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  • City Denver Public Schools flunk nonprofit during arguments on park land swap

    School buses sit in the foreground of the Denver City and County Building, the setting of a courtroom battle pitting the city and Denver Public Schools against nonprofits contesting a park land ...

  • Francis roughed up as Rockies offense goes quiet

    COL@TOR: Rosario singles home Rockies' first run TORONTO -- On the night that Rockies manager Walt Weiss announced that veteran star Roy Oswalt would be joining the rotation, veteran lefty Jeff Francis placed himself in danger of having to say goodbye. Francis gave up eight runs and served up three home runs in six innings as the Blue Jays won their seventh straight, 8-3, at Rogers ...

  • Boulder County extends oil gas moratorium

    BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- Boulder County commissioners have agreed to an 18-month extension of a moratorium on accepting new applications for oil and gas development in unincorporated areas of the ...

  • MLB Toronto 8 Colorado 3

    Maicer Izturis on solo shots as streaking Toronto reeled off a seventh consecutive win. Former Rocky Esmil Rogers (3-2) collected the victory, yielding three runs (two earned) on four hits over 6 2/3 innings. The right-hander walked one and struck out five. Colorado ...

  • Frontier threat suspect acted paranoid

    A fellow passenger took this photo of a man arrested for allegedly making a bomb threat on a Denver-bound Frontier Airlines flight on 6/14/2013. 7NEWS blurred the man's face because authorities have not confirmed he is the ...

Movie Review

I, Robot [DVD]

I, Robot [DVD]

I, Robot was inspired by Isaac Asimov's classic 1950 short story collection of the same title, but anyone looking for intense, thought-provoking science fiction should probably stick with the page-bound source. This is not to say that this big-budget summer tentpole movie is devoid of idea ... ...

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  • Wildfire and hail claims push premiums higher

    Homeowners in Colorado have made some of the most expensive claims on their insurance of any state in the country in recent years. Carole Walker with the trade group the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association says the state ranks among the top 10 in terms of claims for catastrophic loss. That designation is pushing premiums higher for everyone. Walker says claims for hail damage ...

  • Mayor Bach says thanks to CSPD CSFD for Black Forest fire effort

    City leaders gathered Tuesday morning for Mayor Steve Bach's monthly press briefing, and a lot of them were praised for their efforts fighting the Black Forest Fire. Mayor Bach thanked Colorado Springs Deputy Fire Chief Steve DuBay and Police Chief Pete Carey for their efforts dispatching crews to aid in the firefight and evacuation efforts in the county. Bach said the disaster in Black ...

  • Rental properties scarce for those displaced by Black Forest fire

    People displaced by the Black Forest fire may run into trouble finding rental homes. Economist Ryan McMaken with the Colorado Division of Housing says apartment and single-family home rentals are hard to come by as it is. In the last ten years there's been little new construction in the city and county, and that combined with a growing number of people looking for temporary housing already ...

  • Dish wont submit revised bid for Sprint

    Satellite TV operator Dish Network Corp. said Tuesday it would not submit a revised bid for Sprint, leaving the path open for the wireless carrier to accept what it already considers a superior offer from Japan's ...

  • Colorado wildfire destroys more than 500 homes new blazes menace West

    Colorado wildfire destroys between 80 and 100 homes DENVER/LOS ANGELES - The number of homes destroyed by a Colorado wildfire rose above 500 on Tuesday as rain dampened the flames and allowed damage assessment teams to enter charred neighbourhoods, and other threatening blazes grew in Alaska and elsewhere in the West. Authorities said the so-called Black Forest Fire, which has burned in the ...

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