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  • Cahill Diamondbacks lose to Colorado 4-1

    Arizona Diamondbacks starter Trevor Cahill (35) pitches against the Colorado Rockies during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Denver. (AP Photo/Barry ...

  • Parole division boss put on paid leave

    DENVER - Following several CALL7 investigations, the head of Colorado's parole division was put on leave by the interim director of the Colorado Department of Corrections.DOC spokeswoman Allison Morgan said it is paid leave and that Hand will remain at that status until an audit of the department is completed. There is no timeline for that work, Morgan said.This comes after several CALL7 ...

  • Cargo powers Rockies past D-Backs

    DENVER - Carlos Gonzalez homered and drove in two runs, Jorge De La Rosa pitched effectively into the sixth and the Colorado Rockies beat Arizona 4-1 on Wednesday to take two of three from the Diamondbacks. Dexter Fowler had two hits in his first start in the cleanup spot and Nolan Arenado added an RBI double as the Rockies caught Arizona in the standings. The Diamondbacks entered the day tied ...

  • CarGos homer triple clinch series for Rockies

    ARI@COL: CarGo launches a solo homer to right field DENVER -- Sometimes quantity means as much as quality. Rockies left-hander Jorge De La Rosa battled for 5 1/3 innings, throwing 103 pitches, and was rewarded with a key victory, as the Rox topped the D-backs, 4-1, in front of a crowd of 31,763 at Coors Field on Wednesday afternoon. The Rockies, who benefited from a home run and an RBI ...

  • Colorado parole director Tim Hand on unexplained paid leave

    Tim Hand, Deputy Director, Division of Adult Parole, Community Corrections and Youthful Offender System, is photographed in his offices in Denver, CO on April 18, 2013. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver ...

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Somewhere

Somewhere

Somewhere, Sofia Coppolas fourth feature, is a continuation of her cinematic exploration of personal isolation, and while it has much about it that is admirable, it will undoubtedly be experienced most directly as an inferior variation on Lost in Translation (2003), her Oscar-w ... ...

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  • Anschutz executive donates $1.5 million to CU School of Medicine

    Colorado Classroom covers local and state education issues affecting K-12 and higher education students in the state of Colorado. Craig Slater, chairman of the Anschutz Investment Co., and his wife, Colleen, have donated $1.5 million to the department of ophthalmology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.The money will be used to establish the Slater Family endowed chair in ...

  • Campaign to recall Colorado Sen. Evie Hudak suspended

    An effort to recall Colorado state Sen. Evie Hudak, D-Westminster, has been suspended, somewhere short of collecting 18,962 petition signatures needed to force a public vote.The recall requirement is based on 25 percent of the total vote in a district's last election. The recall committee faces a June 10 deadline to file petitions with the Secretary of State's Office.Gun rights ...

  • Vegan in Denver author empowers women with new book

    vegan world, but she's no rookie when it comes to setting goals and making them happen. Her success is evident by the waiting lists for her vegan cooking classes and her busy consulting business that trains people how to ditch the traditional diet for a vegan diet that is full of variety.She also makes it clear that success in itself isn't some elusive option open to only to the ...

  • Denver counts down for Denver Comic Con geek nirvana

    Denver Comic Con . Last year they shattered expectations with over 25,000 attendees and this year they are expecting even greater numbers. This amazing three day party will take place at the Colorado Convention Center May 31-June 2, 2013 and tickets can still be purchased on their website. Their celebrity guest lineup incredibly includes comic ...

  • Killers execution delayed indefinitely by Colorado governor

    DENVER – Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper indefinitely delayed the execution of convicted killer Nathan Dunlap on Wednesday and said he was unlikely to allow it as long as he is governor. Hickenlooper said he had doubts about the fairness of Colorado's death penalty system and about the state's ability to get the lethal drugs required for an execution. Dunlap, 38, was convicted ...

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