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Saturday, April 27, 2013  The Colorado Department of Corrections said 23-year-old Matthew Melina died Wednesday afternoon.

Friday, April 26, 2013  The possible attempted abduction from Wednesday in Cañon City has been ruled unfounded, police said.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  UPDATE: Vehicle description added

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  The Colorado Supreme Court isn't taking up an appeal from a man who sued a Roman Catholic hospital over the deaths of his pregnant wife and their unborn twins.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Two Michigan prison fugitives arrested in Colorado will each serve up to 18 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections after being sentenced on Wednesday.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  The company that owns a former uranium mill in southern Colorado wants to leave 15 million tons of radioactive tailings at the site along the Arkansas River.

Monday, July 25, 2011  The proposed building of a new dinosaur museum near the Royal Gorge has been put on hold.

Thursday, June 30, 2011  Cotter Corp. was recently given permission from state health officials to dump 90,000 gallons of toxic solvent in an impoundment pond in Canon City. However, the pond has reportedly been leaking for several years.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011  The Duckett wildfire in Custer and Fremont counties has spread to 1,000 acres and is still growing, and the sheriff's departments in both counties were conducting evacuations Monday.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010  Using DNA testing, officials determined the body as that of 44-year-old Rebecca Magallanes of Florence.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009  This e-mail is a variation of the Nigerian scam in which the recipient is asked to front money to “assist” in the transfer of funds from outside of the United States into the recipient’s account.