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Tribune Co. names Kersting COO of broadcast group

Tribune Co. on Monday named Jerry Kersting, an executive vice president at the media company, as chief operating officer of its broadcast group.

Camden County beats Northside-Warner Robins 31-3

Ean Days returned the opening kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown and Camden County routed Northside-Warner Robins 31-3 to repeat as the Georgia High School Association Class AAAAA state champion on Saturday night.

Colorado governor to announce job-training agenda

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter and state legislative leaders say they will announce a job-training agenda for the upcoming legislative session that begins in January.

Medicare cuts stay in Senate's health care bill

Casting its first votes on revamping the nation's health care system, the Senate rejected a Republican bid Thursday to stave off Medicare cuts and approved safeguards for coverage of mammograms and other preventive tests for women.

Tribune Co. names new CEO, keeps Zell chairman

Sam Zell, the real estate mogul who took Tribune Co. private a year before the media company was forced to enter bankruptcy protection, is stepping down from the CEO post.

Colo. feds look at Fort Hood connection to cleric

Federal authorities in Colorado are reviewing a 2002 file on a Muslim cleric who communicated with the shooting suspect at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas.

Correction: Credit Suisse-Colorado story

In a Nov. 24 story about Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC buying back auction rate securities from investors, The Associated Press, relying on information from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, reported erroneously how much the company was buying back. It has agreed to buy back up to $17.2 million from Colorado individual investors, charities, and small- and medium-sized businesses, not $79.4 million. The story also misstated how much auction rate securities the company has bought back from retail investors or agreed to resolve as part of a multistate agreement. That number should be $550 million, not $3.5 billion.

McCormick boosts quarterly dividend to 26 cents

Food and seasonings maker McCormick & Co. on Tuesday increased its quarterly dividend to 26 cents per share from 24 cents.

Intrawest selling Colo.'s Copper Mountain to Powdr

Intrawest ULC has agreed to sell its Copper Mountain ski resort in Colorado to Powdr Corp.

St. Joe narrows 3Q loss as real estate sales climb

Real estate developer The St. Joe Co. on Tuesday said its third-quarter loss narrowed despite higher expenses, as it sold off some of its holdings.

Greenhill 3Q boosted by gain on Iridium buyout

Investment bank Greenhill & Co. on Thursday posted a third-quarter profit, helped by a gain on an acquisition by a subsidiary.

McCormick & Co. 3Q profit climbs on acquisition

Food and seasonings maker McCormick & Co. said Thursday that its third-quarter profit rose 10 percent, helped by the acquisition of Lawry's and cost cuts.

Chipotle to hike wages for some tomato workers

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. has agreed to give workers for one of its Florida suppliers an extra penny per pound of tomatoes harvested, or a 64 percent increase.

New York & Co. reports 2nd-quarter loss

Apparel maker New York & Co. on Wednesday reported a fiscal second-quarter loss, but results matched analyst expectations.

Colorado jobless rate up slightly to 7.8 percent

Colorado's unemployment edged up 0.2 percentage point to 7.8 percent in July.

Goldman Sachs buys 792,273 Bowne shares

Bowne & Co., which provides shareholder and marketing communications services, said Goldman Sachs, the underwriter on its offering of 10.5 million shares, bought another 792,273 shares in a transaction that closed on Wednesday.

DOJ won't appeal shorter sentence for ex-Qwest CEO

The Department of Justice will let stand a federal court decision ordering a shorter prison sentence for ex-Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio, sentenced to six years for insider trading.

Wind-turbine maker moving to Denver

A wind-turbine maker lured by Colorado's tax incentives will relocate it headquarters to Denver from Portland, Ore., Gov. Bill Ritter and Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper said Friday.

Gilead Sciences announces Colorado closures

Gilead Sciences Inc., a biopharmaceutical firm known for its HIV therapies, is closing its offices in Boulder and Westminster and laying off at least 66 people by year's end.

Brigham shares jump 10 percent

Brigham Exploration Co. stock jumped more than 10 percent Tuesday after an analyst said the company's petroleum inventory could be significantly greater than expected because of new assessments of the company's wells in North Dakota.

Italian co-driver dies in rally crash in Bulgaria

Rally organizers say an Italian co-driver has died after a race car he was in went off the road and slammed into a tree.

Colo. trying to help small businesses use stimulus

The mammoth federal stimulus package was signed into law months ago in Denver, but folks like Gary Yoshimura are still waiting to see what good it will do.

Rep. DeGette pursues hearing, study on `fracking'

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette is moving ahead with her bill to put a widely used oil and gas drilling process under federal oversight while also seeking a study to gather more data on the practice.

10th suspected hepatitis case tied to surgery tech

A 10th hepatitis C case was diagnosed at a Colorado hospital where a surgery technician has been accused of swapping used syringes for clean ones filled with pain medication, health officials said Wednesday.

USA Wrestling staffer held in Internet sex case

A 49-year-old Colorado Springs man who is an administrator with USA Wrestling faces charges of using the Internet to try to lure a child into having sex.

