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Colorado Avalanche: 19-Year Old Man Survives Avalanche Near Copper Mountain (VIDEO, VOTE)

Posted 11.02.2009 | Denver

Read More: Backcountry Skiing, Slidepoll, Bartlett Peak, Eagle County, Summit County, Colorado Avalanche Information Center, Back-Country Skiing, Copper Mountain, Avalanche, Colorado, Skiing, Denver News

A 19-year-old man from Eagle County was injured in an avalanche in Summit County on Halloween as he was back-country skiing on Bartlett Peak between C...

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Huerfano County's Contaminated Water Supply Has Gas Company Playing Defense

AP | JUDITH KOHLER | Posted 11.02.2009 | Denver

Read More: Greenhouse Gasses, Facking, Clean Water Act, Huerfano County, Natural Gas, Colorado, Colorado Water Contamination, Denver News

WALSENBURG, Colo. — Bernice and Jerry Angely like to show visitors the singed T-shirt a friend was wearing when their water well exploded and sh...

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Naked Pumpkin Run At Risk: Boulder Colorado Police Threaten Crackdown

Wall Street Journal | STEPHANIE SIMON | Posted 10.31.2009 | Denver

Read More: Downtown Boulder, Rules, Jack O Lanterns, Naked Pumpkin Run Boulder, Mark Beckner, Colorado, Halloween, Naked Pumpkin Run, Sex Offenders, Cops, Matt Appelbaum, Nakedpumpkinrun, Nude, Runners, Naked Pumpkin Run Plan, SWAT Team, nakedpumpkinrun.org, Pumpkin, Boulder, Pumpkins, Aclu, Streak, Denver News

For nearly a decade, naked pumpkin runners did their thing unmolested, stampeding through the frigid dark past crowds of admirers who hooted, hollered...

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Breckenridge Pushes To Legalize Marijuana

AP | KRISTEN WYATT | Posted 10.30.2009 | Denver

Read More: Marijuana, Colorado, Marijuana Legalization, Legalize Marijuana, Denver, Breckenridge, Denver News

BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. — Voters in this Rocky Mountain resort town will decide next week whether to legalize pot for all adults at a time when the ...

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Tracy And Joanne Rinebarger Found Dead In Rio Grande County; 14-Year Old Son Held As Suspect

Posted 10.30.2009 | Denver

Read More: Tracy Rinebarger, Park County, Monte Vista, Fairplay, Joanne Rineburger, Colorado Murder, 14-Year Old Murderer, Rio Grande County, Colorado, Denver, Denver News

UPDATE Fourteen-year-old John Caudle, suspected in the double homicide of his mother and step-father, appeared in a Rio Grande County court Thursd...

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Whodunit? Mile High Experience Leaves Roger Daltrey Breathless

Michael Bialas | Posted 10.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Pete Townshend, Paramount Theatre, Garth Hudson, Concert Tour, The Who, John Entwistle, Levon Helm, Roger Daltrey, Colorado, Keith Moon, Rock, Frank Simes, Denver, Mile High, Simon Townshend, Chieftains, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

Going above and beyond the call of rock star duty, Roger Daltrey went the extra miles before a not-quite-sellout crowd at the Paramount Theatre in Denver.

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The New Epidemic: Entitlitus

Mark Olmsted | Posted 10.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Richard Heene, Desired Outcome, Reality TV, So-You-Think-You-Can-Dance, Balloon Boy, Culture of Celebrity, Gone With the Wind, Colorado, Entitlement, American Idol, Media News
Mark Olmsted

The desire for notoriety is as old as humanity; we confuse a lot of attention with a lot of love. But recently people seem to be unable to distinguish between wanting it and earning it.

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Colorado Air Division Thumbs Nose at Governor Ritter

Jeremy Nichols | Posted 10.27.2009 | Denver

Read More: Clean Air, Valmont Power Plant, Bill Ritter, Xcel, Climate, Boulder, Air Polution, Carbon Dioxide, Clean Energy, Coal, Global Warming, Colorado, Denver News
Jeremy Nichols

The Colorado Air Pollution Control Division rejected calls to keep CO2 emission in check at the Valmont coal-fired power plant in Boulder. Are there any limits on carbon in Colorado?

