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Friday
Mostly sunny skies early. A few showers developing later in the day. Thunder possible. High 63F. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Friday night
Rain showers in the evening with clear skies overnight. Low 38F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
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- A wanted sex offender slipped his handcuffs and escaped from custody at Denver police headquarters Wednesday afternoon. Eugene Martinez, 48, has an extensive history of sex crimes against children and other offenses in Denver and Pueblo, court records show. He remains at large.
- Another early-season mountain snow storm may trigger severe thunderstorms on the plains and will bring powerful wind to the Front Range, according to the Colorado weather forecast.
- The woman accused of giving Evan Ebel a gun that was used to kill the Colorado corrections chief plans to plead guilty. In a court filing Thursday, a lawyer for Stevie Marie Vigil said she intends to plead guilty to giving a firearm to a felon without any concessions from federal prosecutors. The 22-year-old faces a penalty of up to 10 years in prison.
- Police in Denver are searching for a gunman who robbed two businesses near the area of E. Colfax Ave. and N. Ivy St. The suspect is described as a black male, 5-fot-5, 200 pounds, and was last seen wearing white latex gloves, a dark hooded sweatshirt and dark jeans. The suspect also wears a baseball hat under his hooded sweatshirt.
- Colorado Gov John Hickenlooper (D) hammered the "knuckleheads" in Congress over the federal government shutdown on Thursday, citing the devastating effects it is having on the state's flood victims who are still trying to get their lives back together.
- The Obama administration said Thursday it will allow states to use their own money to reopen some national parks that have been closed because of the government shutdown.
- Even the smell of marijuana wafting from your backyard could be illegal if a new ordinance passes Denver's City Council.
- A disability rights group is suing the Regional Transportation District in U.S. District Court, claiming the agency consistently fails to make sure people using wheelchairs have a place to ride
- An Oregon man who lost his gay son to suicide and was walking across the country to raise awareness about bullying is dead after being hit by a truck in Colorado. The Colorado State Patrol says 48-year-old Joseph Bell of La Grande, Ore. died Wednesday after being struck along a two-lane highway in a rural area 20 miles northwest of Kit Carson. Investigators believe the driver fell asleep.
- Police in Lakewood have released a sketch they hope will lead to the arrest of a man who assaulted a teenager in a park. The 14-year-old girl told police that on Sept. 23 about 4:30 p.m. she was walking in Cottonwood Park near S. Kipling Pkwy. and W. Jewell Ave. when a man approached her. He asked if she would like to have a good time. When she responded, “No,” the man grabbed her arm and struck her in the face with his fist. The victim was able to get away and run. She told police she had never seen the man.
- The Great American Beer Festival is getting greater, reported Denver Post today. The fest will get 30 percent more space in the Colorado Convention Center starting in 2015, which means tickets might sell out in 45 minutes, instead of this year’s record 20.
