Highs Lows ThursdaySunny to partly cloudy. A stray afternoon thunderstorm is possible. High 91F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph.Thursday nightA stray thunderstorm is possible through the evening. Partly cloudy. Low 63F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph.91° F 63° F 33 C 17 C
Three Colorado children reported abducted were found safe early Wednesday as police said they were working to determine how two deaths were tied to the kidnapping. The body of a woman was found inside the home and police learned the children should have been with her. An Amber Alert was issued for the children about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday. Police said they were looking for a white Chrysler in connection with the apparent abduction. The vehicle was found along the road near Franktown about 6 a.m., police said. The body of a man who apparently died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound was found inside. The missing children were found about 7 a.m. at a home in Aurora.(UPI)
Brighton City Council is held a special public meeting Wednesday night "to discuss an emergency issue regarding water service" after a water sample tested positive for E. coli.
The city issued a warning to all residents stating in all caps: "Do not drink the water without boiling first." On either July 1 or July 2, one or more water samples routinely taken by the city resulted in a positive result for E. coli and total coliform, according to an advisory from the city.(DP)
The first human case of West Nile virus in Colorado has been reported by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on Wednesday. Research shows the West Nile virus is currently circulating in mosquitoes around the state. The human case happened in Delta County. The person became sick with West Nile fever, a less severe form of the disease.(AP)
The body of Randy Udall, brother of Sen. Mark Udall, was located Wednesday after six days of searching by authorities. Randy Udall, 61, never returned from a solo backpack trip to Wind River Range of Wyoming. Authorities were notified of his disappearance Friday and had been searching since.(AP)
A former Colorado Springs priest has been found not guilty of sexual assault on a child. Father Charles Manning, 78, used to be the pastor at St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church Manning was accused of sexually assaulting a child who was interested in joining the Catholic Church in 2011.(KDRO)
A two-alarm fire inside Columbine High School on Wednesday is believed to have been started by construction workers on the roof. The first call for the fire came in at 5:40 p.m., said Doug Ireland, spokesman for the Littleton Fire Department. Crews working on the roof caught insulation on fire, which spread and created a lot of smoke, Ireland said. The fire was out by 6:16 p.m. Ireland said.(DP)
Investigators were back out on Middle Mountain Wednesday afternoon, searching for additional clues that could lead them to Dylan Redwine's killer. Some of the 13-year-old's remains were discovered on a desolate side of Middle Mountain last week. Along with Redwine's remains, detectives also found the boy's shirt and one of his shoes. On Wednesday, investigators combed different areas of Middle Mountain with search dogs.(KUSA)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 38 Colorado counties suffering from severe losses due to drought as natural disaster areas. The designations mean that farmers and ranchers in these counties are eligible for additional Farm Service Agency assistance. Fourteen counties were declared primary natural disaster areas, while 24 counties were designated as contiguous disaster counties. (AP)
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said Wednesday furloughs of appropriated fund civilian employees, set to begin next week, will "impact DOD operations." The U.S. Air Force said its civilian employees will have one furlough day without pay each week for 11 weeks beginning Monday and running through Sept. 30, the end of the fiscal year.(UPI)
Colorado GOP hopeful Jaxine Bubis is taking heat for publishing erotic romance under the name Jaxine Daniels, which may hurt her chances in a fall recall election of Democratic Senate President John Morse. In a statement to the Denver Post, Bubis only admitted writing "Beantown Heat," an erotic novel published by eXtasy Books in 2004. "Beantown Heat" and Bubis' pen name, Jaxine Daniels, have been removed from the eXtasy Books website.(GC)
Hanley Ramirez had four hits, including a solo homer in the ninth, to help the Los Angeles Dodgers hold off the Colorado Rockies 10-8 on Wednesday night.(GC)
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