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Police Tear Gas Wrong House In Butler Co.
Source: ThePittsburghChannel.com

Police in Butler County fatally shot a man after a standoff on Wednesday night" But before the shooting, officers fired tear gas into the wrong house"

In Triplicate: The Mile-High approach to transparency - CivSource
Source: civsourceonline.com

In the state of Colorado, Governor Bill Ritter and his Economic Recovery Team are working to make sure Recovery Act dollars are spent wisely and with full transparency.

toddler found dead in closet
Source: cbsnews.com

Woman charged with taping dog to fridge | WFTS-TV
Source: ABC Action News

Abby Toll was arrested on suspicion of felony animal cruelty and now faces possible heroin charges. Child Abuse doesn't seem to get the newsvine members annoyed, no doubt, Animal Abuse will.

Bride and Groom Come together thousands of miles apart (Video Report)
Source: KUSA-TV

DENVER - It's the day every little girl dreams of: their wedding day. But chances are Shannon Emerson never dreamed it would end up happening this way.

Shocking discovery after couple drives by bus stop
Source: KUSA-TV

AURORA - When a couple stopped to help a woman along East Colfax last Friday they were likely shocked by what they found.

Just Say No....to Smarties? Faux Smoking Has Parents Fuming - Crush Candy, Suck In Dust, Blow Out Puffs; Schools Fear It'll Make Cigarettes Cool
Source: Wall Street Journal

Excerpt: Summit Middle School in Frisco, Colo., is a tobacco-free campus. Students who smoke cigarettes are suspended.

Doctor's Office Opts For Concierge Care (Video Report)
Source: thedenverchannel.com

Some patients in the Denver area are having to ask themselves how much they would pay to stay with their current doctor.

Bar Bans Out-Of-Town Patrons (Video-Report)
Source: thedenverchannel.com

FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Bouncers at a Fort Collins bar aren't just checking IDs for a person's age. They're also looking at the person's home town.

Electrician Stuck In Vent Suffocates
Source: thedenverchannel.com

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. -- An electrician from Aurora died overnight when he got stuck in a vent at a Steamboat Springs restaurant and apparently was asphyxiated, authorities said.

Woman Trapped In Flames As Gas Pump Explodes
Source: thedenverchannel.com

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- An 18-year-old woman burned to death Tuesday after a chain-reaction crash caused a pickup truck to run into a gas pump at a convenience store in Colorado Springs, triggering an explosion and fire that engulfed her and her minivan.

Mug Shot Photo Suggests That Accused Is Not Taking The Charge of Having a Sexual Relationship with a Student Seriously
Source: thedenverchannel.com

DENVER -- A 31-year-old man who worked in the library of a Denver middle school was charged Wednesday with having a sexual relationship with a student.

Man finds 41 snakes in buddy's crawl space (With Photo)
Source: The Denver Post

Excerpt: Jeff Stafford's buddy owes him a few beers — and 41 brews would still be a bargain for the colony of bull snakes Stafford found slithering in the crawl space of friend's townhome in Westminster Sunday.

Colo. Restaurant Gets $1M Energy Bill (Video Report)
Source: CBS News

Excerpt: Jennifer Miller of CBS4 in Denver reports on a local restaurant that got an eye-popping monthly utility bill of more than $1 million.

Cheapskate brothers exchange same birthday card for 36 years
Source: Gazette.com

Excerpt: Darryl and Dan Culberson were cheapskates before it was cool. And they can prove it. The two brothers have been exchanging the same birthday card since 1973.

Strange tale of the missing horse tails
Source: The Orlando Sentinel

ELBERT COUNTY, Colo. -- The horses at Tom Johnson and Jim Hoff's place once had tails that hung down to their hooves. Shampooed and combed, their flaxen color gleamed when the Belgian draft horses drew wagons for children and pranced in parades.

Pueblo manager for McCain campaign arrested on molestation charges
Source: coloradoindependent.com

Well should this turn out to be true let us hope this puts a stop to this allegedcriminal behavior.

One For The Books: Baby Delivered Inside Denver Library
Source: thedenverchannel.com

DENVER -- Within minutes of stepping off a bus Tuesday morning, a woman dropped a special package at the downtown Denver library -- a baby. "We had a miracle here today," said Thomas Scott, manager of security at the library.

Video
Source: ClickOnDetroit.com

ford mtr co workers leaving job while on clock--undercover investiagtion

Behind the Numbers - Untold Suffering in the Congo
Source: Keith Harmon Snow and David Barouski

Some people are aware that war in the Congo is driven by the desire to extract raw materials, including diamonds, gold, columbium tantalite (coltan), niobium, cobalt, copper, uranium and petroleum.

Lilly in Settlement Talks With U.S.
Source: The New York Times

A settlement of an inquiry into Lilly's marketing of the antipsychotic drug Zyprexa could result in the company's paying more than $1 billion to federal and state governments.

While NY Is Giving First-Time Drivers Licences To Illegal Immigrants, Colorado Won't Give Them To Adult US Citizens
Source: coloradoan.com

Shane Menard can tell you who he is; he just can't prove it. Having never applied for a driver's license or state-issued ID card, the 18-year-old Menard is now unable to prove who he is.

Toxic gas 'may help transplants'
Source: BBC News

Scientists say they have developed a safe method to administer the toxic gas carbon monoxide (CO) in a way that could help organ transplant patients.

The Tribune - Group collects more than 2,000 signatures against uranium mine
Source: greeleytrib.com

Group collects more than 2,000 signatures against uranium mine

More on Continental improving their product

Apparently, this post on what Continental can do to be competitive was a hit. A large increase in traffic registered in my statistics and caused the site a bit of a hiccup late last night.

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