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Authorities identify casualties in Colorado fire as blazes in Calif. Ariz. prompt evacuations
People stand near one of the hundreds of homes considered a total loss in the wildfires near Colorado Springs, Colo., Monday, June, 17, 2013. Rain helped firefighters douse Colorado's most destructive wildfire in state history, while a new wind-whipped blaze in California forced evacuations and threatened homes Monday near Yosemite National Park. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, ...
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Senators recall petition called invalid
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A recall petition against a Colorado lawmaker who supported gun rights was deemed sufficient Tuesday, setting up the first potential recall of a state lawmaker in Colorado history.But a lawyer for Democratic State Senate President John Morse immediately vowed to challenge the recall effort. Morse's attorney, Mark Grueskin, said the recall petition has a fatal law ...
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Julyan Stone prepared to join Denvers line of defense
Julyan Stone was a long way from Des Moines. Three months after reporting for an NBA Development League assignment with the Iowa Energy, Stone checked into a playoff game with the assignment of slowing the hottest shooter on Earth. Stone only spent 82 seconds defending Golden State guard Stephen Curry, but he helped the Nuggets trim a 20-point deficit to 13 when Curry went off the court in the ...
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Video Armed robbery at rail station
The suspect in the green T-shirt points what appears to be a black hangun (highlighted circle) as he robs a man at the Nine Mile light rail station on ...
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Sudanese mans family wins right to bring lawsuit against 911 operator
had earlier recommended that U.S. District Judge Robert Blackburn dismiss civil rights claims in the lawsuit, which would have resulted in it being heard in a state court. Instead, the lawsuit is now headed for trial in federal court.The family of Jimma Reat, a Sudanese refugee, has sued the former 911 operator, Juan Jesus Rodriguez, and the city and county of Denver, over his death in April ...
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Nuggets seek crowd boost as series returns to Pepsi Center
Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images SAN FRANCISCO - For two nights in Oakland, the Golden State Warriors were treated like rock gods by a crowd that started screaming an hour before tipoff and rarely sat down once the game started. Riding the euphoria, the Warriors passed, dunked and bombed away with abandon in seizing a 3-1 lead against the Denver Nuggets in their best-of-7 first-round series. ...
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Civic Center EATS assembles Denvers food trucks for foodie nirvana
events or outside the city's many microbreweries. However, throughout the summer, Denver "foodies" can find a majority of the food trucks gathered together ...
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Denver Zoo lion gets unique cancer treatment
Dr. Douglas Thamm, a medical oncologist at the Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, left, administers chemotherapy medication to Rian the lion as Dr. Betsy Stringer, a Denver Zoo veterinarian, checks vital signs of the sedated lion. IPTC: Dr. Douglas Thamm, a medical oncologist at the Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, left, administers chemotherapy ...
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Rockies face tall task in bid for first win in Toronto
The Rockies will continue their quest for the franchise's first win in Toronto in the series finale against the Blue Jays Wednesday night at Rogers Centre. But the opportunity to break an 0-8 all-time record arrives at a difficult moment, with the Blue Jays riding a seven-game winning streak, the longest active streak in the American League. Mark Buehrle, fresh off his best start of the ...
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Dad of Longmont kidnapping suspect held in Colo.
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- The father of a man accused of fleeing to Canada with his son after attacking the boy's mother with pepper spray and a stun gun has been transferred to the Boulder County jail in ...
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Accused Colorado theater gunmans lawyers seek psychiatric hospital video
DENVER (Reuters) - Attorneys for the former graduate student charged with shooting 12 moviegoers to death in a Denver-area theater last summer have renewed their bid for access to a videotape of their client at the hospital where he was undergoing psychiatric ...
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Colorado lawmaker who supported gun control to face recall election
May 24, 2013: Paradise Firearms owner Paul Paradis holds a flyer depicting Colorado's State Senate President, Democrat John Morse, together with a petition to recall him, right, at his gun shop in Colorado Springs, ...
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2 killed in train-car crash in Denver
DENVER - Two people were killed when a car and a train collided in Denver on Tuesday night, police said.The collision happened about 8:47 p.m. at West Bayaud Avenue and South Kalamath Street near Interstate 25, said Denver police spokeswoman Raquel Lopez.The intersection at Bayaud and Kalamath has been ...
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Inmates return to prison evacuated by wildfire
CANON CITY, Colo. (AP) -- Inmates who were transferred from a prison in Canon City due to the wildfire near the Royal Gorge Bridge are heading ...
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At least 2 critically injured when train hits car in Denver
A car collided with a train near the Baker neighborhood Tuesday evening. Denver police confirmed two people were killed.The incident was reported after 8:45 p.m. near West Bayaud Ave and South Kalamath Street, between Interstate 25 and South Santa Fe Drive. A crushed black sedan could be seen on the tracks. Witnesses said the car ignored crossing signals, driving past the crossing arms and ...
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City Denver Public Schools flunk nonprofit during arguments on park land swap
School buses sit in the foreground of the Denver City and County Building, the setting of a courtroom battle pitting the city and Denver Public Schools against nonprofits contesting a park land ...
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Francis roughed up as Rockies offense goes quiet
COL@TOR: Rosario singles home Rockies' first run TORONTO -- On the night that Rockies manager Walt Weiss announced that veteran star Roy Oswalt would be joining the rotation, veteran lefty Jeff Francis placed himself in danger of having to say goodbye. Francis gave up eight runs and served up three home runs in six innings as the Blue Jays won their seventh straight, 8-3, at Rogers ...
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Boulder County extends oil gas moratorium
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- Boulder County commissioners have agreed to an 18-month extension of a moratorium on accepting new applications for oil and gas development in unincorporated areas of the ...
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MLB Toronto 8 Colorado 3
Maicer Izturis on solo shots as streaking Toronto reeled off a seventh consecutive win. Former Rocky Esmil Rogers (3-2) collected the victory, yielding three runs (two earned) on four hits over 6 2/3 innings. The right-hander walked one and struck out five. Colorado ...
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Frontier threat suspect acted paranoid
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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Wildfire and hail claims push premiums higher
Homeowners in Colorado have made some of the most expensive claims on their insurance of any state in the country in recent years. Carole Walker with the trade group the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association says the state ranks among the top 10 in terms of claims for catastrophic loss. That designation is pushing premiums higher for everyone. Walker says claims for hail damage ...
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Dish wont submit revised bid for Sprint
Satellite TV operator Dish Network Corp. said Tuesday it would not submit a revised bid for Sprint, leaving the path open for the wireless carrier to accept what it already considers a superior offer from Japan's ...
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Colorado wildfire destroys more than 500 homes new blazes menace West
Colorado wildfire destroys between 80 and 100 homes DENVER/LOS ANGELES - The number of homes destroyed by a Colorado wildfire rose above 500 on Tuesday as rain dampened the flames and allowed damage assessment teams to enter charred neighbourhoods, and other threatening blazes grew in Alaska and elsewhere in the West. Authorities said the so-called Black Forest Fire, which has burned in the ...
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Ex-volunteer firefighter pleads to setting fire
The fire burned hundreds of acres and evacuated the town of Elbert at a time when other wildfires were straining firefighting resources around the ...
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Jeffco Sheriff seeks communitys help in locating man 57
Ronald Kuetemeier. (Jefferson County Sheriff's Office) The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is asking the community for help in locating a 57-year-old man reported missing. Ronald Kuetemeier was last seen at his home in Evergreen on Friday, and was reported missing Saturday by his wife, according to a Tuesday news release from the sheriff's office. Kuetemeier is believed to be on ...
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