Your daily resource for late-breaking news, upcoming events, the , , and the stories that will be talked about today, Wednesday, May 21, 2014.
1. CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF…
The National Weather Service expects . After reaching a high in the mid-70s on Wednesday, the Denver area has a 50 percent chance of severe thunderstorms. To track the weather live, check out and .
2. FEDS BATTLE BUGS FIRST
National Forest overseers on Tuesday targeted 45 million acres in 35 states — 9.6 million acres in Colorado — for accelerated work dealing with insects and disease that are weakening forests and raising wildfire risks. But .
3. STATE TARGETS MISLEADING SALES
Central United Life Insurance Co.’s brochure sold platinum and gold plans, using the same language as the Affordable Care Act policies. But, .
4. GESSLER OUTRAISES GOP RIVALS
Secretary of State in the latest fundraising period, but all four are struggling to raise enough money to unseat Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper.
5. AIR FORCE GENERAL REPRIMANDS SPACEX
The head of the Air Force Space Command on Tuesday reprimanded Space Exploration Technologies Corp. at the 30th annual Space Symposium in Colorado Springs for .
6. GOOD-BYE POST OFFICE, HELLO LUXURY HOTEL
A at the site of the old U.S. Post Office at 245 Columbine St. in Cherry Creek North, BMC Investments and Sage Hospitality announced Tuesday.
7. COOKING UP A NEW CAREER
The new . Director/star Jon Favreau gets the culinary details right, from the hypnotic closeups of his mise-en-place to the burn marks on chef Carl’s tattooed arms.
8. COLORADO STILL-WATER FISH RUN BIG
The numbers don’t lie. Go ahead, take a look, and you’ll see that the state record by weight for nearly every species of fish in Colorado was caught in still water. With runoff upon us and Colorado’s rivers on the rise, to get their fishing fix.
9. NO-LUCK NUGGETS LAND NO. 11 PICK
The , as determined by the results of the draft lottery Tuesday night. “We know (the 11th pick) is going to be a great opportunity for us to add a great player,” Connelly said. Meanwhile, Nuggets reporter Chris Dempsey takes , which he says was difficult to quantify.
10. ROCKIES WIN ANOTHER WALKOFF
Colorado’s in the bottom of the ninth to give the Rockies another walk-off win a 5-4 victory Tuesday night at Coors Field. And is it .
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