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Sunday
Variable clouds with thunderstorms, especially during the afternoon hours. High 83F. Winds NNE at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
Sunday night
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, especially during the evening. Low 61F. Winds NE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
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- Severe weather caused flooding across the Denver metro area Saturday afternoon and evening. Lakewood police said Union Boulevard had to be closed between 6th and Alameda for flooding. A dispatcher told CBS4 there were “floating cars.” Denver firefighters responded to a stalled car at Dahlia Street and 39th in water. A woman had to be rescued from her car.(KCNC)
- Very heavy rain is again in the forecast Sunday afternoon and evening for many areas in the state - from the mountains to the Front Range, Denver Metro Area, and eastern plains. There will again be watches for potential flooding Sunday afternoon and evening for many areas in Colorado.(GC)
- Boot camps, yoga, jogging groups– people love working out in Colorado’s city parks, but now workout groups might have to pay to break a sweat in a park. Next week Denver City Council will discuss fees for fitness classes who use city parks. City council is considering adopting a permit and fee structure. Under it the cost for one 90-minute session would range from $4.50 to $32.50 depending on the park, season and time of day for groups of 25 people or less.(GC)
- A 59-year-old man is in police custody after allegedly stalking a teenage girl in Denver. The Denver district attorney’s office says Douglas Margel was driving near 26th and Hazel when he asked the 13-year-old if she wanted a ride. He later passed by allegedly demanding the girl get in the car. The girl was able to get home. Police said it wasn’t the first time she says the man approached her — the same thing happened two weeks earlier. Margel’s bail is set at $5,000.(KCNC)
- A man convicted of kidnapping and raping a 12-year-old girl in Colorado Springs has been sentenced to 224 years to life in prison(KRDO)
- The city of Boulder is appealing a judge's decision to strike down an ordinance that banned the use of language that can provoke a disorderly response.(AP)
- In Larimer County nearly 9,000 delinquent property tax statements for the property tax year 2012, payable in 2013, will hit mailboxes this week. Interest on late payments increases at a rate of 1 percent each month. Taxes were due April 30 if paying in full and June 15 if paying in installments.(GC)
- Police haven’t named any suspects in the death of Fort Morgan teenager Kayla Chadwick who went missing 16 months ago, but they are focusing on her former boyfriend and his mother.(KCNC)
- The Boulder County Farmers' Markets are in need of a new executive director for the second time in two seasons, after officials with the markets this week announced that the board of directors "made the decision to release Shanan Olson from her responsibilities.(GC)
- After some lean recession years, this year Colorado lawmakers were swimming in cash - a $1.1 billion pool of unspent dollars over what budget forecasters had predicted. The problem was what to do with the cash but that's a good problem to have and the Democrats who control the statehouse proffered up some big line items for the 2013-14 fiscal year.(Gazette)
- One Buckley Air Force Base airman was shot and killed and another was injured during a melee involving numerous people in LoDo that broke out just as bars closed Saturday morning, officials say.(DP)
- AT&T Inc. is paying $1.9 billion to buy Leap Wireless, the San Diego-based provider of Cricket pre-paid mobile phone service, which bases a large portion of its operations in the Denver area.(GC)
- The deadly shooting of a would-be intruder in southeast Denver last week was the first documented case in more than a year in which a city dweller defended himself with a gun during a home invasion.(DP)
- Rockies right-hander Tyler Chatwood was terrific, but Dodgers right-hander Zack Grienke was almost perfect. The Rockies lost 1-0 Saturday night.(GC)
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