Provides the latest RSS feeds for Colorado News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Colorado Star.com http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/cat/c5561a463525350d/ en-us Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:51:00 -0400 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:51:00 -0400 30 View Photo Associated Press/Ed Andrieski - A military C-130 drops a load of fire retardant on a wildfire near Pine, Colo., on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. A new wildfire in the foothills southwest of Denver forced the ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215321267/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:03:14 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215321267/scat/c5561a463525350d LAKEWOOD, Colo. - Lakewood police are asking for the public's help in identifying suspects who stabbed a woman and pepper sprayed her husband near the Lamar Light Rail Station.The attack happened just before 2 a.m. on Monday, according to police. The husband and wife walked to a West Metro Fire Station at 14th Avenue and Lamar Street for help. They told police they were approached on the RTD ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215319715/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:07:32 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215319715/scat/c5561a463525350d The East Peak Fire is burning below the east Spanish Peak in Huerfano County. Approximately 250-300 acres have burned with no containment. The East Peak Fire was being called the Scout Ranch Fire Approximately 150 people have arrived at the shelter at John Mall High School. That location is at 355 Pine Street. The Red Cross has set up a "Safe and Well" hotline. They ask that you only ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215319709/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:01:52 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215319709/scat/c5561a463525350d WASHINGTON - Gov. John Hickenlooper said Wednesday he was still undecided on 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 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215319239/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:27:51 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215319239/scat/c5561a463525350d Nuggets general manager Tim Connelly, left, and team president Josh Kroenke chat with Erick Green of Virginia Tech at the Pepsi Center. (John Leyba, The Denver ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215319716/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:27:50 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215319716/scat/c5561a463525350d to me the first mark of a well-coached team. "Memphis clearly was that. I like his approach to how to win in this league." Just as Del Rio was a star linebacker at USC and a Pro Bowler in the NFL, Hollins was an all-defensive team player as an NBA guard. Now the teams he coaches play defense like a litany of Lionels. Defensive rating is a statistic that analyzes points allowed per 100 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215319717/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:27:49 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215319717/scat/c5561a463525350d M.O.D.E.L. Man Sean Eugene Bradley made history by being the first African-American elected student body president at Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas. The Denver resident is the co-founder of Bradley Capital Enterprises. IPTC: M.O.D.E.L. Man Sean Eugene Bradley made history by being the first African American elected student body president at Stephen F. Austin State University in ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215319718/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:27:44 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215319718/scat/c5561a463525350d Brian Griese, left, and Michael Pollak, chaired the Challenge with Les Shapiro (not shown). Dr. Arthur Gonzalez is Denver Health's chief executive, and Dr. Fernando Kim is chief of urology at the hospital. Steve Peterson, Special to The Denver Post Anyone who thinks that sliders are no big deal - nothing more than itsy-bitsy hunks of ground beef on a bun - should have been at the 2013 Hot ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215319336/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:27:43 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215319336/scat/c5561a463525350d BLACK FOREST, Colorado, June 14 (Xinhua) -- The most destructive fire in the U.S. state of Colorado has killed two people and engulfed 400 homes as of Thursday afternoon, local officials said. The 3-day fire that has torched 15,700 acres, spreading dramatically due to shifting winds and dry conditions. Some 750 fire fighters were rushed to the scene to battle the blaze. However, fire fighters ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215319827/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:24:01 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215319827/scat/c5561a463525350d An auto-pedestrian crash has killed one person in Colorado Springs. It happened tonight just after 10 p.m. on Platte Avenue between Prairie Road and Iowa Avenue. Colorado Springs Police tell us this was a hit and run. They do not have much information on the suspect vehicle. They tell us it could have been a small sedan or coup that will have front-end damage. Platte Ave. between Prairie Rd. ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215318070/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:50:07 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215318070/scat/c5561a463525350d The Rockies are hoping veteran Roy Oswalt can channel his younger, dominant self when he makes his 2013 Major League debut against the Nationals on Thursday. Oswalt's long-anticipated start comes after he collected a 2.16 ERA in five starts with Double-A Tulsa. A three-time All-Star who finished among the top five in the Cy Young Award voting five times, Oswalt struggled in nine starts with ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215318071/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:30:11 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215318071/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER (Reuters) - Lawyers for James Holmes, who has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to killing 12 moviegoers in a Colorado theater last year, cannot be present during his court-ordered psychiatric examination, the judge in the murder case ruled on ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215317514/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:27:53 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215317514/scat/c5561a463525350d The Scout Ranch Fire is burning below the east Spanish Peak in Huerfano County. Approximately 250-300 acres have burned with no containment. Approximately 150 people have arrived at the shelter at John Mall High School. That location is at 355 Pine Street. The Red Cross has set up a "Safe and Well" hotline. They ask that you only call 719-890-8750 to ask about a family member who has ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215313811/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:42:43 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215313811/scat/c5561a463525350d COL@TOR: CarGo goes yard to make it a two-run game TORONTO -- Rockies right-hander Juan Nicasio wore a new number, but was the same guy. That isn't entirely bad, but nonetheless needs to improve. Nicasio was competitive for five innings, and was hurt by a couple of errors, but the three-run homer he served up to the hottest of the hot Blue Jays, Adam Lind, was the key blow in a 5-2 loss ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215313814/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:24:49 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215313814/scat/c5561a463525350d WALSENBURG, Colo. - The Spanish Peaks Boy Scout Ranch in Huerfano County was evacuated Wednesday after a 50-acre fire erupted nearby.The Scout Ranch Fire was reported at 60 acres with zero containment, according to the Huerfano Office of Emergency Management. Flames were reported to be 150- to 200-feet high. Evacuations have also been ordered for county roads 320, 310, 317.1, 317, 312, 314, 313, ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312824/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:42:31 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312824/scat/c5561a463525350d RANGLEY, Colo. - The Wild Rose Fire is burning on the west side of Texas Mountain in Rio Blanco County, spreading primarily to the east.High winds have pushed the fire through the pinion and juniper trees and the fire had burned 850 acres by Wednesday evening.Hampering firefighting efforts is limited access, rugged terrain, thick smoke and high winds. Fire fighters observed embers spotting up to ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312825/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:42:31 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312825/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER - Northern Colorado resident Carey Belveal was returning to Denver after a trip to Houston with her 7-year-old son Tristen when an inflight incident occurred.She was upset when she claims a Spirit Airlines flight attendant did nothing to help her son open the lavatory door."I said to her, 'Why don't you help my son?' I was like that. Because you could see he was ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312823/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:42:30 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312823/scat/c5561a463525350d The West Fork Complex fires doubled in size Wednesday to an estimated 8,375 acres.When the Red Flag conditions developed Wednesday afternoon, both fires in the West Fork Complex became very active.The West Fork fire demonstrated extreme fire behavior and moved deeper into the Weminuche Wilderness. As of 6:30 p.m., the fire had not crossed the Continental Divide. This fire generated the majority ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312826/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:42:29 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312826/scat/c5561a463525350d I think I may just be so used to it now that it seems normal, but Denver does seem to have a case of serious friendliness; not that there's anything wrong with that! Earlier this year a friend visited from Manhattan and, over our journeys through ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312979/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:32:09 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312979/scat/c5561a463525350d AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) -- The Air Force Academy says a periodic inspection has turned up possible alcohol and substance abuse by a small number of cadets, which could potentially lead to the cadets being kicked ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312980/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:19:37 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312980/scat/c5561a463525350d Austin Berry scored in the opening moments of the second half Wednesday to complete a Chicago rally that gave the Fire a 2-1 win over Colorado. Chicago (4-7-3) extended its unbeaten streak to four games as it tries to dig its way out of an early-season hole. Colorado (5-6-5) suffered its second straight loss after having gone six games without one. Deshorn Brown scored in the 17th minute to ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312982/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:05:05 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312982/scat/c5561a463525350d Adam Lind hit a three-run homer in the first inning Wednesday and Toronto remained the hottest team in baseball with a 5-2 decision over Colorado. It was the eighth straight victory for the Blue Jays, who climbed within a game of .500 after being 10 games below the breakeven mark as recently as June 4. Lind's first-inning homer was his ninth of the season and it was enough to make a winner ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312984/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:05:04 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312984/scat/c5561a463525350d View results DENVER - College campuses are known for proudly proclaiming their refusal to tolerate discrimination against any minority group, but try telling that to a conservative.Few would disagree that conservative professors are an endangered species on campus, which is why the University of Colorado Board of Regents is scheduled to consider Thursday a resolution that would prohibit ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312221/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:37:51 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312221/scat/c5561a463525350d CAON CITY, Colo. - A 50-acre fire was burning north of Highway 50 on BLM-managed lands in Fremont County on Wednesday afternoon.The Bull Gulch Fire, approximately one mile east of Table Mountain and about nine miles northwest of the intersection of Road Gulch and Copper Gulch Road, was burning in brush, pinyon pine and juniper trees.It started about 1 p.m.Eight smokejumpers and two 20-person hand ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312031/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:35:36 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312031/scat/c5561a463525350d Stylists are a lot like boyfriends - once you find a good one, you tend to hold onto them. You live with your hair every day, and these are the people that set the tone for your ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312222/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:24:56 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312222/scat/c5561a463525350d Email TORONTO -- Severely bruised ribs interrupted Rockies right fielder Michael Cuddyer's season, but they didn't break his consistent hitting approach. Cuddyer singled off Blue Jays starter Mark Buehrle in the first inning Wednesday night to extend his career-best hitting streak to 17 games. It is the longest for a Rockies player since Matt Holliday went 17 