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Child Prostitution Ring: 24 Arrested In Denver During Nationwide Raids

Posted 10.27.2009 | Denver

Read More: Child Prostitution Ring, Massage Parlors, Prostitution, Operation Cross Country, Fbi, Child Prostitution, Colorado, Denver, Prostitutes Arrested in Denver 2009, Arrests Child Prostitution, Ring Child Prostitutes Arrested, Denver News

During a three-day FBI-led crack down on child prostitution nationwide, 27 people in the Denver area were arrested late last week and over the weekend...

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Western Slope Uranium Mill: Only State Needs To Approve Before Ground Can Break

The Denver Post | Bruce Finley | Posted 10.27.2009 | Denver

Read More: Mark Udall, John McCain, Nuclear Power, Uranium, Colorado Department of Health and Environment, Energy Fuels Inc., Yellowcake Uranium, Western Slope Uranium, Bill Ritter, Colorado, Denver News

A Canadian company's push to build the United States' first new conventional uranium mill since the Cold War has cleared local hurdles -- despite envi...

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Q & A with Governor Bill Ritter

David Thielen | Posted 10.27.2009 | Denver

Read More: Bill Ritter, Colorado, Colorado Politics, Green Energy, Colorado Budget, Green Jobs, Denver News
David Thielen

I think making us the center for green energy is Ritter's primary driver and the new jobs are a wonderful additional benefit.

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Colorado Solar Plant To Create 300 Denver Jobs

AP | Posted 10.26.2009 | Denver

Read More: SMA Solar Technology, Solar Invertors, Solar Power, Colorado, John Hickenlooper, Bill Ritter, Alternative Energy, Sma Jobs Denver, Sma Solar, New Technology, Sma Manufacturing Denver, Sma Solar Technology Denver, Denver News

DENVER — A Germany-based solar company plans to open its first North American manufacturing site in Denver. Gov. Bill Ritter and Denver Mayor J...

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Cease and Desist: David, Goliath and Social Media (David's Sword)

Jamie Starr | Posted 10.26.2009 | Denver

Read More: Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Brazil, Vermont, Trademarks, Documentary, Colorado, Social Media, Twitter, Facebook, Level 1, WME, Warren Miller, Denver News
Jamie Starr

In cases like the lawsuit against the ski film company Level 1, social media outlets are acting as a sort of gatekeeper -- a check on corporate actions that people in general view as unreasonable.

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Colorado Air Quality Program The Biggest Loser In Federal Fund Withdrawal

CO. Independent | CO Independent | Posted 10.26.2009 | Denver

Read More: Mark Udall, Air Quality, Colorado, Federal Fund WIthdrawal, Associated General Contracters of America, Federal Rescissions, Denver, Denver News

Programs designed to improve Colorado's air quality are taking the biggest hit from a significant federal take-back of transportation fu...

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New Blue Review: Up, Up and a Waste of Air Time

Todd Hartley | Posted 10.26.2009 | Media

Read More: Fort Collins, Richard Heene, Good Morning America, Balloon Boy, New Blue Review, Falcon Heene, Colorado, Heene Fine, Today Show, Heene Apocalypse Bunker, Denver Post, Media News
Todd Hartley

The Octomom is getting a show. Even that crying kid imploring the world to leave Britney Spears alone was in line to get a TV show. Everyone wants to get on TV these days. Heene's no different.

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Colorado Marijuana Busts: Taxpayer Dollars Wasted When Cops Bust Legal Growers

Glenwood Springs Post Independent | Robert Allen | Posted 10.26.2009 | Denver

Read More: Medical Marijuana, Dea, Summit County, Summit County Drug Task Force, Colorado, Colorado Department of Health, Department of Justice, Breckenridge, Eric Holder, Denver News

SUMMIT COUNTY, Colorado -- Sheriff's deputies recently searched a Summit County home where nearly 200 marijuana plants are under cultivation, but the ...

