Provides the latest RSS feeds for Colorado News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Colorado Star.com http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/cat/c5561a463525350d/ en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 21:16:40 -0400 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:16:40 -0400 30 Authorities are trying to identify this robber, who is likely wearing a wig and fake beard, who held up a Wells Fargo Bank in Carbondale on ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214676159/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 19:34:25 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214676159/scat/c5561a463525350d Revenue North educational exposition will feature 62 speakers on business topics of sales, marketing, customer retention, acquisition of top talent and access to capital. The focus of the Summit is to help existing businesses grow to the next ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214676160/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 19:23:55 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214676160/scat/c5561a463525350d Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214676161/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 19:12:19 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214676161/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER (AP) -- A Boulder-based company that helps people manage their recreational sports teams' schedules and rosters online has acquired assets of Weplay Inc., a sports social-networking site that had been backed by athletes including Peyton Manning, Derek Jeter and LeBron ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214676162/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 19:11:15 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214676162/scat/c5561a463525350d ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Oil production in New Mexico has increased by nearly 50 percent over the last three years, making it one of five western states that have helped boost national production over the last three ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214676163/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 19:11:14 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214676163/scat/c5561a463525350d A serious motorcycle accident closed a street in Colorado Springs for more than an hour Tuesday afternoon. Police say a motorcycle was driving north on Chestnut St. at a high rate of speed around 2pm when it was hit by a car pulling out onto the street. The driver of the motorcycle was transported with severe but non life-threatening injuries and was wearing a helmet. The driver of the car was ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214674591/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 18:17:48 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214674591/scat/c5561a463525350d COLORADO SPRINGS - Last minute changes in state election laws and the potential recall of State Senator John Morse could leave the El Paso County Clerk and Recorders Office nearly $130,000 in the red. Clerk Wayne Williams told the Board of County Commissioners today he estimates it will cost an additional $134,212 in order to meet the requirements of House Bill 13-1303. The anticipated Morse ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214674592/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 18:17:47 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214674592/scat/c5561a463525350d This undated image provided by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation shows Stevie Marie Ann Vigil, 22, who was arrested Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Vigil is accused of buying the gun used to kill Colorado's prisons chief, and plans to plead not guilty, her lawyer said Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Colorado Bureau of ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214674088/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 17:54:40 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214674088/scat/c5561a463525350d Braco (HANDOUT | ) If it's been a while since a loving gaze has fallen upon you, consider buying an $8 ticket for a group session with Croatian faith gazer Braco at a Boulder hotel Wednesday and Thursday.A full-day pass to gazing sessions costs $72. Braco's supporters and promoters say "through a silent gaze, Braco has helped transform the lives of thousands throughout ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214674854/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 17:51:54 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214674854/scat/c5561a463525350d Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law a new school finance bill Tuesday that would change the way the state doles out money for education - but only if taxpayers pass an estimated $1 billion tax increase.Senate Bill 213, spearheaded by Sen. Mike Johnston, D-Denver, passed both legislative bodies without Republican support. Next, a coalition of stakeholders will narrow 16 possible ballot ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214674855/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 17:51:53 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214674855/scat/c5561a463525350d 05/21/2013 03:33 PM MDT - The owner and accountant for Quantum Title have been indicted after investigators found about $3 million missing from the company's escrow account, the Colorado attorney general's office ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214674099/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 17:41:57 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214674099/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER - Tea party activists rallied outside the IRS office in Denver to protest IRS scrutiny of conservative groups.About 50 people held signs and listened to speakers at Tuesday's event. Dozens of others dropped by for a few minutes to show support, and some drivers passing by the downtown building honked their horns in solidarity.Protesters took turns speaking with a megaphone, ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214671791/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 17:11:05 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214671791/scat/c5561a463525350d CONIFER, Colo. - West Jefferson Middle School in Conifer was evacuated Tuesday afternoon over an unidentified compound found in the chemistry lab. The Sheriff's Office originally described it as an "unstable item."Melissa Reeves, a spokeswoman for the school district, said that during a routine inspection of the science lab, an unlabeled bottle of a liquid was found. Following ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214671792/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 17:11:04 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214671792/scat/c5561a463525350d CHICAGO -; An Iowa letter carrier has been sentenced to 37 years in prison for sending dud pipe bombs with threatening letters signed "The ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214671461/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 17:09:27 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214671461/scat/c5561a463525350d Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to declare Friday, May 24, 2013 as "Don't Fry Day." The agencies are encouraging Americans to take simple steps to prevent skin cancer throughout the summer. The CDC lists Colorado among the states with the ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214672033/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 16:59:14 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214672033/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER (AP) -- Tea party activists rallied outside the Internal Revenue Service office in Denver on Tuesday to protest IRS scrutiny of conservative ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214672034/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 16:46:41 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214672034/scat/c5561a463525350d About 40 Denver-area restaurants will offer dietitian-verified healthy meals under a new program being launched Wednesday by the University of Colorado's Anschutz Health and Wellness Center. The Healthy Dining in Colorado program builds on a national template that Healthy Dining, a nutritional consulting company, has undertaken by listing good-for-you options at participating restaurants on ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214674069/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 16:45:35 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214674069/scat/c5561a463525350d Wayne LaPierre's NRA trying to oust Democrats in Colorado. Hosting two of the biggest gun massacres in recent years, Colorado decided to get serious about gun safety ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214672035/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 16:40:25 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214672035/scat/c5561a463525350d The bomb squad from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is responding to West Jefferson Middle School on Tuesday afternoon.The sheriff's office reports that students were evacuated from the school, 9449 S. Barnes