Ryan Says He Feels ‘Very Good’ Hours Before Voters Go to the Polls
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(JOHNSTON, Colo.) – Just hours before voting starts, Paul Ryan stopped at a diner, but didn’t give much away about how he was doing before what could be the biggest day of his life.“I feel very good,”…
Paul Ryan Says Obama Would Compromise ‘Judeo-Christian’ Values
Matt Sullivan/Getty Images(CASTLE ROCK, Colo.) — Paul Ryan squeezed in time on a four-stop, five-state day for a conference call with evangelical voters Sunday evening, issuing a warning about a second Obama term, saying the president is putting the c…
Scout Leader From Mitt Romney’s Oft-Told Anecdote Makes Surprise Cameo
Jin Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images(ENGLEWOOD, Colo.) — One of Mitt Romney’s most told anecdotes came to life tonight in front of one of the candidate’s largest crowds, as the GOP presidential nominee paraded out a Boy Scoutmaster and an Am…
Ryan ‘Can Smell Success,’ Or Is It Cow Manure?
Scott Olson/Getty Images(Montrose, Colo.) — Just four days before the election, Paul Ryan told a crowd assembled on an airport tarmac that he could “smell success.” And the crowd roared.The smell, in fact, was that of cow manure…
Obama Claims Mantle of ‘Change’ in 2012 Race
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/GettyImages(BOULDER, Colo.) — Voters in Colorado Thursday night got a glimpse of the Barack Obama of 2008, with his soaring, impassioned and relentless rhetoric that electrified a crowd in a way only rarely seen during the 2012 …
Jessica Ridgeway Murder Suspect Confessed to Mother, Sources Say
Courtesy Westminster Police Department(WESTMINSTER, Colo.) — The 17-year-old boy arrested in connection to the abduction, murder and dismemberment of 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway confessed to his mother, who then called police in Colorado so her son c…
Obama Voting Early, But Won’t Say for Who
NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images(DENVER) — Seeking to lead by example, President Obama on Wednesday told a crowd of 16,000 in Colorado about his plans to vote early on Thursday, although he would not say who he is supporting.“It’s a secret b…
Romney Asks Colorado to Put GOP Ticket Over the Top
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(MORRISON, Colo.) — In front of one of the biggest crowds of his campaign, Mitt Romney, joined by Paul Ryan, appeared at the outdoor Red Rocks Amphitheater on Tuesday and told a crowd of 12,000 that Colorado voters will put…
Ryan and Boehner Rally Includes Eyebrow-Raising Jokes
Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images(DURANGO, Colo.) — Speaker John Boehner joined Paul Ryan on the campaign trail Monday and told the crowd they originally met when Ryan was a student at Miami University of Ohio when he helped Boehner put up yard signs for …
Biden Knocks Romney for Binder Comment, ’1950s Time Warp’ on Women
T.J. Kirkpatrick/Getty Images(GREELEY, Colo.) — Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday hammered away at Mitt Romney over women’s issues, saying the former Massachusetts governor is living in a “1950s time warp” and mocking his relianc…
Jessica Ridgeway Case: Police Look for Suspect in Two Near-Abductions
Courtesy of the Ridgeway family(ARVADA, Colo.) — Police in Arvada, Colo., are looking for a man suspected of trying to abduct two children a few weeks before 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway’s killing to see whether there is a possible connection.In two r…
Jessica Ridgeway: Colorado Community on Edge as Police Hunt For Predator
Image credit: Courtesy of the Ridgeway family(WESTMINSTER, Colo.) — Residents in the community where 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway was kidnapped, killed and dismembered are on edge while a killer is on the loose. “We realize there is a predator in our …
Mourners Write Messages on Balloons to Jessica Ridgeway
Image credit: Courtesy of the Ridgeway family(WESTMINSTER, Colo.) — A day after police confirmed a dismembered body found in a park Wednesday was missing 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway, her Colorado community came together for a “balloon release” memori…
Jessica Ridgeway Body Officially Identified
The Ridgeway Family(NEW YORK) — Police in Westminster, Colorado on Friday officially confirmed that the body found Wednesday belongs to missing 10-year old Jessica Ridgeway.“We recognize there is a predator at large in our community,” said…
FBI Releases Behavioral Profile of Possible Suspect in Ridgeway Case
The Ridgeway Family(WESTMINSTER, Colo.) — What began as a desperate search in Colorado for 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway has now turned into the hunt for a possible suspect with the release of a behavioral profile of the killer.Police believe that the …
Body Found in Jessica Ridgeway Search ‘Not Intact’
The Ridgeway Family(ARVADA, Colo.) — The investigation into the disappearance of 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway took a grisly turn Thursday when police said that a body found during their search for Jessica is “not intact.”The condition of the body is d…
Body Found Near Home of Missing Colorado Girl
Westminster PD(WESTMINSTER, Colo.) — Investigators in the case of missing Colorado girl Jessica Ridgeway announced Wednesday that a body was found in Arvada, Colo., just a few miles from the 10-year-old’s home in Westminster. Investigators have …
Colorado Woman Shot After Wandering into Home Pleads Guilty
Hemera/Thinkstock(BOULDER, Colo.) — A woman suspected of being drunk when she wandered into a Boulder, Colo., home in the middle of the night and was shot by the homeowner has pleaded guilty to first-degree criminal trespassing.Zoey Ripple’s attorney …
Jessica Ridgeway Disappearance: Girl’s Parents Profess Innocence
Westminster PD(DENVER) — The parents of missing Colorado 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway spoke publicly for the first time Tuesday and denied any involvement in the disappearance of their daughter, calling her “the rock” in their lives.”I know I didn’t d…
Jessica Ridgeway: Missing Colorado Girl’s Backpack Checked for DNA
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(WESTMINSTER, Colo.) — The Colorado Crime Lab is processing the backpack of missing 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway for possible DNA evidence.The backpack is the only trace of the missing girl since she vanished last Friday when s…