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Gary Kelly, Southwest Airlines CEO, Hints At Denver Strategy (VIDEO)

Posted 10.25.2009 | Denver

Read More: Republic Airways Holdings, Southwest Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Dia, Gary Kelly, Colorado, Denver International Airport, Denver, Frontier Airlines News, Frontier Airline, Ceo of Southwest Airlines, Southwest Airlines News, Southwest AIrlines Denver, Denver News

In an interview with 9News's Adam Schrager last week, Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly shared some of his company's goals in the Denver market. Sou...

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Wolf Creek Ski Area To Open Halloween

Posted 10.25.2009 | Denver

Read More: Wolf Creek Ski Area, Colorado Skiing, Hallowen Skiing, Colorado, Denver News

As of Halloween, Colorado skiers will have another world class area open, Wolf Creek Ski Area, in the Southwest corner of the state, announced Friday ...

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Why Colorado Matters in the Health Care Debate

Sen. Mark Udall | Posted 10.23.2009 | Denver

Read More: Michael Bennet, Mark Udall, Health Care Reform, Senate, Public Option, Health Care, Bill Ritter, Colorado, Denver News
Sen. Mark Udall

Colorado has often set an example for Washington to follow. But our fight in the Senate to pass meaningful health reform over the next few weeks won't be easy. We need to unite in this fight.

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Garfield County Oil And Gas Office Undermanned, Overwhelmed By Increase In Oil Paperwork

The Glenwood Springs Post-Independent | John Colson | Posted 10.23.2009 | Denver

Read More: Garfield County, Oil Drinking Water, Colorado, Natural Gas, Oil Drilling, Oil, Fracking, Garfield County Oil and Gas, Denver News

The department charged with keeping an eye on Garfield County's oil and gas industry remains among the smallest in county government. The department ...

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Colorado Tesla Buyers Get $42,083 Tax Rebate

Posted 10.23.2009 | Denver

Read More: Tesla, Cash for Clunkers, Tesla Roadster, Colorado Tax Credit, Electric Car, Hybrid Car, Boulder, Colorado, Alternative Fuel Vehicles, Denver News

Just in time for the new Tesla dealership in Boulder, the state of Colorado is offering a jaw-dropping head-scratching tax rebate on "alternative fuel...

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Sunday Liquor Sales In Colorado Lead To Extra $2 Million In Tax Revenue For State

The Denver Daily News | Gene Davis | Posted 10.23.2009 | Denver

Read More: Colorado, Distilled Spirits Council, Colorado Budget, Colorado Sales Tax, Liquor Laws, Colorado Sunday Liquor, Denver News

The Distilled Spirits Council reported yesterday that Sunday liquor sales have helped Colorado's alcohol tax revenues grow 6 percent over the past yea...

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Concert Review: If you knew Suzy (Bogguss) like they know Suzy ...

Michael Bialas | Posted 10.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Country, Shania Twain, Suzy Bogguss, Pat Bergeson, Gretchen Peters, Taylor Swift, Charlie Chadwick, Folk, Sweet Danger, Dollywood, Swallow Hill, Colorado, Matraca Berg, Music, Faith Hill, Denver, Concert, Denver-Colorado, Chicago-Illinois, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

Planning to make a record of folk songs next, Suzy Bogguss hasn't released an album since 2007's jazzy Sweet Danger, but continues to earn her keep on the road.

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Top 10 Hottest Guy Cities: Colorado Snags Three Spots On The List

Posted 10.23.2009 | Denver

Read More: Top 10 Hottest Guy Cities, totalbeauty.com, List, Bethesda, Boulder, Colorado, Denver, Fort Collins, Denver News

Colorado, and more specifically Colorado men, have something to brag about. TotalBeauty.com just ranked three Colorado cities, Boulder, Fort Collins...

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Salazar Cleans Up Bush-Era Cronyism in Dirty Oil-Shale Program

Frances Beinecke | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Public Lands, Green River, Fossil Fuels, Department of Interior, Oil Leases, Oil Shale, Ken Salazar, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Green News
Frances Beinecke

Do we want energy development on our public lands to intensify global warming or a national energy policy that promotes technologies that are renewable and create four times jobs as fossil fuels?

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