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New l-25 and Arapahoe lane set to open

admin — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 07:55:06 +0000

DENVER - If your daily drive       Engineer.
includes Interstate 25 and         "We expect the motorists
Arapahoe Road, you know how        should actually make it
frustrating it can get.            through a little bit faster,"
"If you don't come in there        said Jesaitis.
during the right time, you're      That could take time, though.
going to get bottle necked         C-DOT is already anticipating
and tied up," said Kris            a few mishaps.
Lenckriet, a taxi cab driver.      "There will be some confusion
Like many drivers, Lenckriet       because people are use to
has weaved in and out of           going between the pillars and
heavy traffic on the road for      there's going to be an extra
years, but there is relief on      lane outside the pillars,"
the way.                           said Bullard.
A third lane of traffic on         The project took $2.8 million
westbound Arapahoe will open       to complete.  C-DOT says this
Wednesday night.  A third          is a temporary fix to ease
eastbound lane opened a month      congestion.  They are looking
ago.                               at a long term project to
"Any extra lanes you can open      redo the intersection in 10
up will help," said Ed             years.
Bullard, C-DOT Project

Mother, 2 teens found dead inside Colo. Springs home

admin — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:32:31 +0000

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -     being investigated as
A woman and two teenagers          suspected homicides because
have been found dead in a          of trauma to the bodies.
Colorado Springs home.             He didn't elaborate.
KRDO-TV in Colorado Springs        Noblitt says it appears the
reports that a man called          man who called police is the
police to the home Monday          husband of the woman and
afternoon. Police Sgt. Steve       father of the children.
Noblitt says thedeaths are         No names have been released.

Hit and run driver injures 2 in Lodo, family asks for public’s help

admin — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 18:46:33 +0000

DENVER - Police say at about       His brother, Rodney Albo,
2 a.m. on Sunday two people        says Timothy has substantial
were crossing the street at        trauma to his head and is in
20th and Chestnut in LoDo,         a coma.
when a dark colored SUV hit        He hopes someone will come
them at a high rate of speed,      forward with information that
then took off heading west.        will help police solve this
Both victims were taken to         crime.
Denver Health Medical Center.      "It would mean the world to
An unidentified female is in       us right now. It's very
serious condition and 26-year-     important to us," Albo said.
old Timothy Albo is in             According to police there
critical condition.                were some witnesses who left
Albo's family spoke to FOX31       the scene before officers
News on Sunday and said the        arrived. Police are asking
electrician was out with           those witnesses to contact
friends in LoDo. He was            police.
walking back to a friend's         Anyone with information is
place to spend the night when      asked to call Crimestoppers
the crash happened.                at 720-913-STOP.

All business as campaign heads for home stretch

admin — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 18:10:57 +0000

THORNTON - With Congress           our economic recovery."
adjourning this week, Sen.         As Bennet highlighted his
Michael Bennet is back in          commitment to small business,
Colorado and already in full-      the Colorado Business Journal
time campaign mode.                Friday endorsed his opponent,
The Democrat, appointed to         Republican Ken Buck.
the Senate 22 months ago, has      "He's placed a higher
80 campaign events scheduled       priority than his opponent on
over the next 31 days leading      improving the plight of small
up to the Nov. 2 election.         business, which he correctly
"Voters are about to be            deems to be the engine of
seeing a lot more of me,"          economic recovery," the
Bennet said Friday, while          magazine's editors wrote.
touring Welby Gardens, a           Buck's campaign also released
small business just off            a poll late Friday night
Interstate 76 that grows           showing him leading Bennet by
flowers and plants for home        eight points.
garden retailers and               The poll of likely voters
landscaping companies.             from McClatchy-Marist shows
"Hopefully, they'll think          Buck tracking at 50 percent
that's a good thing."              and Bennet at 42.
Bennet's campaign tour of the      It's the second poll this
company's sprawling                week showing Buck above the
greenhouses Friday served as       50 percent mark, after a
an opportunity to highlight        Rasmussen poll Wednesday
his commitment to helping          showed Buck ahead of Bennet,
small businesses grow not          51-44.
just flowers but their bottom      "Both the McClatchy-Marist
line.                              numbers and the Rasmussen
"For these businesses, the         numbers are encouraging,"
difference between good times      said Buck's campaign manager,
and bad times is the money         John Swartout." Ken has held
you can borrow," Bennet said.      a consistent lead since
"If they can borrow money,         winning the primary, and
they can hire more people.         Bennet can't break 45 percent.
They can grow their business.      "
And that really is the key to

