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Teen to get 70 years in shooting Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:36:00 -0000
An 18-year-old man will be sentenced to 70 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the drive-by shooting of a former Wasson High School football player near Memorial Park.

At the Democrats' party, a Pentecostal minister Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:23:00 -0000
The request befuddled Leah Daughtry. The experienced political hand in charge of planning next month's Democratic National Convention — a self-described "black chick from Brooklyn" and ordained Pentecostal minister who keeps a Bible in her purse — didn't know what to tell the atheists.

Arkansas River search continues for missing man Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:19:00 -0000
Authorities in rafts are searching the Arkansas River in Pueblo for a 31-year-old man missing for nearly two days.

Charges dropped against son of Greeley officer Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:16:00 -0000
Prosecutors have dropped an assault charge filed against the son of a Greeley police officer accused of being involved in a bar fight in Red Feather Lakes.

Music festival's mantra: Build it, and they'll come Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:26:00 -0000
The phrase "it was a city unto itself" seems like a cliche until you actually see thousands of people building that city on an open piece of land. Check back today and Sunday for live updates from the first Mile High Music Festival.

Fitz-Gerald attacks Polis over investment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:22:00 -0000
Congressional candidate Joan Fitz-Gerald struck back at Jared Polis on Friday, accusing her rival of failing to divest himself of a mutual fund that includes investments in mining companies with spotty records on the environment and human rights.

Lawyers ready to defend protesters who land in jail Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:20:00 -0000
Free speech rights are personal to Denver criminal defense lawyer Sean McAllister.

Denver says it won't broom the homeless Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:12:00 -0000
The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless issued a statement Friday insisting free movie tickets and bus tokens aren't being used to hide Denver's homeless during the Democratic National Convention next month.

Greeley mayor escapes charges Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:10:00 -0000
Mayor Ed Clark, accused of throwing a 15-year-old boy to the ground because he refused to stop riding his motorbike, will not face criminal charges, the Larimer County district attorney's office said Friday.

Rising costs, falling donations hit nonprofits Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:37:00 -0000
For Judy Reader, the good minutes of each slender-thread day always come in late morning. That's when the Meals on Wheels volunteer stops by her Lakewood apartment with a tray of hot food and a morsel of small talk.

TEMPLE: Nuke workers need help not silence Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:00:00 -0000
They built the nuclear weapons that helped win World War II and the Cold War. When the nation's future depended on them, they stood firm. Now where is their government when they need its help?

FasTracks budget off rails Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:50:00 -0000
RTD conceded Friday that it cannot deliver the FasTracks program as promised to voters four years ago.

Woman sues Lakewood, Denver cops in husband's beating death Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:50:00 -0000
The widow of a man who died in a confrontation with Denver and Lakewood police officers is seeking at least $6 million in damages, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in federal court.

Obama's convention planner talks Invesco, speeches, theme Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:50:00 -0000
Jenny Backus arrived in Denver one day after Democrats announced Barack Obama would accept his party's nomination for president at Invesco Field at Mile High.

Water expansion builds worries for some Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:50:00 -0000
Nearly $3 billion of ambitious new water projects along the Front Range are in various stages of launching - from completing a lengthy federal permitting process to actually breaking ground.

Extra!, July 19 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:50:00 -0000
WHAT'S A NIST, ANYWAY?

JOHNSON: Denver attorney sees rough ride for free speech at DNC Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:50:00 -0000
I know now, thinking back on it, that I did not go simply to figure out a new way to attend the DNC and not get my backside thrown in jail.

Substance of issue ignored in attack ad Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:50:00 -0000
The pro-union group Protect Colorado's Future has launched a heavy-duty mudslinger aimed at the backers of anti-union Amendments 47, 53 and 59. Instead of arguing the merits, this ad criticizes the signature-gathering effort used to get the measures onto the ballot. While there is a lot of spin in this commercial, there is also an interesting underlying point that may be more important than the ad itself.

LITTWIN: Obama trip likely to rob McCain of, well, limelight Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:50:00 -0000
As I've traveled around the country of late, taking - as they say - the pulse of the American voter (still remarkably strong, all told, particularly when discussing the new Batman movie), I've made an important discovery:

Frontier Days kicks off Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:50:00 -0000
The abrupt pulling-out of a popular rock band didn't put much of a hitch in the Cheyenne Frontier Days celebration, which gets under way this weekend.

ExpressToll will charge $7 to verify account holders Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000
EXpressToll, the automated toll-collecting system on E-470, Northwest Parkway and I-25 Express Lanes, will start charging account holders $7 when clerks have to reconcile a violation.

Inflation forcing RTD's West line to go bare bones Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000
The meat and potatoes of the West Corridor light rail project - moving dirt, laying track and building bridges, tunnels and walls - has contributed the most to a 38 percent jump in price since voters approved FasTracks four years ago.

