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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Denver Sun.com http://www.denversun.com/index.php/cat/c5561a463525350d/ en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 20:28:16 -0400 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:28:16 -0400 30 Regional Transportation District officials says new attention to detail and refresher courses for drivers led to a huge drop in bus accidents in 2012.RTD's annual Bus Accident Report categorizes bus accidents by division, type of collision, the direction the bus was moving, if it was bus stop incident, hours on duty and time of day.In nearly every category, there was a decrease in accidents, ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214749340/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 18:35:58 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214749340/scat/c5561a463525350d < 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } Three men pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges they slaughtered five people last October at a Denver bar.Attorneys for brothers Joseph and Lionel Hill had asked for more time before entering a plea.Denver District Judge John Madden denied the request and entered not guilty pleas for the Hills and a third defendant, Dexter Lewis.The Denver district ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214749341/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 18:35:57 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214749341/scat/c5561a463525350d Coursework and classes were not affected by an unconfirmed report of two people with a gun near Thornton High School on Friday that drew a massive police response to the area."Everyone is OK," said Kim Walsh, executive director of the Adams 12 Five Star School District. Final exams were wrapping up at the high school just before noon when police received a report of a gunman that they ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214749342/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 18:35:56 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214749342/scat/c5561a463525350d Xcel Energy will pay penalties of $150,000 to settle federal safety citations stemming from the accident that caused five deaths at a Georgetown, Colo. power plant. The settlement was reached with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. In 2011, Xcel was acquitted in a criminal case of violating workplace safety rules at the Cabin Creek generating plant in the mountains west of ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214749343/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 18:31:14 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214749343/scat/c5561a463525350d FORT COLLINS, Colo. - The improper disposal of a cigarette is to blame for a 3-alarm fire in Fort Collins Tuesday morning that badly damaged a three-story apartment complex and displaced 30 people, investigators said Friday.The fire at the Buffalo Run Apartments on East Lincoln Avenue and South Lemay Avenue was first reported just before 4 a.m. Damage was estimated at $400,000, according to ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214748152/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 17:54:52 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214748152/scat/c5561a463525350d Loveland police are trying to identify this male drver who reportedly offered to give ride to a 9-year-old girl playing outside her home on ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214748153/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 17:54:51 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214748153/scat/c5561a463525350d THORNTON, Colo. -; All students at a Denver-area high school are safe after a report that a man with a rifle was seen near campus, police said ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214746674/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 16:44:29 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214746674/scat/c5561a463525350d The Toronto Raptors have reportedly received permission to speak with Masai Ujiri of the Denver Nuggets about their vacant general manager's position.Yahoo! Sports reports that Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment CEO Tim Leiweke is prepared to offer Ujiri a multi-year deal said to be worth $3-million a ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214745731/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 15:35:41 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214745731/scat/c5561a463525350d Stephen Filbert cleans the speed slides in preparation for opening day at Water World, May 24, 2013. The water park will open at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 25. (RJ Sangosti, The Denver ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214745961/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 15:05:07 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214745961/scat/c5561a463525350d Coleen Mann's morning glories pop into full bloom late last summer. Her brother built the wrought-iron fence for her Denver yard near City Park. (Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214745734/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 14:55:41 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214745734/scat/c5561a463525350d Three Adams County schools were on lockdown Friday afternoon after a report of two people with a gun outside Thornton High School.Thornton police said there had been no confirmed sighting of anyone with a weapon, but they called officers from Northglenn, Westminster, the Adams County sheriff's department and the state patrol to help comb the area."Nothing has been identified as of ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214745154/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 14:55:40 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214745154/scat/c5561a463525350d People in Colorado awoke Friday to a banner atop the front page of The Denver Post. It featured a photograph of former Avalanche goalie, and newly named Avalanche coach, Patrick Roy, and a quote from him: ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214745960/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 14:39:11 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214745960/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER - Every weekend, 7NEWS compiles a list of some family friendly events you might enjoy. Here are our picks of the 7 Things To Do this ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214744658/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 14:23:10 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214744658/scat/c5561a463525350d THORNTON, Colo. - Officers were called to Thornton High School on Friday on a report that an individual was outside the school with a weapon.Thornton Police told 7NEWS they are "methodically" searching the area.The school is in lockdown.Finals were scheduled to end at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, according to the Thornton High School ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214744468/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 14:23:09 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214744468/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER - The three men accused of stabbing five people to death at Fero's Bar and Grill before setting fire to the building in October are scheduled to be arraigned in Denver court on Friday afternoon.The defendants Dexter Lewis, 