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Nuggets seek crowd boost as series returns to Pepsi Center
Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images SAN FRANCISCO - For two nights in Oakland, the Golden State Warriors were treated like rock gods by a crowd that started screaming an hour before tipoff and rarely sat down once the game started. Riding the euphoria, the Warriors passed, dunked and bombed away with abandon in seizing a 3-1 lead against the Denver Nuggets in their best-of-7 first-round series. ...
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Pueblo man organizes donation drive for Oklahoma
A local business owner in Pueblo is organizing a donation drive for the community of Moore, Oklahoma. Brian Mater owns a transport company and is using one of his semi truck trailers to take to these goods to Moore and Shawnee, OK. Drop off locations are in Pueblo at All Star Exteriors 4 Avis Ave., Spradley Chevrolet at 2146 Highway 50 West, and Maurices at 5797 N Elizabeth St. Among the ...
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Colorado Supreme Court will rule Tuesday on Lobato case
The case was filed in 2005 by a group of parents claiming the current school-funding system fails to provide a "thorough and uniform" education as required in the Colorado Constitution. Denver District Judge Sheila Rappaport in 2011 ruled in favor of plaintiffs and the state appealed the case to the higher court.Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Fero, representing the state of ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 24
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. ...
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Low river flows affecting reservoir releases
Under a voluntary program, when mountain snowpack is above average, the operators of Dillon, Green Mountain, Williams Fork, Wolford and Ruedi reservoirs release water to enhance spring peak Colorado River flows for the Colorado pikeminnow and the razorback sucker. The Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday that this year, river flows won't be high enough to trigger the ...
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RTD touts 2012 bus safety record
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 ...
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Men plead not guilty in Feros Bar stabbing deaths
< 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 ...
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Officials find nothing alarming after search of Thornton school
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 ...
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Xcel fined $150000 for 2007 Colorado accident
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 ...
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Cigarette blamed for 3-alarm fire
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 ...
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Man offers girl ride sketch released
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 ...
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Students safe after armed man reported at school
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 ...
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Report Raptors receive permission to speak with Denvers Ujiri
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 ...
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Denver holiday weather forecast Sunny and warm
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 ...
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Heavenly Denver morning-glory garden has fan club all its own
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 ...
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3 Thornton schools impacted by precautionary police activity
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 ...
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7 things to do this Memorial Day weekend
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 ...
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Police search near Thornton High School
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 ...
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Hearings today in Feros bar killings
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 ...
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CDOT Deadly crashes prompt I-70 review
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 ...
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Fire scare on 16th Street Mall
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 ...
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Steve Laffey withdraws from Colorados Gubernatorial GOP Primary
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 ...
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Deputy goes back to work after shooting
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, ...
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Scenic passes opening for the season
Several passes and roads will be open for the season today and over the weekend, including Independence Pass, Trail Ridge Road and Cottonwood ...
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Sonic Automotive buys BMW Mercedez-Benz dealerships in Denver
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 ...
Colorado Springs Digest
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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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