Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Broncos fans brace for a Super Bowl nail-biter, but fear a rout
Fans of the Denver Broncos are reeling from a bad case of Mile High anxiety. With this year's game, the Broncos now share the NFL record for most Super Bowl appearances with eight. But the team has also lost more championship games than any other team with five, none of them close, most recently the nightmare 43-8 blowout against the Seattle Seahawks two years ago. Published February 4, 2016
Grand jury indicts 16 in Oregon standoff, including Bundy brothers, four holdouts
A federal grand jury has indicted 16 people on conspiracy stemming from the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Oregon, including four people still holed up at the property. Published February 4, 2016
Center for Medical Progress releases Planned Parenthood video ahead of court appearances
Apparently neither lawsuits nor indictments can stop the Center for Medical Progress from releasing anti-Planned Parenthood videos. Published February 3, 2016
FBI video of Robert ‘LaVoy’ Finicum shooting in Oregon fails to calm uproar
The FBI video showing the death of Oregon occupier Robert "LaVoy" Finicum last week was supposed to put to rest doubts about the shooting's legitimacy, but the footage has instead raised as many questions as it answers. Published February 3, 2016
Cliven Bundy declares Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation will go on even after sons arreste
It seemed last week as if the standoff at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters would soon collapse, but now Cliven Bundy says the occupation will continue indefinitely. Published February 2, 2016
Hillary Clinton officially declared victor in Iowa; closest caucus in history, officials say
Hillary Clinton was officially declared the winner in the Iowa caucuses Tuesday afternoon, but not before Sen. Bernard Sanders outperformed expectations and reset the Democratic presidential primary, putting a serious dent in Mrs. Clinton's aura of inevitability. Published February 1, 2016
Bernie Sanders inspires a fashion revolution at Iowa caucuses
It turns out Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is also a fashion revolutionary. Published February 1, 2016
Iowa caucuses: Heavy turnout boosts insurgent candidates
Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernard Sanders were locked in a tight battle in early returns from Iowa's caucuses Monday night, as were Sen. Ted Cruz and Donald Trump on the GOP side, with the billionaire businessman looking for voters to validate his unorthodox campaign. Published February 1, 2016
Ammon Bundy seeks release from custody as Oregon protesters rally
Taking a page from the Black Lives Matter movement, protesters chanted "don't shoot" and held up their hands at a Monday rally in rural Oregon condemning last week's shooting death of Robert "LaVoy" Finicum. Published February 1, 2016
Oregon protestors dig in at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
They are proving a small but stubborn band as the last four anti-government occupiers remained dug in Sunday at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge while activity swirled outside the perimeter. Published January 31, 2016
Marco Rubio, other trailing Republicans see exceeding expectations in Iowa as a ‘win’
Polls show Marco Rubio lodged firmly behind Donald Trump and Ted Cruz as Iowa voters prepare to caucus Monday, but a "win" for the Florida senator doesn't necessarily mean he has to come in first place. Published January 31, 2016
Chris Christie’s Donald Trump impression amuses Iowa caucus voters
Whether or not you agree with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on the issues, there is no debating who has the campaign's best Donald Trump impression. Published January 31, 2016
Robert ‘LaVoy’ Finicum shooting death video released by FBI
Accused of killing a man in cold blood, the FBI released dramatic video Thursday showing the final minutes before an armed occupier was shot dead in a clash with law enforcement. Published January 28, 2016
Dawn Laguens of Planned Parenthood fund wants Paul Ryan to stop Congress investigation
Planned Parenthood called Thursday for House Speaker Paul D. Ryan to disband the Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives, citing the Texas indictment against pro-life investigators behind a series of hidden-camera videos. Published January 28, 2016
Ammon Bundy starts crowdfunding page seeking $100,000, urges holdouts to surrender
The standoff at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge dwindled Thursday to four holdouts as the occupation's leaders began preparing for their next battle, this one in court. Published January 28, 2016
Oregon standoff: FBI makes more arrests as holdouts negotiate to drop charges
The Oregon standoff continued to fall apart Thursday as three more people were arrested and the five remaining occupiers began negotiating the terms of their surrender. Published January 28, 2016
Oregon standoff: Militants refuse to leave refuge even after Ammon Bundy arrest
After weeks of trying to wait out the Bundy-led occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in rural Oregon, law enforcement agents shifted tactics Tuesday with a roadside confrontation that resulted in the death of one occupier and the arrests of eight other protesters. Published January 27, 2016
Ammon Bundy tells Oregon occupiers after court hearing to ‘stand down’
Occupation leader Ammon Bundy had a message Wednesday for those still holed up at a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon: "Please stand down." Published January 27, 2016
Cecile Richards, Planned Parenthood president, says congressmen want women ‘in their place’
Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards, in an interview released Tuesday, accused some men in Congress of believing that "women are just not in their place anymore." Published January 26, 2016
Oregon: 1 dead, Bundy brothers arrested as standoff ends with gunfire
Federal and state agents set up a perimeter around the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge early Wednesday in an effort to flush out remaining militants after making eight arrests and capturing the group's leaders in a highway stop that left one dead. Published January 26, 2016