Ave., Conifer, after an unstable item was found in a chemistry lab.The evacuated students were gathered at the football field while the danger was assessed.The incident ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214672036/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 16:40:12 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214672036/scat/c5561a463525350d "." Target Corp. will begin hiring 200 new employees for its new Tamarac Square store with a three-day job fair that starts Thursday, the company said Tuesday. The 135,000-square foot store, at the corner of East Hampden Avenue and South Tamarac Drive, is scheduled to open in July. Its one of 11 stores the Minneapolis-based company (NYSE: TGT) is opening nationwide in 2013. It will be the ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214671235/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 16:37:21 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214671235/scat/c5561a463525350d Juan Ocampo/NBAE/Getty Images NEW YORK, May 1, 2013 - Kenneth Faried of the Denver Nuggets has been voted the 2012-13 winner of the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, named after the second commissioner of the NBA and presented annually by the Professional Basketball Writers Association to the player, coach or trainer who shows outstanding service and dedication to the community. Faried, a ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214671793/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 16:32:55 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214671793/scat/c5561a463525350d The Denver Business Journals May 21 CFO Forum today focuses on two timely trends that chief financial officers deal with adapting to the ever-changing corporate world and helping their companies do deals such as mergers and acquisitions. The forum at the Marriott Hotel Denver City Center hotel includes two panel discussions: Navigating a changing corporate landscape and Denver Deals Behind the ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214671049/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 16:09:41 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214671049/scat/c5561a463525350d AURORA, Colo. - The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado wants to force the Department of Corrections to reveal exactly how they plan to put Nathan Dunlap to death in August.Dunlap was a 19-year-old former Chuck E. Cheese employee when he walked into the restaurant in Aurora in 1993 at closing time and shot five people in the head and then stole $1,500 from a safe.Three teenagers and a ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214670074/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 15:59:29 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214670074/scat/c5561a463525350d COLORADO SPRINGS - The graduates of United States Air Force Academy Class of 2013 may have to hold their hat a little longer for this year's flyover. Since the Air Force Thunderbirds have been grounded indefinitely by sequestration budget cuts, the Texas Flying Legends and WestPac Restorations have stepped up to fly their World War II era aircraft over Falcons Stadium. The pilots are ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214670066/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 15:54:22 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214670066/scat/c5561a463525350d COLORADO SPRINGS - The owner of the local Porsche dealership gave two wounded warriors and their wives a VIP trip to Hollywood to thank them for their service. Don Hicks of Porsche of Colorado Springs made the winning bid of $4,250 for the trip at a charity fundraiser auction for the Memorial Health Foundation earlier this month. Hicks says he knew immediately that he wanted to use the prize to ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214670065/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 15:54:22 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214670065/scat/c5561a463525350d A new poll concludes that Colorado Hispanics are largely uninformed about the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, and the area of the law Hispanics are most likely to cite is the section dealing with fines for persons who opt not to buy insurance. The poll, commissioned by the Adelante con la Salud: Latino Health Care Engagement Project and conducted by the firm Latino ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214670318/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 15:49:57 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214670318/scat/c5561a463525350d bill failed after Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) voiced opposition and suggested a possible veto. A few months later, Colorado's death penalty is still firmly in place, and the state is poised to complete what would be only the second execution in 45 years (the last was in 1997). Few dispute that Nathan Dunlap committed a horrific crime and murdered several people at a Chuck E. Cheese. But ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214670319/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 15:41:47 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214670319/scat/c5561a463525350d PUEBLO - Pueblo City Schools reports a telephone outage due to a line being severed by a local utility contractor. Communications Director Scott Jones says the outage is effecting incoming and outgoing calls from all district buildings. Jones says parents and teachers are encouraged to comminicate via email until the phone service is restored. The school district ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214668491/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 14:40:51 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214668491/scat/c5561a463525350d Denver Startup Street Faire on September 20 & 21 to be held in conjunction with Denver Startup Week. The event will feature dozens of exhibits of powerful products, cool gadgets, and innovative offerings from Denver technology, science, and manufacturing startups. It will be held at the Wellington Webb Building at 201 West Colfax Avenue in Denver, ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214668745/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 14:32:52 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214668745/scat/c5561a463525350d WASHINGTON (AP) -- Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says his state does a better job than federal managers and has a bigger stake than the bureaucrats in protecting the natural resources and rugged beauty that drives Utah's outdoor recreation and tourism ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214668417/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 14:19:03 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214668417/scat/c5561a463525350d Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images It took only a few seconds for 25 years of memories to come flooding back for Dr. Steve Traina. From Andre Miller's shoulder to Chris Andersen's knees to Todd Lichti's shattered foot, Traina remembered the numerous players he has helped recover from injury and resume their NBA career during his tenure as team doctor for the Denver Nuggets. ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214668504/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 14:05:07 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214668504/scat/c5561a463525350d An attorney for a woman accused of providing the weapon used to kill Colorado's prisons chief says Evan Ebel forced her to turn over the gun.Stevie Marie Anne Vigil pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a charge of buying a handgun and giving it to Ebel, the sole suspect in the shooting death of state corrections chief Tom Clements in March.Ebel died days later in a shootout with officers in ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214666475/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 13:27:45 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214666475/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER - For those seeking a new beginning in life, support is key to their success. 