Economic boost expected as conventions flock to Denver

admin — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 01:07:47 +0000

DENVER - At a time when many       Denver.
cities are struggling to           "In fact it's not just the
attractconvention business,        convention goers that bring
Denver is about to finish up       that businessto Denver but
the year with ninemajor            dozens of multi-billion
medical conferences, bringing      dollar corporations
tens of thousands to the city      whosemembers may come back
forthe very first time.            with their families."
The American Academy of            The changing face of the
Family Physicians has 94,000       medical business now makes
members and about11,000 are        Denver anaffordable,
here in Denver for their four      attractive destination over
day annual convention.             Vegas or Hawaii.
"This was the first time we        "I love the 16th street mall
came to Denver and I got to        and the mall shuttle," said
tell you ourpeople are             Dr. ElisabethMock here from
ecstatic about this city,"         Bangor, Maine, "And it just
said Tom Pellet an official        seems like everything
ofthe American Academy of          iswalkable and I really like
Family Physicians," We'll be       that I haven't had to take a
back. "                            taxianywhere."
They are the first of the          "I think we should move back
nine medical conferences that      here, move here or something..
will hitDenver before the end      .very nice,nice big city it's
of the year.                       got everything I think you
The conventions will bring         can have," said Dr.Anita
around 70,000 people to            Keshwani from Des Moines,
Denver during oneof the            Iowa.
slowest seasons for the            The convention, and at least
convention business                three others, already has
nationwide.                        plans to rebook here.
"And the total amount of           "When our visitors come in
economic impact we're going        they pay taxes which means
to see comethrough this city       that the averageresident will
between now and the first          pay less in taxes each year,"
week in December is goingto        said Benedick from
be 140 million dollars," said      VisitDenver.
Rachel Benedick of Visit

Substitute teacher gives 8th graders unwanted lesson on sex

admin — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:26:04 +0000

DENVER - Denver Police are         teachers in," she said. "When
investigating whether a            we came outside there were a
middle school teacher who          lot of people crying and
allegedly made lewd comments       scared and shaking."
to his students broke the law.     The instructor was in his
Anjelica Najera, an 8th            first day of substitute
grader at Manny Martinez           teaching at Manny Martinez
Middle School, said the            School, a charter school next
unidentified instructor            to West High School. The
engaged in sexual talk during      school is run by Edison
a language arts class on           Learning, an educational
Wednesday.                         management company.
"He was talking about how          An official with the company
many people he's done and if       admitted the instructor had
the guys have done anyone yet,     uttered lewd comments and
" said Najera. "He would talk      taken photos of students. He
to the guys saying how many        said the teacher will no
girls he had sex with and all      longer be welcome at the
of that."                          school.
She said the teacher also          Denver Police said an arrest
pointed his cell phone camera      is not likely, at least not
at some of her classmates.         yet.
"He would take pictures of         "We have a lot of work to do,
the students and then he           " said Police Department
would stand over the girls         Spokesperson Sonny Jackson.
looking over them," Najera         "We've got to see what the
said. "When everybody saw him      allegations might be. Some of
take the videos, they would        the students aren't even here
hide their heads."                 for us to talk to at this
She said the man also              point...so we need to talk
prevented students from            with all of them to make sure
leaving class at the end of        we have a complete picture of
the day.                           what transpired."
"He tried to lock us in and         
he wouldn't let the other

Littleton couple accused of abusing adopted son

admin — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:33:36 +0000

LITTLETON, Colo. - Two             Both Christine Arnold and her
Littleton parents are behind       husband, Randal Arnold, were
bars, being held on suspicion      interviewed. They told police
of beating their adopted son       the child had injured himself
unconscious, and starving him.     by banging his head against
On September 12, Christine         the wall.
Arnold called 9-1-1 from her       But both were taken to jail
Littleton home, saying her         suspected of child abuse.
son had fallen down some           They go to court Thursday to
stairs. But first responders       be advised of the charges
saw "bruises and abrasions         against them.
all over his body," and            Investigators determined that
quickly alerted police.            the principal at the child's
Investigators found a belt         school, Columbine Hills
buckle that matched the U-         Elementary, actually called
shaped bruises all over the        police and social services
child's body, and made             before when the child came to
another discovery -- the 6         school with stitches in his
year old boy was "severely         lip.
malnourished."                     It is unclear why no action
Even though the child had          was taken at that time.
weighed 31 pounds prior to         Jefferson County Schools did
his adoption, at age two, he       not return our call seeking
only weighed 30 pounds at the      their comment.
hospital.