straight in 2007. A lot ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312033/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:13:25 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312033/scat/c5561a463525350d 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 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312032/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:13:25 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312032/scat/c5561a463525350d 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 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312034/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:13:24 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312034/scat/c5561a463525350d 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 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312223/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:12:34 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312223/scat/c5561a463525350d 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 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312224/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:05:55 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215312224/scat/c5561a463525350d 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 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215311135/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:32:32 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215311135/scat/c5561a463525350d 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 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215311102/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:29:56 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215311102/scat/c5561a463525350d 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. ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215311099/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:25:16 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215311099/scat/c5561a463525350d The first-ever cordinated campaign by an alliance of metro Denver shelters and rescues resulted in the adoption of 686 homeless animals, organizers said ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215311288/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:19:46 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215311288/scat/c5561a463525350d 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 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215311103/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:05:46 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215311103/scat/c5561a463525350d 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 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215311289/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:01:06 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215311289/scat/c5561a463525350d 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 team ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215311107/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:55:41 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215311107/scat/c5561a463525350d 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., fire ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215310123/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:24:44 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215310123/scat/c5561a463525350d 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 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215310124/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:24:43 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215310124/scat/c5561a463525350d 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 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215310125/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:24:42 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215310125/scat/c5561a463525350d 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 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215310315/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:02:22 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215310315/scat/c5561a463525350d 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 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215310314/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:02:22 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215310314/scat/c5561a463525350d 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 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215309477/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:48:45 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215309477/scat/c5561a463525350d ) 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 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215310292/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:48:45 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215310292/scat/c5561a463525350d 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 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215308872/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:20:05 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215308872/scat/c5561a463525350d 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 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215308871/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:20:05 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215308871/scat/c5561a463525350d 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 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215309047/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:20:04 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215309047/scat/c5561a463525350d 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 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215308855/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:15:22 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215308855/scat/c5561a463525350d 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 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215309048/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:57:19 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215309048/scat/c5561a463525350d 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 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215309049/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:57:18 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215309049/scat/c5561a463525350d 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 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215309050/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:50:47 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215309050/scat/c5561a463525350d Dr. Douglas Thamm, a medical oncologist at the Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, left, administers chemotherapy medication to Rian the lion as Dr. Betsy Stringer, Denver Zoo veterinarian, checks vital signs of the sedated lion. Rian had cancer surgery in late April, and had been undergoing first-time chemotherapy treatment since