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  • Man arrested in stabbing at campground

    The trash bin where the Gordon Gulch stabbing suspect was found near 3rd St. and Pearl St. in Boulder by Boulder County Sheriff's Office K9s early Thursday ...

  • Lawyers in Colorado shooting case to challenge insanity defense law

    DENVER (Reuters) - Public defenders representing James Holmes, accused of killing 12 moviegoers in Colorado last summer, will return to court on Thursday to challenge the state's insanity defense law in a bid to try to avoid the death penalty for their ...

  • Colorado killers reprieve infuriates families draws criticism of governor

    RETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT YEAR OF MURDERS - Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper speaks at a news conference at the Capitol in Denver on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 where he announced that he was granting a temporary reprieve to Nathan Dunlap from his death sentence. Dunlap was scheduled to be executed in August for the murders of four people in 1993 at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant. Hickenlooper only ...

  • Cooler Thursday then a warm up

    Storm Prediction Center over the next couple of days. Thursday will bring a slight chance for showers and storms here in Colorado with a weak disturbance crossing the state. We'll feel upper 60s in the afternoon with a 10-20% chance for a storm, again not much of a severe threat for us.Friday starts a warming trend timed out perfectly with the holiday weekend -- 80s with loads of ...

  • Holmes lawyers try to clear path for insanity plea

    CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) -- Lawyers for Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes are trying to clear away legal questions Thursday so that Holmes can plead not guilty by reason of ...

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Office Space

"Office Space" should have started with a brief dedication: "This film is dedicated to anyone who has ever worked in a cubicle." This film, the first live-action offering from Mike Judge, creator of "Beavis and Butt-head" and "King of the Hill," is a wry tale of vengeance against cubicle culture, and anyone who has ever worked in one will find much to laugh about. I, for one, have worked in a cubi ... ...

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  • Colorado killers reprieve sharply criticized

    Religious leaders from Colorado, from left, Dr. Jim Ryan, Colorado Council of Churches, Dean Peter Eaton, St. John's Cathedral, Rabbi Steven Foster and Catholic Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila listen as Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announces at a news conference at the Capitol in Denver on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, that he was granting a temporary reprieve to Nathan Dunlap from his death ...

  • Birth control coverage up for federal appeal

    By The Associated Press The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report from the Centers for ...

  • Big man battle getting physical in Nuggets-Warriors series

    JaVale McGee refused to comply with the unusual request. Locked in an a tight playoff game, the Denver Nuggets center found himself face-to-face with Andrew Bogut, who pointed to his chin and shouted over the din of the sellout crowd at Oracle Arena. "He told me to punch him in the chin," McGee said. "I don't know why you'd want somebody to punch you in your ...

  • Moore teacher saved students

    MOORE, Okla - A Moore elementary school teacher helped save several students by covering them with her own body when a tornado tore down their school around them."When you’re a teacher you’re love those kids as if they’re your own." said Rhonda Crosswhite, a sixth-grade teacher at Plaza Towers Elementary school. To hear her tell it, what she and the other teachers at ...

  • Tight series between Nuggets and Warriors is no surprise

    Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images SAN FRANCISCO - In retrospect, two nights in November simply foreshadowed the future. Playing one another for the first time during the regular season, the Denver Nuggets and Golden State Warriors staged an entertaining duel that ended ...

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