Saturday Headlines 6/22

Saturday
	Highs	Lows	Saturday Sunshine and a few afternoon clouds. Hot. High 91F. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph. Saturday night Mainly clear skies. Low around 55F. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph.
	91° F	55° F
	33 C	13 C
			Sunrise: 5:31 am    Sunset: 8:30 pm    Moonrise: 7:48 pm    Moonset: 4:45 am

• For the latest on Colorado Wildfires go to Colorado Office of Emergency Management at
• http://www.coemergency.com/2013/06/daily-wildfire-update.html

• The mountain town of South Fork is being evacuated as two nearby wildfires grow to over 40,000 acres. (KUSA)

• The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the West Fork Complex in Mineral and Rio Grande counties. (FEMA)

• The number of homes lost in the Black Forest Fire went from 509 to 511 homes. Eighteen homes were damaged. (KUSA)

• The man who admitted to shooting and killing a Denver police officer last summer was sentenced to 26 years behind bars. (AP)

• Boulder triathletes welcomed the official announcement Friday that the city will host a full Ironman triathlon in 2014 (Daily Camera)

• Denver-based Encana Oil & Gas (USA) has shut down about 500 natural-gas wells and a processing plant in northwest Colorado's Rio Blanco County because of the Wild Rose wildfire (Denver Post)

• Colorado's unemployment rate held steady in May at 6.9 percent. The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment said Friday the figure has not changed since April. (KCNC)

• West Nile Virus was detected in a mosquito in Longmont, Boulder environmental officials announced Friday. (KWGN)

• A husband and wife pair of Denver chiropractors is being ordered to cease and desist the unlicensed practice of medicine after the Colorado Medical Board finds they misled patients. (KMGH)

• Colorado's Insurance Commissioner is stepping down next month, a move that comes just as his office prepares for a key period in the rollout of national health care legislation. (Denver Post)

• Police say a 2-year-old boy was seriously injured when he fell out of a moving car Friday night. The driver of the car took off, leaving the child on the road of a northeast Denver neighborhood.(KUSA)

• A Colorado man is proposing to convert a former paint factory in Watertown, Connecticut into a large-scale marijuana production plant. (AP)

• Effective July 1, Boulder County residents can no longer place computers and many other types of electronics at the curb, or in waste bins, for collection and disposal. (Times Call)

• Fort Collins Utilities officials on Tuesday began using a new basin that will help remove sediment from Poudre River water before it hits the city's water treatment facility. (Coloradoan)

• Police believe they've arrested the woman responsible for stealing flowers from the Wheat Ridge Active Adult Center, a crime that earned her the nickname "Begonia Bandit."The suspect is Louise Duran, 60, is employed by a company contracted to clean city buildings, including the police department. (AP)

• Stephen Strasburg struck out nine over seven innings, Ian Desmond homered in the seventh to help give the righty his first win in June and the Washington Nationals beat the slumping Colorado Rockies 2-1 on Friday night. 

Saturday Events:
Denver Undy 5000 5K Run/Walk 

Westword Music Showcase 

Friday Headlines 6/21

Friday
	Highs	Lows	Friday Sunny to partly cloudy. Hot. High 92F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph. Friday night A few passing clouds. Low 58F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.
	92° F	58° F
	33 C	14 C
			Sunrise: 5:30 am    Sunset: 8:30 pm    Moonrise: 6:44 pm    Moonset: 3:47 am

• The East Peak Fire in Huerfano County has grown to more than 1,000 acres and has led to an order for a pre-evacuation notice for the Southern Colorado city of Walsenburg. (AP)

• For latest information on all Colorado wildfires go to Colorado Office of Emergency Management at   http://www.coemergency.com/2013/06/fire-updates-cofire.html

• The company developing the long-delayed Gaylord hotel/conference center in Aurora plans to cut $90 million in costs by being more efficient and buying materials at lower bulk prices, not by cutting down on the scope of the project, its CEO said in an interview Thursday. (Denver Business Journal)

• Bond was set today at $1 million for Spencer Crawford, 19, of Boulder, accused of fatally stabbing 17-year-old Angus Gaudin also of Boulder, at a campsite near Nederland early Wednesday. (Daily Camera)

• Wolf Creek Pass closed Thursday as Colorado's largest wildfire grew to nearly 19 square miles. The West Fork Complex is made up of two fires (KDRO)

• The deaths of two people killed when a car and train collided in Denver Tuesday night are ruled accidental by the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner (KMGH)