May 27. (Photo provided by Denver ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215309051/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:50:46 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215309051/scat/c5561a463525350d A man from San Luis will spend more than nine years in a federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm. Lawrence Rolland Theil is a previously convicted felon, barring him from owning a gun. Thiel pleaded guilty in February to the charge. According to court records, beginning on August 11, 2012, Thiel drove past a home at a high rate of speed and fired a small black pistol in the direction ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215307479/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:09:36 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215307479/scat/c5561a463525350d With tens of thousands of Colorado residents already affected by the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history and more dry weather on the horizon, more people than ever need help. The Red Cross is one of the organizations working to get aid to those people. To help get funds the Red Cross is having a phone bank fundraiser from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday to support efforts to prepare for, ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215307478/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:09:36 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215307478/scat/c5561a463525350d An ozone action day alert was issued Wednesday by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Regional Air Quality Council.The alert, which begins at 4 p.m., applies to the Front Range Urban Corridor from El Paso County north to Larimer and Weld counties. The alert includes the Denver-Boulder area, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins and Greeley. The alert will remain in effect ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215307482/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:56:59 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215307482/scat/c5561a463525350d June 18, 2013: Smoke rises as the Doce Fire burns near Prescott, Ariz. on Tuesday. County sheriff's officials say the wildfire began midday Tuesday near the Doce Pit about eight miles northwest of Prescott. Wind gusts of up to 22 mph pushed the fire from 20 acres to about 200 within an ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215307704/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:47:02 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215307704/scat/c5561a463525350d Jeff Francis. (Frank Gunn, The Associated Press) TORONTO - Jeff Francis' locker was cleared out Wednesday, and his time with the Rockies could be over.Though a roster move will not be official until Thursday, Francis will not re-join the team in Washington. Colorado is expected to clear a roster spot for Roy Oswalt, who will start Thursday night's game.There is a possibility Francis ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215307494/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:37:00 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215307494/scat/c5561a463525350d JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. - A wildfire is burning in Jefferson County, prompting immediate evacuations for residents within a 3-mile radius of the intersection of South Foxton Road and Platte River Road.The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is calling the fire the Chair Rock Fire and said the safest evacuation routes are along County Road 126 or Foxton Road.Officials said 410 phones were ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215306172/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:05:16 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215306172/scat/c5561a463525350d The Chair Rock Fire in Jefferson County has prompted a level-3 evacuation for residents in a three-mile radius of South Foxton and River roads in Jefferson County. The JeffCo Sheriff's Office received multiple reports of heavy smoke in the area Wednesday afternoon. Air support was dispatched and call out for type-3 and type-6 engines from all JeffCo fire districts was issued. A level-3 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215306167/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:00:30 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215306167/scat/c5561a463525350d The American Red Cross will closed its shelter at Palmer Ridge High School in Monument Wednesday at noon. Red Cross caseworkers, health workers and mental health experts will continue to provide people affected by the Black Forest fire with resources, emotional comfort, health services and recovery assistance at four fixed locations. Tuesday night, 5 evacuated individuals stayed overnight at ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215306166/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:00:29 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215306166/scat/c5561a463525350d Turkish protesters have bemoaned what they say is the gradual erosion of freedoms and secular values. More than 7,500 people have been injured and at least four people have been killed as police tried to quell the ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215306375/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:41:41 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215306375/scat/c5561a463525350d Bob and Barbara Schmidt dashed to their home on a dirt road in a heavily wooded area northeast of Colorado Springs as smoke from what would become the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history filled the ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215306373/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:41:38 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215306373/scat/c5561a463525350d Crews are on the scene at the Peter D. Binney Water Purification Facility after a tractor-trailer tanker had an ammonia hydroxide leak.One person was taken to an area hospital with unknown injuries, Aurora Fire Department spokeswoman Wendy Lippman said.The extent of the leak was not immediately known, but hazmat crews were on the scene of the water treatment facility at 5070 S. Robertsdale ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215306377/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:35:06 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215306377/scat/c5561a463525350d Poms & Associates Insurance Brokers Inc. named Monica Minkel senior vice president and the leader of the executive protection practice in the Denver, Colo. office. Minkel will oversee the placement of executive protection products on a national scale and provide consulting, marketing and client support for directors and officers liability, professional liability and related product lines for ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215305627/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:27:19 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215305627/scat/c5561a463525350d JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. - A small fire is burning in Jefferson