Serial killer case may impact Colo. Attorney General’s race

admin — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 03:31:24 +0000

DENVER - FOX31 News has            sources describe as-- a
learned that the FBI has been      secret summit conference.  It
back out to the former house       was held on June 20, 2003.
of convicted serial killer         The FBI, DEA, Denver Police
Scott Lee Kimball, searching       and the top four people in
for evidence in other murder       Suthers' office were there.
cases.                             Insiders say Denver Police
Sources say the FBI was on         were skeptical, but Suthers'
the Broomfield property in         office prevailed and once
the past few months.  The new      again Kimball was set free.
information raises new             Within the next few months,
questions as to what Attorney      he killed Kaysi McLeod and
General John Suthers, who was      his uncle, Terry Kimball.
US Attorney at the time, knew      His family believes he tried
about the way his office and       to kill his own son and
the FBI were handling Kimball,     investigators believe he
who was acting as a paid           tortured and killed another
informant when at least four       young woman.  Yet the next
murders occurred.                  month, Suthers' team was back
It was the tragic death of a       in court telling the judge,
16-year-old Boulder County         who was increasingly
girl, Brittney Chambers,           "troubled" over the way
which launched the                 Kimball was being handled,
investigation the ultimately       that they had him on "a very
led to Suthers and the FBI         tight leash."
unleashing the serial killer       "Well, he wasn't on a tight
on the Colorado community.         leash.  As far as we can tell
Operation Green Clover was an      from looking at the records,
investigation into an              really, nobody was paying
international ecstasy ring.        attention to anything that
For Suthers, it was one of         was happening," says Boulder
the biggest cases in his           District Attorney Stan
office. For Kimball, it was a      Garnett.
get out of jail free card.         Garnett's office finally put
"We had what we called a plan.     Kimball behind bars for four
The plan was to deceive the        murders.  Today, Garnett is
FBI and we did that," Kimball      running against Suthers for
told us in a jailhouse             Colorado Attorney General.
interview.                         Garnett says he's never seen
Kimball told Suthers' team         a case handled as poorly as
and the FBI that he could          the way Suthers' team handled
give them information about        Kimball.
the drug ring. He told us he       "Enormous risks were being
was conning them, but they         taken and as far as we can
bought his story hook, line        tell, nothing was
and sinker.                        accomplished and a lot of bad
Even though a Montana judge        happened," Garnett says.
had earlier determined             He says neither Suthers nor
Kimball was a danger to the        the FBI has even bothered to
community, Suthers signed          apologize to the families of
court documents that paved         Kimball's victims.
the way for Kimball to be set      "Nobody's been accountable.
free to work and get paid as       Everyone kind of shrugs and
a confidential FBI informant.      says 'well it wasn't my fault.
"I never gave them any useful      '"
information," Kimball says.        "A problem like this comes up
Within days of being set free,     and John Suthers and everyone
Kimball killed Leann Emery.        else just shrugs and says
The next month, he killed          well I didn't know anything,"
Jennifer Marcum.  A couple of      Garnett says.
months later, he was arrested      Suthers did not want to
on an out of state warrant         comment on camera.  But he
for crimes committed there.        says he stands by an earlier
Kimball played another get-        statement where he said, "I
out-of-jail card and told          had no meetings about the
them he had information about      case and I have no
Marcum's murder.                   recollection of any
FOX31 News has learned that        involvement in the case."
Suthers' team called --what

