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Sunday
Sunshine and a few afternoon clouds. A stray afternoon thunderstorm is possible. High near 95F. WNW winds shifting to NNE at 10 to 20 mph.
Sunday night
A stray thunderstorm is possible through the evening. Partly cloudy skies. Low 62F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.
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- Some recited the names of the dead. Some did good deeds for their neighbors. And some practiced yoga, walked through nature or simply talked. Coloradans embraced ways to heal Saturday as they marked the anniversary of the Aurora movie theater massacre with a city-sponsored “Day of Remembrance.” It was one year ago that a gunman opened fire into a packed midnight screening of the Batman film “The Dark Knight Rises.” The rampage lasted less than two minutes but left deep wounds that still ache in Aurora, Colorado’s third-largest city, which spreads out across the rolling plains on Denver’s eastern side.(Coloradoan)
- Two people injured in the theater shooting in Aurora, Colo., one year ago marked the anniversary Saturday afternoon by getting married.(AP)
- People driving across Denver are reminded to stay off of Interstate 70 if possible to avoid potentially long delays throughout the weekend as the Pecos Street bridge project goes forward. I-70 should reopen by 5am Monday morning.(GC)
- Colorado Springs and Grand Junction have a ways to go before getting back jobs lost during the Great Recession. The Gazette reported Saturday that the Colorado Springs area has recovered about two-thirds of the nearly 14,000 jobs it lost during the recession. The newspaper cited a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report as saying the area has 4,800 fewer jobs than in May 2008.The Grand Junction area has recovered just a quarter of the 7,000 jobs it lost during the recession.(GC)
- People who fire guns at drones are endangering the public and property and could be prosecuted or fined, the Federal Aviation Administration warned Friday.(AP)
- Supporters of Colorado Sen. President John Morse said Saturday they will ask for a criminal investigation into "suspicious" signatures on Morse's recall petitions.(DP)
- Sherwood Gulch Trail, a beloved, decades-old path for hikers, horseback riders and mountain-bike aficionados near Nederland, is in limbo as officials with Boulder County Parks and Open Space decide how it will be used in the future following a recent public land acquisition.(DC)
- When the stretch of U.S. 36 between Denver and Boulder re-opens shiny and new a few years from now, conscientious carpoolers will be able to whiz past the solo driving masses stuck in traffic in a dedicated lane reserved for buses, high occupancy vehicles and those willing to pay for access.(DC)
- The Colorado Rockies placed right-hander Rafael Betancourt on the disabled list after the closer had his appendix removed Friday night(GC)
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