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Judge tosses confession, gang links in Greeley transgender murder trial

A judge ruled this week that jurors won't hear part of the confession of a man accused of killing an 18-year-old Greeley transgender woman. The judge also ruled that prosecutors won't be able to tell jurors that Allen Andrade has gang ties that could have been a motive in the brutal slaying last summer of Angie Zapata.

Colorado coming down to Greeley?

As Weld County goes, so goes the purple state of Colorado. The New York Times has some interesting video reporting up today that shows Greeley as the poster child of Colorado's new status as a swing state. Although the traveling Times video crew doesn't report much beyond anecdotal interviews with residents, their choice of Greeley as a bell-weather county in Colorado isn't too far off.

Integration Plan Inches Forward in Greeley

Plans for immigrant integration have been dogged by criticism from the town's conservative residents. But the group continues moving forward with plans to have...

Immigrant Integration Plan Riles Greeley

With an immigrant-integration grant from The Colorado Trust, the Realizing Our Community initiative in Greeley faces an uphill battle against residents and officials who...

Ousted Greeley Mayor Says Immigration Anger Blindsided Him

Tom Selders went to Washington last spring to stick up for the immigrants in Greeley. He underestimated the backlash that would follow, which wound...

Greeley Tops Consumer Fraud Complaint List

Bad guys beware. If you try to cheat somebody from Weld County, you're likely to get ratted out. Greeley ranks first in the nation...