Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Afternoon Headlines: United Airlines to begin direct Denver-to-Tokyo flight



Denver likely to bake in record-setting heat this afternoon
Record heat should bake Denver this afternoon as a 73-year-old record is likely to fall. Denver's high temperature today should hit 95 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. The normal high temperature for the day is 75 degrees and the record high of 90 degrees was set back in 1939.

Garfield County is turning over domestic violence victims to immigration authorities
The American Civil Liberties Union and a domestic violence coalition have publicly chastised the Garfield County Sheriff's Office for turning over those involved in domestic violence to federal immigration authorities in violation of a state statute that makes an exception for such victims.

Family sues Intrawest over skier's death in Winter Park avalanche
The wife of a skier killed in a January avalanche inside the Winter Park ski area has filed a wrongful death suit targeting the Denver-owned ski area's operator, Intrawest.

The last run of Caballo Blanco, known in Boulder as Micah True
Micah True went off alone on a Tuesday morning to run through the rugged trails of the Gila Wilderness, and now it was already Saturday and he had not been seen again.


Where are Facebook's friends? Stock slide deepens
Facebook's newly public stock is sliding further on its third trading day as investors reconsider how much the social network is worth. The company's long-anticipated initial public offering of stock raised $16 billion, valuing the company at $104 billion—more than Amazon.com Inc., at $98 billion.

Colorado experienced 12 mass layoffs in April
There were 12 mass layoffs - defined as at least 50 employees - in Colorado in April, down from 15 mass layoffs in April 2011, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said today.

Raw video: SpaceX company's Falcon 9 rockets launches successfully
Opening a new, entrepreneurial era in spaceflight, a ship built by a billionaire businessman sped toward the International Space Station with a load of groceries and other supplies Tuesday after a spectacular, middle-of-the-night blastoff.


Ballot initiative would make it easier for immigrants to get driver's license
Proponents of a plan to make some undocumented immigrants in Colorado eligible for driver's licenses kicked off a campaign this morning to get an initiative on the November ballot.

New ad campaign targets disillusioned Obama voters
A conservative-leaning independent group is launching a $10 million television ad campaign saying President Barack Obama has not lived up to the expectations voters had for him.

Romney's playbook on Bain unclear as attacks grow
The core of his presidential candidacy under attack, Mitt Romney has yet to shape a playbook to defend a quarter-century in the business world that created great riches for him and great hardship, at times, for some American workers.


Broncos' Champ Bailey still cornerback through and through
Fourteen years into his NFL career and Champ Bailey said the video doesn't lie. If he still runs like a cornerback, if he still covers the like a cornerback, then the 33-year-old, 11-time Pro Bowl selection is still a cornerback. And that any late-career move to safety — 'a la Hall of Famer Rod Woodson — isn't even on his the radar.

Broncos' RB Moreno: "Everyone competing for a job"
Broncos running back Knowshon Moreno is back on the practice field, at least in a limited fashion, less than six months removed from surgery to repair a torn ACL.

Nuggets bring in 3 prospects for predraft workout
This is a good thing — right? The Nuggets worked out draft prospects today and when Terrence Ross was asked what player he's like, Ross replied: "I'd say similar to a J.R. Smith."

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