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No charges in Highlands Ranch shooting
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. - The Douglas County Sheriff's Office has determined no crime was committed when a Highlands Ranch man was accidentally shot with a gun belonging to a Boulder police officer earlier this month.The incident happened in the driveway of a home in the 400 block of Spring Grove Avenue on May 3 as three friends were working on a car. One of the friends owned the home where ...
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Dave Noren missing since May 19
LAKEWOOD, Colo. - Lakewood Police are asking for help finding David "Dave" Noren, who was last seen on May 19.The 49-year-old has no known medical conditions, prompting Lakewood police to call his disappearance "very unusual."Police say Noren is known to frequent the Pub on Colfax.Anyone who knows where to find Noren, or who knows information that would help to find him, is ...
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Noodles Co. files for proposed IPO
BROOMFIELD, Colo. - Noodles & Co. has made a regulatory filing for a proposed initial public offering of Class A common stock.The Broomfield-based fast-casual chain said Thursday that the size and price range of the offering haven't been determined yet. Its stock would trade under the proposed Nasdaq symbol NDLS.Noodles launched in 1995. It says its revenues have grown from $170 million ...
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Nighthawk Makes Oil Find in Colorado
Nighthawk, the U.S. focused oil development and production company, announced an update on drilling at its 100-percent controlled and operated Smoky Hill project in the Denver-Julesburg Basin, ...
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Roy returns to Colorado Avalanche as coach
Patrick Roy , who helped Colorado to two Stanley Cup titles as a goaltender, Thursday agreed in principle to become the Avalanche's next coach. Roy, 47, is a Hall of Fame goaltender who won the Stanley Cup in 1986 and 1993 while with the Montreal Canadiens and in 1996 and 2001 while playing for Colorado. "This is a very exciting day for our fans and a significant moment in our ...
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The River [DVD]
Jean Renoir's The River is one of the most fascinating multinational productions of its era. An independently financed American film directed by a French expatriate about British colonists shot entirely in India (then a strangely exotic and relatively unknown country in the West), The Ri ... ...
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Hobby Lobby birth control case up for federal appeal in Denver
DENVER-In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. has asked a federal appeals court for an exemption from part of the federal health care law. The retailer said Thursday it shouldn't be required to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill and other contraceptives that the owners oppose on religious grounds. The Oklahoma ...
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Toddler falls from second-story window
AURORA, Colo. - A 2-year-old child fell from a second-story window in Aurora on Thursday afternoon, fire officials said.Fire crews were called to 880 S. Chambers Rd. at 12:04 p.m. after the fall was reported, said Aurora Fire Captain Wendy Lippman.The toddler was transported to a hospital and Lippman said the agency was not releasing details on the child's condition or the injuries it ...
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Newborn puppies dumped in trash can
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. - Five newborn puppies were found dumped in a trash can at Highland Heritage Regional Park Tuesday and Douglas County Animal Law Enforcement is now searching for those responsible.The puppies, which are estimated to be between three and seven days old, were found around 3 p.m. in the park near South University Boulevard and South Quebec Street. A man brought the ...
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Every competition matters for the Colorado Rapids
2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and will visit Orlando of the third-tier USL Pro because Colorado lost a coin toss to host the game." This away match is sandwiched in between two ...
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Secretary of state repays Colo for trip to RNC
DENVER (AP) -- Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler has picked up the tab for a trip he took to the Republican National Convention last year that he initially billed to ...
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