7Everyday Hero Emma Miller is using her retirement years to nurture families looking to improve their lives. She volunteers in the pre-school at Denver's Warren Village."Warren Village is a unique program for homeless single parents and their children. It provides an opportunity for parents to get back ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214666476/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 13:27:43 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214666476/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER - A onetime Republican Senate candidate from Rhode Island says he's going to run for governor of Colorado.Former Cranston Mayor Steve Laffey took on then-incumbent U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee in the Republican primary in 2006. Laffey had the backing of conservative groups, but lost the primary. Chafee lost in the general election.Laffey, a former investment banker with six children, ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214666887/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 13:27:42 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214666887/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER - Expired bullet proof vests, lack of gear and safety issues are just some of the concerns for a parole officer, who said, the Colorado Department of Corrections leaders are lying to taxpayers to hide their mistakes. The officer, who we are not identifying because he fears retribution from his bosses, decided to come forward after the CALL7 Investigators began asking questions about Even ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214666478/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 13:27:40 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214666478/scat/c5561a463525350d WINDSOR, Oklahoma - Weld County residents are marking the fifth anniversary of a tornado that devastated the town of Windsor.The May 22, 2008 tornado killed one man, destroyed 78 homes and damaged as many as 3,000 along its 39-mile path.The Windsor tornado officially touched down just northeast of Platteville at approximately 11:26 a.m. and lifted just northeast of Ft. Collins at 12:16 p.m. The ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214666479/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 13:27:38 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214666479/scat/c5561a463525350d Colorado Springs, CO - On May 20, 2013 at about 11:00pm, the Colorado Springs Police received a call regarding a kidnapping situation. Police responded to an apartment in the Parkridge Apartments, located in the 2600 block of E. Serendipity Circle, where they contacted the victim. The victim reported that he was taken from his apartment against his will, at gunpoint, about an hour earlier by an ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214666461/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 13:23:14 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214666461/scat/c5561a463525350d PUEBLO - One of the racecars in this weekend's 87th running of the Indianapolis 500 will be sporting a little piece of Pueblo as it speeds around the Brickyard. Panther Racing's National Guard Indy Car has two stickers bearing the logo of the Center for American Values (CAV) on the car's right and left plate capes. The Chevy turbo racecar is themed the "Soldier of ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214666460/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 13:23:14 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214666460/scat/c5561a463525350d LAKEWOOD - Members of the Colorado Department of Agriculture's State Veterinarian's Office are investigating whether cases of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) virus have turned up in our state. The investigation follows the discovery of the virus last week in pigs in Iowa by the National Veterinary Service Laboratories. While the virus causes diarrhea and vomiting in swine, the ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214666459/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 13:23:14 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214666459/scat/c5561a463525350d This undated image provided by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation shows Stevie Marie Ann Vigil, 22, who was arrested Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Vigil is accused of buying the gun used to kill Colorado's prisons chief, and plans to plead not guilty, her lawyer said Monday, May 20, ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214665915/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 13:21:59 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214665915/scat/c5561a463525350d NFL history we're talking about here, and two men that know what it means to win at all costs. Elway lifted his status to legendary levels after fighting through tough times, playing with sub-par teammates and even eventually taking a back seat to Terrell Davis; gritting and grinding his way to back-to-back Super Bowl wins. Elway endured. The most gifted quarterback on the face of the ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214666888/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 13:14:23 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214666888/scat/c5561a463525350d John Hickenlooper, a potential national candidate, has ducked the issue for years. Now, in the case of one of Colorado's most notorious murderers, he'll have to ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214666889/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 12:55:02 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214666889/scat/c5561a463525350d Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is big-time busy dealing with a baby boom and other new arrivals. A porcupette, a hoglet, three lynx kittens and two joeys are all new additions, according to a Cheyenne Mountain Zoo media release. One of the newborns, a male red river hoglet, makes its debut Tuesday at the zoo, 4250 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Road in Colorado Springs. It's the first time the two-pound ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214666890/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 12:53:00 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214666890/scat/c5561a463525350d George Karl 's recurring basketball nightmare, his team takes the floor and just can't find a way to score. Turnovers. Missed layups. Missed jumpers. Missed opportunities. For the opening 5 minutes Wednesday night, the bad dream was playing out in real life. The Nuggets missed six shots and committed four turnovers on their first 10 possessions against the San Antonio Spurs before ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214666482/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 12:46:06 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214666482/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER-Big changes could be coming to public schools in Colorado, assuming Colorado voters want to raise the income tax to pay for them. Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper plans to sign the overhaul into law on Tuesday. The changes aim to reverse years of underfunded public schools and pay for statewide full-day kindergarten. But the changes come with a big question mark. They take effect only if ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214666891/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 12:44:15 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214666891/scat/c5561a463525350d Visit Denver's 9th annual Denver Restaurant Week broke all records in 2013, including setting a new record of 355 participating restaurants, five percent more than in 2012.Vist Denver said this is the most restaurants ever to participate in any restaurant week in the nation.A record 436,650 meals were served, up eight percent over the 404,400 meals served in 2012, according to a survey of ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214666483/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 12:43:56 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214666483/scat/c5561a463525350d Schlumberger Ltd. announced Tuesday its contribution of five scholarships to the American Association of Petroleum Geologists' (AAPG) Outstanding Student Chapter Awards. Two universities were selected as the 2013 chapter winners and four additional universities were awarded honorable mention student chapter scholarships. Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado was the top award ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214663976/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 12:12:13 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214663976/scat/c5561a463525350d Denver International Airport was recently named among the top 10 airports in the world, based on passenger numbers, and No. 3 among the best airports in North ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214664532/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 11:52:27 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214664532/scat/c5561a463525350d GREELEY, Colo.