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  • Cooler Thursday then a warm up

    Storm Prediction Center over the next couple of days. Thursday will bring a slight chance for showers and storms here in Colorado with a weak disturbance crossing the state. We'll feel upper 60s in the afternoon with a 10-20% chance for a storm, again not much of a severe threat for us.Friday starts a warming trend timed out perfectly with the holiday weekend -- 80s with loads of ...

  • Holmes lawyers try to clear path for insanity plea

    CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) -- Lawyers for Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes are trying to clear away legal questions Thursday so that Holmes can plead not guilty by reason of ...

  • Colorado killers reprieve sharply criticized

    Religious leaders from Colorado, from left, Dr. Jim Ryan, Colorado Council of Churches, Dean Peter Eaton, St. John's Cathedral, Rabbi Steven Foster and Catholic Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila listen as Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announces at a news conference at the Capitol in Denver on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, that he was granting a temporary reprieve to Nathan Dunlap from his death ...

  • Birth control coverage up for federal appeal

    By The Associated Press The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report from the Centers for ...

  • Big man battle getting physical in Nuggets-Warriors series

    JaVale McGee refused to comply with the unusual request. Locked in an a tight playoff game, the Denver Nuggets center found himself face-to-face with Andrew Bogut, who pointed to his chin and shouted over the din of the sellout crowd at Oracle Arena. "He told me to punch him in the chin," McGee said. "I don't know why you'd want somebody to punch you in your ...

Movie Review

Office Space

"Office Space" should have started with a brief dedication: "This film is dedicated to anyone who has ever worked in a cubicle." This film, the first live-action offering from Mike Judge, creator of "Beavis and Butt-head" and "King of the Hill," is a wry tale of vengeance against cubicle culture, and anyone who has ever worked in one will find much to laugh about. I, for one, have worked in a cubi ... ...

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  • Moore teacher saved students

    MOORE, Okla - A Moore elementary school teacher helped save several students by covering them with her own body when a tornado tore down their school around them."When you’re a teacher you’re love those kids as if they’re your own." said Rhonda Crosswhite, a sixth-grade teacher at Plaza Towers Elementary school. To hear her tell it, what she and the other teachers at ...

  • Tight series between Nuggets and Warriors is no surprise

    Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images SAN FRANCISCO - In retrospect, two nights in November simply foreshadowed the future. Playing one another for the first time during the regular season, the Denver Nuggets and Golden State Warriors staged an entertaining duel that ended ...

  • Elite Eight Nuggets set for sprint to the finish line

    Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images Eight games, 15 days, big implications. Locked in a battle with the Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies for the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference, the Denver Nuggets are poised for a frenetic finish over the next two weeks. Rather than worry about how things will shake out, the Nuggets are keeping the strategy simple. "We just have to go out ...

  • Denver Fashion Truck Brick Mortar and more mobile fashion retailers

    Adrian and Desiree Gallegos-Barragan with their Denver Fashion Truck, a mobile boutique that was formerly a locksmith and postal vehicle. IPTC: DENVER, CO. - MAY 20 Desiree, right, and Adrian Gallegos-Barragan with their Denver Fashion Truck, a former locksmith and postal vehicle on Monday, May 20, 2013. The couple will soon open the mobile boutique.They were on the Auraria campus for a photo. ...

  • Davidson Mutts Models take PetAid Colorado supporters to Mardi Growl

    Brita Saltzmann, a model with Wilhelmina Denver, escorted Truffles, a Newfoundland who is a pet therapy dog at Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge. (Photo by David Zalubowski, Special to The Denver Post) It's a good thing none of the models - the four-legged ones, at least - were hungry ...

  • Davidson Kuni Lexus partners with Denver Health for opening of new showroom

    Above from left: Gregg Stone, president/general manager of Kuni Lexus of Greenwood Village; Steve Hearne, Western Region general manager for Lexus; Paula Herzmark, executive director of the Denver Health Foundation; Dr. Arthur Gonzalez, CEO of Denver Health and Hospital Authority; and Greg Goodwin, CEO of Kuni Automotive Group. I'll say this much up front: The ...

  • Victim reacts to Hickenloopers decision to spare Dunlaps life

    There's been a lot of reaction to Governor Hickenlooper's decision to spare convicted killer Nathan Dunlap's life. "The decision has weighed heavily on me for over a year now," Hickenlooper said during a news conference Wednesday in Denver. In the end, Hickenlooper decided to save Dunlap from lethal injection this August. "This is a conclusion I have come to on ...

  • Jeffrey M. Smith to speak at March Against Monsanto in Denver

    March Against Monsanto this Saturday May 25. Currently, marches against the multinational company are being planned on six continents, in 41 countries, totaling events in over 400 cities, including one at ...

  • Video shows Evan Ebel shoot Texas deputy

    Dash cam video obtained by 7NEWS from Montague County, Texas shows Evan Ebel shooting a deputy during traffic stop.Deputy James Boyd pulled Ebel over in a black Cadillac with Colorado plates. The video shows Boyd touch the back right corner of the vehicle as he approaches the passenger window. The video then shows Boyd get blown back as Ebel shoots and speeds off.The video is from March 21, two ...