Carmelo Anthony: ‘I’m here today’

admin — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 03:01:39 +0000

DENVER - Denver Nuggets All-       Besides New Jersey,
star forward Carmelo Anthony       Philadelphia and Golden State
appeared at the team's media       emerged as potential trade
day press conference Monday        partners during the weekend
and says he's ready for the        according to reports.
start of training camp. It         Reports say the focus of
opens tomorrow with a lot of       Denver's interest in a
trade talk involving Anthony.      potential deal with
Anthony sat down and answered      Philadelphia is Andre
questions wearing his Nuggets      Iguodala who played great for
jersey. "I'm here man, I'm         Team USA in the World
here today. Practice starts        Championships this summer.
tomorrow and we'll go from         The Nuggets are also taking a
there," he said when asked         look at Stephen Curry of
about a potential trade.           Golden State.
He insisted that he's a            Denver has said the team is
Denver Nugget player right         interested in New Jersey
now. "I'm here to focus on         rookie Derrick Favors, the
training camp and basketball       third pick in this year's NBA
tomorrow." Earlier Monday, J.      draft. The proposed deal
R. Smith posted "He back!" on      involves four teams that
Twitter, along with a picture      would also bring Utah forward
of Anthony.                        Andrei Kirilenko to the
It has been reported during        Nuggets along with a couple
the off-season that Anthony        of first round draft choices.
wanted to be traded. "I never      The Nuggets' new management
said I wanted to be traded. I      team of Masai Ujiri and Josh
never once said anything           Kroenke began entertaining
about trade talk," he said         offers for their superstar
during the midday news             after he declined to sign a
conference Monday.                 three-year, $65 million
Reports during the weekend         extension that's been on the
said a multi-team deal that        table since June.
would've sent Anthony to New       "Right now, I'm leaving my
Jersey was on hold, and the        options open," Anthony said
Nuggets were looking into          Monday.
other possibilities for a           
trade.

Campaign pushes to unseat Larimer Co. judges for prosecuting innocent man

admin — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 18:17:55 +0000

LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. - Tim        isolated," he said.
Masters wrongfully spent 10        But he wouldn't have been
years in prison and without        able to live with himself--
DNA evidence overturning his       knowing he could have made a
murder conviction; he'd have       difference.
spent the rest of his life         "If it happens that easy to
there.                             Tim Masters, could it not
Now a push is on to unseat         happen just as easy to my son
the two judges who improperly      or your son. And if the
prosecuted his case.               system is broke it needs to
The Committee for Judicial         be fixed. And in this case,
Justice is working to get          it's terribly broken. And no
Larimer County residents to        one that can fix it wants to
vote against retaining             do anything about it."
District Judges Jolene Blair       But voting out Blair and
and Terry Gilmore in November.     Gilmore is one small way
"A young man named Tim             toward repairing it.
Masters was put in a cage for      "In my mind, it's not what
10 years for a crime he did        they did. In my opinion, it's
not commit, based on very          what they haven't done. They
shoddy evidence. In fact, no       have not accepted any
evidence," said Troy Krenning,     responsibility, any
who is heading up the              accountability. Most
campaign.                          egregious is they haven't
It is this injustice that          offered an apology," said
fuels the former Fort Collins      Krenning.
cop and now attorney to hold       Krenning says what's worse is
those accountable for very         Peggy Hettrick's real killer
damaging, irreparable wrongs.      has roamed free for 23 years.
The prosecutors at the time--      Masters says he doesn't want
now judges--hid evidence that      to make this issue about him.
would have helped Masters at       He wants the focus to be on
his murder trial.                  what these now judges did
"This isn't about Terry            when they prosecuted his case.
Gilmore and it's not about         "It's up to the voters to
Jolene Blair. To me, it's a        consider whether or not to
question about the integrity       keep judges on the bench who
and character of the criminal      do not acknowledge their own
justice system in Larimer          mistakes," said Masters. He
County," said Krenning.            says he doesn't want it to be
There are yard signs, bumper       a "Tim Masters crusade
stickers and a website that        against two judges."
read: "Remember Tim Masters:       Typically, voters skip the
No on Judges Blair and             ballot where they vote judges
Gilmore."                          in our out.
Krenning strongly believes         And since 1990--just seven
they have to go--even though       out of nearly 1,000 judges
they've been friends for more      have not been retained. It's
than 20 years.                     pretty uncommon.
"It would have been easy, and      But Krenning suspects this
it was easy for many to            time it's different.
simply look the other way and      For more information visit
move on, assume the system         www.judicialjustice.org.
worked, or if didn't, it's