Suspect shoots AR-15-style rifle at police officer

LONGMONT - A 28-year-old Longmont man is in critical condition after firing multiple rounds with an AR15 style rifle at a Longmont Police Officer.

FOX31 gun show 'terrorist' report called a hoax

ADAMS COUNTY - Serious questions are emerging about a recent report on FOX31 claiming a gun company executive was wrongly flagged as a terrorist and "interrogated" by Adams County Sheriff's deputies.

FBI kills man possibly linked to Boston bombing suspect in Orlando

ORLANDO - A FBI special agent was involved in a deadly shooting early this morning near Universal Orlando, and two friends of the victim say he was from Chechnya and knew one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, according to a report from FLORIDA TODAY news partner WKMG Local 6.

Brad Pitt: No friends, happy family, odd 'condition'

USA TODAY - Brad Pitt is featured in some 22 photos for the June/July Esquire magazine (on newsstands May 31) and says he's never "known life to be any happier."

Denver Colorado Weather Forecast

Last updated by Meteorologist Becky Ditchfield

TODAY:  Partly cloudy and warmer in the early afternoon.  Isolated thunderstorms are likely after 2 p.m.  Afternoon highs will be from 71 to 78 degrees.

TONIGHT:  Storms will end with mostly cloudy skies hanging around through the morning.  Overnight lows will be from 45 to 50 degrees.

The promise of riches and precious jewels

It got the attention of the Today Show in February and the rush for gold began.

Parents face tough choice when tornadoes bear down

MOORE, Okla. (AP) - With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: "We are currently holding all students until the current storm danger is over. Students are being released to parents only at this time."

Dunlap execution decision could come soon

DENVER - 9Wants to Know investigators have confirmed Governor Hickenlooper could announce Wednesday his decision on whether to stop the execution of Nathan Dunlap.

GOP leaders say impeachment talk premature

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and Republican National Committee chairman are distancing themselves from conservatives who suggested in recent days that President Barack Obama could face impeachment for the developing scandal at the Internal Revenue Service.

Oklahoma twister a top-of-the-scale EF-5

MOORE, Okla. - The National Weather Service says the tornado that hit Moore, Okla., was a top-of-the-scale EF-5 twister with winds of at least 200 mph.

Bear euthanized in Boulder after ransacking two homes

BOULDER - A bear broke into two homes and paid with its life Tuesday.

Police union says staffing levels 'dangerously low'

DENVER - The Denver Police union says staffing levels are "dangerously low" and people are waiting hours for an officer to respond to some calls.

Denver at risk of losing thousands of trees

DENVER - Denver city forester Rob Davis says the city is at risk of losing thousands of the trees that make up our beautiful urban canopy. 

Jodi Arias speaks out about case in jailhouse interview

PHOENIX (AP) - In a surprise jailhouse interview just hours after a jury began deliberating her fate, Jodi Arias spoke out Tuesday about her murder trial, her many fights with her legal team and her belief that she "deserves a second chance at freedom someday."

Justin Timberlake sets the record straight, politely

USA TODAY - Apparently, the cavalcade of hype surrounding Justin Timberlake's latest album, The 20/20 Experience, failed to reach at least one person.

Jodi Arias asks for life term; jury deliberates

PHOENIX (AP) -- Jodi Arias begged jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, saying she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail.

Tornado shelters common in NE Colorado

WRAY, Colo. - In the last ten years, there have been more than 500 tornadoes reported in Colorado. It's estimated there are 60 per season.

Woman finds dog alive in tornado rubble

MOORE, Okla. - US rescue teams launched a massive hunt for survivors Tuesday after a tornado tore through a suburb of Oklahoma City, causing chaos and leaving dozens dead, including children.

Investigators look for man who tried to lure girl

LARIMER COUNTY - Larimer County Sheriff's deputies were called to Carrie Martin Elementary School in Loveland around 3:30 Tuesday afternoon on the report of a man trying to pick up a young girl.

Warrant issued for woman accused of posing as landlord

LAKEWOOD- An arrest warrant for a woman accused of scamming people out of rent deposits has now been signed by a judge.