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Fire Severely Damages Apartment Building In Fort Collins
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – Dozens of people are homeless after a three alarm fire broke out at a Fort Collins apartment complex overnight. The fire started just before 4 a.m. in the Buffalo Run apartments, located at 1245 East Lincoln, just east of Old Town near the intersection of East Lincoln Avenue and South Lemay Avenue. Firefighters said there are 24 units in the building and that ...
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Wilson Chandler could be Nuggets starting center for Game 3
By Aaron J. Lopez, Nuggets.com, 4-26-13 SAN FRANCISCO - Seeking better defensive matchups, Nuggets coach George Karl said Friday he is leaning toward re-inserting Kenneth Faried into the starting lineup in place of center Kosta Koufos. "I'm not guaranteeing it, though," Karl said after the team's shootaround. If Karl sticks with that plan, Denver's starting lineup for ...
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Faried set to return for Nuggets in Game 2 against Warriors
The matchup between Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried and Warriors big man David Lee will have to wait until next season. Lee will miss the remainder of the playoffs with a hip flexor ...
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Playoffs present another proving ground for Nuggets
Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images The skeptics have stalked the Denver Nuggets all season. They're too young. They don't have a closer. They can't win a slow-down game. They can't win on the road. After providing evidence to the contrary over the past four months, the Nuggets have one more theory to disprove. "I'm excited because a lot of people say our style ...
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Partial open carry ban OKd in Jeffco
GOLDEN, Colo. - Jefferson County commissioners approved an ordinance to prohibit the open carrying of firearms in select county buildings, including the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, District Attorney’s Office and Department of Human Services.County commissioners approved an open carry ban Tuesday that will apply to county owned or leased buildings that have been deemed ...
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787 Dreamliner Lands At DIA Returns To Houston For Test Flight
DENVER (CBS4) – After months of delays because of battery problems, the plane that will bring Denver International Airport's first direct flight to Asia landed in Denver on Tuesday. United Airlines is testing the Boeing 787 Dreamliner between some of its hub cities this week. The first one landed at DIA Tuesday morning and then made the return flight to Houston a couple hours later. ...
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Boulder Police Issue 35 Tickets For Smoking On Pearl Street Mall
BOULDER (CBS4) – Boulder police have issued 35 tickets to possible violators of the new smoking ban on the Pearl Street Mall. The ban went into effect in January, but police began enforcing it April first once no-smoking signs were added. First and second penalties can carry a fine. A third conviction in two years could mean 90 days in ...
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3rd DU date rape drug incident reported
DENVER - Campus safety at the University of Denver received a report of a woman who may have been given date rape drugs over the weekend, bringing the total number of reports this month this to three.In all three cases, the victims said they were at a bar in the DU neighborhood, after which they had several hours of memory loss -- a symptom of date rape drugs.Sgt. Stephen Banet said Thursday ...
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Man sentenced for stabbing fellow federal inmate
DENVER (AP) -- An inmate at the U.S. Penitentiary in Florence has been sentenced to seven more years in prison, followed by three years on supervised release, for stabbing another inmate last ...
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DU Lacrosse Coach Bill Tierney Has Plenty Of Experience Against Syracuse
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Can you ID this Carbondale bank robber
Authorities are trying to identify this robber, who is likely wearing a wig and fake beard, who held up a Wells Fargo Bank in Carbondale on ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 21
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...
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Officials Still Hope To Open Trail Ridge Road By Friday Despite Conditions
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK , Colo. (CBS4) -Officials in Rocky Mountain National Park are still hoping to open Trail Ridge Road on Friday despite still having a lot of work to do. Park spokesperson Kyle Patterson said winds on Monday and Tuesday continued to blow the snow over the ice on the road. "We would have been unable to go far from the east side of the park," Patterson said ...
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Colorado-Based TeamSnap Acquires Key Assets Of Weplay
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- A Colorado-based company that helps people manage their recreational sports teams’ activities online has acquired key assets of Weplay Inc., a sports social-networking site that had been backed by athletes including Peyton Manning and Derek Jeter. Boulder-based TeamSnap said Tuesday it is acquiring the customer base, technology and online coaching resources of ...
