Your daily resource for late-breaking news, upcoming events, the , , and the stories that will be talked about today, Tuesday, May 20, 2014.
1. STANDOFF IN AURORA
came to an end Tuesday morning as the man was taken into police custody around 9 a.m. Breaking news reporter Kieran Nicholson is at the scene and will provide updates.
2. HIGHWAY 285 CRASH SURVIVOR SPEAKS
The woman who was trapped in her car for nearly a week after crashing on Highway 285 last month, losing her feet and part of her legs, .
3. CRASHES KNOT MORNING COMMUTE
Westbound during the morning commute because a driver crashed into a road crew’s truck. Meanwhile, has injured several people, including a child.
4. RECYCLED WATER AT REFUGE WON’T FLOAT
Even with Colorado’s push to rely more on recycled water, the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge will spend another summer using millions of gallons of Denver’s drinking water to fill lakes and irrigate fields .
5. WHY MAYOR HANCOCK WANTS 10 MORE OFFICERS
Under fire from angry Ballpark neighborhood business owners and residents, and other efforts to clean up the area.
6. PIT BULL KILLS DACHSHUND IN ENGLEWOOD
A 10-year-old dachshund named Sebastian was killed over the weekend by a loose pit bull in a convenience store parking lot in Englewood. Here’s .
7. CIVIC CENTER EATS RETURNS TODAY
If you can’t find something good for lunch at Civic Center, you’re not looking hard enough. as a lunchtime getaway for downtown workers, residents and visitors.
8. SCUBA DIVING IN DENVER?
Colorado is not exactly known for its abundance of marine life. Or water, for that matter. — ranking in the top six states in divers per capita, said Taylor, owner of A-1 Scuba & Travel Aquatics Center in Littleton, one of the oldest dive shops in the area and the aquarium’s partner for public dive programs.
9. TULO OFF TO HOT START
What is different about Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki this season? : focus, improved health and a giant chip on his shoulder.
10. DO NUGGETS FEEL LUCKY?
Tuesday night, Nuggets coach Brian Shaw and general manager Tim Connelly will be in New York at the draft lottery, fingers crossed that they get lucky and land a spot in the top three. But .
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