Friday 3rd September, 2010
Hey CU, CSU fans: Behave, admonishes Denver's top cop
Denver Police Chief Gerald Whitman has a message for Colorado State and University of Colorado football fans: Be nice or leave. Whitman sent a letter to both schools this week, urging sober rivalry a...
Giambi delivers as Rockies top Padres
SAN DIEGO -- The Rockies document the length of time between home runs. Jason Giambi's second-inning two-run shot on Friday night was his first since June 23, a span of 71 at-bats.
Reynolds takes first homer allowed in stride
Francis, Daley set for rehab work SAN DIEGO -- Rockies rookie left-handed reliever Matt Reynolds took in stride giving up his first Major League runs -- on a grand slam by the Phillies' Chase Utley in...
Rockies' path to playoffs may lie in West
Colorado RockiesFrancis, Daley set for rehab work SAN DIEGO -- The Rockies entered Friday night's first game of three with the Padres closer to the National League Wild Card (6 1/2 games) than the NL West-leading Pad...
SEC Reaches Settlement With Ex-Qwest CEO Nacchio
ABC 7 NewsDENVER -- The Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a settlement in its civil lawsuit against former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio. The suit accused Nacchio and other former executives at Denver-b...
Colorado Children’s Campaign chief ‘deeply concerned’ over DBJ report on insurers dropping child health plans
Denver Business JournalColorado Children’s Campaign — in response to a Denver Business Journal report that several Colorado health insurers will stop selling child-only policies — said Friday she is &ldquo...
Teen: Security Told Me To Remove U.S. Flags
ABC 7 NewsNORTHGLENN, Colo. -- A high school student in Northglenn is upset that campus security told him to remove the large American flags flying from his pickup truck because it might make others uncomfortab...
Transient Gets 336 Years For Raping Teen In Library Parking Lot
ABC 7 NewsLONE TREE, Colo. -- A homeless man convicted of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in the parking lot of the Lone Tree library was sentenced Friday to more than three centuries in prison.Scott Jam...
Bomb Squad At Highlands Ranch Cul-De-Sac
ABC 7 NewsHIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. -- The Douglas County Bomb Squad was searching a Highlands Ranch home Friday after explosive materials were found in the home earlier.The home, in a cul-de-sac on South Silver M...
Arvada Chief To Discusses Police Investigation, Resignations
ABC 7 NewsARVADA, Colo. -- Arvada Police Chief Don Wick issued a statement Friday afternoon and answer questions regarding an investigation in an excessive force case that resulted in the resignations of four o...
Springs Accountant Sentenced For Preparing False Tax Returns
ABC 7 NewsDENVER -- A 58-year-old Colorado Springs man was sentenced to three years in federal prison for aiding in the preparation of a false tax return, federal officials said Friday.Steven DeHaven was also o...
Buckskin Joe Closing, Moving To Unknown Location
ABC 7 NewsCANON CITY, Colo. -- It's happy trails for Buckskin Joe, the replica Old West town in Colorado that served as a setting as for Westerns like "True Grit" and "Cat Ballou." Owner Greg Tabuteau said Frid...
Deputy: Man Stopped For Speeding Says His Son Was Dying
ABC 7 NewsEAGLE, Colo. -- A Utah man was arrested near Eagle Wednesday evening after motorists called to report a driver speeding and driving erratically.When an Eagle County deputy pulled Eric Repasy over on I...
Montana Teen Accidentally Texts Sheriff To Buy Pot
ABC 7 NewsHELENA, Mont. -- General rule of thumb: when looking to buy marijuana, don't text the sheriff. Authorities said a Helena, Mont., teen hit a wrong number and inadvertently sent a message to Lewis and C...
Report outlines reasons for hospital stays in Colorado
Denver Business JournalColorado Hospital Association . However, treatment of diseases and disorders involving the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue — ranging from arthritis and back problems to joint and t...
Dow up 127 points; Vista Gold up 10%, Janus up 7%
Denver Business JournalThe Dow ended the week with another healthy gain of 127 points. In Colorado, Vista Gold and Janus led actively traded gainers. For the week, the Dow picked up 297 points from last Friday’s clos...
Meth Lab Discovered At Home In Erie
CBS 4Several police agencies were on the scene of a meth lab in Erie on Friday working to decontaminate the scene. The lab was found at a home at 270 Bonanza Drive just north of Highway 7, near the airp...
Body Found Near Rec Center In Denver
CBS 4Colorado Mug Shots Police in Denver are calling the discovery of a body near a rec center in Denver suspicious. Someone called police about the body at 7 a.m. It was found at La Alma Park at 11th...
'Balloon Boy' Family Moves To Florida
CBS 4Heene Story & Video Archive The family at the center of the balloon boy hoax has moved out of the house where the fateful trip began, leaving Colorado for Florida. Richard and Mayumi Heene and ...
Denver police warn CU, CSU students to behave
Denver PostDenver police are warning CU and CSU students to behave during this weekend's Rocky Mountain Showdown at Invesco Field or they could be arrested, ejected and face campus sanctions. In a letter the ci...
Police: Bailed-Out Bungler Burgles Bail Bond Business
ABC 7 NewsPUEBLO, Colo. -- The moral of this story might be: Don't bite the hand that bails you out.Pueblo police said they arrested a man earlier this week after someone reported a break-in at a local bail bon...
Buck, Coffman, Pull Support For Maes
ABC 7 NewsDENVER -- More prominent Republicans are pulling their support for Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes.On Friday, Republican Senate candidate Ken Buck and Rep. Mike Coffman joined a growing li...
Omnicare buying long-term care assets from Walgreens in Colorado, other states
Denver Business Journalin Colorado and other states. The long-term care pharmacy locations that Omnicare is acquiring from Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) are in Colorado, Texas, Florida, Georgia and Maryland, according to a stateme...
Buck Says He No Longer Supports Maes
CBS 4Dominic Dezzutti's Blog Republican Senate candidate Ken Buck has pulled his support for Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes. Already this week Maes, winner of the Republican primary last ...
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