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Francis locker cleared out before game
Email TORONTO -- Quietly, the Rockies cleared out the locker of left-hander Jeff Francis on Wednesday. Manager Walt Weiss did not announce that he has been bumped from the team's active roster for veteran right-hander Roy Oswalt, who will make his Rockies debut on Thursday in Washington. Weiss said he will announce the corresponding move before Thursday's game. But the locker was ...
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Gonzalez gets a laugh out of batting second
Email TORONTO -- Hard-swinging Rockies left fielder Carlos Gonzalez laughed when he saw manager Walt Weiss put him second in the Rockies' batting order against the Blue Jays on Wednesday night. Often the No. 2 hitter is a bat-handler who can bunt or perform the hit-and-run. Let's say Gonzalez, with 21 home runs and 57 RBIs after a solo shot in the fifth inning on Wednesday, has no ...
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Teen accused of killing girl seeks to move trial
GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) -- Lawyers for a teen accused of killing a suburban Denver girl, as well as attacking a jogger months earlier, want his trial moved out of Jefferson ...
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Natural gas pipeline rupture near Kersey
Weld County authorities are responding to a natural gas pipeline rupture near Kersey."We are just at the onset of getting things there," said Roy Rudisill,Weld County's deputy director of emergency management.Kersey fire department officials were among those responding, Rudisill said."All know is we have a gas line leak," Rudisell said.It is unclear if there are any ...
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Academy 3 midshipmen charged with sexual assault
The U.S. Naval Academy has charged three midshipmen - all current or former football players - with sexually assaulting a female student at an off-campus house in Annapolis more than a year ago. The ...
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Tracking danger in the parole system
DENVER - The failings of an underequipped and overtaxed Parole Division led to two high profile murders and repercussions that are still reshaping the Colorado Department of Corrections.In recent weeks, following a series of CALL7 investigations, the DOC has fired their parole chief and pledged to purchase new equipment for parole officers. The Denver Post also plans to publish an investigation ...
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Black Forest Fire update as of 720 p.m.
As of this afternoon, El Paso County just released preliminary home assessment information regarding the Black Forest Fire. • The fire is 95% contained• 509 homes lost• 28 homes damaged• 3,654 homes appear unaffected The next El Paso County Sheriff Media Briefing is set for 11 a.m. ...
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Denver shelter alliance says first-ever joint adoption drive found homes for 686
The first-ever cordinated campaign by an alliance of metro Denver shelters and rescues resulted in the adoption of 686 homeless animals, organizers said ...
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Commotion Over the Sale of John Denver’s Sanctuary
The 957 acres of Colorado land that was owned by the songwriter John Denver, to the left of the property line, was sold in an $8.5 million ...
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Austin Siggs attorneys ask for change of venue
not guilty plea was entered for Sigg in April, over objections from his attorneys, who said they need more time to consider the plea.Four of the counts carry mandatory life sentences.The motions, which were made public on Wednesday, touch on a broad range of topics including the public's access to hearings and efforts to exclude evidence and testimony. Several of the 26 motions were heavily ...
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Nuggets president Josh Kroenke discusses 2012-13 season
Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images Less than 24 hours after a disheartening finish to an otherwise remarkable season, Nuggets president Josh Kroenke sat on a wooden stool in the middle of the locker room and expressed how proud he was of his players for what they had accomplished. Despite being the third-youngest team in the NBA, he reminded them that they won 57 games, something no Nuggets ...
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Highlands Ranch grass fire extinguished
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. - A 4-acre grass fire that broke out in Highlands Ranch Wednesday afternoon was quickly extinguished and no damage or injuries were reported.Littleton Fire officials told 7NEWS that the fire started just after 3 p.m. near Highlands Ranch Parkway and University. It grew to 4 acres, but nine fire crews and a helicopter pounced on the fire and had it snuffed by 4:20 p.m., ...
