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Family sues over Colorados womans death in TV project
DENVER-The survivors of a woman killed during the production of a reality TV show pilot have filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against Discovery Communications Inc. and Anthropic Productions Corp. Terry Flanell's husband and daughter filed the lawsuit last week in federal court in Denver. It says the companies were producing a pilot focusing on the family's Colorado Springs ...
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IKEA adding more solar panels
CENTENNIAL, Colo. - IKEA said it is expanding the solar array on its store in Centennial.The new panels will be installed in July. They will cover the roof's remaining space, making the solar array Colorado’s largest rooftop array of any use.When it's finished, the 1,121-kW solar installation of 4,704 panels will generate 1,701,000 kWh of clean electricity yearly, according to ...
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Xcel bills rising this summer
DENVER - Your Xcel Energy bill is going up this summer.The average electricity bill for the 2013 summer quarter is projected to rise almost 6 percent to $76 a month when compared with the summer of 2012.According to ...
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Local woman killed filming reality show
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The survivors of a Colorado Springs woman who died during the filming of a reality TV show have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the producers.Terry Flanell died July 14, 2012, while filming a pilot episode focusing on her family's Colorado Springs business, Dragon Arms."We signed a one year contract with them to make a show about my 87 military vehicles ...
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Colorado senators seek federal train horn limits
LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) -- U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and Mark Udall are asking a Senate panel to reconsider Federal Railroad Administration safety regulations requiring trains to sound their horns when approaching and passing through ...
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Army faces roadblocks on Pinon Canyon expansion
The U.S. House also approved a measure that would require the Army to complete an environmental impact study and receive federal money as a backup plan before it could ...
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Gold for Colorado Capitol dome back from Italy
DENVER (AP) -- The gold that will be used to replace the gilding on the state Capitol dome is back in Colorado after being transformed into gold leaf in ...
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Notebook Denver Nuggets have compassion for Kobe Bryant
George Karl 's side. He's been the entire rose bush. Karl and the Nuggets have been eliminated from the playoffs by Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers three times in the past five years, including last spring when Denver fell in an entertaining seven-game series. Bryant also was a member of the Lakers team that beat Karl when he was coaching the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1998 Western ...
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Feds probe cause of Colorado fire
>Are you affected by the wildfires? Please share your images and stories with CNN iReport if you can do so safely. Colorado Springs, Colorado (CNN) -- As hundreds of firefighters began to get the upper hand on a huge blaze near Colorado Springs, investigators stepped up their probe into the cause of the most destructive wildfire in the state's history. Investigators are treating the ...
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Faried says ankle improving still hopes to play Game 1
Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried missed the final two games of the regular season with a sprained left ankle but remains optimistic about quick ...
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Wilson Chandler eyes opportunity for postseason redemption
Wilson Chandler has been waiting for his shot at redemption for two years. The journey included a brief, but eye-opening, experience in China and a strenuous recovery from hip surgery. At long last, the opportunity is finally here. "It's going to be fun," the even-keeled Nuggets forward said after Denver wrapped up the regular season Wednesday night. "It's going to be ...
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Man killed in Fruita PD shooting IDd
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - Coroner's officials say a man who was killed in a shooting involving Fruita police officers had multiple gunshot wounds.They identified the man Monday as 61-year-old Lewis Pollard.Police officers tried to pull him over around 12:40 a.m. Saturday, and he was shot while allegedly trying to run away from the officers, according to the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office, ...
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Francis savors chance to start in native Canada
Growing up in Vancouver and making his offseason home in London, Ontario, Rockies left-hander Jeff Francis finds extra significance any time he heads north of the border to face the Blue Jays. Francis will make his second career start in Toronto on Tuesday as the two clubs square off at Rogers Centre. Francis won his only start there, pitching for the Royals and holding the Jays to two runs on ...
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Rising price of natural gas puts pressure on Xcel customer bills
Xcel Energy gas and electricity bills are beginning to creep higher as the price of natural gas rises.The average electricity bill for the 2013 summer quarter is projected to rise almost 6 percent to $75.67 a month when compared with the summer of 2012, according to Xcel.Residential natural-gas bills will be $3.15 higher this summer when compared with the same period in 2012, Xcel said.In the ...
