Monday, September 12, 2011

Afternoon Headlines: Police ID suspect in 1993 abduction, murder of 5-year-old Alie Berrelez



Trucker who died in fiery crash near Loveland a Greeley resident
The driver of a truck that rolled and caught on fire near Loveland died in the accident. Gary Agee, 58, of Greeley, died in the fiery crash, according to the Colorado State Patrol.

Aurora officer, accused of sexually exploiting a teenager, resigns
An Aurora police officer suspected of having a teenager take sexually explicit photos of herself on the officer's cell phone camera has resigned.

Contractor investigates after 4 hospitalized by falling rocks at Red Rocks
A private contractor that specializes in rock stabilization is being brought in to investigate what may have caused rocks to fall on the crowd at Red Rocks Amphitheatre early Sunday, sending four people to the hospital.

Pueblo police seize $10 million of cocaine in rental car, two arrested
Police in Pueblo seized $10 million in cocaine from a car trunk after an officer made a stop for an illegal lane change.


IBM putting Watson to work in health insurance
Enough with the fun and games. Watson is going to work. IBM's supercomputer system, best known for trouncing the world's best "Jeopardy!" players on TV, is being tapped by one of the nation's largest health insurers to help diagnose medical problems and authorize treatments.

Bank of America will cut 30,000 jobs
Bank of America will cut about 30,000 jobs over the next few years in a bid to save $5 billion per year. The cost-cutting drive is part of a broader effort to reshape and shrink the nation's largest bank as it copes with fallout from the housing bust.

Fears of a default by Greece drag stocks lower
Stocks fell Monday on worries that Greece could be edging closer to a default. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note reached another record low as investors piled into U.S. government debt.


Obama calls on Congress to act on jobs bill
President Barack Obama bluntly challenged Congress Monday to act immediately on his new jobs plan, brandishing a copy of the legislation in the Rose Garden and demanding: "No games, no politics, no delays."

Dems run TV ads in Colorado to promote Obama's jobs bill
The Democratic National Committee is running ads in Denver and a handful of other integral electoral states this week to promote the president's jobs bill.

Pitkin County rejects ballots in Spanish
Pitkin County will not offer dual-language ballots in English and Spanish to voters for November's mail-only election.


Denver Broncos are excited about opening season at home against Oakland Raiders
There is some early evidence this may be a rare NFL year when the preseason mattered. It's not conclusive evidence, mind you, but enough to give the Broncos hope for their season opener tonight against the Oakland Raiders at newly renamed and brightly painted Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

CU's Paul Richardson named Pac-12 player of the week
Colorado wideout Paul Richardson is the first player in school history to be named player of the week by the Pac-12 Conference.

Regis Jesuit forward Katie Heckman commits to Duke
Nine months ago, Katie Heckman cried multiple times after tearing the anterior-cruciate ligament and meniscus in her right knee in the third game of her junior basketball season.

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