Senators descended on Aurora Friday to conduct a tour and hold a field hearing at the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs' troubled replacement hospital facility, reiterating their calls for accountability and insisting that the project would be completed, even if the way to do that is unclear. The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee conducted the field hearing after a request to do so from the Colorado Congressional delegation following a $1.1 billion cost overrun on the Denver VA Medical Center,…
Reported by bizjournals 11 hours ago.
Senators vow to finish Denver VA hospital
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Federal Eye: Senator calls for independent investigation of the vastly over-budget $1.7 billion Denver VA hospital
As the members of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee toured the half-finished VA medical center in Aurora, Colo., Friday, one of them called for an independent investigation of the $1 billion in cost overruns at the $1.7 billion hospital.
Reported by Washington Post 8 hours ago.
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Holmes' mental state key in Aurora massacre trial
The death penalty trial into the Colorado movie theatre massacre is set to begin. Police say James Holmes opened fire in a crowded theatre near Denver, during a late night showing of a Batman movie. 12 people were killed, and 70 were injured. Barry Petersen reports on the details of the case.
Reported by CBS News 22 hours ago.
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Suspected drunken driver slams car into Aurora house
A person believed to be intoxicated was hospitalized early Saturday morning after driving a car into an Aurora home, according to police.
Reported by Denver Post 21 hours ago.
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Police hunting for man who stole Aurora family's dog
The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office is asking the community to help find a family dog taken during a burglary in Aurora Friday afternoon.
Reported by Denver Post 12 hours ago.
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'Cab hustler' arrested at O'Hare, 12 hours after cops chased him from airport
A North Aurora man whom a police report describes as a “well known cab hustler” led officers on a dangerous high-speed chase Friday morning after he was caught allegedly soliciting passengers illegally at O’Hare International Airport.
Reported by ChicagoTribune 9 hours ago.
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In Aurora shooting trial, insanity may be hard sell
James Holmes goes on trial today for allegedly killing 12 people in a Colorado theater, but can his defense convince a jury he was insane?
Reported by CBS News 4 hours ago.
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Colorado Theater Shooting Trial To Start
The trial for Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes begins Monday following three years of legal wrangling over mental illness and capital punishment. Holmes has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. (April 27)
Reported by USATODAY.com 5 hours ago.
Reported by USATODAY.com 5 hours ago.
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Opening Statements To Begin Monday In Colorado Theater Shooting Trial
James Holmes' legal team admits he was behind the massacre that killed 12 people in Aurora, Colo., nearly three years ago. There are two key questions: Was Holmes insane and should he be put to death?
Reported by NPR 3 hours ago.
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Biggest Question in Dark Knight Shooting Trial: Why?
The trial of James Holmes begins today, nearly three years after he massacred moviegoers in Aurora, Colorado . The case has been in what the Denver Post calls "a kind of cocoon " since soon after the 27-year-old killed 12 people and injured 70 others during a midnight showing of The Dark...
Reported by Newser 2 hours ago.
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Families Steel Themselves for Trial of Aurora Theater Killer in Colorado
The trial of the gunman, James E. Holmes, is scheduled to start on Monday after multiple delays.
Reported by NYTimes.com 2 hours ago.
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Aurora shooting survivor: 'I thought I could heal on my own' – video
Marcus Weaver survived the 2012 Aurora movie theater shooting. His friend Rebecca, who was sitting beside him, did not. As the long-awaited trial of James Holmes finally begins in Colorado, Weaver is ready to testify and move on with his life: 'I was able to forgive the shooter' Continue reading...
Reported by guardian.co.uk 21 hours ago.
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The James Holmes trial puts sanity on the stand
The murder trial of alleged Aurora, Colorado shooter James Holmes would seem an open-and-shut case. The trial, which starts on April 27 in Arapahoe County District Court, begins with all sides in agreement that Holmes burst into a packed movie theater in the Denver suburb of Aurora, tossed tear gas ...
Reported by Raw Story 21 hours ago.
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CEO of East Aurora-based Astronics earned $3.69 million in 2014
The president and CEO of East Aurora-based Astronics Corp. earned $3.69 million in total compensation in 2014. That was a significant bump from the $1.75 million Peter Gundermann earned the previous year, though the change was mostly due to a change in the accounting of his retirement benefits. Gundermann’s salary, bonus and stock awards were all up slightly in 2014. Gundermann’s compensation numbers were released recently in Astronics’ annual proxy statement. The company’s annual shareholders…
Reported by bizjournals 21 hours ago.
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Hearing set the state for opening statements in Aurora theater shooting trial
A pre-trial hearing in the Aurora theater shooting trial lasted about 45 minutes Monday morning at the Arapahoe County Justice Center in Centennial.
Reported by Denver Post 19 hours ago.
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James Holmes faces trial in Aurora, Colo., movie theater shooting
(CNN) — James Holmes made his introduction to the world in a Colorado cinema filled with spectators watching a midnight showing of the new Batman movie, “The Dark Knight Rises,” in June 2012. The moment became one of the deadliest shootings in U.S. history. Holmes is accused of opening fire on the crowd, killing 12 people and injuring or maiming 70 others in Aurora, a suburb of Denver. Holmes appeared like a comic book character: He resembled the Joker, with […]
Reported by PIX 11 19 hours ago.
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WATCH LIVE: James Holmes Murder Trial – Opening Statements – 04/27/15
Opening statements in the murder trial of *James Holmes*, who is accused of killing 12 people and wounding 70 others when he fired upon the crowd of moviegoers at a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado on July 20, 2012.
Reported by Mediaite 18 hours ago.
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'Batman' massacre trial to start
James Holmes will stand trial Monday in the Aurora, Colorado, movie theater shooting where he allegedly killed 12 people and injured 58 more in 2012. The trial could last until autumn.
Reported by CNN.com 18 hours ago.
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Watch: James Holmes Aurora Movie Theater Trial Begins
James Holmes, 27, is accused of killing 12 people and injuring dozens more in an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater during a 2012 screening of "The Dark Knight Rises."
Reported by ABCNews.com 17 hours ago.
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James Holmes Appears Starkly Different as Trial Begins
Opening statements in the Aurora movie theater shooting start today in Colorado.
Reported by ABCNews.com 15 hours ago.
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