• Lawyers for a teen accused of killing a Westminster girl, as well as attacking a jogger months earlier, want his trial moved out of Jefferson County. Lawyers for Austin Sigg say in court documents that “massive” news coverage of the case has jeopardized his right to a fair trial.(AP)

• A Longmont man critically injured after a May 22 shootout with a Longmont police officer is being held in a secure hospital unit for jail inmates and state prisoners, but he has not been arrested or charged in the shooting, according to police. Jonathan Shank was shot three times during an exchange of gunfire with Longmont Police Officer Brent Cairns on May 22 after Cairns stopped Shank's car on suspicion of a traffic violation (Times Call)

• Xcel Energy earned more than its regulated return in Colorado in 2012 and as a result is proposing to return $8.2 million to customers, the company said Thursday. (Daily Camera)

• E-470 Public Highway Authority officials want to start to clear their books of more than $5 million in unpaid tolls and fees by stopping the worst offenders from renewing their vehicle registrations starting this fall. (AP)

• Recently recalled frozen berries may have been sold to restaurants and businesses that make smoothies. The berries may contain hepatitis A. (KUSA)

• Southbound Taft Hill Road will be closed between Harmony Road in Fort Collins and West 50th Street in Loveland from 7:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday for the Lake to Lake Triathlon. (Coloradoan)

• The University of Colorado regents Thursday approved plans for a $3.08 million remodel of the Glenn Miller Ballroom. (Daily Camera)

• Denver International Airport's lack of internal controls on construction-project costs makes it ripe for fraud, according to a searing report released Thursday by the city and county of Denver's Office of the Auditor. (Denver Post)

• The Rockies lost to the Washington Nationals 5-1 in Roy Oswalt's Rockies debut. He struck out 11 and walked none (AP)

Next update Saturday 6/22 @ 6:00am

Thursday Headlines 6/20

Thursday
	Highs	Lows	Thursday Sunny. High 88F. Winds E at 10 to 15 mph. Thursday night Mostly clear. Low 56F. NNE winds shifting to SW at 10 to 15 mph.
	88° F	56° F
	31 C	13 C
			Sunrise: 5:30 am    Sunset: 8:30 pm    Moonrise: 5:35 pm    Moonset: 2:58 am

• A Colorado grand jury has indicted 12 people on allegations that they ran a medical-marijuana dispensary as a front for both an investment scam and an illegal marijuana-growing operation.  (Denver Post)

• A wildfire that likely started from lightning on Tuesday and flared up intensely on Wednesday in a remote area of southern Jefferson County is forcing emergency evacuations. (KCNC)

• Matthew Depew, a survivor of the 1999 Columbine High School shootings who was working for Xcel Energy in Carlsbad, N.M., died Saturday while working on power lines, according to local authorities. (Denver Post)

• Inmates who were evacuated from a prison in Canon City due to a wildfire near the Royal Gorge Bridge are returning to their cells. (AP)

• Investigators have ruled the Tuesday drowning death of a Fort Collins teen an accident, according to a release from the Larimer County Coroner's Office. (Coloradoan)

• Denver hosted 13.6 million visitors in 2012, setting yet another annual record for tourism in the Mile High City. (Denver Post)

• Denver Zoo will be closing at noon Thursday, June 20, to finish setting up for Do At The Zoo, presented by Andarko Petroleum Corporation.  (Denver Zoo)

• One of the Denver Zoo's beloved lions died Wednesday at 15 after a battle with cancer in his spleen. (Coloradoan)

• The first Dunkin' Donuts signs are going up in the Denver metro area.  (KMGH)

• La Plata County officials and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe are setting restrictions in southwest Colorado to prevent wildfires. (Colorado Mtn. News)

• Colorado Division of Housing releases May foreclosure report.. Foreclosures down 50%.. Lowest May level since at least 2007. (INDenver Times)

• Boulder man, 19, facing murder charge in stabbing death of 17-year-old near Nederland.  Spencer Crawford being held at Boulder County Jail; victim not yet ID'd. (Daily Camera)

• Noodles & Company's top two executives will get a combined bonus of $1.5 million once the Broomfield-based restaurant company completes its IPO, according to the Boulder County Business Report. (Denver Business Journal)

• A Denver grand jury ruled Wednesday that Secretary of State Scott Gessler did not violate the law when he used his office's discretionary fund to pay about $1,300 to attend the Republican National Lawyers Association meeting in Sarasota in August. (Denver Post)

