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  • 18 horses seized in Morrison animal case

    MORRISON, Colo. - Eighteen horses were seized from a Morrison horse rescue facility by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office over allegations of mistreatment.Investigators and animal control officers served a search warrant at 17346 Forest Ave. in Morrison as part of an on-going investigation.Since 2001, the owners of the property, identified as Paso Fino Horse Rescue, have received four ...

  • Tom Nalen will join the Ring of Fame

    DENVER - Former center Tom Nalen, who played 14 seasons (1994-2007) for the club, has been elected as the 24th member of the Denver Broncos’ Ring of Fame. Owner & CEO Pat Bowlen made the announcement on Wednesday after meeting with the selection committee.The induction ceremony will take place on Sunday, Sept. 29, at halftime of the Broncos’ home game against the Philadelphia ...

  • Colo. governor delays convicted killers execution

    DENVER -; Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper indefinitely delayed the execution of convicted killer Nathan Dunlap on Wednesday and said he was unlikely to allow it as long as he is ...

  • Pueblo City Schools placed on secured perimeter

    PUEBLO - Pueblo City Schools has placed the following schools on secured perimeter: Heaton Middle School, Belmont Elementary School and Haaff Elementary School, as they cooperate with a local law enforcement investigation. Bus transportation is currently delayed and we are asking that parents not to go to schools at this ...

  • Betancourt expects to be on the mound Friday

    Email DENVER -- Rockies closer Rafael Betancourt had an anti-inflammatory shot in his right groin on Wednesday, and expects to return to the mound Friday at San Francisco and avoid the 15-day disabled list. Betancourt has been pitching with groin tightness since late April, yet he is 10-for-10 in save opportunities this year and has a 1.56 ERA in 19 games. However, he was removed after two ...

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Somewhere

Somewhere

Somewhere, Sofia Coppolas fourth feature, is a continuation of her cinematic exploration of personal isolation, and while it has much about it that is admirable, it will undoubtedly be experienced most directly as an inferior variation on Lost in Translation (2003), her Oscar-w ... ...

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  • Francis feels good after pen rehab game up next

    Email DENVER -- Left-hander Jeff Francis (left groin strain) felt good Wednesday after a 25-pitch bullpen Tuesday. Actually, Rockies head athletic trainer Keith Dugger said he had wanted to limit Francis to a "touch-and-feel" 'pen session, but the fact that he was able to throw 25 pitches was positive. Francis will accompany the team to San Francisco, where he will play long toss ...

  • LeMahieu earning more time with hot hitting

    Email DENVER -- Rockies infielder DJ LeMahieu's three-hit, two-double game in Tuesday night's 5-4, 10-inning victory over the D-backs earned him a start at second base Wednesday in the No. 2 spot. In his first six games since being called up from Triple-A Colorado Springs, LeMahieu sizzled at .462 with two RBIs. Before joining the Rockies, he hit .364 with one home run, eight doubles ...

  • Tulowitzki gets scheduled rest Wednesday

    Email DENVER -- The Rockies gave shortstop Troy Tulowitzki planned rest Wednesday, which means he will have two off-days before Friday's series opener in San Francisco. The move took some fans by surprise and enraged the more vocal set on social media. The first-place D-backs -- tied with the Giants -- and the Rockies entered Wednesday separated by one game. But on May 22, manager Walt ...

  • Weiss unafraid to shake up order bats Fowler cleanup

    Email DENVER -- Rockies center fielder Dexter Fowler arrived at Coors Field on Wednesday looking quite cool in his designer jacket and pants and bow tie. And he managed to keep his cool after being hit with a surprise. With the Rockies resting cleanup man Troy Tulowitzki, not wanting to disrupt No. 3 hitter Carlos Gonzalez and wanting to move hot second baseman DJ LeMahieu up in the order to ...

  • James Holmes received six deliveries from online ammo vendor new documents show

    05/22/2013 03:02 PM MDT - NEW YORK-U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a favorite among liberals for her forceful advocacy for consumers and attacks against the financial industry, has a book ...

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