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  • Holmes attorneys seek hospital video

    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 ...

  • Sketch of Boulder scissor attack suspect

    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 ...

  • AG 12 indicted in marijuana scheme

    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 ...

  • First case of rabies confirmed in Pueblo County

    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 ...

  • DA No charges for Colorado secretary of state

    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 ...

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The Good Shepherd

The Good Shepherd

In reviewing Robert Redfords somber Oscar winner Ordinary People (1980), Pauline Kael theorized that, when popular actors turn to directing, they feel the need to choose material as a penance for the frivolous good times theyve given us. While no one would accuse Robert De ... ...

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  • Columbine survivor electrocuted on job in NM

    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 ...

  • Lime Gulch fire More evacuations ordered in southern Jefferson County

    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 ...

  • Denver Zoo South African lion Rian15 succumbs to cancer

    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 ...

  • Black Forest Fire update as of 330 p.m.

    As of this afternoon, El Paso County just released preliminary home assessment information regarding the Black Forest Fire. • The fire is 85% contained• 509 homes lost• 28 homes damaged• 3,654 homes appear unaffected The cost of the fire is little more than 7 million dollars. The next El Paso County Sheriff Media Briefing is set for 9 a.m. ...

  • San Luis man sentenced to nine years for gun offense

    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 ...

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