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  • DIA to Tokyo Dreamliner flight diverted

    DENVER - A United Airlines flight of the 787 Dreamliner from Denver to Tokyo was diverted to Seattle Tuesday."United flight 139 from Denver to Tokyo-Narita diverted to Seattle due to an indication of a problem with an oil filter. The aircraft landed normally and we are working to reaccommodate customers," United Airlines spokeswoman Mary Ryan explained.The first Dreamliner flight from ...

  • James Holmes lawyers want video of psychiatric care at Denver Health

    James Holmes, left, and his defense attorney, Daniel King, in court Tuesday morning June 4, 2013, for a hearing at the Arapahoe County Justice Center. ...

  • Tornado briefly touches down on Denver International Airport runways

    A live-streamed web cam of a construction project at the Denver International Airport Tuesday afternoon shows dark, cloudy skies. The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for the area, forcing passengers to take cover in airport ...

  • Lionstone Groups price for parcel at 9th Colorado $9.2 million

    The University of Colorado has closed on the sale of 6.74 acres on the site of its former hospital campus to Lionstone Group, which plans to develop apartments on the site.A University of Colorado spokeswoman said the parcel on the campus at 9th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard sold for $9,215,000.Lionstone was previously negotiating to purchase and redevelop the entire site as a mixed use ...

  • Black Forest Fire deaths identified

    BLACK FOREST, Colo. - The couple killed in the Black Forest Fire, the most destructive fire in state history, is identified by the El Paso County Coroner and Sheriff's Office.Marc Allen Herklotz, 52, and Robin Lauran Herklotz, 50, lived at 6720 Jicarilla Drive in Black Forest. That property was included on the first list of homes lost to the fire, which was issued last Thursday.Earlier ...

Movie Review

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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  • Officials Unattended campfire caused Calif. fire

    Colorado authorities lifted mandatory evacuation orders in the state's second largest city as a historically damaging fire continued to burn to the ...

  • FMCSA Declares Colorado Trucking Company ‘Imminent Hazard’

    has ordered E & K Trucking, based in Commerce City, Colo., to immediately cease its trucking operations, declaring the company to be an imminent hazard to public safety.E & K Trucking, which operates a small fleet of trucks that primarily haul construction scrap and debris, was discovered to still be operating unsafe vehicles in violation of an order issued by FMCSA in December 2012 that ...

  • Denver passengers take shelter after tornado spotted near Denver airport No damage reported

    In the chapel of the Serenity funeral home, Xavier Rejano peered into the coffin at his murdered father and made a promise no child his age should have to keep. ';Don’t worry about Mommy or Xylar,'; said the boy, his hair shaved close on the sides, left longer on the top, his black suit too long in the pant legs and the cuffs. ';Because I will take care of them, and I will ...

  • Colorado wildfire snuffs over 500 homes California fire a threat

    DENVER/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The number of homes destroyed by a Colorado wildfire rose above 500 on Tuesday as rain dampened the flames and allowed damage assessment teams to enter charred neighborhoods, as another threatening blaze grew in ...

  • National reform groups review blasts teacher preparation programs

    A national reform group's review of teacher preparation programs across the country released Tuesday labeled them "an industry of mediocrity" that produces teachers with classroom management and content skills ill-equipped for the challenges of today's diverse student bodies.The National Council on Teacher Quality found that the "vast majority" of teacher ...

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