Your daily resource for late-breaking news, upcoming events, the , , and the stories that will be talked about today.
1. FREEZING TEMPERATURES SET IN
High temperatures are not expected to climb out of the teens in Denver on Tuesday. That coupled with occassional snow should make for tricky driving conditions. Find out how much snow Denver will get today, and . Hint: It could be a while.
2. HOSTAGE SITUATION IN ARVADA
A around 5:30 p.m. continued in Arvada Tuesday morning. Nearby homes were evacuated. Police said the hostage did not know the suspect, but authorities didn’t offer many details citing safety concerns.
3. HEROIN USE ON THE UPSWING
The upswing in heroin use in Colorado has moved beyond cities to , according to law enforcement and health authorities. Reporter Nancy Lofholm goes inside the numbers on this growing problem.
4. STATE SEEKS MORE FLOOD RELIEF
funding — including cash to help debris removal from private streams and grants for business redevelopment, Gov. John Hickenlooper’s chief of staff said Monday.
5. CINEMA SLATED FOR COLFAX
The proximity to Highland, LoHi and downtown Denver make the former St. Anthony Central property , according to project developers.
6. SUGAR LINKED TO FATAL HEART PROBLEMS
Could too much sugar be deadly? The , at least when it comes to fatal heart problems.
7. GRAND MASTER OF MEMORY
At 19, . He went to London in November and earned the title in an international competition. He qualified by memorizing 10 shuffled decks of playing cards in an hour, 1,000 digits in an hour, and a lone deck of cards in less than two minutes. Why? Even his mom once asked that.
8. RISKY GAMBLE PAYS OFF FOR AVS
Let Monday night be remembered as to pull Giguere for the extra skater that turned the one-goal deficit into a 2-1 overtime win for the rolling Avalanche over the New Jersey Devils.
9. NUGGETS BUZZER BEATER
The Nuggets were clutch from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter and in a heart-stopping, 116-115 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers at the Pepsi Center.
10. BRONCOS PLAN TO LET FREEDOM RING
To fans of the popular Eric Decker or 15 other . Pre-emptive deals with star players such as wide receiver Decker, cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and running back Knowshon Moreno are unlikely.