County.The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is calling it the Chair Rock Fire.Chair Rock is a rock formation near Pine, Cathedral Spires and Reynolds Park. It's about 12 miles from Highway 285.The 24/7 Weather Center reports wind speeds in the fire area are southeast at 13 mph with gusts up to 23 mph.Video from the scene ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215304870/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:56:28 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215304870/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER - The first Dunkin' Donuts signs are going up in the Denver metro area.The KFC on Broadway and East 4th Avenue in Denver has closed. The sign now says "Dunkin' Donuts Coffee & More Coming Soon."Currently, there are three Dunkin' Donuts locations in Colorado, but they're all in Colorado Springs.Earlier this year, Dunkin' Donuts announced it is ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215304869/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:56:27 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215304869/scat/c5561a463525350d broke a big story on Tuesday night , quoting Avalanche executive vice president Joe Sakic as saying that Colorado will not be drafting presumptive first overall pick Seth Jones in the top slot at the 2013 Draft. Here's what Sakic ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215305020/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:36:54 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215305020/scat/c5561a463525350d Black Forest Fire Dept. officers burn off natural ground fuel in an evacuated neighborhood, prepping the area for the encroachment of the wildfire in the Black Forest area north of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The number of houses destroyed by the Black Forest fire could grow to around 100, and authorities fear it's possible that some people who stayed behind might ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215305021/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:24:02 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215305021/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER - The tornado that touched down at Denver International Airport on Tuesday was an EF-1.The Enhanced Fujita scale rates tornadoes on a scale of zero to five, based on wind speed and damage.An EF-1 tornado has wind gusts of 65-85 mph, The peak gust hit 97 mph, according to the 24/7 Weather Center.The tornado touched down east of the airport around 2:22 p.m., sending about 10,000 travelers on ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215303797/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:49:08 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215303797/scat/c5561a463525350d Members of Horseshoe Meadow and Arrowhead Interagency Hotshot Crews carry Luther E. Larkin Sr. to a medevac helicopter while Paramedic Kraig Schlueter (center), of Grand County Emergency Medical Services, attends to ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215303626/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:49:08 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215303626/scat/c5561a463525350d GREELEY, Colo - "How much can you bench press?"That is usually something high school students ask one another. But these days more and more people over age 50 are pumping iron.Need some workout motivation? Head to Greeley for the Rocky Mountain Senior Games. "We are about promoting a healthy and active lifestyle for 50-plus," said Tiffany Skoglund, Senior Center, City of ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215303628/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:49:07 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215303628/scat/c5561a463525350d BLACK FOREST, Colo. - One week after being evacuated, families in the Shoup corridor were given three hours Tuesday night to see their homes and collect any items they needed.Joanne Bostrom has been living in a hotel with her husband since the Black Forest Fire started June 11th. Tuesday afternoon, Bostrom was one of several families told they would be allowed to return home from 4 to 7 p.m. to ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215303627/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:49:05 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215303627/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER (AP) -- A Colorado statewide grand jury has indicted 12 people on charges of defrauding investors and running an illegal medical marijuana growing ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215303798/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:25:26 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215303798/scat/c5561a463525350d A Colorado grand jury has indicted 12 people on allegations that they ran a medical-marijuana dispensary as a front for both an investment scam and an illegal marijuana-growing operation.Among those named in the indictment are the dispensaries' owner, several of his business partners, a marijuana-grower, a lawyer and a doctor. The 12 people named in the indictment variously face charges of ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215302271/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:23:16 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215302271/scat/c5561a463525350d DURANGO, Colo. (AP) -- People in wheelchairs protested a lack of access to buildings in Durango. And to prove their point, they rolled up and down stairs, banged into doors and waited for emergency responders to pull them out of tight ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215302486/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:17:18 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215302486/scat/c5561a463525350d Money Market Funds Explore Callable Commercial Paper in Value Search Money market funds (MMFs) are slowly increasing exposure to a relatively new short-term instrument - callable commercial paper (CP), according to Fitch Ratings. MMFs are exploring callable CP as a way to add additional yield and diversification to portfolios, as well as in response to banks' reduced appetite for providing ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215302487/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:11:13 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215302487/scat/c5561a463525350d (Image: Reuters/Rick Wilking) These burned-out cars bear witness to the deadly power of a wildfire burning out of control in the Black Forest area of Colorado, one of the ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215302488/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:04:26 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215302488/scat/c5561a463525350d The survivors of a woman killed during the production of a reality TV show pilot have filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against Discovery Communications Inc. and Anthropic Productions Corp. Terry Flanell’s husband and daughter filed the lawsuit last week in federal court in Denver. It says the companies were producing a pilot focusing on the family’s Colorado Springs ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215301605/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:02:25 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215301605/scat/c5561a463525350d The number of homes destroyed by a Colorado wildfire rose above 500 on Tuesday as rain dampened the flames and allowed damage assessment teams to enter charred neighborhoods, as other threatening blazes grew in Alaska and elsewhere in the West. The Black Forest Fire, which has killed at least two people and has burned outside Colorado Springs for the past week, was 85 percent contained by ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215301607/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:02:25 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215301607/scat/c5561a463525350d CARLSBAD, New Mexico - A man who survived the Columbine High School massacre as a teenager was electrocuted.Matthew Depew, 30, now of Carlsbad, New Mexico, was working on some power lines Saturday when he was shocked. He did not survive."Our thoughts and prayers go out to all the friends, family and co-workers affected by this tragic accident," Xcel Energy said in a statement sent to ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215300363/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:28:30 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215300363/scat/c5561a463525350d Scott said he was standing about 50 feet from the flames when his neighbor's home caught fire. "The fire was huge, unbelievably powerful," Scott ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215300362/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:28:29 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215300362/scat/c5561a463525350d FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) -- The Larimer County District Attorney's office has decided not to file charges in the April stabbing death of Kenneth ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215300694/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:04:20 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215300694/scat/c5561a463525350d James Gonzales of Wildfire Support Team from Santa Fe, New Mexico, takes his team to another home where the crew scours the properties for any kind of hotspots inside of the Black Fire fire zone on June 17, 2013. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215300695/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:57:11 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215300695/scat/c5561a463525350d The National Basketball Association, the Denver Nuggets and Pepsi Center are committed to creating a safe, comfortable, and enjoyable sports & entertainment experience. NBA fans have a right to expect an environment where: Players will respect and appreciate each and every fan. Guests will be treated in a consistent, professional and courteous manner by all arena and team ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215300696/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:50:34 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215300696/scat/c5561a463525350d BLACK FOREST, Colo. - Officials at the Black Forest Fire have scheduled a news conference 9 a.m. Wednesday to update the media and the public about the status of the fire.The fire has burned 14,280 acres and was 85 percent contained, as of Tuesday. However, fire commanders were still concerned about an area off Goshawk Road.About 2,609 people remain evacuated. (See the evacuation map below or ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215296759/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:06:54 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215296759/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER - Colorado foreclosure filings dropped 50 percent in metro counties in May compared with the same period last year.The Colorado Division of Housing said Wednesday it's the lowest level in May since 2007.Foreclosure filings are the initial filing that begins the foreclosure ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215296760/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:06:53 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215296760/scat/c5561a463525350d The San Juan Wilderness Act crossed an important threshold Tuesday, passing the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. It now goes to the full ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215296942/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:43:36 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215296942/scat/c5561a463525350d CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) -- Two brothers convicted of planning to attack military personnel on installations in New Jersey and elsewhere are asking a judge to vacate their convictions, saying their lawyers made key mistakes in their ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215296941/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:43:35 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215296941/scat/c5561a463525350d A man is dead after a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 76 near Sterling Wednesday morning.Trooper Nate Reid, a spokesman for the Colorado State Patrol, said the crash happened on eastbound I-76, 13 miles west of Sterling, shortly after 5 a.m.One of the vehicles rolled, Reid said, but there was no immediate word on what caused the crash.No other injuries were immediately reported.One eastbound lane ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215296943/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:36:26 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215296943/scat/c5561a463525350d Bob and Barbara Schmidt dashed to their home on a dirt road in a heavily wooded area northeast of Colorado Springs as smoke from what would become the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history filled the air. After quickly grabbing a few items, they spotted their neighbors. "They were sitting on their porch, watching TV," said Bob Schmidt, adding that his wife urged their ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215296401/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:35:14 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215296401/scat/c5561a463525350d The Denver Post has always taken copyright issues very seriously, both as a creator of content and as a user of other people's content. In fact, everything that appears in a typical edition of the newspaper is copyright protected. Nonetheless, our work is illegally reproduced everyday on websites across the country. The federal Copyright Act protects our right and our readers' rights ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215296761/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:26 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215296761/scat/c5561a463525350d Human Rights Organization Will Tour Cell Across the Nation Urging the Bush Administration to Close Detention Facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba WASHINGTON - August 13 - Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) will bring its national tour of a life-size Guantanamo