Your daily resource for late-breaking news, upcoming events, the , , and the stories that will be talked about today, February 7, 2014.
1. DENVER THAW
Temperatures in Denver are on Friday, as sunny skies return to the Front Range. But, don’t be fooled by the sunshine, wind chill temps will still feel chilly at times.
2. LAW TO CUT FAT FALLS TO NEGLECT
Audits tell bureaucracies how to get the most out of taxpayers’ money, and for four years in Colorado they have been the backbone of a 2010 law aimed at making government leaner and more efficient. But despite the law tying budgets to performance, they agreed to.
3. LET THE GAMES BEGIN
Despite already being , the Winter Olympics get under way officially Friday morning, as the . Columnist Mark Kiszla writes that selecting was the perfect pick. In other Olympic news, we break down the in the Games, and the .
4. THEY WERE WARNED
Family members of the man killed by Arvada police this week after he took a 13-year-old boy hostage in the weeks leading up to the incident that the parolee was looking for trouble.
5. PIPELINE SUPPORT
Former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said in an interview Thursday that his endorsement of construction of the Keystone oil sands pipeline . This is the first time Salazar, now a private sector lawyer, has endorsed the pipeline.
6. UNDER INVESTIGATION
The in his home this week, the result of self-inflicted wounds from a nail gun, according to the Arapahoe County coroner. Richard Talley, 57, and the company he founded in 2001 were under investigation by state insurance regulators at the time of his death.
7. METRO DENVER CRIME BLOTTER
From missing mailboxes to a stolen can of cheese, it was a wacky week of crime in the Denver metro area. We’ve got it covered in this edition of the .
8. CLOONEY & CO. TO THE RESCUE
“The Monuments Men” director George Clooney and his co-writer, Grant Heslov, admit — chiefly “Good Night and Good Luck,” and “The Ides of March” — with their ensemble flick.
9. SO LONG, JAY
Jay Leno has said goodbye to “The Tonight Show” before, . The comedian became tearful and choked up Thursday as he concluded what he called the “greatest 22 years of my life.”
10. AVS FALL TO FLYERS
P.A. Parenteau had a potential game-tying shot blocked with two minutes left against the Philadelphia Flyers. The .
11. WELCOME BACK, JACK
. The Broncos and their defensive coordinator agreed to terms Thursday on a new two-year contract. The deal is expected to be finalized Friday. In other Broncos news, this on the Internet.
