- FridayMostly sunny, with a high near 59. South southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
- A civil lawsuit was filed Thursday against the City of Commerce City and several officers over the death of a dog shot and killed in November 2012.
- Metropolitan State University of Denver has sold the naming rights for its new athletic complex to The Regency.
- Several significant new developments are wrapping up or just getting underway in the River District just north of Old Town Fort Collins. The River District is the new name for the oldest part of Fort Collins
- Tax credits for homeowners that conduct wildfire mitigation and a death benefit to wildland firefighters are among bills that Colorado lawmakers will introduce next year. The tax credit would cover half of the costs of mitigation done by homeowners. Another bill would give families of seasonal wildfires $10,000 to help pay for funeral costs if their loved one dies in the line of duty. A committee on Thursday voted to introduce the bills during the session that begins in January. The committee also gave the go-ahead to introduce legislation that strengthens counties' authority to prohibit agriculture producers from conducting burns on their property during high fire danger. Lawmakers also want to budget $3.25 million annually for five years for grants to help firefighters buy better equipment.
- Police say eight businesses in Northwest Denver have been the victim of a burglar who breaks in overnight. Authorities say the burglar uses a rock to smash in the front doors before trying to make off with the cash at each of the businesses which are mostly restaurants. At the family owned La Casita restaurant, located at 36th Avenue and Tejon Street, security cameras captured footage of the burglar in action.
- A $415 million project to build a wastewater treatment plant and a seven-mile pipeline will support growth in north metro Denver for decades.
- A anti-bullying campaign at a school in Fountain is causing controversy. The school is putting stickers on students’ shirt collars so that other students will shun them from all interaction. The goal is for the students to find out what it’s like to be left out.
- Colorado Republicans have mile high aspirations for 2016. The state GOP says they will make a bid to have Denver host the 2016 Republican National Convention.
- Tax credits for homeowners that conduct wildfire mitigation and a death benefit to wildland firefighters are among bills that Colorado lawmakers will introduce next year.
- Construction of the new hotel and transit center at Denver International Airport is making visible progress every day. The floods in September delayed work as crews were sent to help in the flood recovery process. The DIA construction site itself also had to be drained and cleared out. Now, the warm November weather is working in their favor and crews are back on track to finish the project by the fall of 2015.
- Longmont police investigating a rash of vandalism Tuesday night that left windows bashed on about 60 vehicles throughout the city are comparing notes with police in neighboring cities on similar crimes.