• A 23-year-old Thornton man was indicted this week by a federal grand jury in Denver for allegedly making a bomb threat on a flight from Knoxville, Tenn. (Denver Post)

• Gov John Hickenlooper said Wednesday that Colorado will become the 33rd state to open a Washington, D.C., office to advance the state's interests. (Denver Business Journal)

• A federal judge will allow the lawsuit of the family of a man shot to death after a controversial 911 call last year to proceed in federal court. (KCNC)

• Colorado corrections officials are asking lawmakers for $1 million a year to finance a fugitive unit to hunt down parolee absconders, who are fleeing supervision at an increasing rate. (Denver Post)

• The Toronto Blue Jays earned their eighth consecutive victory Wednesday, beating the Colorado Rockies 5-2 to complete a three-game sweep. The Rockies are in Wasington tonight.  (AP)

Next update Friday 6/21 @ 6:00am

Wednesday Headlines 6/19

Wednesday
	Highs	Lows	Wednesday Plentiful sunshine. Hot. High around 95F. Winds SSW at 10 to 20 mph. Wednesday night Mainly clear skies. Low 57F. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph.
	95° F	57° F
	35 C	14 C
			Sunrise: 5:30 am    Sunset: 8:30 pm    Moonrise: 4:25 pm    Moonset: 2:15 am

• A tornado briefly touched down Tuesday over the east runways of Denver International Airport, where thousands of people took shelter in bathrooms, stairwells and other safe spots until the dangerous weather passed.

• The El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa says fire investigators have narrowed the area where they suspect the Black Forest Fire started to a 40-by 40-foot piece of land. 

• El Paso County officials have released the name of the man and woman who died last week in the Black Forest Fire.  Marc Allen Herklotz, 52, and Robin Lauran Herklotz, 50, were killed. They were found in their car in a garage.

• Veteran pitcher Roy Oswalt will start for the Rockies on Thursday in Washington, manager Walt Weiss said, as Colorado looks to provide a boost to its rotation and ease the burden on the bullpen. 

• Hail, not wildfires, driving insurance increases.  The perception of some is that catastrophic losses caused by wildfires in the last two years are bringing up the rates of home insurance. The reality is very different and proven by insurance statistics.

• Firefighters on Tuesday afternoon extinguished a small fire inside a machine at the Ranch-Way Feeds mill in east Old Town Fort Collins. 

• Denver Police and Denver Fire investigate a scene where a train struck a vehicle on a rail crossing at the intersection of Bayaud Avenue and Kalamath Street on Tuesday night.  The two people in the car died.

• An autopsy will be done Wednesday morning on a teenager who was found floating face down in a pond in Fort Collins. 

• A recall petition against a Colorado lawmaker who supported gun rights was deemed sufficient Tuesday, setting up the first potential recall of a state lawmaker in Colorado history. 

• An Arapahoe County man is under arrest, accused of embezzling nearly $1-million worth of cash, gold and silver coins from the Foster Charitable Foundation. 

• Ikea on Tuesday said it will add more solar power panels to the roof of its two-year-old Centennial store, nearly doubling the store’s ability to generate electricity from solar power and creating Colorado’s largest rooftop solar power plant. 

• Boulder County's 16-month-old moratorium on accepting and processing new applications for oil and gas development in unincorporated areas of the county will be extended for another 18 months.

• A $500,000 bond has been set for Ronald Turner Sr., the man suspected of helping his son kidnap his grandson in Longmont and travel to Canada. 

• The Hallmark Channel will film a primetime series in Colorado, Gov John Hickenlooper and the head of the channel announced Tuesday. 

• A United Airlines flight of the 787 Dreamliner from Denver to Tokyo was diverted to Seattle Tuesday."United flight 139 from Denver to Tokyo-Narita diverted to Seattle due to an indication of a problem with an oil filter. 

• Police in Aurora are warning about a man who posed as a meter reader and tied up and robbed a woman.  The man was carrying a clipboard when he knocked on the victim's front door.  Police say he told the woman that she needed to sign some paperwork then forced his way inside, where he used zip-ties on her wrists, hit her in the face and robbed her.

