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  • Investigators ‘zeroing in’ on what caused Colorado wildfire

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Rain helped firefighters douse Colorado's most destructive wildfire in state history, while a new wind-whipped blaze in California forced evacuations and threatened homes on Monday near Yosemite National ...

  • Big Meadows fire at 95 containment

    < 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } The Big Meadows fire in Rocky Mountain National Park is now 95 percent contained with an estimated 604 acres burned, according to a post ...

  • Denver Nuggets begin predraft workouts with 12 prospects

    By Aaron J. Lopez, Nuggets.com, 6-1-13 Colorado State center Colton Iverson and Missouri point guard Phil Pressey are among 12 players scheduled to take part in a predraft workout for the Nuggets at Pepsi Center on Monday. Iverson, 7-0, 255, was named the 2012-13 Mountain West Newcomer of the Year and landed a spot on the All-MWC First Team after averaging 14.2 points and 9.8 rebounds for the ...

  • School district reports 161 students lost homes

    COLORADO SPRINGS - The superintendent of Academy School District 20 estimates some 161 students and 22 staff members lost their homes to the Black Forest Fire. Mark Hatchell announced in a emailed statement Monday afternoon that the exact figures are still unconfirmed. Speaking on behalf of the district, Hatchell said their thoughts and prayers are with the students, staff members and their ...

  • Rockies extoll virtues of learning quirks of each park

    TORONTO -- Prior to Monday's game against the Blue Jays, Rockies advance scout Chris Warren and catching instructor Jerry Weinstein walked to the right-field corner of Rogers Centre, throwing baseballs against the fence and observing. Every few feet, they'd repeat. They noted how the ball deadened when it hit the unmarked padded parts of the wall, and how it rebounded a little better ...

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Sling Blade [Blu-Ray]

Sling Blade [Blu-Ray]

As written and performed by Billy Bob Thornton, Karl Childers, the central character of Sling Blade, is one of the most fascinating, moving, and complex characters to come across a movie screen. A drawling, slow-moving and slow-thinking, but deeply felt man from Arkansas, Karl bear ... ...

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  • Rockies announcing plan for Oswalt Tuesday

    Email TORONTO -- Rockies manager Walt Weiss said the club will announce Tuesday their plan with veteran right-hander Roy Oswalt, who dazzled Friday in what figures to be his final start at Double-A Tulsa. With the Rockies scheduled to start left-hander Jeff Francis on Tuesday and right-hander Juan Nicasio on Wednesday, the possibility exists that Oswalt will make his Rockies debut Thursday ...

  • Playing on turf in Toronto CarGo at DH Monday

    Email TORONTO -- Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez played through the pain of left knee tendinitis, then suffered a bruised left foot Thursday when he was hit by a foul ball in the on-deck circle, and learned Monday he was still chosen as the National League Player of the Week. So what is his reward? More potential for pain, thanks to the artificial turf of Rogers Centre. Actually, Rockies ...

  • Francis Start in Canada is extra special

    Email TORONTO -- Rockies left-hander Jeff Francis is known for cool, even emotions, but he allowed that Tuesday night's start against the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre will be meaningful. Francis grew up on the West Coast in Vancouver and is a treasured figure in Canadian baseball circles. He also makes his offseason home in London, Ontario, just outside of Toronto. Francis won his only start ...

  • Firm to pay $35000 for sprayed fracking fluid

    GREELEY, Colo. (AP) -- A company whose oil well sprayed out 84,000 gallons of hydraulic fracturing flowback water in February has agreed to pay ...

  • Report Multiple errors led to fatal shooting of Lakewood officer

    Multiple missteps by Lakewood police the morning officer James Davies was shot by a fellow officer contributed to Davies' death, a review board looking into the incident has found. The report released Monday also said that Davies, who had worked more than 18 hours that day, made mistakes as officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 1900 block of Eaton Street on Nov. 9, 2012.Among ...

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