prison cell replica to Denver, Colorado starting Sunday, August 24 through Tuesday, August 26; visitors are encouraged to experience the ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215296177/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:11 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215296177/scat/c5561a463525350d STERLING, Colo. - A crash involving two vehicles caused a deadly rollover on Interstate 76 about 13 miles west of Sterling early Monday morning.One man in the vehicle that rolled was killed, according to Trooper Nate Reid with the Colorado State Patrol.There was also a child in the vehicle that rolled who is believed to be injured, Trooper Reid said. The extent of the child's injuries was ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215294935/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:57:22 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215294935/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER (AP) -- Radar indicated a tornado briefly touched down Tuesday over the east runways of Denver International Airport, where thousands of people took shelter in bathrooms, stairwells and other safe spots until the dangerous weather passed, officials said. Airport spokeswoman Laura Coale reported no damage. Nine flights were diverted elsewhere during a tornado warning that lasted about 40 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215294936/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:43:11 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215294936/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER (AP) -- A federal judge is refusing to dismiss civil rights claims in a lawsuit filed by the family of a Sudanese refugee who was shot to death after a 911 operator told him to return to Denver from a neighboring suburb to settle a traffic ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215295090/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:33:21 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215295090/scat/c5561a463525350d DURANGO, Colo. (AP) -- La Plata County officials and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe are setting restrictions in southwest Colorado to prevent ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215295089/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:33:21 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215295089/scat/c5561a463525350d Posted May 3, 2013 05:40 OAKLAND, Calif. - Handed the toughest early season schedule imaginable, the Denver Nuggets banded together and persevered. After losing their best outside shooter to a knee injury in the first week of April, they went on to set a team NBA record with 57 victories and secured the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference. Conceding defeat wasn't part of Denver's ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215295091/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:22:19 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215295091/scat/c5561a463525350d Posted May 1, 2013 00:27 Bloody lips, flagrant fouls, accusations of dirty play. In more ways than one, the first-round playoff series between the Denver Nuggets and Golden State Warriors just became a lot more interesting. With their season on the line, the Nuggets took the fight to the Warriors, building a big lead and then holding on for a 107-100 victory in Game 5 at Pepsi Center on ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215295092/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:22:16 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215295092/scat/c5561a463525350d Posted April 29 2013 01:23 OAKLAND, Calif. - The Denver Nuggets won at least three straight games eight times during a record-setting regular season. They will need to put together one more winning streak to extend their postseason. After making a second-half surge, the Nuggets witnessed a one-for-the-ages performance by Stephen Curry on Sunday night at Oracle Arena, leaving themselves no ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215295093/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:22:09 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215295093/scat/c5561a463525350d Andre Iguodala 's half-court heave bounced off the front of the rim as time expired in Game 3 of their Western Conference playoff series Friday night. The Warriors grabbed a 2-1 lead in the best-of-7 series, with Game 4 set for Sunday at Oracle Arena. "We're ready for war, man," Nuggets point ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215295094/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:22:05 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215295094/scat/c5561a463525350d Posted April 24 2013 02:17 The snow gave way to sun by midday in Denver on Tuesday. The Golden State Warriors then brought rain into the forecast. A downright downpour. Playing without All-Star power forward David Lee, the Warriors went small and turned their shooters loose in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series against the Denver Nuggets. The result was a deluge of 3s from Stephen ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215295095/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:21:58 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215295095/scat/c5561a463525350d Andre Miller wasn't about to be denied. Miller scored a career playoff-high 28 points, including the game-winning layup with 1.3 seconds left to lift the Denver Nuggets to a 97-95 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of their Western Conference playoff series Saturday. "I have never hit a game-winning shot - never," the 37-year-old Miller said. "I've taken a ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215295096/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:21:54 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215295096/scat/c5561a463525350d Andre Iguodala , you just helped the Denver Nuggets set a team NBA record with 55 victories. What are you doing to do next? Enjoy the moment and then get ready for Milwaukee. "We really want to get to 57," Iguodala said. "We've got to handle business and not just be satisfied. We've still got work to do and that's what we have to realize. We have to buckle down and ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215294943/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:21:42 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215294943/scat/c5561a463525350d People stand near one of the hundreds of homes considered a total loss in the wildfires near Colorado Springs, Colo., Monday, June, 17, 2013. Rain helped firefighters douse Colorado's most destructive wildfire in state history, while a new wind-whipped blaze in California forced evacuations and threatened homes Monday near Yosemite National Park. