Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Tuesday Headlines 6/18

Tuesday
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Tuesday
Partly cloudy early followed by scattered thunderstorms this afternoon. High 86F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Tuesday night
A stray thunderstorm is possible through the evening. Clear to partly cloudy. Low 58F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph.
86° F58° F
30 C14 C
Sunrise: 5:30 am    Sunset: 8:30 pm    Moonrise: 3:17 pm    Moonset: 1:39 am
  • A Longmont couple has been arrested and accused of pimping, pandering and 'keeping a house of prostitution' in connection with massage parlor raids in Fort Collins earlier this year. 
  • Federal and local Denver metro area law enforcement agencies busted 22 alleged prostitutes last week, all of whom advertised on two separate Internet sites, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
  • Multiple missteps by Lakewood police the morning officer James Davies was shot by a fellow officer contributed to Davies' death, a review board looking into the incident has found. 
  • A former Loveland police officer has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges.Rodney Bretches, 48, pleaded guilty to felony attempt to commit sexual exploitation of a child and misdemeanor unlawful sexual contact during a Monday hearing in Larimer County District Court.
  • The Denver Nuggets have hired Tim Connelly, 36, as their new general manager. 
  • This year, Denver rolled into the summer with a substantial deficit in our reservoirs. We were way behind on water supply and still in the middle of a bad drought.
  • Fire restrictions broadened in Boulder County as dry conditions worsen. 
  • The Denver and El Paso County Bar Associations will offer free legal advice to wildfire victims at three events this week.
  • A Colorado task force on Monday got down to developing unprecedented limits for building homes in burn zones after the Black Forest fire raised concerns — again — that risks and costs are becoming too great. 
  • A husband and wife were stabbed and pepper sprayed at a light rail station, and police are scouring surveillance video from the area. Police say originally a man walked up asking for a cigarette. The assault ended after the husband was pepper sprayed and the woman was stabbed in the back and head. 
  • Tivoli Brewing, a new company that brought back one of the oldest names in Denver beer last year, will begin selling 22-ounce bomber bottles of Tivoli Beer this week. 
  • Police say one man has died after an accident while trying to remove tree stumps in Aurora, and another is injured.  Police say a man was using a tow strap connected to a vehicle to pull stumps from the front of a house Monday when the strap disconnected from the stump. The tow strap’s hook shot through the vehicle’s rear window and struck the driver in the back of the head. The vehicle then traveled across the street onto a front porch, striking an elderly man who was sitting there.
  • Recycling is big in Fort Collins, with nearly 50 percent of the waste generated by city residents and businesses diverted from landfills. 
  • Fans at the Denver Broncos games this season will not be allowed to bring in standard-size purses, diaper bags, backpacks, camera bags or coolers. 
  • Boulder could move one step closer Tuesday night to hosting a full Ironman triathlon if the City Council gives its approval 
  • Maicer Izturis hit a two-run single in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays won their sixth consecutive game Monday night, beating the Colorado Rockies 2-0 behind Josh Johnson and two relievers.  The Rockies face the Blue Jays again tonight.

Next update Wednesday 6/19 @ 6:00am