• Esmil Rogers took a no-hitter into the sixth inning as the Blue Jays extended their winning streak to seven games with an 8-3 victory over the Rockies on Tuesday night 

Next update Thursday 6/20 @ 6:00am

Tuesday Headlines 6/18

Tuesday
	Highs	Lows	Tuesday Partly cloudy early followed by scattered thunderstorms this afternoon. High 86F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40%. Tuesday night A stray thunderstorm is possible through the evening. Clear to partly cloudy. Low 58F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph.
	86° F	58° F
	30 C	14 C
			Sunrise: 5:30 am    Sunset: 8:30 pm    Moonrise: 3:17 pm    Moonset: 1:39 am

• A Longmont couple has been arrested and accused of pimping, pandering and 'keeping a house of prostitution' in connection with massage parlor raids in Fort Collins earlier this year. 

• Federal and local Denver metro area law enforcement agencies busted 22 alleged prostitutes last week, all of whom advertised on two separate Internet sites, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

• Multiple missteps by Lakewood police the morning officer James Davies was shot by a fellow officer contributed to Davies' death, a review board looking into the incident has found. 

• A former Loveland police officer has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges.Rodney Bretches, 48, pleaded guilty to felony attempt to commit sexual exploitation of a child and misdemeanor unlawful sexual contact during a Monday hearing in Larimer County District Court.

• The Denver Nuggets have hired Tim Connelly, 36, as their new general manager. 

• This year, Denver rolled into the summer with a substantial deficit in our reservoirs. We were way behind on water supply and still in the middle of a bad drought.

• Fire restrictions broadened in Boulder County as dry conditions worsen. 

• The Denver and El Paso County Bar Associations will offer free legal advice to wildfire victims at three events this week.

• A Colorado task force on Monday got down to developing unprecedented limits for building homes in burn zones after the Black Forest fire raised concerns — again — that risks and costs are becoming too great. 

• A husband and wife were stabbed and pepper sprayed at a light rail station, and police are scouring surveillance video from the area. Police say originally a man walked up asking for a cigarette. The assault ended after the husband was pepper sprayed and the woman was stabbed in the back and head. 

• Tivoli Brewing, a new company that brought back one of the oldest names in Denver beer last year, will begin selling 22-ounce bomber bottles of Tivoli Beer this week. 

• Police say one man has died after an accident while trying to remove tree stumps in Aurora, and another is injured.  Police say a man was using a tow strap connected to a vehicle to pull stumps from the front of a house Monday when the strap disconnected from the stump. The tow strap’s hook shot through the vehicle’s rear window and struck the driver in the back of the head. The vehicle then traveled across the street onto a front porch, striking an elderly man who was sitting there.

• Recycling is big in Fort Collins, with nearly 50 percent of the waste generated by city residents and businesses diverted from landfills. 

• Fans at the Denver Broncos games this season will not be allowed to bring in standard-size purses, diaper bags, backpacks, camera bags or coolers. 

• Boulder could move one step closer Tuesday night to hosting a full Ironman triathlon if the City Council gives its approval 

• Maicer Izturis hit a two-run single in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays won their sixth consecutive game Monday night, beating the Colorado Rockies 2-0 behind Josh Johnson and two relievers.  The Rockies face the Blue Jays again tonight.

Next update Wednesday 6/19 @ 6:00am

Monday Headlines 6/17

Monday
	Highs	Lows	Monday Mixed clouds and sun this morning. Scattered thunderstorms developing this afternoon. High around 85F. WSW winds shifting to NE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%. Monday night Isolated thunderstorms this evening, then skies turning partly cloudy after midnight. Low near 55F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
	85° F	55° F
	29 C	13 C
			Sunrise: 5:30 am    Sunset: 8:29 pm    Moonrise: 2:11 pm    Moonset: 1:06 am

• The judge in the Colorado theater shootings says as many as 3,500 prospective jurors will be summoned when the case goes to trial. 

• A total of 33 cars were damaged Sunday morning in Commerce City by what police suspect were shots fired from a BB gun. 

• Police say they intend to find and prosecute anyone guilty of a crime in the Black Forest Fire evacuation areas.  Police are on the lookout for looters, burn vandals and people committing other crimes in the area.  El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa says they have reports of several crimes.

• Firefighters in Colorado had the Black Forest fire 65 percent contained Sunday, and authorities said all residents of the area were accounted for. Authorities said the wildfire, which started Tuesday, had taken two lives while consuming 485 homes and blackening 14,198 acres, The Denver Post reported. About 1,175 personnel were working to control the blaze. The couple that died in the fire are expected to be identified Monday.