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Carol ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215292260/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:15:08 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215292260/scat/c5561a463525350d COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A recall petition against a Colorado lawmaker who supported gun rights was deemed sufficient Tuesday, setting up the first potential recall of a state lawmaker in Colorado history.But a lawyer for Democratic State Senate President John Morse immediately vowed to challenge the recall effort. Morse's attorney, Mark Grueskin, said the recall petition has a fatal law -- ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215290248/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:34:49 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215290248/scat/c5561a463525350d Julyan Stone was a long way from Des Moines. Three months after reporting for an NBA Development League assignment with the Iowa Energy, Stone checked into a playoff game with the assignment of slowing the hottest shooter on Earth. Stone only spent 82 seconds defending Golden State guard Stephen Curry, but he helped the Nuggets trim a 20-point deficit to 13 when Curry went off the court in the ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215290249/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:33 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215290249/scat/c5561a463525350d The suspect in the green T-shirt points what appears to be a black hangun (highlighted circle) as he robs a man at the Nine Mile light rail station on ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215289307/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:31:04 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215289307/scat/c5561a463525350d had earlier recommended that U.S. District Judge Robert Blackburn dismiss civil rights claims in the lawsuit, which would have resulted in it being heard in a state court. Instead, the lawsuit is now headed for trial in federal court.The family of Jimma Reat, a Sudanese refugee, has sued the former 911 operator, Juan Jesus Rodriguez, and the city and county of Denver, over his death in April ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215289487/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:01:08 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215289487/scat/c5561a463525350d Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images SAN FRANCISCO - For two nights in Oakland, the Golden State Warriors were treated like rock gods by a crowd that started screaming an hour before tipoff and rarely sat down once the game started. Riding the euphoria, the Warriors passed, dunked and bombed away with abandon in seizing a 3-1 lead against the Denver Nuggets in their best-of-7 first-round series. ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215289308/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:55:13 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215289308/scat/c5561a463525350d events or outside the city's many microbreweries. However, throughout the summer, Denver "foodies" can find a majority of the food trucks gathered together ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215288557/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:16:47 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215288557/scat/c5561a463525350d The Rockies will continue their quest for the franchise's first win in Toronto in the series finale against the Blue Jays Wednesday night at Rogers Centre. But the opportunity to break an 0-8 all-time record arrives at a difficult moment, with the Blue Jays riding a seven-game winning streak, the longest active streak in the American League. Mark Buehrle, fresh off his best start of the ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215288422/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:05:46 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215288422/scat/c5561a463525350d BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- The father of a man accused of fleeing to Canada with his son after attacking the boy's mother with pepper spray and a stun gun has been transferred to the Boulder County jail in ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215287725/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:00:45 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215287725/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER (Reuters) - Attorneys for the former graduate student charged with shooting 12 moviegoers to death in a Denver-area theater last summer have renewed their bid for access to a videotape of their client at the hospital where he was undergoing psychiatric ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215287201/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:59:16 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215287201/scat/c5561a463525350d May 24, 2013: Paradise Firearms owner Paul Paradis holds a flyer depicting Colorado's State Senate President, Democrat John Morse, together with a petition to recall him, right, at his gun shop in Colorado Springs, ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215287726/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:56:33 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215287726/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER - Two people were killed when a car and a train collided in Denver on Tuesday night, police said.The collision happened about 8:47 p.m. at West Bayaud Avenue and South Kalamath Street near Interstate 25, said Denver police spokeswoman Raquel Lopez.The intersection at Bayaud and Kalamath has been ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215286682/scat/c5561a463525350d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:19:34 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215286682/scat/c5561a463525350d CANON CITY, Colo. (AP) -- Inmates who were transferred from a prison in Canon City due to the wildfire near the Royal Gorge Bridge are heading ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215286835/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:56:31 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215286835/scat/c5561a463525350d A car collided with a train near the Baker neighborhood Tuesday evening. Denver police confirmed two people were killed.The incident was reported after 8:45 p.m. near West Bayaud Ave and South Kalamath Street, between Interstate 25 and South Santa Fe Drive. A crushed black sedan could be seen on the tracks. Witnesses said the car ignored crossing signals, driving past the crossing arms and ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215286836/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:49:48 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215286836/scat/c5561a463525350d SEATTLE - An indication of an oil filter problem prompted the crew of a Boeing 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo to divert to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Tuesday afternoon, a United Airlines spokeswoman said. Flight 139 landed normally and an airline maintenance team was inspecting it, United spokeswoman Mary Ryan said in an email statement. The plane touched down in Seattle shortly ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215286340/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:49:23 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/215286340/scat/c5561a463525350d