Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Tuesday Headlines


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Tuesday
Sunshine and clouds mixed. Hot. High 92F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday night
Mainly clear. Low 59F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.
92° F59° F
33 C15 C
Sunrise: 5:32 am    Sunset: 8:31 pm    Moonrise: 10:18 pm    Moonset: 8:14 am
  • Crews worked to gain control of a fire at a Boulder condo complex that broke out Monday afternoon on a deck and then spread. Firefighters were still putting out some hot spots Monday evening at the complex located in the 4100 block of 47th Street. Police said the building had to be evacuated and nobody was hurt. (KCNC)

  • Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes is expected back in court Tuesday as attorneys discuss how long his mandatory mental-health evaluation should last.(GC)

  • High winds kept firefighters in southwestern Colorado in a defensive posture Monday, but officials are optimistic that decreasing winds will aid efforts on Tuesday and Wednesday in their battle against the West Fork Complex fire. (Denver Post)

  • A man accused of trafficking in forced labor told jurors Monday that he made sure the foreign nurses he recruited and helped get visas knew how much they would make when they got to the United States (AP)

  • One of the three people injured in a shooting Saturday in east Denver has died, Denver police announced Monday evening. (KCNC)

  • University of Colorado Regent Joe Neguse, a Democrat who represents the 2nd Congressional District, is expected to formally announce his candidacy for Colorado secretary of state at a news conference Tuesday. (AP)

  • A teenage driver is facing charges in a deadly crash that killed a 3-month-old girl and her grandfather. (KUSA)

  • A 51-year-old Arvada man was sentenced to six years in federal prison after scamming multiple people who thought they were participating in a health study tracking weight-loss. (Denver Post)

  • There’s been an environmental milestone in Golden where MillerCoors has found a way to reuse all their trash. Over the past two years MillerCoors has been stepping up recycling efforts and is now proud to say they reuse and recycle 100 percent of their waste. (KCNC)

  • Two women were found dead inside a home on Oasis Avenue on Monday afternoon and a man who fled the scene and led deputies on a chase shot himself in his car, El Paso County Sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Joe Roybal said. (AP)

  • Gasoline prices in Denver continued to fall last week with the average cost of a gallon of gasoline Sunday at $3.67, according to GasBuddy.com. The price of a gallon in Denver fell 4.2 cents last week, compared to the national average. (GC)

  • Denver's Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. has restarted most of the 500 oil and gas wells it shut down last week due to the Wild Rose-Texas Mountain fire in northwestern Colorado. (DBJ)

  • The University of Colorado -- anticipating the possibility that affirmative action measures could someday be banned in college admissions -- has been using an in-depth index to glean information about the socioeconomic status of its applicants. (Daily Camera)

  • A man kicked out of a Regional Transportation District board of directors meeting in May for allegedly threatening the board now wants an apology from panel members. (Denver Post)


  • Brian Shaw is getting his first chance to coach an NBA team. The former guard for the Los Angeles Lakers and Phil Jackson pupil has agreed to succeed George Karl as coach of the Denver Nuggets, (GC)

Next update Wednesday @ 6:00am