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	Highs	Lows	Friday Sunny to partly cloudy. A stray afternoon thunderstorm is possible. High near 95F. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph. Friday night A stray thunderstorm is possible through the evening. Some clouds this evening will give way to mainly clear skies overnight. Low 61F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.
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• DNA evidence linked to at least 456 cases were mistakenly destroyed by the Aurora Police Department, according to a news release. This comes after APD Chief Daniel Oates announced Tuesday that DNA evidence in at least 48 sexual assault cases were destroyed in error this past January.  The 456 cases include alleged felonies and misdemeanors. More than 360 of those cases are Arapahoe County investigations, 93 involve investigations in Adams County, and an investigation in Douglas County.  The additional cases came to light after a comprehensive audit in anticipation of the first meeting of the DNA Review Panel, the APD release said.(GC)

• Larimer County officials are preparing to sue a Fort Collins company for failing to make good on a $250,000 settlement over a failed software project.County commissioners have authorized the start of legal action against Colorado Customware Inc., or CCI, because the company has stopped making payments to the Larimer County Treasurer’s Office as stipulated in an agreement reached last year.(Coloradoan)

• Sheriff’s officials say two women found dead in Peyton were the wife and mother of a driver who fatally shot himself after leading authorities on a chase.El Paso County sheriff’s officials said Thursday that deputies went to a home in Peyton on Monday after learning 53-year-old James Buchanan had told a relative that he had killed his wife, Annetta Buchanan, and his mother, Grace Buchanan.(KCNC)

• Former KHOW radio show host Peter Boyles - who was fired from his station following a "heated physical exchange" with his producer - has been hired as the new morning host on KNUS starting on Monday.(KNUS)

• Denver Public Schools said they’re ahead of the curve when it comes to offering healthy snacks in schools. New federal rules mandate that unhealthy snacks like candy bars, soda and potato chips be replaced with healthier options.  It’s the first nutritional overhaul of school snacks in 30 years.(KCNC)

• Colorado Lt. Gov. Joseph A. Garcia issued an executive order on Wednesday June 26 declaring a disaster emergency due to the West Fork Fire in Mineral, Rio Grande and Hinsdale counties.He also ordered that $12.5 million be allocated to battle the 83,004-acre blaze. He mandated the transfer of the funds from the state’s General Fund. The complex combining three area fires met the criteria for coverage under the state’s Emergency Fire Fund. “However, EFF funds were exhausted from previous fires,” the order said.  The order makes $3 million available immediately for emergency response and an additional $9.5 million accessible after July 1. The state is eligible for federal reimbursement, and will apply.(GC)

•  A brother and sister have been charged in a series of burglaries.  Charles Darrow and Valorie Darrow have been charged with multiple counts of second-degree burglary and multiple counts of Pawnbroker’s Act Violations.  The charges allege that from May 31 to June 20 of this year the Darrows broke into storage sheds at homes and churches. The charges allege those stolen items were later pawned.(KUSA)

• Just 10 minutes after Boulder police issued a news release Thursday morning announcing their hunt for a convicted killer wanted in connection with a scissor attack earlier this month, a tip to Longmont police led to the quick arrest of the suspect in that assault.(Daily Camera)

• Early indications suggest Colorado’s most destructive wildfire wasn’t intentionally set.The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says neither a dog nor specialized equipment have been able to detect an obvious signs of accelerants in the wooded area where the Black Forest Fire started. In a statement Wednesday, however, the office says its use can’t be ruled out completely.(KCNC)

• Extreme fire danger has Rocky Mountain National Park restricting outdoor smoking and reminding people where it's OK to have a fire.(Coloradoan)

• Noodles & Company Inc., the Broomfield-based operator of 343 fast-casual restaurants, priced its initial public offering above expectations and will raise more than $96 million.(Daily Camera)

• Colorado led most of the way, but an eighth inning meltdown by Matt Belisle costs the Rockies as they fall to the New York Mets 3-2. (Mile High Sports)

• Top pitching prospect Drew Pomeranz was scratched from Thursday's game with the Triple-A Sky Sox and will make his season debut for the Rockies on Sunday against the Giants in Denver(KCNC)