Irate board hears access-a-Ride woes Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Missed doctor appointments and arriving late to work - all because of glitches in RTD's changeover to a new dispatch and routing system in June for its access-a-Ride vans for the disabled.

Developer offered RTD land parcel Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000
A developer upset that RTD wants his land for a maintenance facility offered the parcel to the agency five months ago for that very purpose.

IN HER OWN WORDS: Rosie Tozer Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000
'I just hate even talking about it,'

DIA rail route thrown a curve Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:13:00 -0000
FasTracks planners have come up with a new alignment for the train to Denver International Airport that will require RTD to buy more homes and businesses.

DPS plan seeks involvement of parents for 5,280 minutes Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000
A new campaign that encourages parental involvement in Denver Public Schools is tailored for the Mile High City.

Group aims to fashion cure for ailing education system Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000
A group of educators, politicians and community activists met Sunday in Denver to discuss their plan to provide a cure for the ailing publich school system in the U.S.

Denver's readiness for DNC still a question mark Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:34:00 -0000
Mayor John Hickenlooper says the answer is an unequivocal yes, but the process so far hasn't always been smooth and loose ends remain.

4 GOP candidates differ on Iraq Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:46:00 -0000
Two Republican congressional candidates who have seen the war in Iraq firsthand don't have simple answers for getting out.

Bill Clinton ready to campaign for Obama Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:08:00 -0000
The former president says he hasn't given any thought to whether he wants to speak at the Democratic convention in Denver.

Schaffer takes Senate campaign tour to southern Colorado Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:15:00 -0000
Democratic County Commissioner Joe Maestas stood outside Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and impatiently looked at his watch, waiting for Republican Senate candidate Bob Schaffer.

Eminent domain battle Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000
The decade-long battle over whether cities have the right to condemn property outside their boundaries for parks and open space could be settled by voters in 2010.

Teen charged in stabbing death of friend's father in Westminster Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000
A teenage boy was charged Thursday with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of his friend's father in Westminster.

Lawmaker urges 4-day workweek Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:20:00 -0000
Shifting state employees to a workweek of four 10-hour days would save Colorado millions while cutting energy use, air pollution and traffic, a Republican lawmaker said.

Ruby Miller, 106, devoted to children, God Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:05:00 -0000
When it came to performing charitable works for youth and devoting her life to God, Ruby Marie Miller's energy was unparalleled.

Grace Marie Pierre, 82, recalled for humor, quick wit Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:05:00 -0000
Grace Marie Pierre worked hard for most of her adult life and knew how to celebrate just as hard.

Stan Miles, family man, war ace Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:05:00 -0000
Like many of the men of his generation, Stan Miles didn't speak much about his exploits during World War II. "He did many things that I never even knew about until I read about them much later," said Ione Miles, his wife of 62 years.

Bob Mock shepherded aviation program at Metro State Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:05:00 -0000
Bob Mock could have turned down every dare offered to him in his final 30 years and still never have been termed weak-legged, unadventurous or a chicken.

PENNY: Steinberg fights smoke battle at DIA Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:50:00 -0000
How can Denver be a "green" city when our airport is gray? That's the question posed by two public service announcements, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, that are currently running on TV and in print.

JOHNSON: Homeless say DNC diversions not for them Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:05:00 -0000
Debbie -- and this is merely a hunch - will probably be going to jail next month.

MASSARO: Woman scales heights to help the downtrodden Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:21:00 -0000
Debbie Welle-Powell gets high to help others who need a boost. That's high as in snowcapped peaks.

MASSARO: Teen, killed by car, gives life through donated organs Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:40:00 -0000
There's a memorial of flowers and letters where Riley Frazel lost his life.

GRIEGO: Two tours: home and heart Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:15:00 -0000
I'm not finished with the Windsor tornado series and I haven't gotten started on the Democratic National Convention or with the blog I was supposed to launch a month ago but which I keep putting off because procrastination is what I do best. Before I move on, a couple quick stories dropped in my lap during my recent vacation, one which made my day, the other in which I ruined someone else's.

JOHNSON: With so little, she gives it her all Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000
She could have simply put a yellow bumper sticker on her Honda, and then, like so many other people, been done with it.

LITTWIN: Obama making most of Jackson flap Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000
I came to the annual NAACP convention to report on the Jesse Jackson controversy - only to discover that there is no Jesse Jackson controversy here.

MASSARO: Family is about family business Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Ron Edwards goes to work in the same place every day. But every day isn't the same.

GRIEGO: Facing cancer with purpose, smile Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000
Imet Ellie Valdez-Honeyman for the first time a year ago. She'd been writing me for years by then. Short notes. Funny, smart, irreverent. She wrote about her family. She wrote about the disabled. The two were inseparable parts of her life.

Mom bids farewell to late skateboarding son Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:30:00 -0000
Mom bids farewell to late skateboarding son

TORKELSON: Jesse Jackson polishes his apology Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:05:00 -0000
TORKELSON: Jesse Jackson polishes his apology

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