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Colfax Marathon security will be strong
DENVER - Former Vietnam War vet turned Colfax race director Creigh Kelley has been working the phones. He's been talking to competing marathon organizers in other cities, including Boston - sharing strategies on safety. "We share absolutely every piece of information we can. We may not share sponsors or money, but we sure share information. Because we all have the same goal. We love ...
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Colfax Marathon In Denver To Have Tight Security Post-Boston Marathon Bombings
DENVER -- Security will be tight but "discreet" for Sunday's Colfax Marathon in Denver, according to the race director. One month after the bombings at the Boston Marathon, Creigh Kelley said elaborate preparations have been made to ensure that runners and spectators stay safe along the race ...
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Police Want Help Finding Man Suspected In Multiple Felonies
David Shane Gosik, 34, is wanted in Arapahoe and Douglas counties for multiple felonies, including menacing and burglary. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and a black t-shirt with skulls printed on the front. Police believe Gosik is in possession of firearms. A reward is being offered for any tips that lead to an ...
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Police Search Home Filled With Human Waste Where Child Was Rescued
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in hazmat gear went back to a home filled with human waste and rodents in Colorado Springs where a child was rescued on Thursday. There were four officers and a sergeant. They went into the house at about 8 p.m. and were in there for about an hour. They didn't say exactly what they were looking for, but the house has been condemned. The family ...
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Raptors eyeing Nuggets GM Ujiri for top exec job
Nuggets GM Masai Ujiri, formerly the assistant GM of the Raptors, won the NBA’s 2012-13 Executive of the Year Award.(Garrett Ellwood/Getty Images) The Toronto Raptors are pursuing Denver Nuggets general manager Masai Ujiri, the 2012-13 NBA Executive of the Year, in hopes of making him their top basketball ...
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Udall Seeks Feedback On Proposed National Monument
DENVER (AP) -- U.S. Sen. Mark Udall is asking for the public’s help in crafting legislation to create a national monument that would include 22,000 acres on both sides of the Arkansas River between Salida and Buena Vista in south-central ...
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Fern Lake Fire In RMNP Still Slumbers
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (AP) -- After seven months, and many feet of snow in Rocky Mountain National Park, wildland firefighters still cannot say the Fern Lake fire is out. Pungent odors of unseen embers were still in the air during a May 13 hike into Fern Lake’s heart, underlining their hesitancy. ';It’s the question we get all the time,'; said Mike ...
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Ute Farm Ranch Wins $92000 USDA Grant
TOWAOC, Colo. (AP) -- The bright green alfalfa fields appear like a surreal oasis tucked into the rolling hills of desert shrubbery that extend south as far as the eye can see. Vaughn Cook climbs aboard a sprayer at the Ute Farm and Ranch. The brown field behind would normally be green with a new crop of corn, but because of the drought, will sit idle with no irrigation this year. Here, 12 ...
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3-vehicle crash in Lakewood
LAKEWOOD, Colo. - A three vehicle crash in Lakewood Saturday injured at least three people, one of them seriously.The crash happened around 11 a.m. at the intersection of W. Colfax Avenue and Pierce Street. One of the vehicles ended up on its side in the intersection.Police said seven people were in the vehicles. Three of those were transported to a local hospital for treatment and one of the ...
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Rockies Trade Reid Brignac To Yankees
Reid Brignac #16 of the Colorado Rockies at bat during the MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on April 27, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty ...
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Inside The Effort To Open Independence Pass
INDEPENDENCE PASS, Colo. (AP) – Like most drivers on Independence Pass, Don Poole watches his speed and where he is on the treacherous road. Poole had extra reason to be cautious on May 13, as there was a 4- to 5-foot wall of snow in front of him on the stretch of road 2 miles beneath the summit. Poole, the Colorado Department of Transportation’s maintenance patrol supervisor for ...
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Colorado’s Newest State Park Dedicated Open To Public
PINE, Colo. (CBS4) – Colorado’s newest state park is open to the public. Staunton State Park is located about six miles west of Conifer and features about 3,800 acres of grasslands, granite cliffs and streams. The park is named in honor of Frances Staunton, who donated the mountain ranch property to the state upon her death in 1989. The Staunton ranch is at the center of the new ...
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War vet gets 21 years in biker shooting
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - An Iraq War veteran who was convicted of manslaughter in a motorcycle club shooting has been sentenced to 21 years in prison.Sgt. Christopher Mountjoy, assigned to the Army's Fort Carson, was sentenced Thursday in the shooting death of an unarmed man outside the Sin City Disciples motorcycle club in Colorado Springs in 2012.The Colorado Springs Gazette reports ...
