Colorado News
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Firestone -
Woodlands, Texas-based Anadarko Petroleum Corporation announced on Wednesday it was shutting down more than 3,000 of its older, vertical wells in Northeastern Colorado following a home explosion and fire on April 17 that killed two people.
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Minneapolis -
Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy Inc. announced this week it is proposing to build 11 wind farms in seven states in the Southwest, the Upper Midwest, and Colorado, using Colorado-made turbines from Vestas Wind Systems for a large part of it.
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A wildfire near the city of Boulder, Colorado prompted the evacuation of 426 homes on Sunday, while a wildfire in Western North Carolina, near Nebo in McDowell County, continues to rage almost unabated.
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Denver -
Jeanette Vizguerra fled to the United States from Mexico with her family after her husband was kidnapped three times, once with a gun to his head.
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Golden -
The recent presidential order to have the EPA's climate change page removed from the web has sent shock-waves thru the various social circles of environmentalists and scientists.
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Country superstar Jason Aldean will be headlining the 26th annual Country Jam festival at Jam Ranch in Colorado next June.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety Inspection Service has issued two notices of recalls of beef products from two separate companies Tuesday night. Both recalls involve possible contamination of the beef products with E. coli 0157:H7.
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Aspen -
"When things happen, you meet them head-on."
So says Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, the player who famously got into it with Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James in last month's NBA playoffs
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Veteran singer/songwriter Joey Canyon has lived in the Centennial State for over 40 years (he was born in California) and presents his own country music and variety television programme from his adopted hometown of Denver. Digital Journal meets him.
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A proposed sexting law in Colorado is receiving pushback. Concerns about how to punish teens engaging in sexting are being raised.
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Oklahoma City -
About 7.9 million people are now at risk from man-made earthquakes, especially in parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Arkansas according to the U.S. Geological Survey in a report issued earlier this week.
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Colorado Springs -
Today is a very happy day for Colonel Mike Madison as he marries Carin Peacock. It is a new phase of his life. Looking back upon a military career that spans 25 years.
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Chicago -
Lurking in Cretaceous seas, Rhinconichthys was an ominous-looking fish with an enormous jaw that it could swing shut to capture food.
But it was only dangerous if you were plankton.
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Denver -
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton made an under-the-radar trip to Denver last week to rally support for his wife's campaign before the Colorado caucuses on March 1.
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Denver -
Long grooves carved into the ground by clawed feet may be evidence of "frenzied" dinosaur mating rituals, scientists say.
This behavior is common in some birds, and the discovery hints that two-legged dinos may have done this some 100 million years ago.
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New York -
Smaller crowds and fewer unruly bargain-hunters made the start of the holiday shopping season seem almost civilized, reports from around the country appear to indicate.
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Indianapolis -
Former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle was sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison Thursday for allegedly trading in child pornography and having sex with underage prostitutes.
He was also sentenced to lifetime supervision.
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Denver -
While states battle governing bodies to allow the marijuana craze to pass, Colorado is enjoying immeasurable financial success while realizing a much easier to stomach crime rate.
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A plan to make Colorado the first state to opt out of the federal health law and replace it with universal health care, funded by the taxpayer, is going to be on the Colorado ballet in 2016.
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A lady in Loveland, Colorado dropped her car at a Peak Kia dealership to have the automobile’s faulty radio fixed. Through the dashboard camera, she later found out how a dealership employee handled her car and that infuriated her.
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Sonoma -
It's not everyday that a young couple would move over 765 miles just to follow a dream to open an ice cream shop. Yet that is what Joe and Ramie Hencmann did, leaving their well-established lives in Denver to venture to a place unknown, like Sonoma.
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Centennial -
Former graduate student James Holmes was convicted Thursday of killing 12 moviegoers and injuring dozens in an Aurora, Colo., movie theater in 2012.
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A prominent cybersecurity researcher ran afoul of United Airlines last week after he joked on Twitter that the airline's onboard computer systems could be hacked.
The airline was not amused.
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Digital Journal spoke to the Executive Vice President of Live Events for Townsquare Media, the company behind Loudwire.com and the above-mentioned music festival.
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Sidney -
Nebraska and Oklahoma are being accused as fair-weather federalists because they feel the Supreme Court should overturn Amendment 64, the legalization measure that Colorado voters approved in 2012 for legalizing medical marijuana.
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Denver -
Colorado is home to the great marijuana experiment. A completely legal cannabis industry that is trying to prove to the world that a legal cannabis market makes sense. While some have praised the decision, others have expressed doubt.
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While some states have already banned or regulated the use of drones for hunting, even more states have bills on the books regarding the use of this controversial procedure.
Alaska is one such state that has banned the use of drones for hunting wildlife.
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Denver -
When Mayra Lazos-Guerrero, seven months pregnant, walked up to two two police officers who were were beating her husband while he was on the ground, she asked them to stop. Instead, one of the officers swept her feet out from under her, a witness said.
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Commerce City -
There was a little bit of “reefer madness” going on at Adams High School in Commerce City, Colorado this week. The school was put on lock-down Friday after one student’s weed pipe filled the classroom with smoke, school officials said.
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Denver -
Perhaps no state demonstrates how the nation ignored the facts in handing power back to the GOP more than Colorado. Democrat Gov. John Hickenlooper won by pushing his party.
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Rubbin' Buttz BBQ and Country Cafe in Milliken, Colorado, drew national attention for its plans to host a "White Appreciation Day”. The joint was evacuated after a bomb threat. Photo: KUSA via
Police bikes parked while officer walk their beat.
A NASA satellite images shows the various fires raging across Colorado NASA
Mountains in the distance looking out from the 16th Street Mall, Denver, CO.
Admitted more than once to Air Force One, "Mad Dog has gotten past the blue carpet area several times and met with the President," said co-pilot and long time friend, Staff Sargent William Lentz. Courtesy of Col. Michael "Mad Dog" Madison
Seen here from his glory days is Col. Michael Madison meeting then Secretary of State Hilary Clinton. Courtesy of Col. Michael "Mad Dog" Madison
Sunrise from a near by hotel high near the 16th St Mall, Denver.
The town of Crested Butte with Mt. Crested Butte behind it. Chris Segal
Nebraska National Guard crewmembers of Company C 2nd-135th General Support Aviation Battalion dump water from a Bambi bucket onto flames of the High Park fire, in Larimer County, Colo., approximately 15 miles west of Fort Collins The National Guard
Joey Canyon (left) with T.G. Sheppard Webster PR
One of the many formations jutting from the Earth within Garden of the Gods.
A scene from the Colorado wildfires wyoguard
The "Lion House" at the Wild Animal Sanctuary where the 25 lions rescued from Bolivia will recover until spring. The Wild Animal Santuary non-profit organization
Image posted by the Colorado Dept of Transportation Aurora Police
From left, Zackary Ryan Kuykendall, 26, of Vinemont, Ala.; and Jimmy Andrew Suggs, 28, of Vinemont, Ala. The men have been arrested in connection with starting the Cold Springs fire. Boulder Sheriff's Department
Opening day at Brekenridge 2013/14 Vail Resorts
Evening buggy ride waiting on the 16th Street Mall, Denver, CO.
Outdoor cafes are the norm along the 16th Street Mall, downtown Denver, CO.
Federal Reserve Bank crest hanging on the downtown Denver, CO branch.
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