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State officials don't want feds regulating fracking

Last updated Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 1:24pm

DENVER — Western state officials took turns bashing the federal government Wednesday at a congressional field hearing on proposed nationwide drilling rules on hydraulic fracturing.

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Police are pictured at the scene where three fugitive siblings wanted in Florida and Georgia crashed their automobile, left, and were arrested near Walsenburg, Colo., on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011. The trio, Ryan Edward Dougherty, 21; Dylan Dougherty Stanley, 26; and Lee Grace Dougherty, 29, had been targets of a nationwide search after alleged crimes last week in which they were accused of shooting at a police car during a chase and robbing a bank with assault weapons. FBI Special Agent Steve Emmett confirmed that the three were in custody in Colorado. (AP Photo/Pueblo Chieftain, Mike Sweeney)

Mom devastated after fugitive children's capture

Ivan Moreno, Kristen Wyatt The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 11:55am

PUEBLO, Colo. -- The Florida mother of two brothers and a sister captured in Colorado after an intense nationwide search said she is devastated after the weeklong manhunt and arrest of her children.

Barbara Bell of East Palatka, Fla., spoke briefly Thursday to The Associated Press but declined to discuss their ordeal, saying she didn't think it would help them in the long run.

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Hatch decries reversal of Bush-era wilderness policy

Kristen Wyatt, The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, December 24, 2010 - 12:01am

DENVER -- The Obama administration plans to reverse a Bush-era policy and make millions of undeveloped acres of land once again eligible for federal wilderness protection, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Thursday.

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In this Friday, Nov. 19, 2010 picture, samples of marijuana are tested in an oven at Full Spectrum Laboratories in Denver. "You don't go into a Walgreens with a headache and put on a blindfold and pick something off a shelf. But that's what some people are doing when they buy marijuana," said Buckie Minor of Full Spectrum Laboratories, which currently does voluntary marijuana analysis for about 100 growers and dispensaries. Minor and others in the pot business say industry standards are needed. But Colorado officials are having a tough time writing regulations for a product that's never been scrutinized or safety-tested before.

Colorado mulls difficulties of pot rules

Kristen Wyatt, The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, November 26, 2010 - 4:25pm

DENVER -- What's in that joint, and how can you be sure it's safe?

Colorado is working toward becoming the first state to regulate production of medical marijuana. Regulators say pot consumers deserve to know what they're smoking, and producers should have safety regulations such as pesticide limits for plants destined for human consumption.

Right now, patients have no way to verify pot-shop claims that certain products are organic, or how potent a strain might be.

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(ED ANDRIESKI/The Associated Press) This April 24, 2005, file photo shows Darrent Williams smiling as he holds a Denver Broncos' jersey bearing his name during a news conference at the team's headquarters in Denver.

Man convicted in slaying of Broncos cornerback

Kristen Wyatt The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 3:26pm

DENVER -- Suspected gang member Willie Clark was found guilty of murder Thursday in the drive-by shooting death of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams after a New Year's Eve outing three years ago.

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