-Weld County residents are marking the fifth anniversary of a tornado that devastated the town of Windsor. The May 22, 2008 tornado killed one man, destroyed 78 homes and damaged as many as 3,000 along its 39-mile path. The Windsor tornado had winds over 165 mph, making it an EF3 on a five-point scale. The Moore, Okla. tornado has been tentatively classified as an EF4. Windsor ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214664276/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 10:57:28 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214664276/scat/c5561a463525350d Ascent Solar Technologies announced Tuesday that it has opened a series of retail stores in the Denver metropolitan area to sell the company's new EnerPlex TM series of consumer products.Less than a year ago, Ascent announced that it had received an order for 50,000 of its EnerPlex solar chargers for the Apple iPhone.The product takes advantage of Ascent's ultra-light, thin and flexible ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214663638/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 10:53:21 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214663638/scat/c5561a463525350d After the marijuana bill passed, Hickenlooper issued a statement lauding the driving standard as "a much-needed new tool to keep our highways safe from impaired ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214664533/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 10:51:10 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214664533/scat/c5561a463525350d FRISCO, Colo. (AP) -- Colorado Department of Transportation officials are now working on their next move to maximize the capacity of the Interstate-70 mountain ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214664534/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 10:51:09 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214664534/scat/c5561a463525350d GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) -- A former Girl Scouts leader who stole more than $4,000 from her troop's annual cookie fundraiser has been sentenced to six months in Mesa County's work release ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214664535/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 10:51:09 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214664535/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER - Colorado's governor will sign a bill Tuesday overhauling the state's education system.However, the changes will only take effect if Colorado voters approve about $1 billion a year in higher taxes.The tax question will be petitioned onto ballots by advocacy groups, so it's too soon to say what exactly the proposed tax would be. Governor John Hickenlooper has said he'll ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214662711/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 10:03:09 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214662711/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER - The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner is set to land at Denver International Airport after a delay caused by battery failures.The first flight Tuesday is a United Airlines flight from Houston.The first international flight between DIA and Tokyo is scheduled for June 10.Battery problems on planes owned by other airlines prompted the grounding. Federal authorities cleared the planes to fly again ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214662712/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 10:03:08 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214662712/scat/c5561a463525350d The move to have police in schools comes after the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., where gunman Adam Lanza shot and killed 20 students and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214662713/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 10:03:07 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214662713/scat/c5561a463525350d noted here yesterday , the top of Aspen Mountain will open for the weekend following a weekend (plus Monday) of snowy weather above 9,000 feet or so. There was also a hint from A-Basin yesterday that the ski area may go beyond its initial (and tentative) closing date of June 2, so keep your fingers crossed on that one. Now, the weather is back on a more summery/springtimey track and we should ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214662922/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 09:50:09 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214662922/scat/c5561a463525350d http://tinyurl.com/o9ca9wx ) the fire broke out at the Buffalo Run Apartments around 4 a.m. on Tuesday. More than 40 firefighters were called out to fight the fire. Poudre Fire Authority Capt. Patrick Love says there is damage on all three floors of the 12-unit apartment building. Love says no injuries have been reported. --- Information from: ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214662706/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 09:42:04 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214662706/scat/c5561a463525350d FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) -- Fort Collins police are warning residents to lock their doors after two separate homes along a Fort Collins street were burglarized and had gas left on ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214662924/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 09:35:52 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214662924/scat/c5561a463525350d A traffic accident involving a police officer on a motorcycle is slowing traffic on I-25 northbound near Alameda Avenue. The accident happened about 4:50 a.m., according to a Denver Police Department dispatcher. The officer was not seriously injured. Two right lanes were closed to clear the scene and to allow investigators to gather evidence. Kieran Nicholson: ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214662925/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 09:27:52 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214662925/scat/c5561a463525350d A United Airlines copy of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner that was parked at DIA last fall. The Boeing Co.'s 787 Dreamliner goes into service at Denver International Airport today following its three-month grounding for battery problems. United Airlines -- the only U.S. carrier currently flying the new jet -- returned the Dreamliner to U.S. service Monday with flights out of its Houston hub. Denver ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214662059/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 08:54:49 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214662059/scat/c5561a463525350d FORT COLLINS, Colo. - A 3-alarm fire burned through an apartment building in Fort Collins early Tuesday morning.Witnesses told 7NEWS the fire happened at the Buffalo Run Apartments on East Lincoln Avenue and South Lemay Avenue.The fire was first reported at 3:55 a.m.More than 40 firefighters were called out to fight the fire, according to Captain Patrick Love with the Poudre Fire Authority.Love ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214661360/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 08:49:50 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214661360/scat/c5561a463525350d BOULDER, Colo. - Boulder police have issued 35 tickets for smoking on the Pearl Street Mall in the six weeks since the city began enforcing its ban on April 1.According to ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214661361/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 08:49:48 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214661361/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER - All lanes of northbound Interstate 25 near the Alameda Avenue exit are open again after a Denver police officer was in an accident involving a motorcycle Tuesday morning.No one was hurt in the crash, according to dispatchers with the Denver Police Department.The other driver involved in the accident did stay on scene, police confirmed.The right two lanes of northbound I-25 were blocked ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214661362/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 08:49:47 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214661362/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER (AP) -- Elbert County Sheriff Shayne Heap, who has fought anti-gun legislation in the state, plans to put armed reserve officers in some county schools for the upcoming school ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214661554/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 08:25:05 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214661554/scat/c5561a463525350d BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- Boulder police have issued 35 tickets for smoking on the Pearl Street Mall in the six weeks since the city began enforcing its ban on April ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214661556/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 08:25:05 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214661556/scat/c5561a463525350d BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- Candidates and committees would have to file earlier and more frequent financial disclosures under a city code being considered by the Boulder City ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214661555/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 08:25:05 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214661555/scat/c5561a463525350d Twenty-two-year-old Stevie Marie Ann Vigil is scheduled to be in court Tuesday. Her attorney, Normando Pacheco, says she plans to plead not guilty to a charge of illegally buying a ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214660241/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 07:16:15 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214660241/scat/c5561a463525350d Posted May 1, 2013 00:27 Bloody lips, flagrant fouls, accusations of dirty play. In more ways than one, the first-round playoff series between the Denver Nuggets and Golden State Warriors just became a lot more interesting. With their season on the line, the Nuggets took the fight to the Warriors, building a big lead and then holding on for a 107-100 victory in Game 5 at Pepsi Center on ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214658116/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 04:48:31 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214658116/scat/c5561a463525350d Andre Miller wasn't about to be