• Alex Tanguay returning to Colorado Avalanche in surprise trade(DP)

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Thursday Headlines

	Highs	Lows	Thursday Sunny to partly cloudy. Hot. High 97F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph. Thursday night Generally clear. Low 63F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.
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			Sunrise: 5:32 am    Sunset: 8:31 pm    Moonrise: 11:30 pm    Moonset: 10:36 am

• The Aurora Police Department's destruction of DNA evidence in 48 sexual assault cases could complicate efforts for both prosecutors and defense attorneys, but it won't stop investigators from pursing new leads, District Attorney George Brauchler said Wednesday. (AP)

• The big spring snow in the mountains and a sharp drop in water use by metro Denver residents has driven utility officials to loosen lawn-watering rules. Denver water commissioners on Wednesday decided to let customers water their lawns and gardens three days a week, instead of two. Denver Water's mountain reservoirs are 92 percent full, and since restrictions took effect April 1, the utility's 1.3 million customers have used 3.4 billion gallons less than average. (Denver Post)

• Authorities say they have collected several items that could be clues in the search for Dylan Redwine, a teen who has been missing since last November. According to the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office, several days of searches were conducted in the area of Middle Mountain. “A variety of items were collected during five days of searching along 12 miles of U.S. Forest Service Middle Mountain Road,” sheriff’s office spokesman Dan Bender said in a statement. Bender said the found items will have to be sent to a laboratory to see if they are connected to the investigation.(AP)

• The judge in the Aurora theater shooting case is prepared to summon the largest jury pool ever called in Colorado if the case goes to trial. The 5,000 summonses that Judge Carlos Samour said this week he intends to send out to prospective jurors would dwarf other jury pools summoned in Colorado and would be at least among the largest called in U.S. history, according to a national expert on jury selection. People on the jury rolls in Arapahoe County, where the trial is scheduled to start in February, would have a roughly 1-in-90 chance of being summoned for the trial.(GC)

• • A Longmont homeowner was shot in the leg during a confrontation with a man he told police he found burglarizing his home on the 4600 block of Portofino Drive on Wednesday morning. (Daily Camera)

• Gilpin County authorities responded Wednesday to a wildfire burning about five miles northwest of Central City The fire is on Dakota Mountain, about four miles west of mile marker 10.(DP)

• One person was found dead inside a burning apartment in Aurora early Thursday morning but investigators say the victim did not die in the fire. The fire broke out around 2:20 a.m. at 1434 East Kentucky Place, Aurora Fire Department said. That's just a few blocks northeast of Interstate 225 and East Mississippi Avenue. The Aurora Police Department mobile crime lab was at the home at about 3:45 a.m.(KMGH)

• Colorado gay-rights advocates reacted with joy and anticipation over two U.S. Supreme Court decisions Wednesday that sided with gay-marriage and against the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DP)

• Bicyclist advocates are pushing for permanent bike lanes in the Denver metro area to cut down on crashes between the two-wheeled modes of transport and vehicles. (KCNC)

• With mere days left before new Colorado gun-control legislation goes into effect, a company will protest one more time by handing out 1,500 30-round magazines for free. (DP)

• Residents of Fort Collins, are you smarter than your peers in Boulder? Not according to recently released rankings from brain-game producer Lumosity, which lists Fort Collins at No. 47 on the list of the nation’s smartest cities. Boulder is ranked 16th.(Coloradoan)

• The Jefferson County sheriff ordered a Stage 2 fire ban Wednesday due to the high fire danger conditions. (AP)

• The University of Colorado has spent more than $1 million in an investigation and legal battle in the wake of the Aurora theater shooting. (AP)

• Homeowners are giving the Colorado Department of Transportation an earful because they don’t like a proposal to widen a busy stretch of Interstate 70 through North Denver and bury part of it underground. (KCNC)

• Colorado officials have scheduled a hearing July 3 to address a protest of a petition to recall state Sen. Angela Giron, of Pueblo. (AP)

• Michael Cuddyer hit two home runs but the Colorado Rockies could not overcome Roy Oswalt's early struggles as they fall to the Boston Red Sox 5-3. (Mile High Sports)

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