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Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Alexander Heit's final text cut off in mid-sentence. Before he could send it, police say the 22-year-old University of Northern Colorado student drifted into oncoming traffic, jerked the steering wheel and went off the road, rolling his car.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  Colorado oil and natural gas regulators are nearing the end of a three-day hearing to consider proposed new rules.

Friday, December 07, 2012  A handgun and ammunition was found in a package of ribs.

Friday, August 03, 2012  Weld County Sheriff John Cooke says deputies could be disciplined after an inmate overpowered an officer, took his gun and escaped.

Friday, June 08, 2012  People who drink alcoholic beverages are being allowed to have open containers in limited areas of downtown Greeley.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012  Colorado Springs Police officers arrested two men early Monday morning after they ran from a stolen car while being approached by officers.

Friday, March 02, 2012  Greeley police are investigating the death of a 2-year-old boy who was hit by a car in a shopping center parking lot.

Wednesday, September 07, 2011  A former Greeley firefighter faces criminal charges after police say he put a cup of sugar in a fellow firefighter's gas tank as a practical joke.

Sunday, November 28, 2010  Trooper Dan Haley put his own life in danger to save a young boy who fell into near freezing water.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010  A source in Dan Maes' campaign says the Republican gubernatorial candidate has picked former state Rep. Tambor Williams to be his running mate.

Friday, July 16, 2010  The defense attorney for a man accused in his ex-wife's disappearance and presumed death says investigators had "tunnel vision" in the case.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010  A jury trial is getting under way in Greeley for a man accused in his ex-wife's disappearance and presumed death nearly 15 years ago.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010  Animal control officers have removed 71 cats from the home of an elderly Greeley woman.

Monday, July 12, 2010  Dozens of sex offenders have been interviewed as part of the investigation of the death of 12-year-old Kayleah Wilson.

Monday, July 12, 2010  A man whose pickup crashed into a Visionworks store in the Greeley Mall, killing two, has been released from a hospital.