Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Afternoon Headlines: County commissioners strip former sheriff Patrick Sullivan's name from jail after meth-for-sex plea



County commissioners strip former sheriff Patrick Sullivan's name from jail after meth-for-sex plea
Less than a week after he was sentenced in a meth-for-sex case, the name of former Arapahoe County Sheriff Patrick Sullivan was removed from the jail Tuesday morning. The county's commissioners voted unanimously on a facilities naming policy that prohibits naming buildings after individuals and is retroactive.

EU court: UK can extradite 5 terror suspects to U.S.; case seen as referendum on Colorado's Supermax
Britain can extradite a radical Muslim cleric and four other suspects to the United States to face terrorism charges, Europe's human rights court ruled Tuesday in a case that amounted to a European referendum on whether conditions at Colorado's Supermax federal prison amounted to torture.

U.S. teen births: Miss. has highest rate, NH lowest, Colorado middle of the pack
Teen births fell again in the United States in 2010 with the highest rate once more in Mississippi, according to a new government report.

Denver's Molly Brown impersonator on board Titanic memorial cruise
The woman who impersonates Molly Brown at the museum at her former home in Denver is among those retracing the route of the Titanic.


Report: Denver metro area leads nation in adding construction jobs
Construction employment increased in 171 out of 337 metro areas between February 2011 and February 2012, with the Denver-Aurora-Broomfield metro area adding the most jobs at 6,300. The report was released by the Associated General Contractors of America, based on an analysis of federal employment data.

Denver's SpyderLynk lands barcode tech patent
Denver-based SpyderLynk said today that it has received a patent for its SnapTag 2D mobile barcode technology. The SnapTag is proprietary QR (quick response) code, which can be scanned with a camera phone to unleash digital content.

Stocks extend slide to 5 days, longest this year
The stock market extended its longest and deepest slump of the year Tuesday, caught between a recurring nightmare of European debt and the beginning of uncertain corporate earnings reports at home.


Obama sees biggest divide since Johnson-Goldwater
President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that the choice facing voters this November will be as stark as in the milestone 1964 contest between Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater—one that ended up with one of the greatest Democratic landslides in U.S. history.

Support for Obama building in Colorado according to latest PPP poll
President Barack Obama is looking "exceptionally strong" in Colorado, with a 13-point lead over presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney in a new poll of Colorado voters released this morning.

Who's the rich guy? Obama, Romney duel over status
One candidate is worth up to $250 million, ran a private equity firm and plans to build an elevator for the cars at his beach house.


CU Buffs lose WR Paul Richardson for 2012 after knee injury
The 2012 college football season is months away, but Colorado already lost one of its best players, when wide receiver Paul Richardson torn a knee ligament and will miss the entire season.

Marlins' Guillen suspended 5 games for Castro flap
Chastened Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen sat alone at a podium and began in Spanish, then halted in the middle of a sentence when his voice wavered. He took a sip of water and cleared his throat, then continued.

Denver Cutthroats could be new CHL team name
The Denver City Council on Wednesday will consider a 10-year lease for the new Denver CHL team, which according to the Council is said to have the name Denver Cutthroats.

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