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Small business driving Denvers economic rebound
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 ...
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Roy returns to Colorado Avalanche as coach
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 ...
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Feds keep Prebles mouse on threatened list
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, ...
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Hobby Lobby birth control case up for federal appeal in Denver
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 ...
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Toddler falls from second-story window
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 ...
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Newborn puppies dumped in trash can
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 ...
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Every competition matters for the Colorado Rapids
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 ...
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Secretary of state repays Colo for trip to RNC
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 ...
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Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Denver delivers annual awards
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 ...
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Gessler repays taxpayers for trip to RNC
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 ...
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Abandoned donkeys rescued in So. Colo.
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 ...
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Head of Colorado parole division put on leave of absence
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 ...
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Go becomes AutoNation in metro Denver
Chief operating officer Mike Maroone spoke to a crowd of AutoNation employees at Sports Authority Field, May 23, 2013. (THE DENVER POST | RJ ...
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Tips identify wanted man no charges
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 ...
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Containers needed for OKC victims
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. ...
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Springs water quality report out
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 ...
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Deputy shot by Colo. suspect to return to work
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 ...
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Wheat Ridge doctor pleads guilty in oxycodone pill mill case
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 ...
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Floridas CNL is selling resort villages including Copper Mountain
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 ...
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Bombing suspect linked to triple slaying
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 ...
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Other companies challenging contraception mandate
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 ...
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Water Battles in El Paso County
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 ...
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Cooler and gray today
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 ...
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Denver summer festival preview Denver Day of Rock 2013
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 ...
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The Eight Most Xenophobic Stances Of Tom Tancredo Candidate For Colorado Governor
grant a temporary reprieve to an inmate on Death Row. Over his five terms in Congress, his single-issue anti-immigrant White House bid, and various other political campaigns, Tancredo has earned a reputation as one of America’s most ...
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Budget crises and sustainable development for city
Colorado Springs is facing tough times, almost everyone is aware of it, and almost all residents are feeling the effects of the city’s budget crisis. Public pools have been closed, though three of the five public pools have now been re-opened, and some residents have found themselves cutting the grass at local parks due to wide-spread layoffs of city employees.
The present is a tight and frugal one for the city. Recently, Colorado Springs news media reported that there was now a significant brain drain hampering the future recovery of the city. A brain drain is perhaps a loaded term for the situation, it suggests a mass exodus of highly-skilled and experienced people looking for bigger and better opportunities. Read more
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