Your daily resource for late-breaking news, upcoming events, the , , and the stories that will be talked about today.
1. DENVER SNOW
Metro Denver didn’t get near the 7 to 10 inches of snow that was predicted overnight, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service as expected. It was enough, however, to make for tough driving conditions for Friday’s commute to work. You can find our list of here, or follow .
2. BASKETBALL DREAMS ON HOLD
When amputee Bailey Roby comes off the bench for the Mountain Vista High School basketball team, players on both teams applaud his skill and effort. Home fans chant his name. Opposing fans forget the score and cheer in appreciation. But, .
3. CLOSURE OF MILLION DOLLAR HIGHWAY
From empty hotel beds and restaurants to a 440-mile mail delivery detour, Silverton took the full brunt of a huge rockslide that resulted in an unprecedented closure of U.S. 550 over Red Mountain Pass over the last three weeks. But, .
4. BACKS AGAINST A WALL
Operators of marijuana shops are finding it can be costly to meet the requirements to . One store owner says it cost him about $80,000 to make the proper renovations. In other cannabis news, a major bank sponsor for privately owned ATMs is .
5. AURORA GUNMAN BACK IN COURT
Defense attorneys are that information gleaned from complex crime-scene reconstruction techniques should not be admitted at James Holmes’ trial.
6. 15 YEARS AGO TODAY
He was was looking forward to watching the Denver Broncos play in the Super Bowl later that day, but , apparently for his boots. Reporter Kirk Mitchell examines why this cold case remains unsolved.
7. HOW EXTRADITION COULD PLAY OUT IN AMANDA KNOX CASE
after a guilty verdict against her was reinstated in the 2007 murder of her British roommate. U.S. State Department would have to evaluate a request from Italy, and both law and politics would factor into decision.
8. SUPER BAR SCENE
The Denver bar scene is eagerly anticipating Super Bowl Sunday, as they gear up for capacity crowds. See . And, in other news for Broncos fans, here’s .
9. AVS WIN A SCORCHER
The Avalanche on Thursday capped a perfect Central Division two-game stretch by building a big lead and , finishing 4-0-1 against the Wild and downgrading the visitors into primarily hoping for a wild-card playoff berth.
10. SORRY, JOHN
Port Angeles, Wash., the birthplace of John Elway, will be for about four hours Sunday, as its residents root on the Seattle Seahawks. Meanwhile, with their teammates at the Super Bowl. And finally, perhaps this morning — no, we’re not talking about Peyton Manning.
