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Reynolds takes first homer allowed in stride
Francis, Daley set for rehab work SAN DIEGO -- Rockies rookie left-handed reliever Matt Reynolds took in stride giving up his first Major League runs -- on a grand slam by the Phillies' Chase Utley...


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Rockies' path to playoffs may lie in West
Francis, Daley set for rehab work SAN DIEGO -- The Rockies entered Friday night's first game of three with the Padres closer to the National League Wild Card (6 1/2 games) than the NL West-leading...
SEC Reaches Settlement With Ex-Qwest CEO Nacchio
DENVER -- The Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a settlement in its civil lawsuit against former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio. The suit accused Nacchio and other former executives at...
Colorado Children’s Campaign chief ‘deeply concerned’ over DBJ report on insurers dropping child health plans
Colorado Children’s Campaign — in response to a Denver Business Journal report that several Colorado health insurers will stop selling child-only policies — said Friday she is...
Teen: Security Told Me To Remove U.S. Flags
NORTHGLENN, Colo. -- A high school student in Northglenn is upset that campus security told him to remove the large American flags flying from his pickup truck because it might make others...
Transient Gets 336 Years For Raping Teen In Library Parking Lot
LONE TREE, Colo. -- A homeless man convicted of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in the parking lot of the Lone Tree library was sentenced Friday to more than three centuries in prison.Scott...
Bomb Squad At Highlands Ranch Cul-De-Sac
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. -- The Douglas County Bomb Squad was searching a Highlands Ranch home Friday after explosive materials were found in the home earlier.The home, in a cul-de-sac on South Silver...
Arvada Chief To Discusses Police Investigation, Resignations
ARVADA, Colo. -- Arvada Police Chief Don Wick issued a statement Friday afternoon and answer questions regarding an investigation in an excessive force case that resulted in the resignations of four...
Springs Accountant Sentenced For Preparing False Tax Returns
DENVER -- A 58-year-old Colorado Springs man was sentenced to three years in federal prison for aiding in the preparation of a false tax return, federal officials said Friday.Steven DeHaven was also...
Buckskin Joe Closing, Moving To Unknown Location
CANON CITY, Colo. -- It's happy trails for Buckskin Joe, the replica Old West town in Colorado that served as a setting as for Westerns like "True Grit" and "Cat Ballou." Owner Greg Tabuteau said...
Deputy: Man Stopped For Speeding Says His Son Was Dying
EAGLE, Colo. -- A Utah man was arrested near Eagle Wednesday evening after motorists called to report a driver speeding and driving erratically.When an Eagle County deputy pulled Eric Repasy over on...
Montana Teen Accidentally Texts Sheriff To Buy Pot
HELENA, Mont. -- General rule of thumb: when looking to buy marijuana, don't text the sheriff. Authorities said a Helena, Mont., teen hit a wrong number and inadvertently sent a message to Lewis and...
Report outlines reasons for hospital stays in Colorado
Colorado Hospital Association . However, treatment of diseases and disorders involving the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue — ranging from arthritis and back problems to joint and...
Dow up 127 points; Vista Gold up 10%, Janus up 7%
The Dow ended the week with another healthy gain of 127 points. In Colorado, Vista Gold and Janus led actively traded gainers. For the week, the Dow picked up 297 points from last Friday’s...
Meth Lab Discovered At Home In Erie
Several police agencies were on the scene of a meth lab in Erie on Friday working to decontaminate the scene. The lab was found at a home at 270 Bonanza Drive just north of Highway 7, near the...
Body Found Near Rec Center In Denver
Colorado Mug Shots Police in Denver are calling the discovery of a body near a rec center in Denver suspicious. Someone called police about the body at 7 a.m. It was found at La Alma Park at...
'Balloon Boy' Family Moves To Florida
Heene Story & Video Archive The family at the center of the balloon boy hoax has moved out of the house where the fateful trip began, leaving Colorado for Florida. Richard and Mayumi Heene and...
Denver police warn CU, CSU students to behave
Denver police are warning CU and CSU students to behave during this weekend's Rocky Mountain Showdown at Invesco Field or they could be arrested, ejected and face campus sanctions. In a letter the...
Police: Bailed-Out Bungler Burgles Bail Bond Business
PUEBLO, Colo. -- The moral of this story might be: Don't bite the hand that bails you out.Pueblo police said they arrested a man earlier this week after someone reported a break-in at a local bail...
Buck, Coffman, Pull Support For Maes
DENVER -- More prominent Republicans are pulling their support for Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes.On Friday, Republican Senate candidate Ken Buck and Rep. Mike Coffman joined a growing...
Omnicare buying long-term care assets from Walgreens in Colorado, other states
in Colorado and other states. The long-term care pharmacy locations that Omnicare is acquiring from Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) are in Colorado, Texas, Florida, Georgia and Maryland, according to a...
Buck Says He No Longer Supports Maes
Dominic Dezzutti's Blog Republican Senate candidate Ken Buck has pulled his support for Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes. Already this week Maes, winner of the Republican primary last...
Source: LenDale White Out For The Season
A person familiar with the injury tells The Associated Press that Denver Broncos tailback LenDale White has a ruptured Achilles' tendon and is out for the season. The person spoke on condition of...
Man's body found in Denver park
A man's body was found face down in a Denver park this morning. Police received a call at 7 a.m. about the body, and the first officers on the scene determined that the man was dead, said Lt. Matt...