• The Daily Camera reported the University of Colorado Boulder’s athletic department may be facing some financial problems.  Athletic department finance officials told the Daily Camera they’re expecting a $7.5 million shortfall. It comes as the university is searching for a new athletic director.

• Employees at MaxFund Animal Adoption Center said a couple asked to take a dog for a walk, leaving their photo identification and bike, but never returned. Around 1 p.m. Sunday, a man and woman came into the shelter at 1025 Galapago Street. Employee Erica Jenkins said they spent 30 minutes going through a book of adoptable dogs and finally asked to see a female American Bulldog by the name of Louie.

• Montrose was named an All-America City Sunday night by the National Civic League at the group's awards ceremony in Denver. 

• A group that advocates for working women is jumping into the controversy over the Regional Transportation District's move to dump or revamp bus routes in the western suburbs. 

• Members of the nonprofit Friends of Denver Parks complained about a lack of transparency and openness in the transfer of Hampden Heights North Park land by the city of Denver to Denver Public Schools for a new elementary school. 

• Colorado's hot real estate market has put some buyers in the prickly position of having to decide just how much they're willing to pay for a property — even if it means paying more than it's currently worth. 

• Jhoulys Chacin came within an out of his second career shutout and the Colorado Rockies beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 Sunday.   The Rockies are in Toronto to take on the Blue Jays tonight.

• In preparation for a possible wildfire evacuation, the WOLF sanctuary has been given county permission to construct 15 kennels off-site, and the sanctuary is asking for material donations to help with construction. 

Next Update Tuesday 6/18 @ 6:00am

Sunday Headlines 6/16

Sunday
	Highs	Lows	Sunday A mix of clouds and sun during the morning will give way to cloudy skies this afternoon. A stray afternoon thunderstorm is possible. High 84F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph. Sunday night A stray thunderstorm is possible through the evening. Clear to partly cloudy. Low around 55F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.
	84° F	55° F
	29 C	13 C
			Sunrise: 5:30 am    Sunset: 8:29 pm    Moonrise: 1:07 pm    Moonset: 12:35 am

• Authorities have issued a warning about the high water levels in Clear Creek. High water can quickly turn to flash flooding, according to authorities. This week’s warm temperatures caused snow to melt quickly, forcing water levels to surge

• Black Forest fire 55% contained; some evacuees allowed to return home.  483 homes lost and another 17 damaged.

• A stolen car had to be pulled out of Clear Creek Saturday morning. Dive teams found the vehicle submerged in the rapids. 

• A fire broke out at Union Station in downtown Denver on Saturday. The fire happened in a construction area — specifically a stairway on the side of the historic building.  Union Station is getting a complete makeover that will expand its facilities to include bus service and light rail.  Denver firefighters were able to quickly knock down the blaze. The cause of the fire is being investigated.

• A woman in Boulder was driving drunk and crashed her car on the way to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting last October. Now, after causing some serious damage and injuries, she’ll be spending some time behind bars. Brenda Geers, 73, pleaded guilty to vehicular assault and DUI and was sentenced to 60 days in jail and five days probation.

• A fire has destroyed half of a duplex in the 1100 block of North Clinton Street.  One person was injured and taken to the hospital. Four adults and three children living there have been displaced.

• A Westminster bicyclist has died a week after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver, police said Saturday 

• Tyler Chatwood pitched five effective innings in his return from a triceps injury, Tyler Colvin homered during Colorado’s six-run first, and the Rockies snapped a three-game losing streak with a 10-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday. 

• Scott's Liquid Gold shareholders voted Friday at their annual meeting on a proposal by Scott's biggest outside investor to explore putting the 62-year-old Denver company up for sale. 

• U.S. 36 Overhaul:  $425 million highway widening effort moves into what construction managers are calling "the meat" of the endeavor.  Miles more of roadway will be squeezed into constricted lanes, three major bridges will be pulverized and brought to the ground and the new concrete road surface will get its first pour starting late next month. The number of workers in the corridor will swell, from the 250 or so today to more than 400.

• Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park to be closed for two weeks

• An undercover sting operation led to conviction of a Loveland doctor for writing an illegitimate medical-marijuana license, and a second doctor is set for trial on the same charge in July. 

Whats Happening:

Parker Days Festival

The Dirty Dash - Denver

Denver PrideFest 2013

Colorado Rockies vs. Philadelphia Phillies

Ballet in the Park

Next update Monday 6/17 @ 6:00am