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1. WHAT LED TO FATAL SHOOTING IN THORNTON?
Thornton police were on scene Monday of that occurred late Sunday. Police have not identified the victims and are trying to piece together what led to the shooting. Meanwhile, from Sunday night, with reports of two to three people fleeing the scene.
2. A BREATH OF FRESH AIR
— the first in the nation to cover methane, a gas linked to climate change. Although the rules were passed with the support of three leading operators, they did so over the protests of much of the oil and gas industry.
3. CHILD RAPIST ON THE LOOSE
Police are on the hunt for a convicted child rapist who absconded from a community corrections facility in Denver over the weekend. Here’s after Eric E. Hartwell’s ankle monitor was apparently removed.
4. CUTTING THROUGH THE FOG
A dense fog advisory was in place in Denver Monday morning, but the haze was expected to give way to partly sunny skies and warmer than average temperatures. But, don’t break out the flip-flops just yet, .
5. “BATTLE OF THE EXPERTS”
The battle over Aurora theater gunman James Holmes’ sanity is poised to become a “battle of the experts,” when no fewer than five mental health experts appear likely to take the stand. But, it is exactly the .
6. TRACKING SHOPPERS
Should shoppers turn off their smartphones when they hit the mall? Or does having them on lead to better sales or shorter lines at the cash register? at some malls and stores, but is it an invasion of privacy?
7. TERRIBLE CUSTOMER STORIES
Nearly everyone has stories about bad days at work, but people who work in the service industry, especially restaurants and bars, tend to have the worst tales from the front. Denver Post reporter Claire Martin has compiled .
8. THE RETURN OF TIM TEBOW?
A second coming of Tim Tebow in Denver? The possibility of the Mile High Messiah returning to play quarterback for Denver is mind-boggling, . In other news, if history is any guide, it will be next year. But, the Broncos could get quite a lift .
9. NUGGETS CONTINUE TO TANK
The nosediving Denver to the Sacramento Kings at Pepsi Center, done in by an atrocious third quarter. Nuggets coach Brian Shaw says he’s ready to , but Denver Post columnist Terry Frei opines that the .
10. GOOD NIGHT, SOCHI
The world said farewell to the Sochi Olympics on Sunday with . (You can see .) The , but as columnist Mark Kiszla writes, Mikaela Shiffrin joined Missy Franklin as .
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