  • Pat Bowlen honored for community service

    For the first time ever, all four Hall of Fame members of the Denver Broncos gathered under one roof – an old hangar at what used to be Lowry Air Force Base – and they were there to honor team owner Pat Bowlen. With John Elway, Shannon Sharpe, Floyd Little and Gary Zimmerman on hand, the 69-year-old Bowlen received the Mizel Institute’s 2013 Community Enrichment Award for his ...

  • Chatwood draws task of keeping Scutaro quiet

    The Rockies know full well what kind of roll Marco Scutaro can get on. And though the Giants second baseman's hitting streak ended at 19 on Wednesday, there's a strong chance he'll start a new one Friday at AT&T Park, where the Giants and Rockies begin a weekend series. Scutaro, dealt from Colorado to San Francisco at last year's non-waiver Trade Deadline, went 0-for-3 ...

  • Ex-officer reacts to reprieve for death row inmate

    http://on9news.tv/11cbHk4 ) that Gov. John Hickenlooper "passed the buck" when he granted Nathan Dunlap an indefinite reprieve from execution Wednesday. Hickenlooper stopped short of granting Dunlap clemency, which would have spared him the death ...

  • CORRECTED-Colorado governor grants reprieve to quadruple killer on death row

    Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper becomes emotional as he discusses the shooting death of Tom Clements, the head of Colorado state's prison system at a news conference in Denver March 20, ...

  • Social media reacts to Dunlap reprieve

    DENVER - A decision by Gov. John Hickenlooper to grant a reprieve to condemned Chuck E. Cheese killer Nathan Dunlap has stirred emotional reaction on social media.Dunlap was convicted of murder and sentenced to death by a Colorado jury. We was slated to be executed by lethal injection in August.Dunlap was a 19-year-old former employee when he walked into a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in Aurora in ...

  • Big differences in costs for Colorado small-group coverage under health reform

    Monthly premiums vary wildly for individual and small-group health plans that are proposed to be sold in Colorado in 2014 -- the first full year of implementation of the federal health care reform bill -- according to officials at the Colorado Division of Insurance and a Denver Business Journal review of insurance filings released Wednesday. For example, a typical 40-year-old non-smoking ...

  • Small plane flips at Centennial Airport

    CENTENNIAL, Colo. - A small plane registered to an aviation club flipped on the north side of Centennial Airport Wednesday.The Diamond DA 20-C1, a small single engine plane, ended up with its wheels pointing skyward and visible damage to the canopy and propeller.Becky OGuin, spokeswoman for South Metro Fire, said the plan had just landed with an instructor and a trainee aboard when they lost ...

  • Dr Alex Constantinides The Angel of Colorado’s Fight Community

    The Never Alone Foundation is exactly one of those types of foundations. The horrifying scene that unfolded back in the summer of 2011 for Dr. Alex Constantinides and his family is the kind of tragedy that literally leaves you speechless, breathless, shocked and grasping for your loved ones. "Dr Alex" (as he is affectionately known) is one of Colorado's most beloved MMA ...

  • Boulder DA legislator support reprieve for Dunlap

    Boulder District Attorney Stan Garnett (Michael Albert ) Boulder District Attorney Stan Garnett and Boulder Rep. Clare Levy applauded the decision Wednesday by Gov. John Hickenlooper to grant convicted killer Nathan Dunlap a "temporary reprieve" from an execution and expressed hope it would help spark a conversation about repealing the death penalty in Colorado altogether. ...

  • Colorado parole director on leave of absence

    The interim head of the Colorado Department of Corrections, Roger Werholtz, said in a staff email Wednesday that Tim Hand would be away on leave. Werholtz didn't say why but said he was making the announcement "after careful thought and discussion over the past several ...

  • Faith groups keep vigil on Boy Scouts Thursday vote on gay policy

    Leaders of the Boy Scouts of America are set for a final vote Thursday on a proposal to end a ban on openly gay scouts while continuing the ban on gay adult scout leaders.Some 1,400 local leaders convene as the BSA National Council in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb of Grapevine this week.Churches and religious groups, which sponsor almost 70 percent of the more than 100,000 scouting units in the ...

  • Cahill Diamondbacks lose to Colorado 4-1

    Arizona Diamondbacks starter Trevor Cahill (35) pitches against the Colorado Rockies during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Denver. (AP Photo/Barry ...

  • Parole division boss put on paid leave

    DENVER - Following several CALL7 investigations, the head of Colorado's parole division was put on leave by the interim director of the Colorado Department of Corrections.DOC spokeswoman Allison Morgan said it is paid leave and that Hand will remain at that status until an audit of the department is completed. There is no timeline for that work, Morgan said.This comes after several CALL7 ...