22, and two brothers, Joseph Hill, 27, and Lynell Jonathan Hill, 24, are expected to enter pleas during the 1:30 p.m. arraignment, where they will also hear a ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214744469/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 14:23:08 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214744469/scat/c5561a463525350d GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. - Colorado Department of Transportation officials are reviewing a construction zone on Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon after 2 deadly crashes that happened within five miles of each other in the past six weeks.CDOT spokeswoman Nancy Shanks said Thursday anytime there is a fatal accident, the department reviews highway conditions to determine if they played a ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214744470/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 14:23:07 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214744470/scat/c5561a463525350d Denver fire crews responded to a report of a fire on the 16th Street Mall at Glenarm Place on Friday.Mark Watson, a spokesman for the Denver Fire Department said firefighters didn't find a fire. "It was a small electrical short that set off the alarms," Watson said.The fire scare was in one of the high-rise residential buildings near the intersection.Fire crews cleared the scene ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214744659/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 13:54:01 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214744659/scat/c5561a463525350d week after putting his name into the ring ."He saw that Tom Tancredo got in, that (Scott) Gessler got in, and he wanted to avoid a contentious Republican primary that would divide the party," said Patrick Davis, Laffey's campaign manager.Once the mayor of Cranston, R.I., Laffey moved to Fort Collins in the Spring of 2010 where he now operates a ranch. He ran for the U.S. Senate in ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214744660/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 13:54:01 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214744660/scat/c5561a463525350d BOWIE, Texas - A Texas deputy shot by a suspected killer on the run from Colorado, is going back to work today.Deputy James Boyd pulled over a black Cadillac in Bowie, Tex., on March 21 for a simple traffic violation.Dash cam video from Boyd's car shows Boyd walking up to the passenger side of the vehicle, then suddenly getting blown into the air and falling to the ground as the driver, ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214743023/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 13:10:19 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214743023/scat/c5561a463525350d Several passes and roads will be open for the season today and over the weekend, including Independence Pass, Trail Ridge Road and Cottonwood ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214743024/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 13:10:18 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214743024/scat/c5561a463525350d Charlotte-based Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) has purchased a BMW dealership and a Mercedes-Benz dealership in Denver. Sonic Automotive Inc. (NYSE:SAH) has agreed to purchase two Colorado franchises from Murray Motor Imports Co. of Denver, according to a statement from the Charlotte-based company. Joining Sonics portfolio of dealerships are Murray BMW of Denver and Mercedes-Benz of Denver. The ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214743691/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 13:05:39 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214743691/scat/c5561a463525350d Unique concepts continue to pop up all over Denver; ingenuity is being found throughout the hospitality industry in the Mile High City. Recently of note, Colorado's first Dual-Brand hotel made its home in the old Xcel Energy building, reimagined into a 302-room hotel near the Colorado Convention ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214743254/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 12:59:20 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214743254/scat/c5561a463525350d BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- A 16-year-old boy accused of bringing an explosive device to his Lafayette high school has been charged with first-degree attempted murder and will be prosecuted as an ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214743255/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 12:47:10 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214743255/scat/c5561a463525350d A police bomb squad member works to detonate a possible pipe bomb found at Centaurus High School on Monday, May 13, 2013, in Lafayette. (Jeremy Papasso, The Daily ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214743256/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 12:40:28 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214743256/scat/c5561a463525350d George Brauchler IPTC: DENVER, CO. - MAY 21: George Brauchler, district attorney for the 18th Judicual District, comments about Colorado governor John Hickenlooper's decision to grant death penalty inmate Nathan Dunlap a temporary reprieve on the steps of the Colorado Capitol Building, May 22, 2013. (Photo By Craig F. Walker/The Denver Post)--> (Craig F. Walker, The Denver Post) As an ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214743257/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 12:31:25 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214743257/scat/c5561a463525350d LAFAYETTE, Colo. - Prosecutors say a teen accused of bringing a bomb to his high school in Lafayette earlier this month poses a "future threat.""We're very concerned about the intent of this young man and his ability to cause harm," Deputy District Attorney Jenny McClintock told a judge Friday morning.The 16-year-old, Andrew de Bartolome, was charged as an adult Friday ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214741090/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:20 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214741090/scat/c5561a463525350d AURORA, Colo. - A motorcyclist was run over on Interstate 225 Friday morning and killed.Aurora Police said the motorcyclist and a van were driving southbound on the highway when they slowed for traffic.The motorcycle either clipped the van or almost clipped the van and lost control, according to Lt. Jeff Turner.Turner said the motorcycle fell over in the right lane and a semi-truck ran over the ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214741091/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:20 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214741091/scat/c5561a463525350d DURANGO, Colo. - Rangers at Colorado’s Forest Service say they spend precious time and resources cleaning up illegal dumps on public lands.Columbine district ranger Matt Janowiak says his district spends about $2,000 a year in landfill fees alone. The cost of labor and transportation isn't included.According to ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214741093/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:19 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214741093/scat/c5561a463525350d COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A Colorado Springs man opened fire on three armed intruders who allegedly broke into his home early Friday morning, driving them away.Colorado Springs