Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Afternoon Headlines: Police "regret" text messages exchanged about Occupy Denver protests, protesters



Police "regret" text messages exchanged about Occupy Denver protests, protesters
Denver Police today released dozens of text messages sent between officers during Occupy Denver protests, expressing regret for "the tenor and tone of some of these texts."

Judge denies Occupy Denver's restraining order request
A federal judge today denied Occupy Denver's request for a temporary restraining order against city officials.

Charter school enrollment surges in Colorado and nationwide
This year, charter schools across the country logged the largest enrollment increase ever recorded.

Credit card company comes after infuriated Tom Martino
Consumer advocate Tom Martino is furious that a credit card company he says he tried to pay is now seeking more than $13,000 on charges he made in the weeks prior to filing bankruptcy.


Vail Resorts earnings chill
Vail Resorts Inc. reported a $55.7 million net loss in its fiscal first quarter ended Oct. 31, according to a quarterly earnings report filed today. That loss is $12.7 million more than what Vail Resorts reported in the same period a year earlier.

Final meeting on Colorado frack fluid disclosure rule set for Monday in Denver
The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission will hold its final deliberations on proposed fracking fluid disclosure rules Monday at 8 a.m. in the hearing room of its Denver office.

Denver-based Bonanza Creek seeks IPO
Bonanza Creek Energy Inc., a Denver-based oil and gas company, filed for a $361.4 million initial public offering on Tuesday.


Colorado pursuing spaceport designation
Gov. John Hickenlooper said today that Colorado has applied for a spaceport designation with the federal government. Hickenlooper said his administration has sent a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration stating that it is seeking the designation.

Report: More Coloradans register as independents, Democrats lose ground
Colorado voters are moving more to the middle with the number of registered independents increasing by almost 9 percent since 2008, according to an analysis by a center-left think tank released today.

Female state legislators from Aurora voice support for Miklosi in CD-6
A day after CD-6 candidate Joe Miklosi received encouraging news — former Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff announced he will not join the race, and gave a subsequent endorsement of Miklosi — female state lawmakers from Aurora launched a fundraising effort for him Wednesday.


Lindsey Vonn skis to super-G victory on Birds of Prey
Vail's Lindsey Vonn shook off a major attack of nervous anxiety today and captured the first-ever women's World Cup race on the Birds of Prey, winning a super-G before a wild home crowd.

Clady, McGahee, Royal miss Broncos' practice
Three Broncos offensive starters were missing from the start of practice today as the team began preparing for Sunday's game against Chicago.

Former Rockies closer Street calls trade to Padres "bittersweet"
Huston Street heard the rumors, read the stories, received the text messages. He knew his days with the Rockies were numbered given the team's bullpen depth and desire to use his money to pursue a veteran starter or everyday player.

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