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Pueblo police requesting help identifying alleged Riverwalk vandals
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Pueblo police requesting help identifying alleged Riverwalk vandals

By Dara Korn | Fox 21 News The Pueblo Police Department (PPD) is asking for the public’s help to identify a group of young men suspected to be connected with property damage along the Pueblo Riverwalk on Saturday, Dec. 28. According to PPD, several areas were damaged by graffiti, including The Center for American Values. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 21 NEWS
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From child seats to eggs to cell phones, new laws are going into effect in January
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From child seats to eggs to cell phones, new laws are going into effect in January

By Samantha Jarpe | Fox 21 News The start of a new year can mean different things for different people. For Coloradans in particular, it means a few new laws that need to be followed. These range from new child safety seat laws to a law banning people from holding cell phones while driving. These laws were mainly passed in the 2024 legislative session, though one major law was passed four years ago in 2020 and will enter its final phase in January. Texting while driving has already been illegal in the state for several years while holding cell phones while driving was only against the law for children under 18. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 21 NEWS
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JonBenét Ramsey’s father to meet with police, urge use of new DNA technology
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JonBenét Ramsey’s father to meet with police, urge use of new DNA technology

By Laura Ingle | Fox 21 News, via News Nation The Boulder Police Department says it plans to use new DNA technology in hopes of solving the killing of 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey in 1996. Ramsey’s body was found 28 years ago in her family’s Boulder home. Now, her father is planning to meet once again with local police to discuss new DNA testing technology that may hopefully fill in the forensic gaps and bring closure to the Ramsey family. “They have the ability to separate DNA — mixed DNA samples, which is one of the issues with the sample they got in 1997. They had an unidentified male DNA sample in early 1997, and it was mixed, apparently with JonBenét’s blood,” JonBenét’s father, John Bennett Ramsey, told NewsNation in November. “That DNA can now, technology-...
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Colorado Springs firefighters respond to fire at Broadmoor Hotel
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Colorado Springs firefighters respond to fire at Broadmoor Hotel

By Norishka Pachot | Fox 21 News The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) and Broadmoor Fire responded to a fire at the Broadmoor Hotel in the early morning hours of Thursday, Dec. 26. At around 2:51 a.m., CSFD reported via X (formerly known as Twitter) that there was a fire in a closed outdoor pool cabana. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 21 NEWS
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Police investigating King Soopers bomb threat found to be unsubstantiated
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Police investigating King Soopers bomb threat found to be unsubstantiated

By Heather Willard, Samantha Jarpe | Fox 21 News Aurora police responded to a shopping center near South Peoria Street and East Cornell Avenue on Monday evening for a reported bomb threat that was found to be unsubstantiated. The Aurora Police Department’s bomb unit was on scene to investigate a bomb threat reported inside the King Soopers store located in the shopping center. Police issued a shelter-in-place order for residents from Cornell Avenue to East Dartmouth Avenue and from Peoria Street to Interstate 25, which was lifted at about 6:30 p.m. During the investigation, the intersection was closed to traffic. Motorists in the area were asked to use Yale Avenue as an alternate east-west route and Havana Street as an alternate north-south route. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 21 ...
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CBI says more than 1,000 cases impacted by former forensic scientist who allegedly manipulated data
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CBI says more than 1,000 cases impacted by former forensic scientist who allegedly manipulated data

By Heather Willard | Fox 21 After over a year of investigating, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation said a comprehensive review of a former forensic scientist has been completed. In doing so, the agency found that about 1,003 cases were impacted in her nearly 30-year career. The agency previously announced that 652 cases between 2008 and 2023 were identified as being affected by the scientist’s data manipulation. On Nov. 6, 2023, CBI announced that Yvonne “Missy” Woods, a forensic scientist within the agency for about 29 years, was no longer working there and was subject to internal affairs and criminal investigations because of DNA anomalies in her work. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 21
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In less than two weeks, new law banning hand-held phone use while driving goes into effect
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In less than two weeks, new law banning hand-held phone use while driving goes into effect

By Sarah Ferguson | Fox 21 News Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, a new hands-free law will go into effect in Colorado, banning the use of hand-held phones while driving. The new law expands upon the state’s distracted driving law beyond just texting, and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) wants to ensure drivers understand the consequences. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 21 NEWS
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The U.S. Census Bureau is adding refugees to its immigrant count
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The U.S. Census Bureau is adding refugees to its immigrant count

By MIKE SCHNEIDER | Fox 21 News, via the Associated Press The U.S. Census Bureau is changing how it counts immigrants in annual estimates by including more people who were admitted for humanitarian, and often temporary, reasons. The change is being made in an effort to better reflect population shifts this decade, officials said Monday. Population estimates, including immigration, are due to be released Thursday showing how the populations of the United States and the 50 states changed this year. However, the new approach to counting immigrants will only be reflected nationally. The percentage of U.S. residents who were foreign born rose to its highest level in more than a century in 2023. It could be even higher under the new methodology. Census Bureau officials wouldn’t say Mond...
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Ballot drop-off and polling locations in Colorado
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Ballot drop-off and polling locations in Colorado

By Sarah Ferguson | Fox 21 News Election Day 2024 is right around the corner and many voters have already filled out and mailed in or dropped off their ballots ahead of next Tuesday, Nov. 5. On Tuesday, all ballots must be received by the county clerk by 7 p.m. and there are several locations across Colorado where voters can either drop off their ballots or vote in person. On the Colorado Secretary of State’s website, people can search polling and drop box locations in their area by simply typing in their address. Once complete, voters are taken to a map of county locations where additional information is available including; days of the week and hours each location is open, suggested routes, along with details regarding registration, election rules, and ballot information. REA...
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