police officers were called to an apartment at 700 Tia Juana St. around 3 a.m. after receiving reports of a home invasion.The victim said two men and one woman knocked on his front door. The resident said he did not know ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214741092/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:18 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214741092/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER - A man got off a bus Friday morning, tried to walk across a street and was hit and killed by a suspected drunk driver, Denver Police said.The crash happened on Havana Street near Exposition Avenue. Police said the man got off a bus and instead of walking down to the intersection of Exposition to use the crosswalk, he walked across the street mid-block.The man was hit. He died at a nearby ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214741095/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:17 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214741095/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER - A Pentecostal pastor is protesting after officials at the Denver County Jail temporarily stopped the baptism of inmates by total immersion in a bathtub-sized tank.Maurice Gordon says the jail previously allowed him to perform the Christian ceremony, but canceled it after a baptism in March.According to ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214741094/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:15 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214741094/scat/c5561a463525350d WELD COUNTY, Colo. - A Brink's armored car dumped $3,000 in coins onto Highway 66 in Weld County after the back doors came open, according to the Weld County Sheriff’s ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214741096/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:14 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214741096/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER - TalkRadio 630 KHOW host Peter Boyles did not host his morning show on Friday.The Denver Post reported that it was because of a confrontation with Boyles' producer on ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214741097/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 11:55:13 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214741097/scat/c5561a463525350d Economic Collapse May 24, 2013 What is life going to look like as our precious water resources become increasingly strained and the western half of the United States becomes bone dry? Scientists tell us that the 20th century was the wettest century in the western half of the country in 1000 years, and now things appear to be reverting to their normal historical patterns. But we have built ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214741474/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 11:51:55 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214741474/scat/c5561a463525350d University of Colorado research support member James Mach works on his laptop next to an unmanned aircraft system at CU s Research and Engineering Center for Unmanned Vehicles in February. (Jeremy Papasso, Camera file ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214741074/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 11:36:21 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214741074/scat/c5561a463525350d Rocky Mountain National Park road crew members encountered drifts of 18-to-22 feet in clearing Trail Ridge Road this spring. (Courtesy Rocky Mountain National ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214741475/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 11:24:46 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214741475/scat/c5561a463525350d GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Colorado Department of Transportation officials are reviewing the Interstate 70 construction zone on the east end of Glenwood Canyon following the second fatal car accident in the five-mile stretch during the past six ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214739691/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 10:37:54 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214739691/scat/c5561a463525350d Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage .A total of 93 homes in the region sold for more than $1 million in April, up from 44 in April 2012. On a monthly basis, luxury sales were up 31 percent from the 71 transactions in March.The figures are based on Multiple Listing Service data of all homes sold for more than $1 million last month in the metropolitan area.The report said that the median sale ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214739588/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 10:21:38 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214739588/scat/c5561a463525350d http://tinyurl.com/op25dn4 ), 17 local nonprofits will no longer be allowed to fill up with tax-free fuel, which allowed them to avoid an 18-cent federal gas tax and 23-cent state tax on each ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214738809/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 09:42:24 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214738809/scat/c5561a463525350d A motorcycle collided with a truck in a construction zone on southbound Interstate-225 Friday morning and the motorcyclist was killed, officials say.The motorcycle rider was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Lt. Robert Jackson, Aurora police spokesman. The rider's name, gender and age was not immediately available.The cause of the accident, which happened at about 6:45 a.m., is ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214738810/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 09:35:59 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214738810/scat/c5561a463525350d Posted April 24 2013 02:17 The snow gave way to sun by midday in Denver on Tuesday. The Golden State Warriors then brought rain into the forecast. A downright downpour. Playing without All-Star power forward David Lee, the Warriors went small and turned their shooters loose in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series against the Denver Nuggets. The result was a deluge of 3s from Stephen ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214738811/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 09:28:13 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214738811/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER (AP) -- A Pentecostal pastor is complaining after officials at the Denver County Jail banned baptism of inmates by total immersion in a bathtub-sized ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214737984/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 08:48:34 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214737984/scat/c5561a463525350d Authorities say they were called to investigate a complaint of a truck blocking a highway on Thursday and discovered the rear doors of the armored vehicle had come open. They say a large amount of coins had fallen out of the ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214737983/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 08:48:34 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214737983/scat/c5561a463525350d A pedestrian who was crossing a street in Denver overnight was killed after being struck by a vehicle.The Denver Police Department said the collision happened when the pedestrian crossed mid-block near South Havana Street and East Exposition Avenue, according ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214737985/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 08:42:03 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214737985/scat/c5561a463525350d Clothing retailer H&M, which opened its first Colorado store on Denver's 16th Street Mall in 2011, is now planning to open its first location in Colorado Springs, The Gazette reports. The company hasn't made any announcement, but the architectural firm working on improvements to the Chapel Hills Mall told the newspaper H&M will be in the mall. H&M is expected to open later this year in ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214737539/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 08:18:28 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214737539/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER (AP) -- An audit of Colorado's parole system is being expanded to review whether budget issues are keeping parole officers from placing some high-risk parolees under intensive ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214737133/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 07:53:32 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214737133/scat/c5561a463525350d Posted April 29 2013 01:23 OAKLAND, Calif. - The Denver Nuggets won at least three straight games eight times during a record-setting regular season. They will need to put together one more winning streak to extend their postseason. After making a second-half surge, the Nuggets witnessed a one-for-the-ages performance by Stephen Curry on Sunday night at Oracle Arena, leaving themselves no ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214737135/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 07:39:31 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214737135/scat/c5561a463525350d Scot Kelley, account manager at Colorado Lighting, with client Gary Hegener, construction manager at Pester Marketing, in the 1st Stop convenience store at East Iliff Avenue and Highway 225 in Aurora where Colorado Lighting revamped the lighting inside and outside of the store for more efficiency. Sometimes, making big cuts in energy use really is as easy as changing a light bulb. Especially if a ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214736021/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 06:00:00 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214736021/scat/c5561a463525350d Laurent Meillon of Capitol Solar Energy stands in front of the array he installed at a business in Lakewood. The ability to produce electricity from sunlight via photovoltaic panels has garnered much attention in recent years. But some say using the suns heat, via solar thermal technologies, is a better way to cut utility bills. Solar thermal is a mature technology thats been around since the ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214736109/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 06:00:00 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214736109/scat/c5561a463525350d A Saudi national serving eight years to life in Colorado after being convicted of sexually assaulting a housekeeper has a parole hearing Tuesday.Homaidan al-Turki's hearing will be at the Limon Correction Facility.Adrienne Jacobson of the Department of Corrections said Thursday the hearing is unrelated to al-Turki's earlier request to be sent to his native Saudi Arabia to serve out his ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214734141/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 05:16:59 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214734141/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER - A move is under way to put some regulations in place concerning privacy and the use of unmanned aircraft, otherwise known as drones.Senator Mark Udall, (D) Colorado, is proposing legislation that would create some limits about their usage, in an effort to protect personal privacy and protection. Under the measure, it would be illegal to conduct surveillance of someone using the machines ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214734142/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 05:16:58 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214734142/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER - Denver police are investigating a crash involving a wanted party at Mississippi and Quebec.The police pursuit started at Evans and Oneida, according to Denver Police Spokesman Sonny Jackson, after officers tried to make a stop on the wanted party..Police tweeted that the person was arrested and also bit a police officer as he was taken into custody at about 8:30 p.m.Both the officer and ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214734143/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 05:16:56 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214734143/scat/c5561a463525350d The problem of graffiti is growing in the city of pueblo. In a year, more than 8,775 sites have been hit with graffiti, compared to 4,893 sites in 2011. That is a 80% increase in graffiti calls, cases and cleanup. Bessemer 1,222 (66% increase over 2011) Downtown 1,734 (136% increase) West side 499 (17% increase) South side 2,441 (83% increase) North side 409 (14% increase) East side 1,924 (76% ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214734135/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 05:11:14 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214734135/scat/c5561a463525350d The family of Steven Eugene "Gino" Romero, murdered in Colorado Springs 16-years ago, is still waiting for justice. Just after midnight on May 24, 1997 Romero was killed while riding in the back seat of a car during a drive-by shooting near the intersection of Lelaray St. and Circle Dr. Colorado Springs Police believe Socorro Gutierrez and Vinnicio Martinez fired 25-rounds into the car ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214734134/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 05:11:14 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214734134/scat/c5561a463525350d Lawyers defending Colorado movie theater shooting suspect James Holmes Thursday questioned the very constitutionality of Colorado's insanity defense statute.Holmes, who officially pleaded "not guilt by reason of insanity" earlier this month, now faces court-ordered mental evaluations, during which he is expected to admit to last summer's shooting at a midnight showing of a ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214733316/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 05:06:16 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214733316/scat/c5561a463525350d RICHMOND, Va. — Craft breweries from around the country are teaming up to raise money for military families by selling a beer aged on baseball bats. The Hops for Heroes project began in 2011 as a collaboration between Center of the Universe Brewing Co. in suburban Richmond and Fremont Brewing Co. in Seattle. This year, the list also includes breweries in Florida, Pennsylvania, Missouri, ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214732926/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 04:08:32 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214732926/scat/c5561a463525350d Michael Bennet in 2013: $4.4million to$15.4million IPTC: Sen Michael Bennet, D-Colo., left, speaks next to Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., during a news conference on immigration reform at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)--> WASHINGTON - At first glance, the junior senator from Colorado looks like he's losing money serving in ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214732889/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 04:07:14 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214732889/scat/c5561a463525350d Danilo Gallinari a basketball brother. Chandler, a soft-spoken forward raised by his grandmother in the upper-Midwest, was entering his second NBA season with the New York Knicks when he first met Gallinari, an outgoing teenager from Italy. They spent two-plus seasons in New York before moving to Denver in the three-team megatrade between the Knicks, Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves on Feb. ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214732891/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 03:48:26 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214732891/scat/c5561a463525350d George Karl 's side. He's been the entire rose bush. Karl and the Nuggets have been eliminated from the playoffs by Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers three times in the past five years, including last spring when Denver fell in an entertaining seven-game series. Bryant also was a member of the Lakers team that beat Karl when he was coaching the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1998 Western ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214732396/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 02:56:26 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214732396/scat/c5561a463525350d Roll out the beach blankets: Water World opens on Saturday for the summer season. The massive aquatic amusement park boasts nearly 50 splashy rides, from a family-friendly lazy river to high-speed thrillers for the big kids. Upcoming events at the park include the Belly Flop Splashdown on June 27, a contest for steel-nerved, college-aged daredevils with some sweet prizes - scholarships, concert ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214732526/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 02:53:44 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214732526/scat/c5561a463525350d CENTENNIAL -- Lawyers for Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes asked a judge Thursday to clear away their legal questions so Holmes can plead not guilty by reason of insanity. They argued state laws on the insanity plea and the death penalty work in combination to violate Holmes' constitutional rights. They want the judge to address the questions before Holmes agrees to ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214731524/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 01:21:55 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214731524/scat/c5561a463525350d FAIRBANKS, Alaska -- The University of Alaska Fairbanks is finalizing details on a partnership that would establish a new veterinary medicine program by 2015. The proposal would allow the school and Colorado State University to jointly offer a veterinary degree, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported Thursday. Under terms of the deal, which is still being worked out, UAF would provide the first ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214731525/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 01:21:54 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214731525/scat/c5561a463525350d WASHINGTON -- Marijuana is the drug most often linked to crime in the United States, the U.S. drug czar said Thursday, dismissing calls for legalization as a "bumper-sticker approach" that should be avoided. Gil Kerlikowske, the White House director of national drug-control policy, said a study by his office showed a strong link between drug use and crime. Eighty percent of the adult ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214731526/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 01:21:54 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214731526/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER -- Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo has become the latest Republican to announce plans to challenge Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper. Tancredo said Thursday on radio station KHOW the last straw was a decision by Hickenlooper to delay the execution of convicted murderer of Nathan Dunlap, who killed four people in 1993. Tancredo said he is also upset with Hickenlooper's approval of ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214731527/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 01:21:46 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214731527/scat/c5561a463525350d Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried missed the final two games of the regular season with a sprained left ankle but remains optimistic about quick ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214731407/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 01:14:41 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214731407/scat/c5561a463525350d The Byron White U.S. Courthouse in Denver. A Denver-based court's decision on whether Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. may refuse to provide contraceptive coverage to employees under the federal health care reform law may hinge on whether for-profit companies have the same rights as nonprofits and sole proprietors to say that a federal law places a substantial burden on owners' ability to follow ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214731211/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 00:52:24 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214731211/scat/c5561a463525350d A Denver Police officer was bitten by a suspect after a chase Thursday night ended in a crash near Leetsdale Drive and Quebec Street, police said.The suspect was seriously injured in the crash and was transported to a hospital.Police spokesman Sonny Jackson said the pursuit started about 8:30 p.m. at East Evans Avenue and Oneida Street after an officer spotted a stolen car that had possibly been ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214730994/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 00:27:41 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214730994/scat/c5561a463525350d Small- and medium-sized Colorado businesses hoping to sell more goods in other countries will have a new opportunity to do so, after Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill Thursday creating an export-aid program under the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT). House Bill 1193, sponsored by Reps. Tracy Kraft-Tharp, D-Arvada and Mike McLachlan, D-Durango, will set ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214730662/scat/c5561a463525350d Fri, 24 May 2013 00:12:10 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214730662/scat/c5561a463525350d The soldiers of the 52nd Engineer Battalion's 40th Engineer Detachment told The Gazette they traveled the country, expanding forward operating bases, improving living conditions and creating helicopter landing zones ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214730522/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 23:39:52 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214730522/scat/c5561a463525350d Wilson Chandler has been waiting for his shot at redemption for two years. The journey included a brief, but eye-opening, experience in China and a strenuous recovery from hip surgery. At long last, the opportunity is finally here. "It's going to be fun," the even-keeled Nuggets forward