 Some Colorado wildfire evacuees allowed to return to homes, effective immediately
 The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office announced at a noon news conference that some residents of the area evacuated because of the Lower North Fork Fire will be allowed to go back to their homes today. If residents are forced to evacuate again, a Jefferson County Sheriff's vehicle will drive through the area with lights and sirens in addition to reverse emergency notifications. Littleton man survives 10 days in Nevada wilderness; his companion dies
A Littleton man survived being stuck for 10 days in a remote Nevada area, but his friend and traveling companion died when he left their car to go for help. High autism rates in Colorado boost search for answers
The new national study on high autism rates are generating a swift and loud reaction among plenty of interest groups. For now, the eye-popping number of 1 in 88 children, and 1 in 85 in Arapahoe County, living with autism are figures without a lot of explanation. Obama: End tax breaks for big oil
President Barack Obama's plea to Congress to end $4 billion in tax subsidies to oil companies was rebuffed Thursday as the Senate turned back a Democratic bill to repeal the tax breaks. |
 Best Buy to close 50 stores, but has not yet specified which locations
 Best Buy Co. said it plans to close 50 big box stores and open 100 small mobile locations in the U.S. in fiscal 2013 and cut $800 million in costs by fiscal 2015. The news came Thursday as the biggest U.S. specialty electronics retailer posted a fiscal fourth quarter loss partly due to restructuring charges, but its adjusted results topped Wall Street's expectations. U.S. jobless claims fall to lowest level in 4 years
The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits dropped last week to the lowest level in four years, adding to evidence that the job market is strengthening. Video: Grimm Brothers Brewhouse brewing suds and success
Don Chapman and Aaron Heaton were passionate home brewers before opening Grimm Brothers Brewhouse. Less than two years after opening the brewery, the two have expanded operations and are now brewing more German-style beer than ever. |
 Bill to drug test welfare recipients dies in Colorado House in second reading
 A bill to require welfare recipients to take drug tests in order to get benefits died in the state House today in the face of apparent bipartisan opposition. House Bill 1046, sponsored by Rep. Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling, would have required anyone applying for benefits under the federally funded Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program, or TANF, to first pay the $45 cost of taking a drug test. Embattled lawmaker, Rep. Laura Bradford, won't seek re-election, cites husband's health
State Rep. Laura Bradford, who made headlines for two weeks earlier this session because a DUI traffic stop, announced today she will not seek re-election in November. Rockies license plate bill passes House
A bill that creates a Colorado Rockies special license plate easily passed the House today. |
 Peyton Manning good to go for Broncos, says QB coach David Cutcliffe
 David Cutcliffe has been watching Peyton Manning throw for nearly two decades. And after orchestrating Manning's workouts from the time the quarterback was cleared by doctors to resume throwing and when Manning signed his contract with the Broncos last week, Cutcliffe saw enough to confidently be able to tell Denver fans that Manning will be just fine. NY judge blocks sales of Jets-Tebow apparel
A judge says "sufficient reason" has been shown for him to put a stop to Reebok's sales of Tim Tebow apparel that links him to the New York Jets. Rockies' Juan Nicasio working on slider; lineup for today's game
Juan Nicasio has earned a spot in the starting rotation, throws a blazing fastball and is the feel-good story of camp. But he remains a pitcher in search of his slider. |
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