Rivera Gets Max in Taddy Swinson's Death

Nineteen year old Edwin Rivera of Fort Morgan will do six years for killing Helen "Taddy" Swinson of Brush. Morgan County District Court Judge Douglas Vannoy gave Rivera the maximum sentence, even after a plea agreement for vehicular assault and driving under the influence of alcohol. Police said the 88 year old Swinson turned left onto Highway 34 from Stanford Street in Brush, giving Rivera's vehicle plenty of room. Police said Rivera was doing close to 100 miles an hour when his car slammed into her SUV. They also said Rivera's blood alcohol content was .19, and he had minor injuries after the crash.

Weather Quashes Fair Fun

Logan County Fair goers were taking cover yesterday as a hail storm on Wednesday. They say, typical, but still, it cut into the fun of the fair. Emergency officials said the winds were, at times, more than 90 miles an hour when the storm hit just after six o'clock that night. The hail was the size of golf balls, and about one and half inches of rain fell on the fair. The Hames Carnival opened just before the storm, and closed quickly as the Hames folks were concerned about everyone's safety. The storm also postponed the Junior Rodeo and was rescheduled for August 28.

Denver Zoo gets 2 capybaras from Buffalo Zoo

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Zoo has received two large rodents called capybaras from the Buffalo Zoo.

The brother and sister capybaras were born Feb. 17.

Capybaras look somewhat like guinea pigs but can grow to about 4 feet long and weigh up to 140 pounds.

Their numbers had dropped due to hunting for food and leather, but now their populations have stabilized thanks in part to restrictions on the number that can be legally hunted and the ranching of capybaras for the meat market.

Colorado Police Officers Arrest On Way To Rapid City Funeral

(Torrington, WY) -- Two Colorado cops are in trouble for conduct while they were on their way to the funeral for a fallen Rapid City officer. The Aurora officers were spotted driving erratically and allegedly throwing trash out of their marked cruiser in Wyoming. Authorities say that trash turned out to be beer cans. One officer was cited for littering, while the other was cited for driving while impaired but not drunk driving because he was just under the threshold.

Dougherty Sister Claims She 'Deserved To Get Shot'

(Pueblo, CO) -- The sister in the Dougherty trio is saying she thinks authorities were right to shoot at her. An arrest affidavit claims Lee Grace Dougherty told the FBI she quote "deserved to get shot" for pointing a machine gun at the Walsenburg police chief after Wednesday's wild high-speed police chase. She denied shooting quote "at any cop in the state of Colorado" during the chase that ended about 40 miles south of Pueblo but say she and her brothers quote "just wanted them to get back." She and her brothers, Dylan Dougherty Stanley and Ryan Edward Dougherty face charges of attempted murder of a peace officer and assault on a peace officer, as well as charges in Florida and Georgia.

'Big Legal Mess' Expected For Dougherty Trio

(Pueblo, CO) -- The three Dougherty siblings arrested after a high-speed chase on Interstate 25 Wednesday are facing a quote "big legal mess." Lee Grace Dougherty, Dylan Dougherty Stanley and Ryan Edward Dougherty are being held in Pueblo with bonds of more than one-million dollars each. They face charges of attempted murder of a peace officer and assault on a peace officer after allegedly firing at authorities during the incident that ended south of Pueblo. Pueblo County Sheriff Kirk Taylor in a press conference said the three have quote "a big legal mess in front of them." They face federal and state charges in three states including for an alleged Georgia bank robbery and firing at Florida police officers.