all-mail elections.

DENVER – The treasurer of the Colorado Film and Video Association charged with stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the group she worked to promote has pleaded guilty to theft.

ARAPAHOE COUNTY – Perhaps it is one of the many things that leaves us as we age – the ability to believe in our own potential to change the world. If given the opportunity to look back, would there be such a time for you?

DENVER (AP) – Denver Democratic Mayor John Hickenlooper has raised about $1.1 million since entering the Colorado governor’s race.

GRAND JUNCTION (AP) – Colorado Mountain College, Colorado State University, the city of Rifle and a nonprofit foundation are teaming up to see if turning grasses into biofuels is economical.

CENTENNIAL AP) – A Wyoming man faces life in prison after being convicted of killing his roommate last year.

It looks like marijuana and gives users a similar high, but unlike marijuana a substance known as K2, Spice or Zohai, is legal in the United States and for sale in head shops all over Colorado.

A day before planned walkouts at more than a dozen Denver metro schools in protest of Arizona’s immigration law, the plight of an immigration activist is inspiring opponents of the law.

Vice President Joe Biden will be in northern Colorado Friday. He will attend a fundraiser for Rep. Betsy Markey, D-Colo. Biden will also stop by UQM Technologies.

Parker Police Department have multiple people in custody after a shooting just after 3 p.

Spring rains are typically refreshing, butthis morning’s moisture was mixed with dirt, depositing a dust-like film is some areas.

Two-thirds of veteran parents who have raised both girls and boys say girls are tougher.

Military officials say a Fort Carson soldier from Golden has died of injuries suffered in Afghanistan last month.

Military officials said a Fort Carson soldier from Golden has died of injuries suffered in Afghanistan last month.

A man accused of dragging a stolen dog to its death in the Colorado National Monument pleaded guilty today in U.

Denver Public Schools is taking a stand on the contentious immigration law in Arizona.

April is a busy weather month in Colorado. View our slideshow of weather photos sent in by 7NEWS viewers.

A man accused of dragging a dog to its death at the Colorado National Monument pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court.

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KUSA – Isolated showers are possible for some areas along the Front Range overnight into Friday before skies clear with chilly overnight temperatures in the 20s.

DENVER (AP) – The case of a surgical technician exposing 6,000 patients in Colorado to Hepatitis C while feeding her drug addiction has prompted legislators to consider requiring surgical staff to register with the state.

BOULDER – An overnight camping trip is an annual tradition for high school seniors in Boulder. This year, it ended with a visit from sheriff’s deputies and some students being sent to the hospital.

PAGOSA SPRINGS – If you had almost $50 million to spend on a piece of Colorado property, you missed your chance.

The bikini-clad waitresses at the Perky Cups coffee shop in Aurora prompted calls to police when they started selling hot dogs on the street Wednesday.

United Airlines and Continental Airlines are expected to announce Monday that they are merging to form the world’s largest airline, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

Auraria Campus police are looking for a young woman whose handgun accidentally fired in a bathroom stall in the South Classroom Building Thursday morning.

The $18.2 billion budget passed by Legislature is now law.

DENVER – Those who appreciate photography will enjoy a new exhibit at the Denver Art Museum.

DALLAS (AP) – United Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc. are moving closer to announcing as early as Monday that they will combine to form the world’s largest carrier by passenger traffic, according to people familiar with the matter.

DENVER – Protesters gathered outside the courthouse on Thursday afternoon while a man pleaded guilty of dragging a stolen dog to death.

Voda, a popular polar bear at the Denver Zoo, died Tuesday.
The 23-year-old bear’s death was caused by chronic kidney disease, the zoo said in a media release.