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Nuggets-Warriors Game 6 Gameday
Posted May 3, 2013 05:40 OAKLAND, Calif. - Handed the toughest early season schedule imaginable, the Denver Nuggets banded together and persevered. After losing their best outside shooter to a knee injury in the first week of April, they went on to set a team NBA record with 57 victories and secured the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference. Conceding defeat wasn't part of Denver's ...
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Denver Business Journal wins 33 awards in 4-state Society of Professional Journalists news competition
The DBJ's award-winning coverage of the 2012 election. The Denver Business Journal staff has won 33 awards, including 13 first-place honors, in a four-state Society of Professional Journalists competition. The SPJ's "Top of the Rockies" awards for excellence in newspaper, digital and broadcast news were presented Friday night at the Denver Press Club. The Journal won nearly twice ...
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No. 3 Nuggets set to face No. 6 Golden State in playoffs
Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images After setting NBA team records with 57 wins and 38 home victories, the Denver Nuggets are ready for the postseason. The Nuggets captured the No. 3 seed in the West with their 23rd consecutive home win Wednesday night and will open the Western Conference playoffs Saturday at Pepsi Center against the Golden State Warriors. Denver (57-25) and the Warriors ...
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Rapids Game Day preview Colorado at San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose forward Chris Wondolowski SANTA CLARA, CA - MAY 02: Chris Wondolowski #8 of the San Jose Earthquakes in action against the D.C. United at Buck Shaw Stadium on May 2, 2012 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) --> (Ezra Shaw, Getty ...
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Cooler stormier by Sunday
DENVER - Things heated-up across Colorado to wrap up the work week! Most locations along and east of I-25 topped out well into the 80s Friday afternoon -- well above the average high of 72. Cooler days are ahead, along with some rain.Although clouds have increased over the last few hours, the storm/rain chance remains very low at this time. There will be an occasional breeze overnight, along ...
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Chatwood ready to take on Lincecum Giants
With Colorado starter Jeff Francis moving to the disabled list on Thursday with a left groin strain, the Rockies called up right-hander Tyler Chatwood to start Saturday's game against the Giants. In Chatwood's last outing on April 29, he threw six scoreless innings in a 12-2 victory over the Dodgers before he was sent down to Triple-A Colorado Springs to clear room for the return of ...
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Big man battle getting physical in Nuggets-Warriors series
JaVale McGee refused to comply with the unusual request. Locked in an a tight playoff game, the Denver Nuggets center found himself face-to-face with Andrew Bogut, who pointed to his chin and shouted over the din of the sellout crowd at Oracle Arena. "He told me to punch him in the chin," McGee said. "I don't know why you'd want somebody to punch you in your ...
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Denver council on June 10 wont have a quorum will cancel meeting
For the first time that anyone can remember, the Denver City Council on June 10 won't complete its weekly meeting because too few council members will be present.City law mandates the council hold a meeting every Monday except on specific holidays - New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day. At least seven members of the 13-person body must be present for a quorum. But ...
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Pachecos slam helps Rockies solve Giants
Pacheco crushes a go-ahead grand slam to left DENVER -- A Rockies team that almost never delivers the big hit against the Giants finally came up with one on Friday night. Jordan Pacheco, who hadn't homered this season, drove a first-pitch slider from Giants starter Madison Bumgarner into the left-field seats with two out in the fifth inning for his first-career grand slam. ...
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Tight series between Nuggets and Warriors is no surprise
Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images SAN FRANCISCO - In retrospect, two nights in November simply foreshadowed the future. Playing one another for the first time during the regular season, the Denver Nuggets and Golden State Warriors staged an entertaining duel that ended ...
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Elite Eight Nuggets set for sprint to the finish line
Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images Eight games, 15 days, big implications. Locked in a battle with the Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies for the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference, the Denver Nuggets are poised for a frenetic finish over the next two weeks. Rather than worry about how things will shake out, the Nuggets are keeping the strategy simple. "We just have to go out ...
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Escaped prisoner apprehended in Denver
DENVER - A convict who walked away from a minimum security facility a month age has been apprehended in Denver.The Colorado Department of Corrections says 30-year-old Kenneth Gomez was arrested without incident Friday at 51st and Sheridan in Denver by the Fugitive Location and Apprehension Group (FLAG) Unit. He was alone and was detained without incident. Gomez was working as a mechanic at the ...
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