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Saturday
Sunshine to start, then a few afternoon clouds. A stray afternoon thunderstorm is possible. High 92F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday night
A stray thunderstorm is possible through the evening. Some clouds this evening will give way to mainly clear skies overnight. Low 61F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph.
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- The Colorado Department of Transportation has announced several road closures for this weekend which may impact travel plans. Lasting until 5 a.m. Monday, I-70 will be closed in both directions between I-25 and Federal Blvd. due to bridge construction. Suggested alternative routes are Federal Blvd., I-76, U.S. 6 and U.S. 36.(GC)
- Survivors of mass shootings in Colorado and Connecticut gathered with dozens of supporters Friday in a suburban Denver park to honor those killed in the massacre at an Aurora movie theater almost a year to the day after the attack. Vigil participants read a list of names of those killed in recent gun violence around the nation and talked about the pain of losing loved ones as they called for strict federal gun control laws. The scene was somber, even as about 100 gun rights activists held a protest nearby to oppose new firearms restrictions as infringements on Second Amendment rights.(AP)
- A judge says a teen accused of killing 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway and also attacking a jogger months earlier will have two trials. A Jefferson County District Court judge ruled Friday that Austin Sigg will have one trial of charges alleging he kidnapped, killed and dismembered Jessica and one on charges alleging he tried to kidnap a jogger in May. He has pleaded not guilty. Meanwhile, the judge says jurors who will decide the case against Sigg will be allowed to see evidence that he searched for and accessed websites about child sex abuse, child torture and child dismemberment, a year before Jessica's death. Sigg's attorneys wanted to block the evidence.(AP)
- Four men have been charged with crimes stemming from a beating outside a downtown Denver bar, the first of a series of unrelated violent crimes — including a deadly shooting — that erupted during bar closing time last weekend.(DP)
- The Denver District Attorney's Office has declined to file criminal charges in the case of an attempted home intruder who was shot and killed by the homeowner.(KMGH)
- Denver's Civil Service Commission has upheld a four-day suspension against a police officer for using unnecessary force during the arrest of a shoplifting suspect nearly six years ago.(AP)
- People living in Rist Canyon near the High Park burn area are cleaning up after mudslides left a mess.(Coloradoan)
- A consortium of hotels and the Denver and Colorado hotel and lodging associations are formally petitioning the Colorado Economic Development Commission to reconsider Aurora’s application for a tax subsidy aimed at building a massive hotel-convention center and resort complex near DIA.(DBJ)
- Boulder’s city council is scheduled to vote next week on moving forward to buy — or condemn — Xcel Energy Inc.’s power poles and wires and create a new utility to serve its residents.(DC)
- In a letter to shareholders, Lakewood-based FirstBank Holding Co. reported net income of $78.5 million in the first half of this year, down 4 percent from $81.5 million in the first half of 2012.(DBJ)
- Denver Councilman Chris Herndon is seeking council approval to put a sales tax hike on November's ballot that would pay for college scholarships for the city's students.(DP)
- The Rockies blew another phenomenal outing from Jorge De La Rosa. The Colorado Rockies embarked on a critical 10-game home stand against three of the worst teams in the National League. They lost to the Chicago Cubs 3 - 1.(GC)
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