Thursday, October 6, 2011

Afternoon Headlines: Wind whips Denver metro area, closes I-70 on the Plains



41 treated after Denver-bound bus crashes in Nebraska
Forty-one people were injured early this morning when a Denver-bound bus and two semi-trucks crashed on Interstate 80 in Nebraska, according to the Nebraska State Patrol.

Colorado woman indicted for stealing big bucks from National Park Service
A Colorado woman has been indicted for allegedly stealing about $730,000 from the federal government while she toiled for the National Park Service.

CU-Boulder team digs up ancient Mayan road
An excavation team led by University of Colorado researchers continues to uncover pieces of a small town frozen -- or, in this case, burned -- in time.

Colorado man assumed friend was drunk, not dead
A man accused of driving around Denver with a dead friend in the back of a car and running up a bar tab on the friend's account says he thought the man was drunk, not deceased.


Denver home prices drop in August
Home prices in the Denver metro area fell 2.2 percent in August 2011 from August 2010, according to a report today from CoreLogic, a real estate data provider. That is smaller than the 2.7 percent year-over-year drop recorded in July.

Obama acknowledges Wall Street protests as a sign
Concerns over Wall Street practices and economic inequality that have led to sit-ins and rallies in New York and elsewhere reverberated up to the White House on Thursday, with President Barack Obama saying the protesters are expressing the frustrations of the American public.

A job is becoming a dim memory for many unemployed
For more Americans, being out of work has become a semi-permanent condition. Nearly one-third of the unemployed—nearly 4.5 million people—have had no job for a year or more. That's a record high. Many are older workers who have found it especially hard to find jobs..


Defiant Obama challenges GOP on jobs bill
Defiant and frustrated, President Barack Obama aggressively challenged Republicans Thursday to get behind his jobs plan or explain why not, declaring that if Congress fails to act "the American people will run them out of town."

Rep. Cory Gardner to headline GOP's Capitol Club luncheon later this month
Congressman Cory Gardner is the latest Republican, in what's become a star-studded field of sorts, to headline the Colorado GOP Capitol Club luncheon.

Bennet, DeGette disgusted with Congress — just like (almost) everyone else
President Barack Obama has signed legislation to keep the federal government running for another six weeks. Congress must now finish work on agency budgets for the new fiscal year.


CU football suspends five defensive players for violating team rules
The Broncos were back in pads, but without several important players, as they began preparing for Sunday's game against division rival San Diego. Safety Brian Dawkins did not participate in today's practice, the first session he has missed all season.

Brian Dawkins sits again as Broncos prepare for San Diego
Cornerback Champ Bailey might be back, but the Broncos continue to have injury concerns in the secondary.

Avs expecting early crowd for Peter Forsberg at Saturday's opener
Avalanche fans with tickets to Saturday's opening game with the Detroit Red Wings will need to get there early.

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