John Hickenlooper

For Democrats in 2016, it's all about Hillary Clinton — so far

2013-04-13 17:46:00

WASHINGTON — It sounds like a bad joke from an old comedy routine. Question: How do you take on Hillary Rodham Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination? Answer: Very carefully. Clinton is almost universally popular among Democrats as...

Man possibly linked to killer of Colorado prisons chief captured

2013-04-05 09:01:00

A man linked to a white supremacist gang has been apprehended in Colorado and will be questioned in the shooting death of the state’s prisons chief, officials said Friday. James Lohr, 47, was taken into custody in Colorado Springs on Friday and...

States move quickly, divergently on gun laws

2013-04-04 05:00:00

Even as momentum for new gun legislation wanes in Washington, lawmakers across the country are fashioning their own response to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, resulting in a patchwork that tightens restrictions in some places and eases them...

Alleged home invader shot to death, raising gun issues in Colorado

2013-04-03 13:06:00

President Obama was in Colorado on Wednesday, hoping to use the recent enactment of gun-control legislation there as a way to spur support for his own package of proposals. But a politically purple state such as Colorado can also offer ammunition for...

Death penalty also on trial in Colorado theater shooting

2013-03-31 21:32:00

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Prosecutors are expected to announce Monday whether they will seek the death penalty in the Aurora movie theater massacre — a decision that could affect not only the defendant, James E. Holmes, but also capital punishment...

Suspect in killing of prisons chief spent years in solitary

2013-03-24 16:16:00

Events surrounding Evan Spencer Ebel's death after a gun battle on a Texas highway last week represent a series of unconnected dots for investigators. Ebel, 28, has been formally identified as a suspect in the doorstep slaying of Tom Clements,�who had...

Slain Colorado prisons chief memorialized as man of vision

2013-03-25 11:26:00

Tom Clements was memorialized as a man of vision as top state officials, family members and friends said farewell on Monday to the Colorado prisons chief slain last week. “He was a great man, a great leader, a voice of reason and wisdom,”...

Colorado to OK civil unions for same-sex couples after long fight

2013-03-21 12:59:00

In a sharp turnaround, Colorado will formally approve civil unions for gay and lesbian couples, years after voters banned same-sex marriage in 2006. Gov. John Hickenlooper will sign the measure Thursday afternoon at a ceremony near the state Capitol. It...

Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Rock of Ages' on HBO

2013-03-22 20:00:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of March 24 - 30, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SERIES Monsters vs. Aliens The former are...

Colorado authorities seeks clues, motive in slaying of prisons chief

2013-03-20 09:28:00

Colorado officials Wednesday searched for clues and a motive to explain why the executive director of the state Department of Corrections was shot and killed when he answered the front door of his house, officials said. Tom Clements, 58, was shot around...

Weekend Talk: Patrick Leahy; Bob McDonnell; Christiane Amanpour

2013-02-22 14:00:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of Feb. 24 - March 2, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- � SATURDAY Good Morning America (N) 7 a....

Aurora multiplex offers victims' families private chance at closure

2013-01-15 09:53:00

The Century 16 logo that was so prominent in many photographs of grief has been replaced by a mural. But it will be more difficult to erase the memories that haunt the Aurora, Colo., movie theater that was the scene of so much carnage last summer. After...

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signs gun control measures in his office at the state Capitol in Denver.

2013-03-20 00:00:00

Sponsors and family members of victims watch Wednesday as Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signs gun-control bills into law at the Capitol in Denver.

2013-03-20 00:00:00

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper

2012-12-18 18:05:43