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  • Denver Fisher House serves military families in need in nine states

    family support . As a child, her family stayed at the nearest motel 30 miles away while she was treated at Wilford Hall Medical Center as a military dependent for three weeks. "I didn't have my parents available as a buffer," she said in an interview Friday, May 24. As a Marine, she drove on weekends from Quantico in Virginia to pick up her mother in southern Illinois to visit ...

  • Arenado proving doubters wrong at third base

    Email SAN FRANCISCO -- After seeing Nolan Arenado make play after dazzling play during his early time in the Majors with the Rockies, it's hard to believe that many thought he'd never play third base in the Majors. When Arenado was drafted in 2009, he had a bulky upper body and thick legs. More than a few experts thought he would develop into a catcher. There's nothing wrong with ...

  • Oswalt fights mechanics in first Minors start

    Email SAN FRANCISCO -- Veteran right-handed pitcher Roy Oswalt had a predictably up-and-down effort Friday night for Double-A Tulsa -- his first start of four or five before the Rockies discuss when to add him to the starting rotation. Pitching against Midland, Oswalt, a three-time All-Star, went five innings and gave up three runs on four hits, including two home runs, with three strikeouts ...

  • Young looks to shake hitting woes in pinch role

    Email SAN FRANCISCO -- Rockies outfielder Eric Young Jr. celebrated his 28th birthday Saturday with the hope that adding a candle would mark the beginning of losing a slump. In his last 16 games, Young has hit .140 (6-for-43) and seen his batting average drop from .310 to .252. He started many of those games. Now, with Michael Cuddyer back from a neck injury and the defensively strong Charlie ...

  • Amber Alert issued for 3-year-old Longmont boy

    LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) -- Authorities are looking for a man accused of breaking into his estranged wife's Longmont home, shooting her with a stun gun and pepper spray, and kidnapping the couple's 3-year-old ...

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Days of Thunder [Blu-Ray]

Days of Thunder [Blu-Ray]

Days of Thunder, which reunited star Tom Cruise, director Tony Scott, and producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, is such a naked attempt to recapture the lightning-in-a-bottle effect of their previous collaboration, 1986s smash hit Top Gun, that it is imposs ... ...

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  • Denver Memorial Day ceremony honors those who sacrificed

    DENVER, CO - MAY 25: People could view photographs of fallen soldiers on display in Lincoln State Park next to the parade route for the Veterans Memorial Day Tribute. The annual City and County of Denver Memorial Day Parade and Tribute winds its way through the streets of downtown honoring the sacrifices of servicemen and women. The parade includes music, drill teams, marching units, floats and ...

  • Foul play suspected in disappearance of Lakewood man

    Lakewood Police said in a news release Saturday they believe foul play is involved in the "unusual" disappearance of a man last seen May 19.David "Dave" Noren, 50, is known to frequent the Pub on Colfax Avenue. Police say his "constant companion," a black labrador retriever named Olivia, was found at his residence. Noren has no known medical conditions.Anyone with ...

  • 2 coyotes killed after attacks at Colo. Spgs. park

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Wildlife officials say they have euthanized two adult coyotes after two small children were attacked at a Colorado Springs ...

  • Longmont police search for father accused of kidnapping son

    Luke Turner, 3. (Provided by Colorado Bureau of Investigation) An Amber Alert has been issued for a 3-year-old boy who was allegedly taken from his home by his father. Luke Turner, 3, has blonde hair and blue eyes and was last seen wearing a royal blue Lightning McQueen shirt and blue swim shorts.Law enforcement officials, including the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and Longmont police, are ...

  • One man dead 1 injured in Colorado Springs motorcycle SUV accident

    An 82-year-old man driving an SUV allegedly turned in front of a motorcycle, causing an accident in which one man was killed and a second was seriously injured Saturday morning, officials say.The names of the victims have not been released. Both victims were riding on the motorcycle.The injured man is in critical and unstable condition, said Lt. Brian Ritz, Colorado Springs police spokesman.The ...

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