Your daily resource for late-breaking news, upcoming events, the , , and the stories that will be talked about today, Friday, May 16, 2014.
1. FORCING PAYMENT MAY BE A VIOLATION
Denver metro-area sheriff’s departments have collected millions of dollars in booking fees from inmates, and the departments often run an ongoing tab for those who can’t afford to pay when they’re arrested. But — a legal conclusion that Denver’s city attorney also reached last year.
2. BIG MONEY TARGETS SECRETARY OF STATE RACE
Who votes and who doesn’t can make a big difference in closely divided states such as Colorado, and national parties see value in who manages the swing-state ballot boxes. That’s .
3. DID BRAIN INJURY PLAY ROLE IN AURORA HIT-AND-RUN?
The wife of the Aurora fire chief faces charges after she was accused of being involved in a hit-and-run Wednesday night that injured two children in another car. But her attorney said to the accident.
4. TOUGH ROOM FOR JEFFCO FINALIST
Jefferson County Schools superintendent , as dozens of people came to an open house at Wheat Ridge High School to set eyes for the first time on the man who more than likely will take the reins of the state’s second-largest school district.
5. WOMEN IN THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY
What began several years ago with a trickle of women tiptoeing into the brave, new weed world has turned into a stream in Colorado. This summer, the state will have its own cannabis network for women, Women Grow. Here’s .
6. NEXT STOP, NEW ZEALAND?
with new extended-range aircraft. “They’re intrigued by the opportunity in Denver,” said Laura Jackson, VP of air service development at Denver International Airport.
7. DENVER METRO AREA CRIME BLOTTER
A homeowner in Littleton had some cleaning up to do after someone spraypainted the word “poop” and a smiley face on a woman’s garage door. That’s just one of the .
8. ADDING LIFE TO YOUR YARD
Porches and patios unite a house with a yard and provide a portal from an interior to an exterior. Colorado’s climate, with its sprinkling of 70-degree days in December and cool summer evenings — make these outdoor areas near-year-round living rooms. Here are . And ?
9. “OMAHA!” MANNING PROMISES
Peyton Manning was the was the featured speaker at a sports banquet in Omaha, Nebraska, Thursday night, and at the line of scrimmage. In other Broncos news, .
10. RESTED ROCKIES LOOK TO STOP SLUMP
The Rockies, in a rarity, got two days off this week — jokes aside, it wasn’t the two games they lost in Kansas City — and manager Walt Weiss was thrown for a loop. Friday night, the Rockies (23-19) start a three-game series against the San Diego Padres at Coors Field. And the .
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