said after Denver wrapped up the regular season Wednesday night. "It's going to be ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214730445/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 23:26:24 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214730445/scat/c5561a463525350d < 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } The faith groups with the greatest participation in Boy Scouts of America - the Catholic Church, the United Methodist Church and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - have indicated they will remain part of the fabric of scouting as the 103-year-old organization on Thursday ended denying membership to boys on the basis of their sexual ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214729439/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 21:30:28 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214729439/scat/c5561a463525350d Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee cancelled his appearance at the 2013 Denver Comic Con, news that will leave most fans feeling like they were punched in the gut by one of Doctor Octopus' tentacles.But all is not lost, true believers.When one door closes, another opens. And in this case, James Tiberius Kirk, captain of the starship USS Enterprise, has walked in. Hollywood icon William Shatner, ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214729301/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 21:30:27 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214729301/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER (AP) -- A Saudi national serving eight years to life in prison in Colorado after being convicted in 2006 of sexually assaulting a housekeeper and keeping her a virtual slave for four years has been ordered to attend a parole hearing on ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214728758/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 20:50:50 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214728758/scat/c5561a463525350d CORTEZ, Colo.-Wildfire prevention measures passed after Colorado's tragic wildfire season last year have been signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper. The governor signed the bills at Mesa Verde National Park in Cortez. One of the bills puts new curbs on prescribed burns on state forest land. The safeguards include a new requirement that people tend the fire as long as it's burning, ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214728759/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 20:33:55 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214728759/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER - After a series of CALL7 investigations exposing catastrophic failures in the Department of Corrections parole division, the head of parole was placed on administrative leave Wednesday while an internal audit is conducted.Yet even as Tim Hand was being shown the door, DOC was booking him a plane ticket to an out-of-state national parole commission meeting.CALL7 Investigator Theresa ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214727627/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 20:02:12 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214727627/scat/c5561a463525350d NEW YORK (AP) -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg has added to his roster of high-end real estate, buying a house and a vacant parcel last year next to a 35-acre estate he already owns in tony Southampton, information released Thursday ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214727708/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 19:39:50 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214727708/scat/c5561a463525350d Kevin Clemmer pleaded guilty Thursday to distributing Oxycodone for nonmedical purposes and money laundering. Sentencing is set for Sept. 19. The Denver Post reports ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214727797/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 19:39:39 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214727797/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER (AP) -- In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. asked a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214727798/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 19:39:38 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214727798/scat/c5561a463525350d U.S. coins. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post) A Brink's armored truck lost some of its valuable cargo Thursday after a rear door opened, allowing coins to be spread across Colorado Highway 66 just south of Mead.Weld County Sheriff's Deputies were dispatched to a report of the armored truck parked in a lane of traffic on the highway near Weld County Road 7. Upon arrival they found ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214727799/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 19:32:38 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214727799/scat/c5561a463525350d HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. - The Douglas County Sheriff's Office has determined no crime was committed when a Highlands Ranch man was accidentally shot with a gun belonging to a Boulder police officer earlier this month.The incident happened in the driveway of a home in the 400 block of Spring Grove Avenue on May 3 as three friends were working on a car. One of the friends owned the home where ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214726370/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 18:50:12 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214726370/scat/c5561a463525350d LAKEWOOD, Colo. - Lakewood Police are asking for help finding David "Dave" Noren, who was last seen on May 19.The 49-year-old has no known medical conditions, prompting Lakewood police to call his disappearance "very unusual."Police say Noren is known to frequent the Pub on Colfax.Anyone who knows where to find Noren, or who knows information that would help to find him, is ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214726369/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 18:50:12 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214726369/scat/c5561a463525350d BROOMFIELD, Colo. - Noodles & Co. has made a regulatory filing for a proposed initial public offering of Class A common stock.The Broomfield-based fast-casual chain said Thursday that the size and price range of the offering haven't been determined yet. Its stock would trade under the proposed Nasdaq symbol NDLS.Noodles launched in 1995. It says its revenues have grown from $170 million ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214726371/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 18:50:10 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214726371/scat/c5561a463525350d Nighthawk, the U.S. focused oil development and production company, announced an update on drilling at its 100-percent controlled and operated Smoky Hill project in the Denver-Julesburg Basin, ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214726606/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 18:47:50 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214726606/scat/c5561a463525350d Denver's economy continues to gain traction, with some of the strongest population, employment and home-price gains in the country, said Jeff Romine, chief economist with the Denver Office of Economic Development."Denver is the fastest-growing county in Colorado. It is really the place to be if you are starting a business," said Romine, speaking Thursday afternoon at the ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214725882/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 18:30:19 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214725882/scat/c5561a463525350d Patrick Roy , who helped Colorado to two Stanley Cup titles as a goaltender, Thursday agreed in principle to become the Avalanche's next coach. Roy, 47, is a Hall of Fame goaltender who won the Stanley Cup in 1986 and 1993 while with the Montreal Canadiens and in 1996 and 2001 while playing for Colorado. "This is a very exciting day for our fans and a significant moment in our ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214726607/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 18:12:30 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214726607/scat/c5561a463525350d CHEYENNE, Wyo.