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The ringleader of a theft ring that broke into vehicles of hikers and cyclists parked at trailheads in three metro counties has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, according to the Colorado Full Story »

A 65-year-old massage therapist has been found guilty by a Jefferson County jury of sexual assault. Full Story »

U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions has asked that consideration of Stephanie Villafuerte's nomination as Colorado U.S. Attorney be delayed. Full Story »

Two men have been arrested in the death of Susana Pelayo Perez, who was shot on Sept. 27 while riding in a car near the Shannon Glen Apartments in Colorado Springs. Full Story »

VAIL, Colorado — Tiger Woods crashed again Thursday night. The winner of the Dummy Demolition Derby at Golden Peak was a Cadillac Escalade with a fake Tiger Woods at the wheel. Full Story »

A water main break in Denver has traffic rerouted in the area of East 16th Avenue and Glencoe Street. Full Story »

The Denver Post will correct all errors occurring in its news columns. If you find a problem with a story — an error of fact or a point requiring clarification — please call the city desk at 303-954-1201. Full Story »

Jefferson County administrator Jim Moore has been fired, weeks after the county paid out $766,000 related to age- and sex-discrimination cases involving him. The three commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday night to oust Moore, who assumed his position four years ago and was on track to earn about $150,000 this year. Full Story »

RTD could have at least $1 billion less than previously forecast to build its FasTracks rail expansion under a more conservative sales-tax revenue model created by a panel of economic experts. Full Story »

Rachael Rubens served "four years, one month and a day" in the U.S. Army as a finance officer at Fort Carson and in Iraq. Full Story »

New standards for subject matter as varied as reading and theater were unanimously adopted by the state school board Thursday. Full Story »

Boulder County's health department on Thursday became the latest in the state to expand H1N1 vaccination to all residents older than 6 months. Full Story »

A group of 10 Denver police officers lifted the rear of a stolen truck off of a Jefferson County sheriff's deputy last summer and most likely saved his life. On Thursday, the deputy faced his rescuers and thanked them profusely. Full Story »

Investigators aren't yet sure what caused eight rail cars to derail Thursday morning, sending one crashing onto Colorado 72 with another tumbling close to a state highway department building and crews. Full Story »

A defense attorney for Willie Trimble tried to persuade a Denver jury Thursday that Judith Pyle's heart disease and diabetes killed her — not the rape she endured in zero-degree weather. Full Story »

John K. Brownfield Jr. returned from tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan abusing alcohol and suffering from mood swings, anxiety, depression and insomnia. Full Story »

A man whose father's body was found in a trash can told Colorado Springs police he put his father's body there after finding him dead in their home, according to a police affidavit. Full Story »

After her accident, doctors said Kate Dendrinos-Rickel wouldn't live. She did. They said if she lived, she would never speak. Then she spoke. They said if she ever managed to speak, she would never walk. Then she walked. Full Story »

Jefferson County officials unveiled Thursday what they believe to be the country's first hybrid snowplow. Full Story »

A 37-year-old white man has been charged with a bias-motivated felony after a black woman was dragged out of a bar by her hair, according to the Summit County Sheriff's Office. Full Story »

The Boulder County Sheriff's Office wants to know whether a failed drama camp was putting on an act for parents. Full Story »

Gov. Bill Ritter is looking to add a Spanish-speaking staffer to his press office, a move that comes after strained relations and flagging poll numbers among Latinos over the past year. Full Story »

An eagle-eyed librarian, being trained on a Crime Stoppers database, spotted a wanted man in his library and called police, who arrested the suspect. The arrest unfolded about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Ruth Holly Branch, 685 N. Murray Blvd., of the Pikes Peak Library in Colorado Springs, according to a Police Department crime blotter. Full Story »

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet is co-sponsoring a bill intended to update an 1872 hard-rock mining law that's changed little since Ulysses S. Grant was president. Full Story »

Timothy Layne Martinez, 32, of Lakewood has been charged with 19 counts of sexual assault against two women. Full Story »