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  • Bull Gulch Fire burns in Fremont County

    CAON CITY, Colo. - A 50-acre fire was burning north of Highway 50 on BLM-managed lands in Fremont County on Wednesday afternoon.The Bull Gulch Fire, approximately one mile east of Table Mountain and about nine miles northwest of the intersection of Road Gulch and Copper Gulch Road, was burning in brush, pinyon pine and juniper trees.It started about 1 p.m.Eight smokejumpers and two 20-person ...

  • Cuddyer extends unique hitting streak

    Email TORONTO -- Severely bruised ribs interrupted Rockies right fielder Michael Cuddyer's season, but they didn't break his consistent hitting approach. Cuddyer singled off Blue Jays starter Mark Buehrle in the first inning Wednesday night to extend his career-best hitting streak to 17 games. It is the longest for a Rockies player since Matt Holliday went 17 straight in 2007. A lot ...

  • Francis locker cleared out before game

    Email TORONTO -- Quietly, the Rockies cleared out the locker of left-hander Jeff Francis on Wednesday. Manager Walt Weiss did not announce that he has been bumped from the team's active roster for veteran right-hander Roy Oswalt, who will make his Rockies debut on Thursday in Washington. Weiss said he will announce the corresponding move before Thursday's game. But the locker was ...

  • Gonzalez gets a laugh out of batting second

    Email TORONTO -- Hard-swinging Rockies left fielder Carlos Gonzalez laughed when he saw manager Walt Weiss put him second in the Rockies' batting order against the Blue Jays on Wednesday night. Often the No. 2 hitter is a bat-handler who can bunt or perform the hit-and-run. Let's say Gonzalez, with 21 home runs and 57 RBIs after a solo shot in the fifth inning on Wednesday, has no ...

  • Tracking danger in the parole system

    DENVER - The failings of an underequipped and overtaxed Parole Division led to two high profile murders and repercussions that are still reshaping the Colorado Department of Corrections.In recent weeks, following a series of CALL7 investigations, the DOC has fired their parole chief and pledged to purchase new equipment for parole officers. The Denver Post also plans to publish an investigation ...


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The Fly (1986) [DVD]

The Fly (1986) [DVD]

Near the middle of David Cronenberg's "The Fly," the main character, a brilliant scientist named Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum), declares, "You can't penetrate beyond society's sick, grave fear of the flesh." ...

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  • Commotion Over the Sale of John Denver’s Sanctuary

    The 957 acres of Colorado land that was owned by the songwriter John Denver, to the left of the property line, was sold in an $8.5 million ...

  • Columbine Survivor Electrocuted On The Job In New Mexico

    DENVER (AP) – A survivor of the Columbine High School shootings has died while working in New Mexico for Xcel Energy. Thirty-year-old Matthew Depew was electrocuted Saturday morning while working to restore power outside of Carlsbad, N.M., where he was ...

  • J.D. Walton Will Miss Start Of Season After Another Surgery

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  • Lawsuit In City Limits 911 Murder Case Headed For Federal Trial

    DENVER (CBS4) – A federal judge will allow the lawsuit of the family of a man shot to death after a controversial 911 call last year to proceed in federal ...

  • Nuggets president Josh Kroenke discusses 2012-13 season

    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 ...

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