Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Afternoon Headlines: Marijuana driving limits down to Senate vote



Marijuana driving limits down to Senate vote
Opponents of a bill making it easier for prosecutors in Colorado to convict people of driving high on marijuana are down to their last chance to stop the measure.

Truck driver in I-70 crash near Vail died outside his rig as 2 in SUV walked away
The truck driver in Sunday's fiery crash was found outside his truck, his badly burned body curled into a ball, police investigators said Monday.

Warm temperatures today, tomorrow in Denver
Pleasant weather returns to metro Denver today after several days of cooler temperatures and overcast skies.

Blackhawk helicopters will buzz over Denver on Wednesday
Watch out for those Blackhawk helicopters over Denver on Wednesday. The Denver Police Department reports on its Facebook page that as part of a federal disaster response exercise, the helicopters will be landing at Denver Health Medical Center.


Fitzgeralds Black Hawk sold for $28 million to N.Y. company
Fitzgeralds Black Hawk is being bought by Saratoga Harness Racing, Inc., of Saratoga Springs, N.Y. for $28 million , Saratoga said today.

Facebook raises IPO price as offering nears
Already expected to be the largest-ever initial public offering for an Internet company, Facebook is making its IPO even bigger.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Dimon survives votes on pay, chairmanship
The CEO of JPMorgan Chase survived a shareholder push Tuesday to strip him of the title of chairman of the board, five days after he disclosed a $2 billion trading loss by the bank.


In Iowa, Romney tags Obama for debt 'prairie fire'
Republican Mitt Romney said Tuesday President Barack Obama's support for increased federal debt has put the economy on a disastrous course, portraying himself in a speech in battleground Iowa as the defender of fiscal responsibility and his opponent as reckless.

Pro-Obama super PAC hits Romney on Bain record again using same steel mill
Another ad hitting Bain Capital's closure of GST Steel, a Kansas City steel mill, has gone up in Colorado — this time by a liberal super PAC supporting President Barack Obama.

Video: Denver mayor in Iceland gives Reykjavík mayor a Stetson cowboy hat
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock in Iceland last week talks about Denver and the similarities between Reykjavík and the Mile High City in this video posted today.


On QB Brock Osweiler, Broncos' John Elway gives strong endorsement
Broncos fan "David from Los Angeles" waited through an hour of questions before getting a chance Tuesday morning to talk directly to John Elway and John Fox as the Broncos' bosses held a conference call with season ticket holders.

Matt Prater absent from Broncos workouts
Broncos kicker Matt Prater, a free agent until he was slapped with a $2.6 million franchise tender for the 2012 season, has not been participating in the team's offseason workout program.

Nuggets' Kenneth Faried third in NBA rookie voting; Irving tops the list
The 22nd pick in the NBA draft finished third in the voting for rookie of the year. Not a bad accomplishment for Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried, who began the season on the end of the bench and finished the season averaging a double-double in the playoffs.

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