Adams County News

The neighbor of a couple slain by police after a bank robbery said Saturday the pair made a "desperate, ridiculous mistake." But the neighbor, Gina Blanton, said she "never felt threatened" when she was around Christian Benshoof and Ashley Johnson.

The fleeing car was riddled with bullets after it was stopped Thursday at West 120th Avenue and Federal Boulevard and police returned fire from the suspects, a man and woman.

The bank robbers killed in a shootout Thursday had never robbed a bank before in Colorado, did not wear disguises and while they have been living in Colorado for a while, used to live in another state, FBI sources told 9Wants to Know.

Greeley swore in its new mayor Monday night, ending two weeks of speculation over who would lead the city, but at least three other races in the metro area are headed for a recount.

The volunteer firefighter who struck and killed a 14-year-old girl on a bike while driving to the fire house will not be charged with careless driving.

Commuters on 104th Avenue in Adams County ran into a surprise road closure Tuesday morning, and they had to find other ways to get to their destinations.

A unique demonstration near the State Capitol on Monday likely turned more than a few heads.

Travis Neil Smith is being held in the Adams County jail. A driver may feel he's entitled to thrust his hand out his car window and give an obscene gesture when someone cuts him off in traffic.

Tucked away in the industrial parks and strip malls in the north Denver suburbs, the Mapleton School District is easily overlooked, say officials and parents.

Traci Willms and daughter Nicole, 18, stand outside their Brighton home. Traci Willms applied for a modified mortgage under a Treasury Department program, but the servicer of her loan transferred it to another firm.

Some closed. Call individual location for information. RTD - Buses and light rail will run on a regular schedule.

Fisher Scientific Co. LLC has purchased the warehouse it already occupies in the Montbello industrial park for $5.05 million.

A quiet election year resulted in sparse voter turnout in Adams County. About 25 percent of residents turned in mail ballots, the lowest turnout in 10 years.

Clerk and Recorder Karen Long had a goal for Tuesday's election: 25 percent voter turnout.

Election Day 2009 only involves mail ballots. Colorado voters have until 7 p.m. Tuesday to get their mail ballots counted.

Funding has been approved for the construction of a new bridge across Interstate 25 at 84th Avenue in Thornton.

Samara Williams, Rose Hill Elementary School principal, stocked up at Sam's Club for a meeting with parents at the school.

WINDSOR - The Windsor-Severance Fire Protection District is going pink. To show their support for men and women battling breast cancer, local firefighters and staff will participate in the second annual Cares Enough to Wear Pink campaign this week.

Deputy Julio Fitzgibbons of the U.S. Marshals Service, flanked by Parker police Detectives Michael Buoniconti and Penny Vandenberg, studies paperwork on a sex offender Thursday in Adams County.

No. 306 in Aurora. > Warrants: Felony warrant for escape conviction-trespassing on $20,000 bond and felony warrant contempt of court trespass with no bond, both out of Larimer County Sheriff's office.