Teen pleads guilty to attempted murder as a result of failed drug deal

Monday, November 19th, 2012, 4:19pm

GREELEY, Colo. — A teenager accused of trying to shoot and kill some other teens after an apparent drug deal failed to happen pleaded guilty to attempted murder Monday.

Alyx Leach, 18, of Lafayette, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted second degree murder in Weld County District Court in Greeley. He could get up to 32 years in prison at sentencing March 4.

Erie police arrested Leach on March 22 after three other teens reported that Leach and Alexander Fein, 18, chased them in their car and fired several shots at them. A police report says that was after the victims decided not to complete a deal for marijuana.

Fein is charged with three counts of attempted first degree murder-extreme indifference. His arraignment hearing is scheduled Dec. 13.

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Walmart Black Friday 2012 ad: Get deals on Apple iPad 2, TVs, laptops

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Monday, November 19th, 2012, 1:10pm

Walmart Black Friday deals begin at 10 p.m. Thursday and include some whoppers for the iPad 2 and HDTVs.

The nation’s largest retailer plans to offer an iPad 2 for $399 with a $75 gift card. Also on sale are a $148 32-inch LCD HDTV and a $279 HD laptop.

Walmart is also offering a Black Friday guarantee. If you are inside the store between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Thanksgiving, you are guaranteed the iPad, the Emerson 30-inch 720p LCD TV or a LG Blu-ray player for $38. If they sell out during that hour, you can get a guarantee card, but you must pay by midnight and you can only get one of the big three selling items.

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Denver CEO worries how new pot rules will affect hiring

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Sunday, November 18th, 2012, 9:32pm

DENVER — Small amounts of marijuana will soon be legal in Colorado, but nearly two weeks after the election, some business owners worry that Amendment 64 could make it harder for them to make money and help their companies grow.

“We supply the federal government, state government, U.S. EPA and U.S. Geological Survey with equipment and we’re required to have a drug-free workplace so it sends a mixed message to our employees on what’s OK and what’s not OK,” said Jeff Popiel, President and CEO of Geotech, a Denver environmental business. “My fear with the legislation is more and more people will be doing drugs so we have fewer and fewer people that are able to come here to work, so the talent pool gets reduced.”

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Enter to win a $1,000 IKEA gift card

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Friday, November 16th, 2012, 6:58pm

Like KDVR and enter to win a $1,000 IKEA Gift Card. Then watch Good Day Colorado between 6am-7am on Wednesday November 21^st to see if you’ve won!

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How clean is your smart phone?

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Friday, November 16th, 2012, 4:44pm

Recent studies have found cell phones can have 10 times more bacteria than a toilet seat.

FOX31 Denver wanted to see who has the dirtiest phone in the FOX31 newsroom.

A local lab tested the phones of Ron Zappolo, Libby Weaver, Hema Mullur, Justin Justin, Deborah Takahara, Jon Bowman, Julie Hayden, and Mark Meredith.

Who do you think will have the cleanest phone? Vote now, and tune in Tuesday night at 9 to FOX31 Denver for the results.

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Greeley officer charged with cheating on time card

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Friday, November 16th, 2012, 3:25pm

GREELEY, Colo. – A Greeley police officer has been charged with felony theft after investigators said he lied on his time cards.

Officer Shaun Kelly was fired by the city after they discovered he had been submitting false information on time cards, said Sgt. Susan West.

Kelly is a 5-year veteran of the police department. He faces a charge of theft over $1,000.

Police Chief Jerry Garner released a statement saying, “I am aware that there are places in both the public and private sectors where it is part of the culture to cheat on your time sheets. That is not the culture of the Greeley Police Department.”

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Stuck belly button ring requires fire department rescue for Greeley woman

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Thursday, November 15th, 2012, 11:27pm

GREELEY, Colo. — It’s a fashion symbol that can make your midriff look more attractive. But for a Milliken mother, her belly button piercing caused a commotion at a Greeley swimming pool Wednesday.

Lifeguards usually watch for swimmers in distress because of water.

But for this mom, the problem was a drain.

“I walked out and sure enough she was there. Kind of hanging out. Her head out of the water. Her little daughter next to her swimming around,” says Greeley Family Funplex supervisor Braydon Maxwell.

The mom’s navel ring got entangled on a drain in the zero-depth swimming pool, filled with just six inches of water.

“I laid down to stay warm in the water, on my belly, I couldn’t get back up because I was stuck,” says the mom, who asked us not to identify her.

She tried to dislodge the ring herself for about a half-hour, and when she failed, asked lifeguards for help.

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