denied. Miller scored a career playoff-high 28 points, including the game-winning layup with 1.3 seconds left to lift the Denver Nuggets to a 97-95 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of their Western Conference playoff series Saturday. "I have never hit a game-winning shot - never," the 37-year-old Miller said. "I've taken a ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214658117/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 04:48:29 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214658117/scat/c5561a463525350d Food (DFF) members visited two Wendy's locations in Denver delivering letters in support of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW). DFF approached Wendy's managers urging them to join ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214657181/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 04:07:05 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214657181/scat/c5561a463525350d Pieter Johnson has made quite a name for himself since coming to the University of Colorado in 2007. Among the ecology and evolutionary biology professor's accomplishments: Being named a Packard Fellow and receiving an accompanying $875,000 grant, and theorizing on how biodiversity could help combat infectious disease in an article in the journal Nature earlier this year. The resulting ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214657182/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 03:49:06 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214657182/scat/c5561a463525350d Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images SAN FRANCISCO - The Denver Nuggets touched down in the Bay Area on Thursday in search of redemption. After a disappointing performance in Game 2 against the Golden State Warriors, they will try to seize home-court advantage back from the Warriors in Game 3 Friday night at Oracle Arena. "I don't think we've played a good game yet," Nuggets ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214657061/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 03:42:03 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214657061/scat/c5561a463525350d The Denver Post's Adrian Dater and Mike Chambers post analysis, notes, video, chats and more on this blog focusing on the Colorado Avalanche. once played under him with the Remparts, are no longer there, and Roy has said he would consider an NHL job if it were offered.Roy played with the Avs from 1995-2003, winning two Stanley Cups and a Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. He is a ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214656237/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 02:35:11 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214656237/scat/c5561a463525350d North View Lumina, a 61-unit apartment building, will take up the site of the old Pagliacci restaurant in Lower Highland. IPTC: LUMINA MAIN - North View Lumina, a 61-unit apartment building, will take up the site of the old Pagliacci restaurant in LoHi. Rendering by Tres Birds Workshop. --> (Rendering provided by Tres Birds ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214655718/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 02:35:10 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214655718/scat/c5561a463525350d The Animas River, here the Lower Animas, is an exciting, scenic experience that you can extend into a multi-day adventure. (Provided by Colorado River Outfitters Association, The Denver ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214656238/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 02:35:08 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214656238/scat/c5561a463525350d Boston native and Fort Collins resident Celeste O'Conner (at right, in gray shirt) nears the finish line of the Boston Marathon April 15. (Provided by Celeste ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214656108/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 02:35:07 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214656108/scat/c5561a463525350d (Reuters) - Arizona's Patrick Corbin delivered a dominant nine innings to lead the Diamondbacks to a 5-1 win over Colorado and improve his unbeaten start to 7-0 on Monday. The 23-year-old struck out 10 and allowed just three hits during his complete game, while Didi Gregorius went 3-for-5 with two RBIs to help keep Arizona top of the National League West. Corbin is now one of five ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214656199/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 02:23:44 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214656199/scat/c5561a463525350d A Pueblo activist group patrolling their east side neighborhood on Sunday chased down a man they believed to be a suspect who exposed himself to a child and sexually assaulted another, in explaining their actions they heavily criticized the Pueblo Police Department. On Monday, the American Indian Movement rallied at Mitchell Park in Pueblo. The group has taken to making patrols in the ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214655221/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 02:05:59 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214655221/scat/c5561a463525350d The month of April couldn't have gone much better for Jhoulys Chacin. The Rockies right-hander went 3-0 in four starts and left the month carrying a miniscule 1.46 ERA. Unfortunately for Chacin and Colorado, the 25-year-old hasn't been able to duplicate the same success at all so far in May. In his first three starts this month, Chacin is 0-3 while surrendering a combined 16 runs (15 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214655222/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 01:48:53 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214655222/scat/c5561a463525350d FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2012 file photo, Madeline Nicole Kreyger, from Santa Barbara, Calif., casts her vote at a polling station on the campus of the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colo. As a divisive legislative session ended this month, Colorado Democrats muscled through the Statehouse a massive elections reform bill that allows voters to register up until Election Day and still cast their ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214655413/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 01:41:41 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214655413/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER - Patrick Corbin tossed a three-hitter for his first complete game and struck out a career-high 10, lifting the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night. Corbin (7-0) joined Randy Johnson as the only lefties in team history to begin the season 7-0. He also turned in his club-record ninth straight start where he's pitched at least six innings and ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214654367/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 01:05:03 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214654367/scat/c5561a463525350d LOVELAND, Colo. - The City of Loveland says an equipment malfunction on March 25 resulted in some water not being properly coagulated, a process that removes bacteria and particles.In all, about 350,000 gallons may be contaminated.7NEWS reporter Molly Hendrickson asked why it took the City of Loveland nearly two months to notify residents."We have not had anybody report to us any illnesses ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214654368/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 01:05:02 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214654368/scat/c5561a463525350d The family of a man who died in a motorcycle crash in northeast Colorado Springs Saturday is pleading with all motorcyclists to wear a helmet while riding. Benjamin O'Neal, 27, was not wearing a helmet when he went off the side of eastbound Rangewood Road just west of Austin Bluffs Parkway Saturday night. "He lost control of his bike, slammed into a tree, was not wearing his helmet, and ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214654366/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 01:01:06 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214654366/scat/c5561a463525350d top 4 breakfast spots in Denver , and they are asking readers to vote on which should be named the best breakfast in the city. The winner will be included in Thrillist's "Best Day of Your Life" itinerary - which illustrates where you should go and what you should do on the best day of your life. On June 21st, the longest day of the year, Thrillist is encouraging their readers to ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214654552/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 00:55:36 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214654552/scat/c5561a463525350d Pacheco puts Rockies on the scoreboard DENVER -- It takes more than momentum to beat D-backs left-hander Patrick Corbin. The Rockies seemed to be rolling after winning three of four games against the Giants over the weekend, but Corbin twirled a complete game, holding Colorado to three hits while striking out 10 in a 5-1 victory in front of 23,053 at Coors Field on Monday night. The Rockies ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214654369/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 00:44:39 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214654369/scat/c5561a463525350d BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- A driver who told police she was on her way to an Alcoholic Anonymous meeting when she struck a food truck in a church parking lot, a University of Colorado student eating lunch, and then the church has pleaded guilty to all charges against ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214654553/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 00:43:49 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214654553/scat/c5561a463525350d Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images Just who will the Nuggets face in the first round of the playoffs - and will they have home-court advantage? The possibilities are enough to make your head spin. With two games remaining, Denver (55-25) is locked in a tight race for the 3, 4 and 5 seeds with the Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies. As division winners, the Clippers (54-26) hold ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214654372/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 00:30:54 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214654372/scat/c5561a463525350d Patrick Corbin fired a complete-game three-hitter Monday and the first-place Arizona Diamondbacks cruised to a 5-1 victory over Colorado. Corbin (7-0) turned in his ninth straight start of allowing two or fewer earned runs with the dominating performance while lowering his ERA to 1.44. The left-hander allowed only one run and struck out 10 in the 97-pitch gem, which boosted the National League ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214654557/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 00:30:19 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214654557/scat/c5561a463525350d Denver Dumb Friends League will resume dog adoptions on Tuesday, May 21, at its Quebec Street shelter after voluntarily suspending dog adoptions and intake for a month following a pneumonia outbreak that killed five dogs.After the outbreak in mid-April, the shelter has had no new cases of severe respiratory illness in dogs since April 24, Dumb Friends League president and CEO Bob Rohde said in an ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214653469/scat/c5561a463525350d Tue, 21 May 2013 00:01:37 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214653469/scat/c5561a463525350d Two banks were robbed within a couple of hours in Colorado Springs Monday.The Academy Bank off Briargate Boulevard was held up around 4:30pm. The suspect threatened the teller, made off with cash, although police don't know if he had a weapon.Earlier, a man robbed the Wells Fargo bank off South Nevada. Police say he said he did have a gun. Police got a quick heads up on the suspect from a ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214653465/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 23:57:35 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214653465/scat/c5561a463525350d The body of a 62-year-old Estes Park man was found Monday in Lake Estes. The man was identified as Gregory George Hurt.The Estes Park Police Department and the Larimer County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a body in Lake Estes at about 11 a.m. Members of the Estes Valley Fire Protection District Dive Team recovered the body.The case is under investigation, and no other details ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214653638/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 23:34:00 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214653638/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER - Colorado's government is offering assistance to Oklahoma after a massive tornado devastated the town of Moore Monday afternoon.Eric Brown, a spokesman for Governor John Hickenlooper, said the administration had offered assistance through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. So far, however, no assistance has been requested.Brown added that the Governor's office has ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214652564/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 22:58:02 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214652564/scat/c5561a463525350d CORTEZ, Colo. (AP) -- A judge is holding off on approving a plea deal for a man charged with starting the Roatcap wildfire last October, saying he wants more assurances that victims will be compensated ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214652744/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 22:35:18 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214652744/scat/c5561a463525350d AURORA, Colo. - A "not guilty" plea has been entered for a man accused of threatening a Colorado lawmaker as the Legislature debated gun control.A judge on Monday also set a Nov. 20 trial date for Franklin Sain. He is accused of sending profane and threatening emails and phone messages that were laced with racial slurs to Democratic Rep. Rhonda Fields of Aurora.Sain is charged with ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214651625/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 21:52:27 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214651625/scat/c5561a463525350d mandates rural electric cooperatives produce at least 20 percent of their electricity from solar, wind and other renewable sources by the year 2020. Previous standards required the co-ops to produce just 10 percent by that same deadline. The accelerated timetable will likely mean expensive capital improvements for the non-profit co-ops. Ratepayers like George Schubert, a sod farmer in Calhan, ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214651624/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 21:48:17 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214651624/scat/c5561a463525350d palliative care grows, the need for medical providers with special training is growing, too. Palliative care is now a medical specialty, thanks to a recent decision by the American Board of Medical Specialties. Doctors, nurses and other providers can receive special training and certifications. The University of Colorado College of Nursing has a certificate program for nurses. ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214651823/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 21:42:40 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214651823/scat/c5561a463525350d Email DENVER -- After a lengthy slump, center fielder Dexter Fowler went 10-for-20 as the Rockies won three of four games against the Giants. He raised his batting average from .254 before the series to .286 going into Monday night's opener of a three-game set against the D-backs. Fowler worked on some swing flaws during an early hitting session in Chicago, where the Rockies played the ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214651628/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 21:30:43 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214651628/scat/c5561a463525350d Email DENVER -- It would seem to be a poor matchup -- the Rockies' left-handed-hitting Carlos Gonzalez entered Monday's game against D-backs sizzling left-hander Patrick Corbin. Not only did Corbin enter 6-0 with a 1.52 ERA, but he had held left-handed batters to a .125 batting average. However, Gonzalez is not performing like a typical lefty batter. Going into Monday night, ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214651627/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 21:30:42 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214651627/scat/c5561a463525350d Email DENVER -- Rockies right fielder/first baseman Michael Cuddyer will play two days this week at extended spring training in Scottsdale, Ariz. If all goes well, he will rejoin the active roster Friday in San Francisco. Cuddyer, on the 15-day disabled list with a bulging disk in his neck, said Monday that he is doing all baseball activities without pain and is ready for game action. Playing ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214651824/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 21:30:42 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214651824/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER - Rahim Moore wants so badly to forget it all. No one seems willing to let that happen. Ever since Moore mistimed his leap and fell helplessly to the grass as Baltimore wide receiver Jacoby Jones hauled in Joe Flacco's desperation 70-yard TD in the playoffs, the Denver Broncos' free safety has been absolutely bombarded. Moore said after practice today, "Once I came in ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214650607/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 20:46:17 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214650607/scat/c5561a463525350d You have seen the signs and the people around Pueblo, asking to "Recall Giron". A local group is reaching out to the area asking for signatures for a petition to recall Colorado Senator Angela Giron (D-Pueblo). Brothers, Victor and Adam Head, whose grassroots organization "Pueblo Freedom & Rights" is leading the recall effort. They are trying to collect 11,500 signatures ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214650604/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 20:42:02 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214650604/scat/c5561a463525350d The spectacular beauty of a Colorado Summer provides a perfect setting for outdoor festivals. Colorado is known for it's outdoor enthusiasts, so it's little wonder there is an amazing festival nearly every weekend of the ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214650827/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 20:36:44 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214650827/scat/c5561a463525350d A judge on Monday also set a Nov. 20 trial date for Franklin Sain. He is accused of sending profane and threatening emails and phone messages that were laced with racial slurs to Democratic Rep. Rhonda Fields of ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214650828/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 20:24:16 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214650828/scat/c5561a463525350d ASPEN, Colo. (AP) -- Aspen Skiing Co. is reopening the top of Aspen Mountain for skiing and snowboarding this Memorial Day weekend, after getting some late spring ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214650829/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 20:24:16 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214650829/scat/c5561a463525350d It is not too late to get a little more skiing. The Aspen Skiing Company announced Monday the top of Aspen Mountain will be open for skiing and riding on Memorial Day Weekend, starting on Friday, according to a news release. The mountain will open with 16 runs and nearly 90 acres of mostly intermediate terrain. Uploading and downloading on the Silver Queen Gondola will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214650830/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 20:17:49 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214650830/scat/c5561a463525350d WASHINGTON - A seventh-grader from Aurora will represent Colorado in the final round of the National Geographic Bee.Pranit Nanda was one of 10 students from across the country named a finalist in the competition in Washington on Monday. The 13-year-old attends Aurora Quest K-8 School.The finals will be held Wednesday and hosted by Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek.The winner will receive a $25,000 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214649447/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 19:33:42 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214649447/scat/c5561a463525350d JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. - Jefferson County Commissioners are poised to ban the open carrying of guns into certain county buildings.Jefferson County District Attorney Peter Weir is a self-described proponent of the Second Amendment, but also says he supports the proposal.In particular, Weir says there are some offices that deal with emotionally charged issues where tensions are higher and security ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214649448/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 19:33:41 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214649448/scat/c5561a463525350d AURORA, Colo. - RTD may have to euthanize hundreds of prairie dogs that live along the future course of the I-225 FasTracks project.A RTD spokesperson told 7NEWS it estimated 720 black-tailed prairie dogs live in open fields that will be turned into train stops with parking lots. The spokesperson for the I-225 corridor Tina Jaquez said they contacted more than 30 locations, but everyone refused ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214649449/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 19:33:41 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214649449/scat/c5561a463525350d CENTENNIAL, Colo. - An assistant state attorney general has been appointed to the team prosecuting James Holmes in the Colorado theater shootings.District Attorney George Brauchler added Daniel W. Edwards to the case on May 8. The move was announced in a court filing made public Monday.Edwards is on the attorney general's Violent Crime Assistance Team. Brauchler's spokeswoman ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214644324/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 18:26:19 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214644324/scat/c5561a463525350d Denver 's City Council made a daring statement: 2014 would be "The Year of the Bicycle" in Denver. When asked what this will look like, Council President Mary Beth Susman points ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214644512/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 18:16:44 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214644512/scat/c5561a463525350d WALK FOR CATS - Rocky Mountain Feline Rescues' annual walk is coming up June 1 The 6K walk from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. starts at the east end of Jefferson Park at 23rd and Clay. It will be a self-guided walking tour for a cause. Participants will learn the history of the Jefferson Park and Highland neighborhoods. Kids are welcomed. Cost is $30 for adults, $20 for kids. Tickets can be purchased ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214644511/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 18:16:44 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214644511/scat/c5561a463525350d Aurora police have release a photo of a man who allegedly shot an employee inside the Pleasures Adult Store in the 1800 block of South Havana Street during an attempted robbery Sunday afternoon.Police were called to the store where they found the clerk inside suffering from one gunshot wound, police said. The suspect is described as being possibly in his 20s, 5-foot-7 to 5-foot-9 inches tall and ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214644513/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 17:58:38 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214644513/scat/c5561a463525350d The public saw the current Colorado Department of Transportation plans to bury Interstate 70 through the Swansea neighborhood in north Denver at the Swansea Recreation Center in April 2013. (Karl Gehring, The Denver Post ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214644514/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 17:58:37 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214644514/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER (AP) – Xcel Energy Inc. is asking Colorado regulators to approve a demonstration project that would use forest biomass to generate ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214644325/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 17:55:04 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214644325/scat/c5561a463525350d CALHAN - Farmers and ranchers in Colorado are pressuring Governor John Hickenlooper to veto a renewable energy bill that doubles portfolio standards for rural electric ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214643090/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 17:18:24 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214643090/scat/c5561a463525350d The Colorado Avalanche Information Center reported a 24-hour snowfall total of 1.5 inches near Gothic in Gunnison County, as of 7 a.m. Monday. The Arapahoe Basin ski area reported seven inches of snow in the last 24 hours as of Monday ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214643454/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 17:01:44 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214643454/scat/c5561a463525350d Scales of Justice The owner of a steel supply company in Denver was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud Ex-Im Bank of more than $11 million, according to the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank). Luis E. Moy, 47, was sentenced by Judge Lewis Babcock in U.S. District Court in Denver. Moy pleaded guilty on ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214642652/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 16:59:46 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214642652/scat/c5561a463525350d Cutting-edge technology for hydraulic fracturing, developed by Halliburton Co., will be deployed in Colorado's booming Niobrara oil fields in coming months, including a solar-powered "SandCastle." This is probably the most high-tech office in the United States, with the next generation technology for the frack of the future, Jim Brown, Halliburtons Denver-based president of western ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214643316/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 16:55:58 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214643316/scat/c5561a463525350d Real Goods Solar Inc., which gained 129.87 percent Friday, moved up another 50.87 percent on Monday. RSOL ended at $6.08, a gain of $2.05, in extremely heavy trading. More than 34.4 million shares changed hands. The average volume is closer to 127,000 shares. Five other Colorado stocks also posted double-digit gains in their share price. They were: Ascent Solar Technologies Inc. (ASTI): up 34.48 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214643317/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 