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Thursday
Sunny to partly cloudy. A stray afternoon thunderstorm is possible. High 98F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph.
Thursday night
A stray thunderstorm is possible through the evening. Some clouds. Low 68F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph.
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- A thunderstorm has sent rocks, mud, debris and running water rushing down part of U.S. 24 in a canyon in Manitou Springs, leaving some vehicles covered or stuck in mud. The rockslide closed a four-mile stretch of U.S. 24 Wednesday afternoon. El Paso County sheriff's officials said there was no immediate report of injuries.(AP)
- Congress members from Colorado and Washington are planning to try again to help marijuana business access banking services. A bill to be introduced Wednesday revives an effort to shield financial institutions from prosecution if they allow marijuana businesses to access any banking services. Financial institutions now violate federal drug law if they allow marijuana banking, leaving the industry running on mostly cash in the states that allow marijuana.(AP)
- Registration for the Great American Beer Festival Oct. 12 at the Colorado Convention Center reached capacity in just one hour and 40 minutes Tuesday, said Barbara Fusco, sales and marketing director for the Boulder-based Brewers Association, which runs the festival.(GC)
- For the first time, lawyers for James Holmes have admitted he killed 12 people and wounded dozens more at an Aurora movie theater last summer, but they say he was "in the throes of a psychotic episode" at the time.(DP)
- The first salvo in a legal battle to block Colorado's new limits on gun ammunition magazines fizzled on Wednesday, but sheriffs, firearm dealers and other opponents still aim to have the law declared unconstitutional.(DC)
- Gov. John Hickenlooper requested federal funding on Wednesday for wildfire relief in the form of a presidential major disaster declaration.(AP)
- Gov. John Hickenlooper has been publicly tight-lipped about a two-tiered $950 million tax hike to fund public schools, but on Wednesday he privately shared his support of the proposed ballot measure with a group of business (AP)
- Mayor Michael Hancock appointed Anthony Graves director of regional affairs for the City and County of Denver on Wednesday.(DP)
- For the second time Douglas County is approving a controversial development on 3,400 acres of ranch land. A developer wants to build 12,000 homes around Roxborough Park Road along with parks, an athletic field, a hospital and schools. County commissioners first approved the Sterling Ranch development in 2011, but opponents went to court and a judge ordered the developer to secure rights to 25 years-worth of water first. The developer now has an agreement for the water so commissioners approved the plan again late Wednesday afternoon.(KCNC)
- Colorado received two grants totaling $119.3 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over the past two days to help it implement major provisions of the federal health care reform law that take effect on Jan. 1.(DBJ)
- Starting at 10 p.m. July 19, and continuing until 5 a.m. July 22, the Colorado Department of Transportation will close both directions of I-70 between Interstate 25 and Federal Boulevard for bridge work, according to a CDOT press release.(DP)
- Rural electricity providers began talks Wednesday with the Colorado Energy Office on how to increase renewable energy sources. The advisory group was set up to give the electricity providers a chance to respond to a new law that doubles renewable energy standards for rural energy suppliers. The rural energy suppliers have said they won't be able to meet the goal of getting 20 percent of their energy from renewable sources by 2020 without raising rates more than the 2 percent cap in the law.(AP)
- Every county on Colorado's Eastern Plains is dealing with significant to severe drought problems. It is so bad, weeds won't even grow in some areas. Because of this, ranchers are either selling their cattle for slaughter or moving them out of state. Across the country, cattle populations are at their lowest since 1952.(KUSA)
- The Rockies expected to get a good game out of starter Jorge De La Rosa. Charlie Blackmon's contribution was an unexpected surprise. De La Rosa took a one-hit shutout into the sixth inning in beating San Diego for the sixth straight time and Blackmon, recalled from Triple-A on Monday, drove in the winning run and made a spectacular defensive play to help Colorado to a 5-4 win over the Padres on Wednesday night.(ESPN)
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