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  • Dumb Friends to resume dog adoptions

    Denver Dumb Friends League will resume dog adoptions on Tuesday, May 21, at its Quebec Street shelter after voluntarily suspending dog adoptions and intake for a month following a pneumonia outbreak that killed five dogs.After the outbreak in mid-April, the shelter has had no new cases of severe respiratory illness in dogs since April 24, Dumb Friends League president and CEO Bob Rohde said in ...

  • Two bank robberies in the Springs Monday afternoon

    Two banks were robbed within a couple of hours in Colorado Springs Monday.The Academy Bank off Briargate Boulevard was held up around 4:30pm. The suspect threatened the teller, made off with cash, although police don't know if he had a weapon.Earlier, a man robbed the Wells Fargo bank off South Nevada. Police say he said he did have a gun. Police got a quick heads up on the suspect from a ...

  • Body of 62-year-old Estes Park man found in lake

    The body of a 62-year-old Estes Park man was found Monday in Lake Estes. The man was identified as Gregory George Hurt.The Estes Park Police Department and the Larimer County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a body in Lake Estes at about 11 a.m. Members of the Estes Valley Fire Protection District Dive Team recovered the body.The case is under investigation, and no other details ...

  • Colorado offers help to Oklahoma

    DENVER - Colorado's government is offering assistance to Oklahoma after a massive tornado devastated the town of Moore Monday afternoon.Eric Brown, a spokesman for Governor John Hickenlooper, said the administration had offered assistance through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. So far, however, no assistance has been requested.Brown added that the Governor's office has ...

  • Plea deal offered over southwest Colorado wildfire

    CORTEZ, Colo. (AP) -- A judge is holding off on approving a plea deal for a man charged with starting the Roatcap wildfire last October, saying he wants more assurances that victims will be compensated ...

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This Is It [Blu-Ray]

This Is It [Blu-Ray]

When Michael Jackson died unexpectedly on June 25th of last year, he was mere weeks away from launching a 50-date concert series in London that would hopefully reconfirm his status as the King of Pop by marking his return to the stage after a nearly decade-long absence. When Jackson and his ... ...

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  • Trial set in alleged gun control threats

    AURORA, Colo. - A "not guilty" plea has been entered for a man accused of threatening a Colorado lawmaker as the Legislature debated gun control.A judge on Monday also set a Nov. 20 trial date for Franklin Sain. He is accused of sending profane and threatening emails and phone messages that were laced with racial slurs to Democratic Rep. Rhonda Fields of Aurora.Sain is charged with ...

  • Debate grows over renewable energy bill

    mandates rural electric cooperatives produce at least 20 percent of their electricity from solar, wind and other renewable sources by the year 2020. Previous standards required the co-ops to produce just 10 percent by that same deadline. The accelerated timetable will likely mean expensive capital improvements for the non-profit co-ops. Ratepayers like George Schubert, a sod farmer in Calhan, ...

  • Palliative care in Colorado CU Medical School training

    palliative care grows, the need for medical providers with special training is growing, too. Palliative care is now a medical specialty, thanks to a recent decision by the American Board of Medical Specialties. Doctors, nurses and other providers can receive special training and certifications. The University of Colorado College of Nursing has a certificate program for nurses. ...

  • Fowler uses clear head to get back on track

    Email DENVER -- After a lengthy slump, center fielder Dexter Fowler went 10-for-20 as the Rockies won three of four games against the Giants. He raised his batting average from .254 before the series to .286 going into Monday night's opener of a three-game set against the D-backs. Fowler worked on some swing flaws during an early hitting session in Chicago, where the Rockies played the ...

  • Lefty-swinging CarGo thriving against southpaws

    Email DENVER -- It would seem to be a poor matchup -- the Rockies' left-handed-hitting Carlos Gonzalez entered Monday's game against D-backs sizzling left-hander Patrick Corbin. Not only did Corbin enter 6-0 with a 1.52 ERA, but he had held left-handed batters to a .125 batting average. However, Gonzalez is not performing like a typical lefty batter. Going into Monday night, ...

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