-The federal government will continue to protect as a threatened species a mouse that lives in Wyoming and Colorado. The state of Wyoming and the group Coloradoans for Water Conservation had long-standing petitions to remove the Preble's meadow jumping mouse from Endangered Species Act protection. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Thursday that following a review, ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214726114/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 18:10:53 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214726114/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER-In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. has asked a federal appeals court for an exemption from part of the federal health care law. The retailer said Thursday it shouldn't be required to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill and other contraceptives that the owners oppose on religious grounds. The Oklahoma ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214726373/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 18:10:26 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214726373/scat/c5561a463525350d AURORA, Colo. - A 2-year-old child fell from a second-story window in Aurora on Thursday afternoon, fire officials said.Fire crews were called to 880 S. Chambers Rd. at 12:04 p.m. after the fall was reported, said Aurora Fire Captain Wendy Lippman.The toddler was transported to a hospital and Lippman said the agency was not releasing details on the child's condition or the injuries it ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214724920/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 17:36:39 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214724920/scat/c5561a463525350d HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. - Five newborn puppies were found dumped in a trash can at Highland Heritage Regional Park Tuesday and Douglas County Animal Law Enforcement is now searching for those responsible.The puppies, which are estimated to be between three and seven days old, were found around 3 p.m. in the park near South University Boulevard and South Quebec Street. A man brought the ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214724919/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 17:36:38 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214724919/scat/c5561a463525350d 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and will visit Orlando of the third-tier USL Pro because Colorado lost a coin toss to host the game." This away match is sandwiched in between two ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214725217/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 17:26:08 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214725217/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER (AP) -- Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler has picked up the tab for a trip he took to the Republican National Convention last year that he initially billed to ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214725218/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 17:13:24 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214725218/scat/c5561a463525350d Guillermo Vidal is the former mayor of Denver. The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Denver on Thursday recognized the areas top Latino business leaders, praised the Colorado Legislatures passage of the Colorado ASSET Bill as an economic boon to the state and honored Katherine Archuleta with a lifetime achievement award. You are all winners in our heart because of what you do for our ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214724276/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 16:49:30 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214724276/scat/c5561a463525350d Colorado's Secretary of State is picking up the tab for a trip he took to the Republican National Convention that he originally billed to the taxpayers.Scott Gessler had spent state money to travel to Tampa and speak at a panel on election law last year. He is a Republican and critics said he should not have used public funds for a partisan event. A watchdog group filed a complaint before ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214723524/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 16:22:04 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214723524/scat/c5561a463525350d OTERO COUNTY, Colo. - More than a dozen abandoned donkeys were rescued in Otero County in Southern Colorado this week by the Colorado Humane Society, SPCA, Otero County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Forest ServiceThe donkeys were abandoned on national forest land by their owner, according to the Colorado Humane Society."The forest service and our agents wish to thank the Picket Wire ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214723523/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 16:22:04 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214723523/scat/c5561a463525350d The director of Colorado's parole division, the target of criticism for the past two months, has been put on a paid leave of absence, a prison official says. Steve Hager, warden of the youth offender system, will replace parole director Tim Hand, The Denver Post reported Thursday. Announcing the personnel change in an e-mail, interim corrections chief Roger Werholtz said Hand "will be ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214723722/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 15:42:28 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214723722/scat/c5561a463525350d Chief operating officer Mike Maroone spoke to a crowd of AutoNation employees at Sports Authority Field, May 23, 2013. (THE DENVER POST | RJ ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214723526/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 15:41:03 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214723526/scat/c5561a463525350d LOVELAND, Colo. - Deputies have identified and interviewed the man who scared a 13-year-old girl on Tuesday when he offered her a ride home from school.The girl told investigators a man driving a car followed her as she walked home from Carrie Martin Elementary School in Loveland and then offered her a ride, according to the Larimer County Sheriff's Office.The girl ran into the school and ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214722000/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 15:06:30 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214722000/scat/c5561a463525350d The Colorado Springs Home Builders Association is taking donations for victims of the Oklahoma City tornado. Victims are needing suit cases with rollers, crates, and any storage containers. They are accepting donations at the Freedom Financial Services Expo Center, 3650 N. Nevada in the Springs, until 8:00 pm tonight. The HBA is expecting to have the donations in Oklahoma by this weekend. ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214722245/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 15:01:34 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214722245/scat/c5561a463525350d The annual water quality report for Colorado Springs is out. Even with concerns about contaminated runoff from the Waldo Canyon Fire, quality remains good. The EPA requires that the report be sent to all Springs Utilities customers. This year the report can be reviewed on line by going to the CSU web site. This first time access will save CSU thousands of ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214721994/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 15:01:34 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214721994/scat/c5561a463525350d LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- A North Texas sheriff's deputy has been cleared to return to work, two months after he was shot by a paroled inmate suspected of slaying Colorado's prison ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214722343/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 14:41:18 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214722343/scat/c5561a463525350d Jefferson County osteopath Kevin Clemmer pleaded guilty to illegally distributing oxycodone, a synthetic opiate, in U.S. District Court in Denver on Thursday. Clemmer, 59, faces not more than 20 years in federal prison on the illegal distribution charge and not more than 10 years on a second count of engaging in a monetary transaction involving criminal activity. The plea bargain he negotiated ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214722247/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 14:33:36 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214722247/scat/c5561a463525350d The largest resort owner in North America is testing the market by listing seven of its resort villages - including Copper Mountain's base village - for $142.5 million."We are exploring what pricing the market might deliver for that portfolio," said Steve Rice, managing director of Florida real-estate investment trust CNL Lifestyle Co.CNL's portfolio includes eight Eastern ski ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214722246/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 14:33:33 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214722246/scat/c5561a463525350d ORLANDO, Fla. - A Chechen immigrant shot to death in Florida during a confrontation with an FBI agent implicated himself and Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev in the unsolved 2011 murders of three men, one of them Tsarnaev's best friend, according to news reports.Ibragim Todashev's Chechen roots and mixed martial arts background mirror that of Tsarnaev, the 26-year-old ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214720356/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 13:47:38 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214720356/scat/c5561a463525350d DENVER -; Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is challenging the part of the federal health care law that requires for-profit companies to offer employees health coverage that includes products the business owners find morally objectionable, such as certain types of ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214719549/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 13:46:11 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214719549/scat/c5561a463525350d Water, or the lack of it, has been a problem for years for residents living in the Cherokee Metropolitan District. It's a small enclave of homes and businesses on the eastern edge of Colorado Springs. Cherokee Metro has a new water source, but it's going to impact neighbors in the Black Forest neighborhood in northern El Paso County. A battle is growing between homeowners there, and ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214720349/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 13:43:05 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214720349/scat/c5561a463525350d More rain is possible along the Southern Front Range today, but unlike the past couple of days the afternoon should be mostly quiet. Our Thursday will begin with clouds and perhaps some spotty areas of light rain. Temperatures will hold steady under the clouds in the 50's for most of us throughout the first half or the day. After the noon hour, the clouds will break up and finally start the ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214720612/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 13:43:04 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214720612/scat/c5561a463525350d Denver Day of Rock takes over the Sixteenth Street Mall area of downtown Denver each Memorial Day weekend, bringing a great selection of local and national talent together on multiple outdoor stages to benefit Concerts for Kids, a nonprofit organization funding several local children's charities. The 2013 Day of Rock will take place this Saturday, May 25, with live music starting at 2:30 ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214720613/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 13:37:17 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214720613/scat/c5561a463525350d Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., reacts to the surprise decision from Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper to indefinitely delay the execution of a convicted ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214720065/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 13:29:39 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214720065/scat/c5561a463525350d Homaidan al-Turki IPTC: FILE - Sarah Khonaizan, left, and her husband Homaidan Al-Turki, both Saudi citizens, arrive at the Arapahoe County courthouse in Centennial, Colo., in this May 12, 2006, file photo. The linguist, convicted of sexually assaulting a housekeeper and keeping her a virtual slave for four years in Colorado, has cleared initial administrative hurdles for a transfer to Saudi ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214720615/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 13:17:13 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214720615/scat/c5561a463525350d Denver Water has some good news for customers hoping to keep their lawns green: The Denver Water Board of Commissioners voted at their meeting Wednesday to delay drought pricing by one month as a result of heavy rain and snowfall during the April and May months.Stage 2 drought pricing, which raises rates for water usage and aims to encourage less water ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214720616/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 13:17:13 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214720616/scat/c5561a463525350d FILE -- Prosecutor Karen Pearson, dressed in red suit, and the prosecution team at their table during the proceedings where District Court Judge William Sylvester entered a Not Guilty plea on behalf of Holmes on March 12, 2013. (RJ Sangosti, The Denver ... http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214720617/scat/c5561a463525350d Thu, 23 May 2013 13:17:12 -0400 http://www.denversun.com/index.php/sid/214720617/scat/c5561a463525350d