Thursday, October 13, 2011

Afternoon Headlines: Quality Paving trial ending in Adams County with competing views of conspiracy



Accused serial rapist and stalker pleads guilty
Serial rapist Marc Patrick O'Leary pled guilty today to sexually assaulting three women and attempting to rape a third. He faces life in a Colorado prison.


Three girls cooking s'mores in Aurora field prompt visit from firefighters
Jurors in the first Quality Paving criminal case are poised to begin deliberations today considering two competing portraits of the former company official accused of 33 felony counts of theft, attempt to influence a public official and forgery.

Three dead, others injured after van and semi crash near Kit Carson
The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a fatal crash this morning on the Eastern Plains. The crash happened at about 7:30 a.m. on U.S. Highway 287 about two miles south of Kit Carson.

Classes resume Friday at Ranum Middle School
Nothing suspicious was found in a search today of the evacuated Ranum Middle School; the Adams County Sheriff's Department cleared the school just after lunch.


BlackBerry maker says service fully restored
BlackBerry services buzzed back to life across the world Thursday, after a three-day outage that interrupted email messages and Internet services for millions of customers.

GE set to build $600 million solar panel plant in Colorado
General Electric Co. is set to announce plans to build the world's largest thin-film solar panel plant in Colorado creating an estimated 350 jobs, according to sources.

United Airline's first Dreamliner completes assembly
The final assembly of United Airline's first 787 Dreamliner was completed Wednesday night, ending the first major step in the aircraft's production, the Chicago-based carrier announced today.


Finalists named for Colorado Supreme Court
Colorado's next state Supreme Court justice is among the three names a selection commission turned over today to Gov. John Hickenlooper.

Colorado senators ask for more drilling review
Colorado Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet are asking the federal departments of Interior and Agriculture for more review before the Bureau of Land Management makes a decision on drilling on public land in Pitkin and Garfield counties.

Aurora mayor's race revs up with fundraising, TV ads
The race to become Aurora's next mayor is heating up with major fundraising and television ads hitting the airwaves.


Tim Tebow making Broncos center of NFL universe
Tebowmania goes well beyond that lady posing next to the billboard on I-25. It's not confined to Sports Authority Field at Mile High. The cheering can be heard, not just in LoDo, but in Midtown Manhattan.

Broncos have more positions to deal with than just quarterback
Most will return to their offseason home. A few will be spotted on the sideline of their college alma mater. Las Vegas draws its share of NFL players during the bye week.

Giguere gets first start tonight for Avs
Jean-Sebastien Giguere will get his first start with the Avalanche tonight, against Craig Anderson and the Ottawa Senators.

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