Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Afternoon Headlines: Police say they shot, killed Denver robbery suspect



Boulder house cat has close encounter with mountain lion
Zeus, an 11-year-old Maine coon cat, had a curious encounter with a young mountain lion. The cats checked each other out — from opposite sides of a sliding glass door — about 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Pine Brook Hills area of Boulder.

Report: U.S. Pro Cycling Challenge brought 1 million fans and $83.5 million to Colorado
The inaugural U.S. Pro Cycling Challenge drew more than one million spectators and harvested $83.5 million in economic impact.

Colorado to implement pace cars for mountain traffic
Colorado transportation officials say they plan to go ahead with a program using pace cars to reduce congestion on Interstate 70 in the mountains this winter.

About 40 Occupy Denver protesters deal with chilly weather
About 40 members of Occupy Denver, huddled in sleeping bags and wrapped in tablecloths, lined the sidewalk along Broadway this morning after temperatures dipped below freezing Monday night.


Mailing a letter to cost a penny more next year
It'll cost a penny more to mail a letter next year. The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service announced Tuesday that it will increase postage rates on Jan. 22, including a 1-cent increase in the cost of first-class mail, to 45 cents.

MiRagen in Boulder partners with Les Laboratoires Servier in $350 million deal
MiRagen Therapeutics, a Boulder-based company specializing in therapeutics based on small ribonucleic acid molecules, on Tuesday announced it inked a research, development and commercialization agreement worth more than $350 million.

Stocks jump on reports of progress in Europe
Stocks jumped in late afternoon trading on reports that France and Germany have agreed to boost a rescue fund as part of an effort to stem the European debt crisis.


Hancock praises police, councilwoman marches with Occupy Denver protesters
Denver Councilwoman Susan Shepherd said she joined the protesters on Saturday to march down the 16th Street Mall and urged Mayor Michael Hancock and her colleagues to understand the message from Occupy Denver.

Hancock adds one more to his cabinet, appoints May to head Human Services
Down to three. After today's appointment of Penny May to head the Department of Human Services, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock now has three more positions to fill in his 15-member cabinet as he approaches his 100th day in office next week.

Obama on NC, VA bus tour: 'I'm the president'
President Barack Obama sought Tuesday to recapture some of the bipartisan appeal that helped get him elected, while using the opportunity to assail GOP lawmakers for blocking his jobs bill.


Former Avs star Peter Forsberg heads 2012 class of Colorado Sports Hall of Fame
Former Avalanche center Peter Forsberg leads a class of six into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. Joining Forsberg in the class of 2012 are Marcelo Balboa, Frank Carbajal, Glenn Gondrezick, Greg Myers and Will Nicholson.

Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Ranking NFL signal callers after Week 6
Each Tuesday, Broncos/NFL reporter Mike Klis ranks all the league's quarterbacks. The rankings will weigh "what have you done for me lately?" as much as what the quarterback has accomplished overall.

AP source: Bengals talk to Raiders about Palmer
The Bengals reversed course and were negotiating a trade Tuesday that would send quarterback Carson Palmer to the Oakland Raiders, a person familiar with the discussions told The Associated Press.

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