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Note to readers New comic strip Stone Soup by Jan Eliot is coming to The Denver Post
," by Jan Eliot. The new strip takes the place of "For Better or for Worse," which is no longer being produced and has been in re-runs since July 2010. To continue reading strips from the "For Better or for Worse" archive, go ...
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Denver urban fishing Anglers catch bass carp and trout in the city
Fly-fisherman John Davenport, left, climbs down to the South Platte River as Ronnie Crawford works his spinning gear at the falls by Overland Pond Park. Denver offers some surprising options for urban anglers. IPTC: DENVER, CO. - MAY 13: Urban fishing on Monday, May 13, 2013 along the South Platte River in Denver with John Davenport, left, and Ronnie Crawford at the falls by Overland Pond Park. ...
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St. Marys Glacier offers a short Colorado snowfield trek for climbing sliding on skis snowshoes
If you haven't had enough of the white stuff and can't bring yourself to put away your backcountry skis or snowshoes, then here's an adventure: a climbable, semi-permanent snowfield near Denver that offers a last chance to play in the snow. You have a lot of recreational options when visiting St. Mary's Glacier; the sign on the highway was changed to "St. Mary's ...
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Ex-Loveland officer pleads to child porn
LOVELAND, Colo. - A former Loveland police officer has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges.Rodney Bretches, 48, pleaded guilty to felony attempt to commit sexual exploitation of a child and misdemeanor unlawful sexual contact during a Monday hearing in Larimer County District Court, according to ...
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Greeley laundry thief caught on camera
GREELEY, Colo. - A Greeley mother of five said a thief stole ten loads of her laundry, and it was all caught on camera."Those are my towels," said Crystal Martin, watching video of a woman quickly unloading a dryer at the Speed-O-Mat Laundry in Greeley. "They're not even dry yet!"Martin, a mother of five young daughters, already has her hands full with a broken washing ...
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Man who lost home in Black Forest Fire determined to move on and help others
As the Black Forest Fire winds down with fire fighters gaining 75% containment on Monday many homeowners are getting a first look at what is left of their houses. Joe Apsey-Vaughn and his family had only a few minutes to pack up their belongings after the fire sparked last Tuesday. When he first heard of the fire he drove to see it for himself and realized he and his family should gather what ...
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51s end series with Colorado Springs on high note
Monday, June 17, 2013 | 10:30 p.m. Brandon Hicks and Mike Baxter had home runs Monday for the Las Vegas 51s in a 12-7 home victory against Colorado Springs in the final game of an eight-game homestand at Cashman Field. The 51s put up lopsided offensive numbers all night, scoring three runs in the third and eighth innings, and four runs in the fifth. The Nos. 2 to 5 batters in the Las Vegas ...
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Denver reaches beyond state lines to preserve state water resources
Tarrant Regional Water District in the US Supreme Court, Colorado stepped up to support the "states' 'power to control public uses of water,' as an essential attribute of state sovereignty." The ...
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Colorado Mormons join other faiths in response to Black Forest Fire
Black Forest Fire Dept. officers burn off natural ground fuel in an evacuated neighborhood, prepping the area for the encroachment of the wildfire in the Black Forest area north of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The number of houses destroyed by the Black Forest fire could grow to around 100, and authorities fear it's possible that some people who stayed behind might ...
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Frontier threat suspect at Denver Health
A fellow passenger took this photo of a man arrested for allegedly making a bomb threat on a Denver-bound Frontier Airlines flight on 6/14/2013. 7NEWS blurred the man's face because authorities have not confirmed he is the ...
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Seattle businessman tries his luck at building pot brand
In this photo taken May 30, 2013, Jamen Shively, CEO of Diego Pellicer, seated fourth from right and holding a microphone, speaks during a news conference in Seattle. With visionary zeal, Shively described plans to quickly raise $10 million and to eventually build his company, Diego Pellicer, into an international pot powerhouse and eventually move into the recreational market. But his ...
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