Krieger: Nuggets' Karl cleared for work after cancer treatment
"They said they couldn't find any cancer cells and it looked great. I think the word was 'excellent.'" - George Karl, Nuggets coach, on the latest results in his cancer treatment, during...
Body Found Behind Rec Center
DENVER -- A person walking through a Denver city park made a grisly discovery Friday morning.The person found a body in Lincoln Park, near the back doors of the recreation center, Denver police...
'CU Sucks' Banner To Be Flown Over Stadium Saturday
DENVER -- University of Colorado football fans will get an eyeful Saturday when they look into the sky over Invesco Field in Denver.A plane towing a "CU Sucks, Go Rams!" banner is scheduled be flying...
AP Source: LenDale White Out For Season
APBarry Gutierrez Denver Broncos running back LenDale White, left, is congratulated by Brandon Lloyd after White's touchdown during the first half of a preseason NFL game against the Pittsburgh...
7-Year-Old Running To School Hit By Car
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- A 7-year-old boy running to catch up to his sister on the way to school was hit by a car Thursday.Witnesses said the boy ran across Austin Bluffs Parkway near Family Place...
Significant Home Drug Lab Busted
ERIE, Colo. -- Neighbors in Erie tell 7NEWS officers are removing what appears to be drug-making chemicals from a home in their area.A picture from a viewer on Bonanza Drive in the Grandview...
Police: Burglars Get Weapons, Antique Police Badge
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Burglars stole several weapons and an old police badge during a home robbery Thursday, police said.Officers were called to a home on Fountain Boulevard in Colorado Springs...
Remembering the peaceful sounds of the rapids
Having grown up in Douglas County, I spent a lot of my time on the river swimming, fishing and eating the food the water helped sustain.My story is a little different as it is the remembrance of the...
Boeing testing 787s all over the world
said its five 787 flight test airplanes are conducting tests this week all over the world. There's keen interest in the progress of the 787 in Denver, where economic-development and business leaders...
Frontier Airlines parent Republic fined $110K for filing delays
The Indianapolis Business Journal reports Friday that the "reporting delinquencies" cited by the U.S. Department of Transportation involve Republic's Chautauqua Airlines, Republic...
Study: Unemployment would be 16% without stimulus
The unemployment rate would approach 16 percent nationally -- more than 6 percentage points higher than the current jobless rate -- if not for the federal stimulus program and other federal action...
Boy Run Over By Moose Leaves The Hospital
The boy who was run over by a moose while playing on a beach in Grand County on Thursday has been released from the hospital. The boy, a 2 year old, was on Pine Beach at Shadow Mountain Reservoir...
Balloon Boy Family Moves Out Of Colorado
FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- The family who put the spotlight on Colorado last fall has left the state.Richard and Mayumi Heene, as well as their sons, have left Colorado and left quite a mess behind.Old...
Ritter Could Allow Nurses To Give Anesthesia
DENVER -- Colorado could join 15 other states in allowing advanced-practice nurses to administer anesthesia without a doctor's supervision. The Denver Post reports Gov. Bill Ritter is leaning toward...
Friday Deadline For Setting Colorado Ballot
DENVER -- Secretary of State Bernie Buescher said he will certify the November ballot by the close of business Friday, despite an ongoing campaign by the Colorado Republican Party to recruit a new...
Wells Fargo creates chief administrative officer post
-- Colorado's biggest bank -- on Friday named Tim Sloan to the new position of chief administrative officer. Sloan will oversee the San Francisco-based financial giant's Corporate...
Business Pulse survey: Most see a double dip ahead
More than half of denverbusinessjournal.com readers who answered our latest Business Pulse question fear that a double-dip recession is on the horizon or already here. In our unscientific online...
Bears In CoSprings Killed After Entering Home
The Gazette in Colorado Springs reports that the mother bear and two cubs were euthanized Thursday after entering the home. A woman cleaning the kitchen says she was surprised by a cub and then saw...
Teen Arrested In Assault On Greeley Jogger
Police Sgt. Joe Tymkowych said Thursday that a 47-year-old Greeley woman was jogging in the park Aug. 24 when she saw a group of teens watching a girl beat up another girl. He says the girls called...
Arvada Police Department Investigates Officers
Colorado Mug Shots Three Arvada police officers have resigned and two others are on paid leave following allegations of excessive force. An officer reportedly hit a suspect in January. One or...
Lakewood Man Makes Home Easier To See From Space
LAKEWOOD, Colo. -- When most people look up on their roof they see shingles, vents and maybe even some solar panels. When Roger Wimmer looks at his roof he sees something a little different."My sons,...
Woman In Acid Attack Recounts Agonizing Pain
AP Photo/Legacy Emanuel Medical Center This image provided by the Legacy Emanuel Medical Center shows Bethany Storro prior to surgery. Storro has undergone surgery at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center...
Driver Dies After His Semi Hits Buffalo
DENVER -- A driver is dead after his tractor-trailer hit a buffalo and rolled over in eastern Colorado. Colorado state trooper Nate Reid says the crash occurred 3:35 a.m. Thursday on Colorado 36 just...
Rep. Salazar Asks For Tuition Deal At Fort Lewis
DURANGO, Colo. -- U.S. Rep. John Salazar says the federal government should be responsible for covering the out-of-state tuition costs for Native American students at Fort Lewis College. Colorado has...