Your daily resource for late-breaking news, upcoming events, the , , and the stories that will be talked about today, Wednesday, May 14, 2014.
1. DENVER WILL PROBE DEALS
Denver’s mayor Michael Hancock is investigating the largest minority contract in city history, a $40 million award at Denver International Airport, and the city auditor plans to examine the entire program. Here’s .
2. TANCREDO SOLDIERS ON
Key Republicans note that in a recent poll twice as many Latino voters had an unfavorable opinion of GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo than had a favorable view. Here’s in a year that is supposed to be rough for Democrats.
3. WALMART SETTLES WITH CANTALOUPE VICTIMS
Walmart this week that killed 33 people and was traced to a Colorado farm. The company settled with 23 families, including nine in Colorado.
4. A RENAISSANCE AGE FOR OLD BANK BUILDING
It’s possible, just possible, that . That’s saying a lot considering the competition. Don’t believe us? Check out .
5. NO TAKERS
A noon deadline to buy the Denver Design Center out of foreclosure came and went Tuesday with no takers, .
6. SEARCH CONTINUES FOR MINERS TRAPPED IN TURKEY
An , trapping many more underground.
7. COMFORT FOOD IN LAFAYETTE
The brainchild of Dave Query, head of the Big Red F Group, and chef-partner Brett Smith, in downtown Lafayette. Denver Post food critic William Porter has a full review.
8. CHASING THE EXOTIC ROOSTERFISH
The . Change Cuba to Cabo and marlin to roosterfish, and the saga of pride and perseverance played out in “The Old Man and the Sea” might undergo an abridged reprise on the docks of this storied fishing village-turned-resort on any given week.
9. ALVARADO’S NEW BURDEN
After an embarrassing loss to Russian Ruslan Provodnikov in Denver last October, , a five-division champion, in a 144-pound welterweight title-elimination bout at the “Fabulous” Forum in Inglewood, Calif. His task is clear: regain his place among the best fighters in boxing’s mid-weight divisions.
10. ROCKIES OFFENSE DISAPPEARS
The Rockies, the hottest-hitting team in baseball, met perhaps the most overlooked ace in the majors, and in the first of a two-game series. However, the .
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