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Knicks Unsure About Stoudemire’s Role
Searching for ways to improve next season, the New York Knicks could use a reliable second scorer and dependable low-post option. They have no way of knowing if Stoudemire can provide either because of his ...
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DPS To Keep Track Of Students With Bus Pass System
DENVER (CBS4) – Denver Public Schools has unveiled a new way to keep track of students riding buses. It’s the +Pass system. The student rider takes their +Pass, and as they board the bus they scan it when they get on the bus and when they get off the bus. ';The +Pass really is there to provide peace of mind for our parents, teachers and schools to let us know which students ...
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ACLU Sues Over Colorado Execution Information
DENVER (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union is suing state prisons officials to force them to identify the drugs and procedures they plan to use for the execution of Nathan Dunlap scheduled in August. The ACLU says it sued the Department of Corrections Tuesday in Denver District Court. The department has refused to release the information, and the ACLU says that infringes on the ...
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Colorado Rapids Add Extra Seats For Chivas USA
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) – The Colorado Rapids are expecting a sellout crowd for Saturday’s match against Chivas USA in Commerce City. The team announced Tuesday that it was adding extra bleacher seating and selling standing room only tickets for the game at Dick’s Sporting Goods ...
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Gov. Hickenlooper Signs Massive School Funding Overhaul Bill
DENVER (AP) – Colorado educators looking for bold changes to how the state funds public education have part of the equation answered, with Gov. John Hickenlooper signing into law Tuesday a mammoth bill revising how state tax dollars should be used to fund public education. But a big piece of the equation is still a blank: Will taxpayers approve some $1 billion in new taxes this fall to ...
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QB Gehrke Signs Letter Of Intent To Join Colorado
As a freshman last fall at Scottsdale, Gehrke completed 174-of-366 passes for 2,388 yards and 22 touchdowns, with 14 interceptions. He also scored one rushing touchdown. Colorado coach Mike MacIntyre said Monday that Gehrke is athletic, extremely accurate, and is bright in regards to football and in the ...
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Dumb Friends League Quebec Shelter Resumes Dog Adoptions After Pneumonia Cases
The shelter stopped adoptions in April because of an increase in pneumonia cases among dogs. The problem was only at the Quebec shelter in Denver, but now the cases are cleared up. The Dumb Friends League says the dogs are healthy and safe to adopt. There are more than 120 dogs ready for new homes at the shelter at 2080 South ...
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Harris aims to fend off Rodgers-Cromartie
Tracy Porter . Florence was cut in training camp and Porter started the season as the right cornerback but got sick and never won his job back with Harris playing so well.Rodgers-Cromartie is slated to start ...
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Conservatives rally outside Denver IRS
DENVER - Tea party activists rallied outside the IRS office in Denver to protest IRS scrutiny of conservative groups.About 50 people held signs and listened to speakers at Tuesday's event. Dozens of others dropped by for a few minutes to show support, and some drivers passing by the downtown building honked their horns in solidarity.Protesters took turns speaking with a megaphone, ...
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School evacuated over item in chem lab
CONIFER, Colo. - West Jefferson Middle School in Conifer was evacuated Tuesday afternoon over an unidentified compound found in the chemistry lab. The Sheriff's Office originally described it as an "unstable item."Melissa Reeves, a spokeswoman for the school district, said that during a routine inspection of the science lab, an unlabeled bottle of a liquid was found. Following ...
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Tea party activists rally at Denver IRS office
DENVER (AP) -- Tea party activists rallied outside the Internal Revenue Service office in Denver on Tuesday to protest IRS scrutiny of conservative ...
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Colorado's green future
Colorado’s economy suffered through the downturn like every other state in the country, but as the national economy enters a period of recovery, which started towards the beginning of the year, the state continues to falter, while using much-needed federal grants to lay the groundwork for future, greener, industries.
Colorado has had to cut $2 billion from its state budget since the Great Recession hit in late 2008. The fiscal year for 2010-11, which starts July 1st, will see further cuts from the state budget of over $200 million. Education has seen the biggest cuts, along with many building and expansion projects to various state facilities and public infrastructure being delayed. Read more
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