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Dangerous Denver streets for cyclists
DENVER - Some of the most accident-prone areas in Denver for bicycles are designated as bike routes, CALL7 computer-assisted investigation found.The bike route on 12th Avenue in the Capitol Hill and downtown areas was among the highest for accidents.Cyclists say a few simple improvements could make the route safer and the city's Department of Public Works is reviewing conditions on 12th in ...
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You could be living in a former meth lab and not even know it
You could be living in a former meth lab right now and not even know it. A News 5 investigation recently uncovered a Colorado Springs family who unknowingly rented out a former meth lab that was never cleaned up. News 5's Jacqui Heinrich stayed on top of that story and discovered hundreds of families could be in the same situation. Three hundred and nine: that's how many meth labs ...
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12-year-old Mass. boy wins National Geographic Bee
David Lyle, CEO of the National Geographic Channel, has seen enough of the letters to know how they go. The writer is typically a longtime reader of the magazine, who perhaps recalls the times he leafed through its glossy pages while perched on grandpa’s ...
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Larimer Associates announces restaurant and hotel plans for Denver Union Station
Denver's culinary scene has continued to skyrocket over the last few years. From James Beard winners to cozy culinary hideaways within the Mile High City, the new Denver Union Station will be home to three new spaces that have foodies in a frenzy ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 22
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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Driver in fatal Halloween crash in Arvada enters guilty pleas
crash on Halloween night has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide. Shaini Elizabeth Davenport, 21, entered guilty pleas this week to vehicular homicide plus four additional counts for driving under the influence of alcohol, according to a Jefferson County District Attorney's Office media release. Michelle Adams, 29, died in the crash, which injured four others. On Halloween, Davenport ...
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Maroon Bells visitors will see different fee structure
ASPEN - The U.S. Forest Service is making a simple, seemingly insignificant change to its fee-collection system at the Maroon Bells this summer, but the move is tied to a national fight that will end up in the lap of Congress next year.The Aspen-Sopris Ranger District announced Tuesday that it won't charge a fee for vehicles that drive to an inconspicuous spot called the Stein Meadow ...
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Technical problems plague launch of Colorado health insurance website
State insurance officials wanted to offer the public an easy way to check new health policy prices in preparation for "Obamacare," but their site wasn't working after launch early Wednesday.The glitch was an ominous sign for those critical of health-care reform as too complex and bound to lose consumers in glitch-prone computer systems. The exchange will start signing up the ...
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Colorado craft breweries land in close-in Denver suburbs
The space on 56th Avenue in Arvada was vacant when Odyssey Beerwerks leased it. (Eric Gorski, The Denver Post) Colorado's craft beer renaissance knows no geographic boundaries. Breweries have taken root in small towns and urban neighborhoods, in industrial parks and on farms. With fewer and fewer blanks to fill on the state's beer map, one underrepresented area is now getting its due: ...
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Attempted abduction near Loveland school
LOVELAND, Colo. - Larimer County sheriff's deputies are investigating the attempted abduction of a 13-year-old girl near a Loveland school on Tuesday afternoon.Deputies were called at 3:30 p.m. to Carrie Martin Elementary School at 4129 Joni Lane on the report of a male driver trying to pick up a young girl. A 13-year-old Loveland girl told investigators a man driving a maroon car followed ...
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Judge Hollister Abercrombie clothing unfriendly to disabled
A federal judge in Denver is contemplating an injunction against Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and J.M. Hollister LLC after ruling earlier that nearly 250 of their clothing stores that cater to a hip, young clientele are unfriendly to the disabled.The lawsuit was filed on behalf of several Colorado customers who said they had trouble getting into the retailers and that the sales countertops are ...
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Phone lines repaired at Pueblo City Schools
PUEBLO - A district wide phone outage for all of Pueblo City Schools has been restored. Spokesman Scott Jones says the service was restored as of 4:00 p.m. Tuesday. A local utility contractor reportedly severed the main line for the school district sometime just before ...
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Girls killing prompts new computer application
LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) -- The killing of a 10-year-old Westminster girl prompted development of a new computer application to track children and issue a warning when they are off ...
