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  • 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 ...

  • Defense in Sherry Arnold case seeks to avoid death

    BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- Defense attorneys are seeking to avoid the death penalty for one of two men charged in the killing of a Montana high school teacher because they say the suspect is mentally ...

  • Denver weather includes chance of heavy scattered storms

    DIA Airport Weather The National Weather Service is warning of a chance of severe weather Tuesday afternoon along the Front Range. The forecast for Denver is a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms this afternoon, dropping to a 20 percent chance overnight.The greatest chance for moisture this afternoon is east of a line stretching from Greeley to Denver International ...

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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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  • Denver Nuggets set to compete in NBA Summer League 2013

    Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images The Denver Nuggets are among 22 teams that will take part in NBA Summer League 2013 in Las Vegas from July 12-22. The Nuggets have competed in Las Vegas since the league's inception in 2004, with some of their top young players showcasing their skills. Power ...

  • Denvers Destination Hotels to assume management of Eden Roc Miami

    Eden Roc Hotel in Miami, hotel owner Eden Roc LLLP said Tuesday.Destination Hotels & Resorts will begin management of the property July 11. The 21-floor, 631-room hotel, formerly known as the Eden Roc Renaissance Hotel, has been renamed as the Eden Roc Miami Beach."This transition marks the beginning of a new era for Eden Roc Miami Beach, one of the most iconic luxury hotels on Miami ...

  • Jeep recalls Grand Cherokees Libertys

    This photo shows a burning 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee, supporting concerns about gas tanks catching fire during collisions that has the federal government pressing Chrysler to recall certain Jeep ...

  • Driver sentenced for fatal hit-and-run

    LAKEWOOD, Colo. - A Lakewood woman is sentenced to two years in a work release program and six years of probation for a hit-and-run that killed a bicyclist last summer.Catherine Marie Bean, 23, was convicted of the hit-and-run that killed Kenneth Kienzle on August 22, 2012. Kienzle had been riding southbound on South Wadsworth Boulevard when he was hit. His body was found lying in the roadway ...

  • Stolen credit cards used shopping spree

    DENVER - Credit cards stolen from a car in Denver's Capitol Hill Neighborhood were used in a $2,500 shopping spree and police are asking for assistance identifying the woman believed to be responsible.The credit cards were inside a wallet stolen from a car near 700 S. Pennsylvania St. on June 5, Denver Police said.The suspect seen in the surveillance photographs appears to be a white woman ...

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