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  • Collegian 21 Is Rescued Off Colorado Mountain After Getting High On Mushrooms Stripping Off Her Clothes

    Meet Taylor Powers. The college student, 21, had to be rescued yesterday afternoon off a Colorado mountain after she ingested mushrooms, stripped off her clothes, and scuffled with two classmates with whom she had been hiking. After receiving a 911 call that a female hiker was "high on mushrooms and in distress," Boulder County Sheriff's Office deputies and other assorted rescue ...

  • Mountain biker hurt in endurance race

    DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. - A mountain biker injured in the Indian Creek Rocky Mountain Endurance Series had to be airlifted to the hospital on Saturday.Deputies said the cyclist was on the Power Line Trail southwest of Roxborough State Park when he hit a log and fell forward.The Douglas County Sheriff's Office said the man landed on his face.Douglas County Search and Rescue was volunteering at ...

  • Middle school evacuated after threat

    WESTMINSTER, Colo. - Hundreds of students at Shaw Heights Middle School were evacuated Monday morning after a threat was left on voicemail for the school.The students were moved to Ranum Middle School out of "an abundance of caution," according to Adams County 50 School District spokesman Steve Saunders.Police and K-9s searched Shaw Heights and found nothing, officials said.Students ...

  • Escapee arrested after one month on run

    DENVER - An inmate who apparently took a vehicle and drove away from a state correctional facility in Golden last month is back behind bars.Kenneth Gomez was arrested Friday evening by the Fugitive Location and Apprehension Group. The Colorado Department of Corrections said Gomez was alone and was arrested without incident.Gomez was just 10 miles from the Colorado Correctional Center, also known ...

  • High School State Swimming Championships Colorado 4A Boys

    THORNTON, Colorado, May 20. AIR Academy scored 324 points to claim the championship title at the Colorado State High School 4A Swimming and Diving Championships. The meet was held May 17-18 at the Veterans' Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton.D'Evelyn took second place, six points ahead of Coronado (239-233). Rounding out the top five teams were Thompson Valley (194) and Discovery ...

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Pretty Woman [Blu-Ray]

Pretty Woman [Blu-Ray]

It is a rare thing to get to witness an actress becoming a star in a single movie, but that is exactly what we witness happening with Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman. Playing Vivian Ward, a down-on-her-luck prostitute who works the corners of Hollywood Boulevard back when it was a ... ...

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  • Colo. firefighters use ladder truck to rescue bear

    This image provided by the Colorado Springs Fire Department shows a bear being rescued from a tree after being tranquilized May 19, 2013 in Colorado Springs, Colo. The bear weighed between 150 and 200 lbs. State wildlife division spokesman Michael Serpahin a wildlife officer and firefighters put a harness around it. Then they lowered the bear to the ground as it dangled from the ladder. (AP ...

  • Flags put in AFA cemetery

    The cemetery at the Air Force Academy is being decorated with American flags for each grave. Volunteers put out the flags in preparation of Memorial ...

  • Denver yoga calendar week of May 20 2013

    Summer unofficially begins here in Denver with Memorial Day weekend and the kick-off of Yoga Rocks the Park. The yoga classes, workshops and events listed below are sure to start out your summer with a ...

  • Officials identify woman who died in weekend motorcycle crash in Aurora

    motorcycle accident in Aurora over the weekend has been identified. Tanya Marquez, 35, was a passenger on a motorcycle Saturday when the bike collided with a car, Aurora police said in a media released. The accident happened about 12:40 p.m. at the intersection of East 6th Avenue and Del Mar Circle, police said. . Police said it appears the motorcycle rider, a man, locked up the front brakes of ...

  • Nuggets president Josh Kroenke discusses 2012-13 season

    Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images Less than 24 hours after a disheartening finish to an otherwise remarkable season, Nuggets president Josh Kroenke sat on a wooden stool in the middle of the locker room and expressed how proud he was of his players for what they had accomplished. Despite being the third-youngest team in the NBA, he reminded them that they won 57 games, something no Nuggets ...

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