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Naked man repeatedly zapped by deputies
GEORGETOWN, Colo. - A naked man was repeatedly stunned by deputies at the Sonic Bloom Music Festival in Georgetown over the weekend, and recordings of the incident were posted to YouTube.A spokesman for the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office refused to comment on whether the deputies involved used appropriate force, but supervisors are reviewing the video to decide.In a 3 1/2-minute video ...
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As fires rage feds cut prevention funds
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo - As the West battles one catastrophic wildfire after another, the federal government is spending less and less on its main program for preventing blazes in the first place.A combination of government austerity and the ballooning cost of battling the ruinous fires has taken a bite out of federal efforts to remove the dead trees and flammable underbrush that clog Western ...
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Judge Holmes attorneys wont attend sanity exam
DENVER (AP) -- The judge in the Colorado theater shooting case has rejected a request by defense attorneys to attend the suspect's court-ordered psychiatric ...
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Camp evacuates as wildfire burns south of Rangely
RANGELY, Colo. (AP) -- Sheriff's officials say a wind-driven wildfire about 20 miles southeast of Rangely has prompted the evacuation of a youth camp as a ...
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Hickenlooper still unsure on school finance says he expected hit in polls on Dunlap decision
WASHINGTON - Gov. John Hickenlooper said Wednesday he was still undecided whether to back a ballot measure this fall that would fuel a new $1.1 billion tax increase necessary to pay for a newly overhauled system for administering the state's education dollars.But, Hickenlooper said it would be "crazy to put more money into the system unless you change the structure of the ...
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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper opens office in Washington
) WASHINGTON - Gov. John Hickenlooper has launched a Colorado office in the nation's capital to push the state's agenda in front of Congress and federal agencies.The state is now among 32 other states that have offices or advocates in Washington.The one-person office, headed by Colorado native and lawyer Jena Griswold, will monitor legislation on Capitol Hill and comb for federal grant ...
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Holmes attorneys seek hospital video
James Holmes stares during a hearing Tuesday morning June 04, 2013 at the Arapahoe County Justice Center. Holmes is accused of killing 12 people and injuring 70 others in a shooting rampage. (Photo By Andy Cross/The Denver ...
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Sketch of Boulder scissor attack suspect
BOULDER, Colo. - Police now have a sketch of the man who held a pair of scissors to a teenager's neck during an attack Saturday night in downtown Boulder.According to police spokeswoman Kim Kobel, the 18-year-old was walking with a woman in the area of 13th and Spruce Streets at 10:21 p.m. when the attack occurred."The victim says the suspect lunged at him with a pair of scissors, and ...
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AG 12 indicted in marijuana scheme
Conley Hoskins (from left), Gerald Searle and Dallan Dirkmaat are friends since childhood who have been indicted in an illegal medical marijuana scheme, the Colorado Attorney General's Office said on ...
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First case of rabies confirmed in Pueblo County
A bat found on San Carlos Road between La Vista and Starlight Roads tested positive for rabies. Public health officials warn individuals, especially children, to stay away from bats. Rabies is caused by a virus transmitted by the bite of an infected animal. Bat teeth are very small and sharp; a wound from a bat bite may not be visible. Rabies also can be transmitted by a scratch or if the ...
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DA No charges for Colorado secretary of state
DENVER (AP) -- The Denver district attorney says no criminal charges will be filed against Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler, following allegations that he misused public ...
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Columbine survivor electrocuted on job in NM
Depew was one of the first callers from inside Columbine High School to alert authorities to the shooting in 1999. His father was a Denver police officer, and Depew called the Denver Police Department after finding the body of one of the students ...
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Lime Gulch fire More evacuations ordered in southern Jefferson County
An aerial view of the Lime Gulch Fire in Jefferson County taken on June 19, 2013. (Photo courtesy of 7News, The Denver Channel) fire but say that it is growing.Foxton Road is closed at U.S. 285.Reverse emergency notifications ordering residents to leave were originally sent to 410 phones, the sheriff's office said. It was not known how many homes were called in Buffalo Creek Township. The ...
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