  • Cargo powers Rockies past D-Backs

    DENVER - Carlos Gonzalez homered and drove in two runs, Jorge De La Rosa pitched effectively into the sixth and the Colorado Rockies beat Arizona 4-1 on Wednesday to take two of three from the Diamondbacks. Dexter Fowler had two hits in his first start in the cleanup spot and Nolan Arenado added an RBI double as the Rockies caught Arizona in the standings. The Diamondbacks entered the day tied ...

  • CarGos homer triple clinch series for Rockies

    ARI@COL: CarGo launches a solo homer to right field DENVER -- Sometimes quantity means as much as quality. Rockies left-hander Jorge De La Rosa battled for 5 1/3 innings, throwing 103 pitches, and was rewarded with a key victory, as the Rox topped the D-backs, 4-1, in front of a crowd of 31,763 at Coors Field on Wednesday afternoon. The Rockies, who benefited from a home run and an RBI ...

  • Anschutz executive donates $1.5 million to CU School of Medicine

    Colorado Classroom covers local and state education issues affecting K-12 and higher education students in the state of Colorado. Craig Slater, chairman of the Anschutz Investment Co., and his wife, Colleen, have donated $1.5 million to the department of ophthalmology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.The money will be used to establish the Slater Family endowed chair in ...

  • Campaign to recall Colorado Sen. Evie Hudak suspended

    An effort to recall Colorado state Sen. Evie Hudak, D-Westminster, has been suspended, somewhere short of collecting 18,962 petition signatures needed to force a public vote.The recall requirement is based on 25 percent of the total vote in a district's last election. The recall committee faces a June 10 deadline to file petitions with the Secretary of State's Office.Gun rights ...

  • Vegan in Denver author empowers women with new book

    vegan world, but she's no rookie when it comes to setting goals and making them happen. Her success is evident by the waiting lists for her vegan cooking classes and her busy consulting business that trains people how to ditch the traditional diet for a vegan diet that is full of variety.She also makes it clear that success in itself isn't some elusive option open to only to the ...

  • Denver counts down for Denver Comic Con geek nirvana

    Denver Comic Con . Last year they shattered expectations with over 25,000 attendees and this year they are expecting even greater numbers. This amazing three day party will take place at the Colorado Convention Center May 31-June 2, 2013 and tickets can still be purchased on their website. Their celebrity guest lineup incredibly includes comic ...

  • Killers execution delayed indefinitely by Colorado governor

    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 governor. Hickenlooper said he had doubts about the fairness of Colorado's death penalty system and about the state's ability to get the lethal drugs required for an execution. Dunlap, 38, was convicted ...

  • On Death Penalty Colorado Governor Buys Himself Some Time

    A condemned man is spared, for now. But after a day of drama in Denver, questions about Colorado's death penalty and the case of Nathan Dunlap remain ...

  • Study Frog toad populations declining even in Rocky Mountain National Park

    Frogs, toads and other amphibians are vanishing so fast nationwide that if the decline continues at the same rate, they'll be gone from half their current habitats in 20 years, a federal study has found. U.S. Geological Survey officials on Wednesday unveiled the study, done over a decade, on 48 species at 34 sites from California to Colorado high-country to Florida swamps. Federal ...

  • George Karl named 2012-13 NBA Coach of the Year

    Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images DENVER, May 8, 2013 - After leading the Denver Nuggets to a team-record 57 wins, George Karl is the recipient of the Red Auerbach Trophy as the 2012-13 NBA Coach of the Year, the league announced today. Karl, who guided the Nuggets to the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference, joins Doug Moe as the only coaches in franchise history to win the award. It also is ...

  • Tom Nalen elected to Denver Broncos Ring of Fame as its 24th member

    The Ring of Fame induction ceremony for Tom Nalen will take place Sept. 29 at halftime of the Eagles-Broncos game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. (Denver Post file) The player who former Broncos coach Mike Shanahan once called "an absolute warrior, one of the toughest guys I've ever been around" will take his place among the franchise's greatest players during the ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 18 Horses In Poor Health Seized From Property In Morrison

    MORRISON, Colo. (CBS4) – Jefferson County Sheriff's Office investigators and animal control officers seized 18 horses from owners of a property in Morrison on Wednesday. The property owners claimed they were running a Paso Fino horse rescue operation at the property located at 17346 Forest Avenue. Authorities said in a statement that there had been an on-going investigation of ...

  • Denver Nuggets return to practice with sense of optimism

    Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images After a well-deserved weekend off, the Nuggets returned to practice Monday with a renewed sense of optimism about starting point ...

  • Colorado stocks AeroGrow up 21 Dow down 80 points

    AeroGrow International Inc. soared past all other Colorado stocks Wednesday as the value of the companys shares rose 21 percent. The increase in the stock price brought AERO shares to $1.21, or 21 cents higher, in light trading. Among more actively traded stocks, the biggest gains belonged to: Prospect Global Resources Inc. (PGRX): up 4.36 percent, or 1 cent, to 22 cents. Gevo Inc. (GEVO): up ...

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