Monday, February 6, 2012

Afternoon Headlines: Romney, Gingrich, Santorum campaign in Colorado today



Rockies acquire Guthrie for Hammel, Lindstrom
The Rockies' search for a veteran starter capable of gobbling innings ended this morning as Colorado acquired Jeremy Guthrie from Baltimore in exchange for starter Jason Hammel and reliever Matt Lindstrom.

Snow likely in mountains, possible in Denver today
Just days removed from the biggest February snowstorm in city history, another storm could leave its mark today on Denver — just not in the record books.

Former Adams County paving company owner Jerry Rhea guilty of theft
Jerry Rhea, the former owner of scandal-plagued Quality Paving and Quality Resurfacing, has been convicted of theft in a fraud that cost Adams County taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Slackliner Andy Lewis with Boulder company lands big with Madonna at Super Bowl
Most of America still may not know what slacklining is, but the millions watching Madonna perform during halftime at the Super Bowl saw the increasingly popular sport in action.


Frontier offers free WiFi on regional jets during February
Frontier Airlines is celebrating its new WiFi service by giving passengers on its Embraer 190 regional jets 30 minutes of free access during the month of February beginning today.

Man indicted for trying to export "defense articles" to China
A Chinese national has been indicted in Colorado for trying to illegally export to China radiation-hardened computer circuits used in satellite communications.

Gas prices higher in Denver
Average retail gasoline prices in Denver have risen 5.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.98 cents per gallon on Sunday.


Gingrich revs up Golden rally, calls for "very big change"
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said today that what the country needs is "a very big change," and he — not front-runner Mitt Romney — is the candidate to deliver it. "Gov. Romney doesn't represent profound change," Gingrich told the crowd of about 200 at the Marriott Denver West in Golden.

Tivoli Student Union to serve as Romney's caucus night headquarters
Mitt Romney's campaign announced today that its caucus night headquarters Tuesday will be the Tivoli Student Union on the Auraria Campus in downtown Denver.

Obama's people stole Bennet's line
Obama's top political strategist David Axelrod said more than a year ago that one of the president's strategies to win Colorado was to mimic the (now Senator) Michael Bennet campaign of 2010.


Nuggets' roster thin tonight versus Houston
The Nuggets will be without four rotations players tonight against Houston, coach George Karl said today at shootaround. Starting power forward Nene (heel), shooting guard Arron Afflalo (ankle, toe) and center Timofey Mozgov (ankle) are out, as is reserve forward Corey Brewer, whose father passed away today.

Avs' Chuck Kobasew fined for tripping incident
Avalanche forward Chuck Kobasew has been fined $2,500 for tripping Vancouver defenseman Dan Hamhuis on Saturday.

Sports court strips Contador of 2010 Tour title
Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title Monday and banned for two years after sports' highest court found the Spanish cyclist guilty of doping.

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