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Letter implicates Bronco’s killer

Letter implicates Bronco’s killer

The Rocky Mountain News has obtained a copy of a letter believed to be signed by a 26-year-old gang member that says he fired the shots that killed Denver Broncos player Darrent Williams.

Frontier Bankruptcy »

Emergency Landing

Hometown carrier Frontier Airlines flies into Chapter 11 bankruptcy, triggering concerns about its future.
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The Legend of Caribou »

BROWN: Stars came out before Caribou

With Caribou Ranch opening its gates for the first time in years for our special report last week, music fans were reminded of the big names that came there: Elton John, John Lennon, Joe Walsh.

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Tim Masters »

Ex-cop recounts spy tactics

3:35 p.m. A former Fort Collins investigator testifies he isn't sure why he never documented an elaborate surveillance operation in connection with Peggy Hettrick's 1987 murder.
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Colorado Oil and Gas »

At the confluence of clashing cultures

Workers flooding northwest Colorado to participate in the state's unprecedented natural gas boom are taking shelter where they can find it, and many are ending up in the convivial, home-on-wheels environment of RV parks.
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Rocky Flats Nuclear Workers »

Flats protesters return, reflect

It's just a wide spot on Colorado 93 now, but 30 years ago the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant loomed just over the horizon.

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RTD Fastracks »

RTD cost-cutting hits Sixth Avenue segment hard

We stashed one of our cars at the Cold Spring park-n-Ride on Union Boulevard and began the final day of our hike along the West Corridor light-rail line.
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Darrent Williams »

Letter implicates Bronco’s killer

The Rocky Mountain News has obtained a copy of a letter believed to be signed by a 26-year-old gang member that says he fired the shots that killed Denver Broncos player Darrent Williams.

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Aarone Thompson »

Chief 'fiercely proud' of officers' hard work

When Daniel Oates became Aurora's police chief 18 months ago, the department was under fire for not arresting serial rapist Brent J. Brents before he committed a string of sex crimes.
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Immigration »

Griego: This river churns relentlessly, tossing two cultures together

Were you to measure this street - Border Street, as it has been called here, though it appears on city maps by another name and in neighborhood memory by yet another - you would find it to be just under one-tenth of a mile, a short block by most standards, a hyphen in a neighborhood of sentences.
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Nacchio on Trial »

U.S. tries long shot on Nacchio

The full 10th Circuit Court of Appeals hears only a handful of cases every year. Government prosecutors hope the Joe Nacchio case will be among them.

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Immigration: The Border Within »

Griego: This river churns relentlessly, tossing two cultures together

Were you to measure this street - Border Street, as it has been called here, though it appears on city maps by another name and in neighborhood memory by yet another - you would find it to be just under one-tenth of a mile, a short block by most standards, a hyphen in a neighborhood of sentences.
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Platte Canyon High School Shooting »

EXTRA!, July 3

A tribute CD honoring shooting victim Emily Keyes is making the rounds in the mountain communities of Bailey, Conifer and Evergreen.
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Columbine High School Shootings »

Columbine Web posts were link

Web sites glorifying Columbine High School killers Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold became a virtual meeting space for two teens a world apart who planned their own high school massacres, authorities said.

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Jon Benet Ramsey »

John Ramsey to run again for Michigan House

The father of slain child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey expects to seek a seat representing part of Michigan’s
northern Lower Peninsula.
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Ward Churchill »

Ward Churchill to teach unsanctioned course on CU campus

Fired University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill will return to the Boulder campus next week to begin teaching an unsanctioned course that's being organized by his student supporters.
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A Change in the Air »

A Change in the Air: Vital Signs

The marmot was holding his own until the second coyote blindsided him. The coarse-furred, groundhog-like rodent emerged from his hibernation burrow last April onto a thick crust of snow that blanketed this former mining town several miles north of Crested Butte.
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Growing up Melo »

Around the rim, November 1

On a rainy afternoon Carmelo Anthony and newly acquired guard J.R. Smith make their way across an Albertson's parking lot back to their hotel room at the Doubletree in Durango on the first week of training camp at 2:30 p.m.
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Patrick Roy »

May 29, 2003: Exit comes with goalie’s typical resolve

Eras end. Time goes by. Jim Carrey makes more movies. We understand all this. That doesn't mean we have to like it. It was hard not to notice how happy Patrick Roy looked announcing his retirement. In fact, he seemed a lot happier than anyone else in the room, except possibly his kids, and even they didn't seem all that excited about moving back to Canada.

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Hunter S. Thompson »

Literary gang 'gathered' for farewell

Hunter S. Thompson's literary heroes may see his ashes explode 300 feet into the summer sky this weekend.

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Lisl Auman »

Family, friends celebrate Auman's second chance

The honored guest was en route to the Denver County Jail, but the celebration went on at Racines restaurant Monday morning for Lisl Auman's family and friends.
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