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Friday
Sunny to partly cloudy. Hot. High 92F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph.
Friday night
A few passing clouds. Low 58F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.
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- The East Peak Fire in Huerfano County has grown to more than 1,000 acres and has led to an order for a pre-evacuation notice for the Southern Colorado city of Walsenburg. (AP)
- For latest information on all Colorado wildfires go to Colorado Office of Emergency Management at http://www.coemergency.com/2013/06/fire-updates-cofire.html
- The company developing the long-delayed Gaylord hotel/conference center in Aurora plans to cut $90 million in costs by being more efficient and buying materials at lower bulk prices, not by cutting down on the scope of the project, its CEO said in an interview Thursday. (Denver Business Journal)
- Bond was set today at $1 million for Spencer Crawford, 19, of Boulder, accused of fatally stabbing 17-year-old Angus Gaudin also of Boulder, at a campsite near Nederland early Wednesday. (Daily Camera)
- Wolf Creek Pass closed Thursday as Colorado's largest wildfire grew to nearly 19 square miles. The West Fork Complex is made up of two fires (KDRO)
- The deaths of two people killed when a car and train collided in Denver Tuesday night are ruled accidental by the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner (KMGH)
- Lawyers for a teen accused of killing a Westminster girl, as well as attacking a jogger months earlier, want his trial moved out of Jefferson County. Lawyers for Austin Sigg say in court documents that “massive” news coverage of the case has jeopardized his right to a fair trial.(AP)
- A Longmont man critically injured after a May 22 shootout with a Longmont police officer is being held in a secure hospital unit for jail inmates and state prisoners, but he has not been arrested or charged in the shooting, according to police. Jonathan Shank was shot three times during an exchange of gunfire with Longmont Police Officer Brent Cairns on May 22 after Cairns stopped Shank's car on suspicion of a traffic violation (Times Call)
- Xcel Energy earned more than its regulated return in Colorado in 2012 and as a result is proposing to return $8.2 million to customers, the company said Thursday. (Daily Camera)
- E-470 Public Highway Authority officials want to start to clear their books of more than $5 million in unpaid tolls and fees by stopping the worst offenders from renewing their vehicle registrations starting this fall. (AP)
- Recently recalled frozen berries may have been sold to restaurants and businesses that make smoothies. The berries may contain hepatitis A. (KUSA)
- Southbound Taft Hill Road will be closed between Harmony Road in Fort Collins and West 50th Street in Loveland from 7:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday for the Lake to Lake Triathlon. (Coloradoan)
- The University of Colorado regents Thursday approved plans for a $3.08 million remodel of the Glenn Miller Ballroom. (Daily Camera)
- Denver International Airport's lack of internal controls on construction-project costs makes it ripe for fraud, according to a searing report released Thursday by the city and county of Denver's Office of the Auditor. (Denver Post)
- The Rockies lost to the Washington Nationals 5-1 in Roy Oswalt's Rockies debut. He struck out 11 and walked none (AP)
Next update Saturday 6/22 @ 6:00am
