1. HICK VETOES ROAD TRANSPARENCY BILL
Gov. John Hickenlooper vetoed a Democratic measure prompted by the fracas over the 50-year deal to manage U.S. 36 that .
2. COLORADO AG: “EMPLOYEES DON’T HAVE RIGHT TO SMOKE POT”; O’DOWD TRIPS, INTERNET REACTS
The state attorney general’s office says Coloradans do not have a right to use marijuana off-the-job, . Meanwhile, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd ate too much edible pot in Denver, wrote a column about it and . The Cannabist found the man who was Dowd’s edibles contact in Denver and .
3. 19-YEAR-OLD KILLED IN TACO BELL PARKING LOT
A 19-year-old man was . Aurora Police are investigating, and witnesses said that three males were seen running from the scene on foot.
4. CARGO ON THE DL FOR FINGER INJURY, ROX MOVE BUTLER
In a , All-Star Carlos Gonzalez was put on the 15-day disabled list, catcher Jordan Pacheco was cut, and pitching prospect Eddie Butler will join the lineup against the now second-place Dodgers.
5. GRANBY BULLDOZER RAMPAGE, TEN YEARS LATER
Ten years ago, an angry muffler-shop owner , destroying several buildings before getting stuck and eventually taking his own life in the cab.
6. NEW COMMONS AREA TO HONOR SHOOTING VICTIM CLAIRE DAVIS
Arapahoe High School and Littleton Adventist Hospital have joined together to .
7. FLOODING CONTINUES IN SUMMIT, GREELEY
The Snake and Poudre rivers , causing flood damage in Greeley and Summit County, including washing away 45 feet of road near Montezuma. ()
8. THORNTON STANDOFF ENDS WITH SUSPECT IN CUSTODY
A standoff in Thornton was peacefully resolved when a domestic violence suspect turned himself in after .
9. WARRANT: EX-COP’S LAPTOP HAD CHILD PORN
Westminster police found .
10. CU ASTRONOMER FINDS BIZARRE HYBRID STAR
A team of astronomers, , has detected the first of a class of stars formed by a red supergiant star swallowing up a neutron star, first proposed in 1975 by physicist Kip Thorne and astronomer Anna Zytkow.
11. SPOILER ALERT: DON’T RUIN YOUR DINNER WITH THIS SLIDESHOW
A DC pest control company put on a “pestaurant,” featuring everything from grasshopper burgers, cricket lollipops and other edible bug-based delights. .
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