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  • 7th grader finalist in Natl Geo. Bee

    WASHINGTON - A seventh-grader from Aurora will represent Colorado in the final round of the National Geographic Bee.Pranit Nanda was one of 10 students from across the country named a finalist in the competition in Washington on Monday. The 13-year-old attends Aurora Quest K-8 School.The finals will be held Wednesday and hosted by Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek.The winner will receive a $25,000 ...

  • JeffCo considers partial open carry ban

    JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. - Jefferson County Commissioners are poised to ban the open carrying of guns into certain county buildings.Jefferson County District Attorney Peter Weir is a self-described proponent of the Second Amendment, but also says he supports the proposal.In particular, Weir says there are some offices that deal with emotionally charged issues where tensions are higher and ...

  • RTD looks for homes for prairie dogs

    AURORA, Colo. - RTD may have to euthanize hundreds of prairie dogs that live along the future course of the I-225 FasTracks project.A RTD spokesperson told 7NEWS it estimated 720 black-tailed prairie dogs live in open fields that will be turned into train stops with parking lots. The spokesperson for the I-225 corridor Tina Jaquez said they contacted more than 30 locations, but everyone refused ...

  • Todays MLB starting lineups May 20

    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. ...

  • New attorney joins Holmes prosecution

    CENTENNIAL, Colo. - An assistant state attorney general has been appointed to the team prosecuting James Holmes in the Colorado theater shootings.District Attorney George Brauchler added Daniel W. Edwards to the case on May 8. The move was announced in a court filing made public Monday.Edwards is on the attorney general's Violent Crime Assistance Team. Brauchler's spokeswoman ...

Movie Review

Pretty Woman [Blu-Ray]

Pretty Woman [Blu-Ray]

It is a rare thing to get to witness an actress becoming a star in a single movie, but that is exactly what we witness happening with Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman. Playing Vivian Ward, a down-on-her-luck prostitute who works the corners of Hollywood Boulevard back when it was a ... ...

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  • Copping Copenhagen Denver eyes parking spaces for bike lanes

    Denver 's City Council made a daring statement: 2014 would be "The Year of the Bicycle" in Denver. When asked what this will look like, Council President Mary Beth Susman points ...

  • Take a walk through Denver to help Rocky Mountain Feline Rescue

    WALK FOR CATS - Rocky Mountain Feline Rescues' annual walk is coming up June 1 The 6K walk from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. starts at the east end of Jefferson Park at 23rd and Clay. It will be a self-guided walking tour for a cause. Participants will learn the history of the Jefferson Park and Highland neighborhoods. Kids are welcomed. Cost is $30 for adults, $20 for kids. Tickets can be ...

  • Aurora police release photo of Pleasures gunman

    Aurora police have release a photo of a man who allegedly shot an employee inside the Pleasures Adult Store in the 1800 block of South Havana Street during an attempted robbery Sunday afternoon.Police were called to the store where they found the clerk inside suffering from one gunshot wound, police said. The suspect is described as being possibly in his 20s, 5-foot-7 to 5-foot-9 inches tall and ...

  • CDOT takes comment on plans to widen I-70 east of Denver Coliseum

    The public saw the current Colorado Department of Transportation plans to bury Interstate 70 through the Swansea neighborhood in north Denver at the Swansea Recreation Center in April 2013. (Karl Gehring, The Denver Post ...

  • Xcel Energy Plans Biomass Demo Project In Colorado

    DENVER (AP) – Xcel Energy Inc. is asking Colorado regulators to approve a demonstration project that would use forest biomass to generate ...

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