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Rosario plays hero in Rockies walk-off win
ARI@COL: Rockies walk off on Rosario's single in 10th DENVER -- Wilin Rosario's 10th-inning single gave the Rockies a 5-4 victory over the D-backs at Coors Field on Tuesday night in front of 27,096 fans. Carlos Gonzalez doubled to right with one out in the 10th against D-backs reliever Matt Reynolds, a former member of the Rockies, who entered with a 0.92 ERA. Reynolds ...
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9 banks hit by trick-or-treat bandits
DENVER - The FBI confirms to 7NEWS it’s investigating a series of armed bank robberies in the Denver metro area and Aurora. So far, nine banks have been struck since December 2012 by the "trick-or-treat" bandits, as they are called by investigators."One of the individuals carries a large bag around. It looks like a pillowcase as they're collecting money from the bank ...
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Hickenlooper may announce decision on Nathan Dunlaps fate Wednesday
Convicted killer Nathan Dunlap arrives back in court after a short recess. Judge William Sylvester set an execution date for Dunlap for the week of August 18th-24th 2013. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver ...
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Film reviews of Game 5 differ for Nuggets and Warriors
Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images The 80s and 90s had Siskel & Ebert, two cantankerous film critics who rarely shared the same opinion on popular movies. The 2013 NBA postseason has Karl & Jackson, two competitive coaches who have opposing views when it comes to the physical tactics being employed in the first round of their Western Conference playoff series. Roughly 16 hours after ...
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Patrick Roy remains strong candidate for new Colorado Avalanche coach
< 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } Tuesday came and went without the Avalanche naming a head coach, but Patrick Roy remains a strong candidate for the job.Whether the Avs and Roy can work out a deal remains to be seen. The Avalanche would not comment on ...
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Minister sues over stoned driving bill
DENVER - A northern Colorado minister is suing the state over a stoned driving bill that is expected to be signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper next week.Rev. Brandon Baker of Green Faith Ministry Native American Church in Nunn, Colo. says he uses marijuana for religious reasons and that the blood limit at which drivers would be considered impaired is too low for frequent ...
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Bear killed after entering Boulder homes
A bear is seen climbing a fence on Pleasant Street and looking down on trash cans that had been left out on Monday, May 20, 2013. Wildlife officers killed the bear Tuesday after it entered two houses in Boulder. (Courtesy Colorado Parks and ...
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Astacio Monfort to rep Rockies at Draft
DENVER -- Pedro Astacio, one of the most accomplished pitchers in Rockies history and now a part-time pitching instructor and advisor, will represent the Rockies at the MLB First-Year Player Draft on June 6 at the MLB Network studios in Secaucus, N.J. Astacio, who went 53-48 and set a Rockies record with 14 complete games for the club from 1997-2001, served as an instructor this year during ...
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Despite his slump Weiss confident in Rutledge
Email DENVER -- Rockies second baseman Josh Rutledge believes he can see success at the end of his struggles. Manager Walt Weiss started DJ LeMahieu on Tuesday night against the D-backs, instead of Rutledge, who went into Tuesday 2-for-16 during the current homestand. "I've been feeling good at the plate, my swing feels good," Rutledge said. "I've hit a few balls hard. ...
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Weiss goes with Pacheco at first gives Helton rest
Email DENVER -- Right-handed-hitting Jordan Pacheco, who had one of the three hits and the lone RBI the Rockies managed against lefty Patrick Corbin in Monday night's 5-1 loss to the D-backs, started against righty Ian Kennedy on Tuesday. Pacheco went into Tuesday 4-for-9 with a double, a home run and seven RBIs in his previous three games. "Tomorrow, with [D-backs righty Trevor] ...
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Wildlife officers euthanize bear in Boulder
Wildlife officers routinely kill bears that are deemed to pose a conflict with humans. Wildlife officials say to keep trash in bear-proof containers and not to leave out pet food, bird feeders or other food that could attract bears to venture closer to ...
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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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Attempt to recall state Rep. McLachlan falls short
http://bit.ly/13JA9i4 ) the campaign to recall the Democrat needed to submit at least 10,587 petition signatures from voters in McLachlan's district by Tuesday. Campaign organizer Dave Saleh says about 8,500 were ...
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University of Denver police investigate third date rape drug claim
The Denver Post's crime and courts reporters take you beyond the press release with more Denver and Colorado crime coverage. University of Denver police are investigating a possible third incident of a women being slipped a date rape drug. The third reported incident happened Sunday at a bar in the 2000 block of South University Boulevard, according to campus ...
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RJ Sangosti named photojournalist of the year by National Press Photographers Association
RJ Sangosti. (Denver Post file) Denver Post photographer RJ Sangosti has been named 2013 Photojournalist of the year, winning the National Press Photographers Association award for larger market newspapers over journalists from The New York Times and Getty Images.Sangosti's work on the Aurora theater shooting, a story that won The Denver Post ...
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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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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in baby boom
Four different kinds of animals are welcoming new babies at the Colorado Springs Mounatin Zoo. Over the past month, a new Red River Hog baby, a Porcupine, Lynx kittens, and two Joeys have been born. The zoo say's that this is an indication that they have healthy, happy animals. When animals reproduce in zoos, it means they feel comfortable with their ...
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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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$41 million gifts fund aging center engineering school at DU
The single-largest gift in University of Denver history - nearly $27 million from former chancellor and Board of Trustees chairman Daniel Ritchie - will help fund a new center for the study of aging as well as a school for engineering and computer science.Other donors contributing to the total gift of $41 million are Betty Knoebel, widow of Denver food-service pioneer Ferdinand "Fritz" ...
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Denver police union Chiefs staffing plan is dangerous
Leaders of the Denver police union are urging Chief Robert White to abandon a new plan that has officers working in teams with their supervisors, saying it dangerously delays response times, puts officers in harm's way and exposes the city to lawsuits.Such risks outweigh any potential financial benefits of the "team concept," in which sergeants work the same days as the officers ...
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Lakewood police seek help in locating developmentally disabled woman
Lindy Whiteman-Jones (Handout) Lakewood police are asking the community for help in locating a developmentally disabled adult who walked away from her residence after a disagreement.Lindy Whiteman-Jones, 24, left her home in the 2400 block of S. Holland Court around 7:15 p.m., Monday, police said. Whiteman-Jones is developmentally disabled with lower level functions, police said.Whiteman-Jones ...
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Florence prisoner sentenced for gang-related stabbing
A prison gang member at the supermax Florence ADX has been sentenced to serve additional time after he stabbed another prisoner in a gang-related attack. Michael Kelewood, 27, was sentenced to seven more years on May 15 for stabbing another inmate multiple times with a homemade knife on April 5, 2012, according to a Tuesday news release from Jeff Dorschner, spokesman for the United States ...
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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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