1. AN AFTERNOON OF TORNADO WARNINGS
At one point this afternoon, . The storms have briefly died down, but the severe storm pattern will be revisiting NE Colorado all weekend.
2. FEDS INDICT 54 WITH DENVER GANG TIES FOR MAJOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Fifty-four people, who are accused of being members of street gangs that flooded the Denver area with hard-core drugs,.
3. SNOW PACK NEARLY DOUBLE NORMAL AMOUNT
– and more than triple in the South Platte basin. Reservoirs are at 95 percent of normal – up from 75 percent last year at this time – and are at about 62 percent of capacity.
4. DENVER TO BEEF UP MARIJUANA REGULATION STAFF
A proposal unveiled Friday by Denver city officials would spend tax money from recreational pot sales , to the tune of $3.4 million.
5. RAHIM MOORE COMES TO BEDSIDE OF AILING MAN JUST 33 MINUTES AFTER BEING ASKED
Rahim Moore, who nearly lost a leg to compartment syndrome last year, swiftly responded when the family of a Denver man suffering from the same rare condition contacted him. As Broncos writer Troy Renck put it, “Covering professional sports for 20 years, .”
6. SAME ROCKIES, DIFFERENT SEASON
Mark Kiszla wrote a to suddenly introduce a young pitcher (this time , who makes his debut vs. the Dodgers today) to save the future of the Rockies right as the current team is slumping. While this season’s drama unfolds, the Rockies did look to the future by nabbing one of the top pitching prospects in .
7. NOT A SINGLE BURGER FROM COW TOWN?
The Daily Meal, a website reputedly dedicated to “all things food and drink,” just announced its list of the 101 best burgers in America. Not a single restaurant in Colorado made the cut. If you think the Rockies’ bats have cooled off in the last couple of weeks, at least .
8. DAY 1 OF RIDE THE ROCKIES “ONE OF THE TOUGHEST” IN TOUR HISTORY
“Day 1: There’s no sugarcoating it; it’s gonna be a tough day,” said Ride The Rockies tour director Chandler Smith. He’s not joking, with .
9. SOMETHING’S FUNNY UP IN BOULDER
Boulder’s nationally syndicated eTown radio show , featuring recordings of comedians every month from its home at eTown Hall, starting with Louie Anderson.
10. PHOTOS: D-DAY IN COLOR
, spanning British and American soldiers preparing for the D-Day invasion through the liberation of France. Meanwhile in 2014, .
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