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Federal judge rejects proposed plea bargain for drug dealer
Senior U.S. District Judge John Kane has rejected a plea agreement that would have reduced a drug dealer's sentence by almost four years, calling it an attempt by both prosecutors and defense lawyers to "circumvent justice."Kane attracted attention from the national legal community when he rejected an earlier plea bargain in a child pornography case because it required the ...
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Gasoline tanker crashes on Western Slope shuts down U.S. 50
A semi-tanker truck hauling gasoline crashed on U.S. Highway 50 between Montrose and Gunnison, shutting down the road. The crash happened about 1 a.m. when the driver failed to negotiate a curve and the semi did a one-quarter roll onto its side, said Trooper Nate Reid, a Colorado State Patrol spokesman. The driver was not injured. The truck caught fire and the fire spread to a grassy hill. The ...
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Fatal crash shuts down I-70 near Glenwood Springs
A long stretch of I-70 in the mountains has been shut down by a fatal accident involving a vehicle and a semi-truck. The crash happened at 4:36 a.m. near the Hanging Lake Tunnel in the Glenwood Canyon section of the highway, said Trooper Nate Reid, a Colorado State Patrol spokesman. The crash happened in a construction zone, Reid said. The driver of a Mazda, a woman, died in the accident. An ...
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Boulder County wont extend drilling moratorium
LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) -- Some northern Colorado communities are looking to strictly regulate oil and gas drilling rather than stopping it all ...
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Windsor Colorado remembers deadly tornado on five year anniversary
Colorado during the spring with sunny skies and mild temperatures. Soon though Mother Nature began cooking a dangerous concoction of conditions that would spawn a deadly, ...
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War Battle For Legacy this Friday night in Denver
In the light welterweight main event, Raul El Chino' Carrillo (11-1, 6 KO's) takes on Corey 'Wolf Dawg' Alarcon (17-18-1, 4 KO's) in what should be an exciting battle between two tough Colorado competitors. With just 12 professional bouts under his belt 'The Pride of Longmont, Colorado' Raul Carrillo has established himself as one tough hombre and with recent ...
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Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest NRA seeks to recall Colorado lawmaker who passed gun safety laws
Sign up here . Leading Off: o CO Recall: There are some new recall efforts underway that you may not yet know about, but you'll want to. Last fall, Democrats succeeded in winning the Colorado state House back from Republicans, giving them full control of the legislature and the governorship. That's allowed Democrats to pass a number of progressive pieces of legislation, including ...
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Aurora teen in Geography Bee finals
AURORA, Colo. - A seventh-grader from Aurora is representing Colorado in the final round of the National Geographic Bee.Pranit Nanda is one of 10 students from across the country competing in Wednesday's finals in Washington, D.C. The 13-year-old attends Aurora Quest K-8 School and is competing for prizes including a $25,000 college scholarship and a trip to the Galapagos Islands.Nanda ...
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Man with rifle shot by Longmont police officer
LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) -- Longmont police say a 28-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot three times by a police officer after the man opened fire with a ...
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Fate of Colo. death row inmate in governors hands
The 38-year-old Dunlap is on death row for the 1993 ambush slayings of four people in a Denver-area pizza restaurant. He was convicted and sentenced to die in 1996, and the U.S. Supreme Court turned down his last guaranteed appeal this ...
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Cop shoots armed man in gun battle
LONGMONT, Colo. - A Longmont Police officer pulling over a man driving without his headlights Wednesday morning suddenly ended up in a shootout.Longmont Police said the officer pulled the driver over at the Harvest Junction North Shopping Center on Ken Pratt Boulevard around 2:15 a.m."Immediately after stopping, the suspect exited his vehicle, advanced on the officer and began firing ...
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Colorados Freedom Memorial dedication
AURORA, Colo. - Nearly 12 years of fundraising becomes a reality Memorial day weekend when the Colorado Freedom Memorial will be dedicated.The memorial stands ten-feet high and is 120-feet long. Glass panels are engraved with the names of nearly 6,000 Colorado men and women who have died in wars dating back to the Spanish American War in 1898.KEZW's "Breakfast Club"host Rick ...
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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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