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  • Toddler falls from second-story window

    AURORA, Colo. - A 2-year-old child fell from a second-story window in Aurora on Thursday afternoon, fire officials said.Fire crews were called to 880 S. Chambers Rd. at 12:04 p.m. after the fall was reported, said Aurora Fire Captain Wendy Lippman.The toddler was transported to a hospital and Lippman said the agency was not releasing details on the child's condition or the injuries it ...

  • Newborn puppies dumped in trash can

    HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. - Five newborn puppies were found dumped in a trash can at Highland Heritage Regional Park Tuesday and Douglas County Animal Law Enforcement is now searching for those responsible.The puppies, which are estimated to be between three and seven days old, were found around 3 p.m. in the park near South University Boulevard and South Quebec Street. A man brought the ...

  • Every competition matters for the Colorado Rapids

    2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and will visit Orlando of the third-tier USL Pro because Colorado lost a coin toss to host the game." This away match is sandwiched in between two ...

  • Secretary of state repays Colo for trip to RNC

    DENVER (AP) -- Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler has picked up the tab for a trip he took to the Republican National Convention last year that he initially billed to ...

  • Stan Lee cancels Denver Comic Con appearance

    Stan Lee, founder of Marvel Entertainment Inc., poses next to a Spider-Man model in his office in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., in this file photo taken on Dec. 18, 2008. (The Denver Post file ...

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The River [DVD]

The River [DVD]

Jean Renoir's The River is one of the most fascinating multinational productions of its era. An independently financed American film directed by a French expatriate about British colonists shot entirely in India (then a strangely exotic and relatively unknown country in the West), The Ri ... ...

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  • Patrick Roy named new Colorado Avalanche coach

    Patrick Roy (Denver Post file) Patrick Roy has been named the coach and vice president of hockey operations of the Colorado Avalanche, the team announced Thursday.The Avalanche tweeted: "COACH ROY: The #Avalanche has reached an agreement in principle w/ Patrick Roy to become the franchise's Head Coach/VP of Hockey Operations"Because of the holiday weekend, the team said the news ...

  • Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Denver delivers annual awards

    Guillermo Vidal is the former mayor of Denver. The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Denver on Thursday recognized the areas top Latino business leaders, praised the Colorado Legislatures passage of the Colorado ASSET Bill as an economic boon to the state and honored Katherine Archuleta with a lifetime achievement award. You are all winners in our heart because of what you do for our ...

  • Gessler repays taxpayers for trip to RNC

    Colorado's Secretary of State is picking up the tab for a trip he took to the Republican National Convention that he originally billed to the taxpayers.Scott Gessler had spent state money to travel to Tampa and speak at a panel on election law last year. He is a Republican and critics said he should not have used public funds for a partisan event. A watchdog group filed a complaint before ...

  • Abandoned donkeys rescued in So. Colo.

    OTERO COUNTY, Colo. - More than a dozen abandoned donkeys were rescued in Otero County in Southern Colorado this week by the Colorado Humane Society, SPCA, Otero County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Forest ServiceThe donkeys were abandoned on national forest land by their owner, according to the Colorado Humane Society."The forest service and our agents wish to thank the Picket Wire ...

  • Head of Colorado parole division put on leave of absence

    The director of Colorado's parole division, the target of criticism for the past two months, has been put on a paid leave of absence, a prison official says. Steve Hager, warden of the youth offender system, will replace parole director Tim Hand, The Denver Post reported Thursday. Announcing the personnel change in an e-mail, interim corrections chief Roger Werholtz said Hand "will ...

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