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  • Xcel to pay $150000 over OSHA probe

    DENVER - Xcel Energy has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle federal safety citations stemming from a fire that killed five maintenance workers near Georgetown.The Denver Post reports ...

  • UPDATE Firefighters battle a wildfire in La Veta Colorado

    Firefighters are trying to contain a wildfire west of La Veta, Colorado. Several fire departments are on the scene working to contain the wildfire located near 9200 W. U.S. Hwy. 160. The fire started around 2:30 p.m. Friday. According to the La Veta Fire Chief David Tray, the winds are presenting a problem in trying to fight the 20 acre fire that's located on a steep slope. Only one person ...

  • Betancourts groin injury a little bit better

    Email SAN FRANCISCO -- Rockies closer Rafael Betancourt was unsure about how his right groin responded to two days of rest, after he was removed from a game Tuesday night after two pitches. He reported feeling fine while throwing a bullpen session before Friday night's game against the Giants, but it was unclear if he would be available. "I feel a little bit better, but I really ...

  • Rutledge to hone second-base skills in Minors

    Email SAN FRANCISCO -- The hot hitting of DJ LeMahieu -- .412 in seven games since being recalled from Triple-A Colorado Springs -- allowed the Rockies to send Josh Rutledge to Colorado Springs to continue the transition to second base. Rutledge showed promise last year after being called up from Double-A Tulsa and playing shortstop in Troy Tulowitzki's absence. Rutledge slumped during the ...

  • Cuddyer glad to be back with Rockies

    Email SAN FRANCISCO -- Rockies outfielder Michael Cuddyer hated missing the last 14 games with a neck injury, but said he liked the way the team responded toward the end of his absence. Cuddyer, activated before Friday night's opener of a three-game series against the Giants, watched the team go 5-2 on its just-completed homestand against the Giants and D-backs. The last game, a 4-1 ...

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The Orphanage (El Orfanato)

The Orphanage (El Orfanato)

Juan Antonio Bayona's The Orphanage (El Orfanato) begins with a curious image: a shot of a cloudy sky in which the sunlight is still burning through, but just barely, which creates an evocative portrait of the struggle between light and dark. It also projects a premonition ... ...

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  • Rosario understands Rockies desire to rest him

    Email SAN FRANCISCO -- Rockies catcher Wilin Rosario always believes he has energy, but he appreciated the rest he received Wednesday and Thursday. Rosario, who didn't handle two blockable balls in Monday night's 5-1 loss to the D-backs but delivered the winning single in the 10th inning of a 5-4 victory Tuesday, was back in the lineup Friday against the Giants. Balancing strong ...

  • Francis rehab progresses with bullpen session

    Email SAN FRANCISCO -- Rockies left-hander Jeff Francis, who suffered a left groin strain May 14 while pitching against the Cubs, threw a bullpen session of about 25 pitches Friday. His next steps are a trip to the team's training center in Scottsdale, Ariz., for extended spring training, then he'll return to Denver for an evaluation to discuss further rehab plans. Francis said his ...

  • Julyan Stone prepared to join Denvers line of defense

    Julyan Stone was a long way from Des Moines. Three months after reporting for an NBA Development League assignment with the Iowa Energy, Stone checked into a playoff game with the assignment of slowing the hottest shooter on Earth. Stone only spent 82 seconds defending Golden State guard Stephen Curry, but he helped the Nuggets trim a 20-point deficit to 13 when Curry went off the court in the ...

  • Suspects in Denver bar murders plead not guilty

    DENVER – Three men accused of fatally stabbing five people at a Denver bar that authorities say was set on fire to cover up the killings have pleaded not guilty. Dexter Lewis and brothers Joseph and Lynell Hill each face multiple counts, including first-degree murder, felony murder, robbery and arson stemming from the attack last October. They pleaded not guilty Friday. Prosecutors have ...

  • Essay Reaching Backward for the Glory Days in Colorado

    People in Colorado awoke Friday to a banner atop the front page of The Denver Post. It featured a photograph of the former Avalanche goalie and the newly named Avalanche coach Patrick Roy and a quote from him, ...

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