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  • Radar shows tornado touched down at Denver airport

    This photo provided by Mark Sarlo shows damage to a gas station after severe weather passed through the area on Monday, June 17, 2013 in La Junta, Colo. National Weather Service spokeswoman Nezette Rydell said the tornado knocked down power poles in an industrial park near La Junta on Monday, but no injuries have been reported. More storms are expected on Tuesday. La Junta Fire Chief Aaron ...

  • Tornado touches down near DIA

    A confirmed tornado touched down near Denver International Airport Tuesday afternoon, sending travelers scrambling to get into tornado shelters and stunned passengers on airplanes and in vehicles taking pictures of the astounding sight. The tornado, spotted on the eastern side of the airport, was described as moving northeast at 5 miles per hour before it lifted, weakened and then dissipated, ...

  • Tornado spotted near Denver airport terminal

    This photo provided by Mark Sarlo shows damage to a gas station after severe weather passed through the area on Monday, June 17, 2013 in La Junta, Colo. National Weather Service spokeswoman Nezette Rydell said the tornado knocked down power poles in an industrial park near La Junta on Monday, but no injuries have been reported. More storms are expected on Tuesday. La Junta Fire Chief Aaron ...

  • Recall effort against Morse deemed sufficient

    DENVER (AP) - A recall petition against Colorado Senate President John Morse has been deemed sufficient, setting up the first potential recall of a state lawmaker in Colorado history.The Democrat from Colorado Springs was targeted for his support of gun control measures signed into law this spring. The gun rights supporters were especially unhappy with a new law to expand required background ...

  • Other Denver parks in peril nonprofit says in closing argument

    Numerous parks created before 1955 will be affected by the judge's decision in the battle in Denver District Court over Hampden Heights North Park, according to a written statement submitted by the plaintiff's ...

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Garden State [DVD]

Garden State [DVD]

Zack Braff looks like an ordinary guy, which is intrinsic to his appeal. As J.D., the central character of the often-surreal TV hospital comedy Scrubs, he has grounded himself as an identifiable everyguy who spends much of his life, like many of us do, confounded by the world aroun ... ...

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  • Tornado warning for NE Denver County and western Adams County until 245 p.m.

    Tornado spotted from Denver International Airport on Tuesday afternoon, June 18, 2013. (HANDOUT) A tornado at Denver International Airport was confirmed by radar at 2:20 p.m. on Tuesday, the National Weather Service confirmed.A tornado warning was issued for northeastern Denver County and western Adams County, but expired at 2:45 p.m.DIA passengers took shelter in restrooms, stairwells and other ...

  • Nuggets to evaluate six more players in advance of NBA Draft

    Streeter Lecka/NBAE/Getty Images NCAA scoring leader Erick Green of Virginia Tech is one of six players scheduled for a predraft workout for the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday at Pepsi Center. Green, a 6-foot-3 shooting guard who averaged 25 points for the Hokies last season, is set to be joined by Arizona forward Grant Jarrett, Oklahoma forward Amath M'Baye, Oklahoma guard Steven Pledger, ...

  • Scissors used in downtown Boulder attack

    BOULDER, Colo. - A pair of scissors was held to a teenager's neck during an attack Saturday night in downtown Boulder that police say was unprovoked.According to police spokeswoman Kim Kobel, the 18-year-old was walking with a woman in the area of 13th and Spruce Streets at 10:21 p.m. when the attack occurred."The victim says the suspect lunged at him with a pair of scissors, and held ...

  • Teens body pulled from Ft. Collins pond

    FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Rescuers with the Poudre Fire Authority found a teenage fisherman floating in the water when they were called Tuesday morning on a report of a body in a pond.The teenager was pulled from the Westfield Detention Pond near Westfield Park, in the 4000 block of Seneca Street, around 10:30 a.m.He was taken to Medical Center of the Rockies in critical condition and pronounced ...

  • Firefighters Battle Worst Fire in Colorado History

    Giant flames and thick smoke are moving across Colorado Thursday. Three massive wildfires continue to burn out of control and hot temperatures, gusty winds and dry forests are only fueling the flames. The Black Forest Fire near Colorado Springs is growing. Raging flames have wiped out at least 360 homes, making it the most destructive fire in state history. So far, more than 9,000 people have ...

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