16:35:23 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214643317/scat/c5561a463525350d AURORA, Colo. - Olympic star Missy Franklin is graduating from high school.The four-time gold medalist will get her diploma from Regis Jesuit High School in a ceremony in Denver on Monday evening.Franklin isn't ready to become a professional athlete yet. She'll swim in the world championships in Barcelona this summer before heading to the University of California at Berkeley in the ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214641891/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 16:19:09 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214641891/scat/c5561a463525350d CENTENNIAL, Colo. - A water main break sent a geyser of water shooting into the air on Detroit Street in Centennial on Monday morning.Denver Water told 7NEWS a 12 inch main broke on South Detroit Street between Dry Creek Road and Jamison Avenue.Photos and video from 7NEWS viewer Jennifer Cler showed the water shooting more than 10 feet in the air.Denver Water crews shut off the water and will ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214641890/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 16:19:07 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214641890/scat/c5561a463525350d John Harney, president and CEO of University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora. Three Colorado hospital executives are included on the list of the top 100 industry leaders nationwide issued Monday by Beckers Hospital Review. Beckers specializes in hospital business and legal issues. It says its annual 100 Leaders of Great Hospitals in America list includes officials who demonstrate a crystal clear ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214642724/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 16:15:49 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214642724/scat/c5561a463525350d GREELEY - A fourth-grade teacher at Billie Martinez Elementary School is being recommended for dismissal from the district after she came to work intoxicated earlier this month. In a letter to the Greeley-Evans School District 6 Board of Education, superintendent Ranelle Lang said Glennis Hughes , a teacher in the district for 23 years, consented to a Breathalyzer at 9:06 a.m. on May 8th.Her ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214642075/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 15:51:27 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214642075/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER-Residents angry that police had not warned them about sex assaults of children took matters into their own hands, chasing down a man they thought was the attacker, pelting him with rocks and leaving him with a bloody face in Colorado, authorities said Monday. Pueblo police later released the man because of lack of evidence, The Pueblo Chieftain ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214641882/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 15:42:20 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214641882/scat/c5561a463525350d 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 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214640878/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 15:15:57 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214640878/scat/c5561a463525350d 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 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214640617/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 15:15:09 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214640617/scat/c5561a463525350d 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 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214640618/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 15:15:07 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214640618/scat/c5561a463525350d 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 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214640619/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 15:15:07 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214640619/scat/c5561a463525350d 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 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214640879/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 15:14:15 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214640879/scat/c5561a463525350d 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 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214640264/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 15:13:32 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214640264/scat/c5561a463525350d 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 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214640880/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 15:10:28 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214640880/scat/c5561a463525350d 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 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214640881/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 15:04:44 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214640881/scat/c5561a463525350d 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 ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214640882/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 14:44:05 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214640882/scat/c5561a463525350d 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 team ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214640620/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 14:36:47 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214640620/scat/c5561a463525350d Danilo Gallinari has made hundreds, if not thousands, of times in practice and in games. Attacking the basket from the top of the key, he took two hard dribbles toward the middle of the lane and planted his left foot. In a matter of seconds, Gallinari was on the floor in pain and Nuggets Nation was holding its collective breath. Gallinari is scheduled for an MRI on Friday after leaving ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214640621/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 14:36:45 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214640621/scat/c5561a463525350d George Karl said after the Nuggets beat the Dallas Mavericks 95-94 on Thursday night. Their 19th straight win at home was a bittersweet one amid fears that Gallinari tore his ACL. Brewer replaced Gallinari in the lineup late in the first half and scored a game-high 23 points. He added three big plays in the final 19 seconds that helped Denver improve to 34-3 at home. First, Brewer stole the ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214640622/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 14:36:44 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214640622/scat/c5561a463525350d Michael Kercheval The city of Denver loses 65 percent of its sales tax revenue for general merchandise sales, like the kind youd buy at a super center or warehouse store, to online retailers and surrounding suburban cities, according to a retail study conducted for the city by Dan Guimonds Economic and Planning Systems Inc. (EPS) Thats just huge leakage and certainly a weakness here, Guimond ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214639992/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:52 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214639992/scat/c5561a463525350d With little to no proof, 7NEWS discovered anyone can have a car towed to them without verifying they have any connection or ownership to the vehicle. In an undercover investigation, 7NEWS was able to have multiple tow truck companies tow a vehicle from a residential neighborhood and bring it to a waiting CALL7 producer, with few questions asked. In December, 7NEWS showed exclusive ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214639454/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 13:59:09 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214639454/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER - Denver police arrested a man accused of shooting his son in the arm during a dispute Monday.The victim was shot at a home on East Colorado Avenue near South Dahlia Street just after 10 a.m., Raquel Lopez with Denver Police confirmed. His injuries are not considered life threatening.The victim's age was not available.The father was also taken to the hospital to be checked for minor ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214639455/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 13:59:08 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214639455/scat/c5561a463525350d An 18-year-old Cañon City woman who reportedly vanished in the overnight hours Saturday into Sunday has been found safe and there is no longer a need for public assistance in locating her. Katlyn McKinney was reported missing Sunday morning after she failed to return home from a friend's house late Saturday night. McKinney, who rarely goes outside after dark and is unfamiliar with ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214639256/scat/c5561a463525350d Mon, 20 May 2013 13:54:22 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214639256/scat/c5561a463525350d