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  • Xcel to pay $150000 to settle OSHA citations

    DENVER (AP) -- Xcel Energy has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle federal safety citations stemming from a fire that killed five maintenance workers near ...

  • 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, ...

  • State education funding verdict due Tues

    DENVER - The Colorado Supreme Court will issue a decision May 28 on whether the state's public schools are adequately funded.The landmark Lobato v State of Colorado Board of Education case was argued before the court last March and challenged the adequacy of public education funding in Colorado.In 2005, ...

  • Drug charges for convenience store owner

    DENVER - A convenience store owner was arrested Friday on drug charges after an investigation that police say lasted several months and involved several undercover operations.Detectives arrested Bisrat Haile, 45, the owner of Jerry’s Market at 601 N. Knox Ct. Police say that arrest was made without incident around 8:30 a.m.In a search that followed the arrest, detectives say they found ...

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Persepolis [Blu-Ray]

Persepolis [Blu-Ray]

One of the best things I can say about Persepolis--which, in my opinion, is one of the best things I can say about any film--is that I cannot imagine it being in any style other than the one in which it is told. The film borrows its simple, yet exceedingly elegant visual look from i ... ...

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  • Man pleads guilty in Sterling cellmates death

    STERLING, Colo. (AP) -- An inmate accused of killing his cellmate at the Sterling Correctional Facility has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the heat of ...

  • Nuggets seek crowd boost as series returns to Pepsi Center

    Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images SAN FRANCISCO - For two nights in Oakland, the Golden State Warriors were treated like rock gods by a crowd that started screaming an hour before tipoff and rarely sat down once the game started. Riding the euphoria, the Warriors passed, dunked and bombed away with abandon in seizing a 3-1 lead against the Denver Nuggets in their best-of-7 first-round series. ...

  • Pueblo man organizes donation drive for Oklahoma

    A local business owner in Pueblo is organizing a donation drive for the community of Moore, Oklahoma. Brian Mater owns a transport company and is using one of his semi truck trailers to take to these goods to Moore and Shawnee, OK. Drop off locations are in Pueblo at All Star Exteriors 4 Avis Ave., Spradley Chevrolet at 2146 Highway 50 West, and Maurices at 5797 N Elizabeth St. Among the ...

  • Todays MLB starting lineups May 24

    Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...

  • 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 to 50 acre fire. Only one person was evacuated. No reported ...

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