Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Afternoon Headlines: High winds pound mountains and foothills, delay flights at DIA



Man barricaded inside Aurora home surrenders, child safe
A stand-off in Aurora ended "peacefully" this morning when a man surrendered to police and a 2-year-old child was unharmed. "We made an arrest and the child is OK," said Sgt. Cassidee Carlson, an Aurora Police Department spokeswoman.

Health reform: Colorado gets another $17.9 million to start health insurance exchange
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Wednesday awarded Colorado another $17.9 million to firmly establish the insurance exchange at the heart of national health reform.

Woman who helped boyfriend before cop killing gets prison
A woman who helped her fugitive boyfriend in the weeks before he allegedly shot and killed a Tennessee police officer was sentenced to six months in prison this morning in federal court in Denver.

Expert: Denver cop used military, not police training
The shooting style Denver Police officer Robert Fitzgibbons used in a shoot-out that injured a bystander was consistent with military training but inappropriate for a police gun battle on a city street, an expert said today.


Boulder Applebee's lease could put crimp in Trader Joe's timeline
The operators of the Boulder Applebee's -- which will be displaced by Trader Joe's -- say they want to stay in Boulder and indicated they'll keep their current Twenty Ninth Street restaurant open through "late 2012."

Vail Resorts buys Tahoe's Kirkwood ski area
Vail Resorts on Wednesday announced it was acquiring Kirkwood Mountain Resort near Lake Tahoe, Calif., growing North America's largest resort operator's stable of ski areas to seven, with three in the Tahoe area.

Sur la Table to leave Cherry Creek mall
It's time to pack its knives and go. After more than 13 years inside the Cherry Creek Shopping Center, high end cookware retailer Sur la Table is relocating to Cherry Creek North.


Federico Peña signs on again as Obama co-chair
Former Denver Mayor Federico Peña and a number of other prominent Latinos have signed on as national co-chairs for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign, the campaign announced today. "Colorado is a critical state for President Obama in 2012, and I'm proud to serve again as a national co-chair for his re-election campaign," Peña said.

Obama seeks corporate tax rate cut, loophole limit
President Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed a lower corporate tax rate and an end to dozens of loopholes he said helps companies move jobs and profits overseas. "It's not right and it needs to change," he said.

Denver cop says Rep. Bradford was driving drunk — estimated level more than twice the legal limit
The Denver police officer who stopped state Rep. Laura Bradford last month estimated her blood-alcohol content at "roughly" 0.20 — more than twice the legal level for driving drunk.


NFL heads to Indianapolis
Once again, Indianapolis is the center of the NFL world. Signs of football are all over this city again, just a couple of weeks after it hosted the Super Bowl, especially the airport and inbound planes.

Steve Downie joins Avs, to play tonight vs. Los Angeles Kings
Avalanche forward Steve Downie arrived in Denver early this morning, skated with his new teammates at 10:30 a.m. and will play right wing on the Ryan O'Reilly-centered line in tonight's game against the Los Angeles Kings at the Pepsi Center.

Video: Alameda Pirates Varsity Basketball Team rises above racial taunting
The Alameda Pirates boys varsity basketball team has faced racial taunting and harassment from both opposing teams and the fans of opposing teams for the majority of their basketball season.

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