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Thursday
Sunny. High 88F. Winds E at 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday night
Mostly clear. Low 56F. NNE winds shifting to SW at 10 to 15 mph.
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- A Colorado grand jury has indicted 12 people on allegations that they ran a medical-marijuana dispensary as a front for both an investment scam and an illegal marijuana-growing operation. (Denver Post)
- A wildfire that likely started from lightning on Tuesday and flared up intensely on Wednesday in a remote area of southern Jefferson County is forcing emergency evacuations. (KCNC)
- Matthew Depew, a survivor of the 1999 Columbine High School shootings who was working for Xcel Energy in Carlsbad, N.M., died Saturday while working on power lines, according to local authorities. (Denver Post)
- Inmates who were evacuated from a prison in Canon City due to a wildfire near the Royal Gorge Bridge are returning to their cells. (AP)
- Investigators have ruled the Tuesday drowning death of a Fort Collins teen an accident, according to a release from the Larimer County Coroner's Office. (Coloradoan)
- Denver hosted 13.6 million visitors in 2012, setting yet another annual record for tourism in the Mile High City. (Denver Post)
- Denver Zoo will be closing at noon Thursday, June 20, to finish setting up for Do At The Zoo, presented by Andarko Petroleum Corporation. (Denver Zoo)
- One of the Denver Zoo's beloved lions died Wednesday at 15 after a battle with cancer in his spleen. (Coloradoan)
- The first Dunkin' Donuts signs are going up in the Denver metro area. (KMGH)
- La Plata County officials and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe are setting restrictions in southwest Colorado to prevent wildfires. (Colorado Mtn. News)
- Colorado Division of Housing releases May foreclosure report.. Foreclosures down 50%.. Lowest May level since at least 2007. (INDenver Times)
- Boulder man, 19, facing murder charge in stabbing death of 17-year-old near Nederland. Spencer Crawford being held at Boulder County Jail; victim not yet ID'd. (Daily Camera)
- Noodles & Company's top two executives will get a combined bonus of $1.5 million once the Broomfield-based restaurant company completes its IPO, according to the Boulder County Business Report. (Denver Business Journal)
- A Denver grand jury ruled Wednesday that Secretary of State Scott Gessler did not violate the law when he used his office's discretionary fund to pay about $1,300 to attend the Republican National Lawyers Association meeting in Sarasota in August. (Denver Post)
- A 23-year-old Thornton man was indicted this week by a federal grand jury in Denver for allegedly making a bomb threat on a flight from Knoxville, Tenn. (Denver Post)
- Gov John Hickenlooper said Wednesday that Colorado will become the 33rd state to open a Washington, D.C., office to advance the state's interests. (Denver Business Journal)
- 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 court. (KCNC)
- Colorado corrections officials are asking lawmakers for $1 million a year to finance a fugitive unit to hunt down parolee absconders, who are fleeing supervision at an increasing rate. (Denver Post)
- The Toronto Blue Jays earned their eighth consecutive victory Wednesday, beating the Colorado Rockies 5-2 to complete a three-game sweep. The Rockies are in Wasington tonight. (AP)
Next update Friday 6/21 @ 6:00am
