Wheat Ridge News

There are clear skies now but won't be for long. There is a strong chance of severe weather popping up around the metro area this afternoon, starting around 2 p.m. The storm could bring damaging winds, large hail and very heavy rain.

Near the entrance, there is a logo on the building: "Clancy's, since 1973." Below that is a banner advertising daily corned beef and cabbage and a couple beer specials.

So you want to set some shit off this weekend? Because different jurisdictions have different rules, fireworks that may be perfectly lawful on one block may be illegal on the next.

Medical marijuana packaged for sale. Comment on this story DENVER - Colorado saw a record number of people register with the state as users of medical marijuana, which many attribute to the Obama administration's statement earlier this year that it did not intend to continue with federal raids on some marijuana dispensaries.

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Historically, Colorado has tended to cut higher education when state funds have dried up, while leaving K-12 education, prisons and Medicaid, the other big ticket general fund budget lines, untouched.

Gov. Bill Ritter holds a news conference Monday at the state Capitol to address the budget shortfall the state is facing at the end of this fiscal year.

Colorado lawmakers are bracing for more bad news on state revenues. A Colorado lawmaker is warning that state colleges and universities could face spending cuts next year because tax collections are declining.

Deb Stanley , 7NEWS Producer More freebie offers today -- everything from sunscreen reminder stickers to a free buffet.

The city, and particularly the Wheat Ridge Police Department, is being sued by a former business owner alleging discrimination based on race.

Jun 19, 2009 7:51 am US/Mountain Written by Shaun Boyd Reporting Shaun Boyd WHEAT RIDGE, Colo.

A man who stalked and then murdered Kay Marie Bodway at her Wheat Ridge home on July 2, 1996, pleaded guilty late Wednesday to second-degree murder.

The second of two brothers under investigation for alleged mortgage fraud was arrested Tuesday by the Wheat Ridge Police Department, accused of falsifying financial information of a potential property buyer.

A Colorado lawmaker is warning that state colleges and universities could face spending cuts next year because of declining tax collections.

It has a perimeter fence, a large building that burned down more than a decade ago and a mothballed auto shop.

Tim Hoover, The Denver Post Originally published 07:39 a.m., June 12, 2009 Updated 07:39 a.m., June 12, 2009 DENVER - Just when it seemed Colorado's economy was improving, tax collections are backsliding and there are new worries the state budget will be $150 million to $300 million deeper in the hole than expected, a top lawmaker warned Thursday.

Under that cool, slick cover, I found the same down-and-dirty Westword inside. Nice move! Heather Vigil Denver Wrapping Westword in the new, super-hip 5280 -style cover is like wrapping a fish with a cashmere scarf.

Daisy WeiDel wipes away a tear as she sits on the bed where her son used to sleep at her apartment in Wheat Ridge.

Jenny McCargish helps sort food Saturday, May 30, in a U-Haul truck parked outside of the Jeffco Action Center where donations were being accepted in order to replenish the Lakewood non-profit's warehouse.

Last month, Steven Gillespie was named the new chief of the Wheat Ridge Fire Protection District.