Your daily resource for late-breaking news, upcoming events, the , , and the stories that will be talked about today, Monday, June 9, 2014. Download our , and apps for breaking news throughout the day.
1. THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM?
There’s no escaping Colorado’s status as the poster child for legal recreational marijuana when visitors come to town. But Reporter Jon Murray takes a look.
2. WILD WEATHER
A Sunday, injuring a caddy when a golf cart was flipped by the winds. Meanwhile, about 200 cyclists participating in the Ride the Rockies tour . ( ) And the at Coors Field, and .
3. ARE WELLS, QUAKE LINKED?
The answer to Greeley’s first earthquake in at least 40 years in a deep-water trash can that might be overfilling.
4. GREELEY-BASED CHICKEN PRODUCER OUTBID
Greeley-based chicken producer after meat producer Tyson Foods made a $7.75 billion offer.
5. 50 YEARS AGO IN WESTMINSTER
On June 10, 1964, at the corner of Federal Boulevard and 74th Avenue, the switch was flipped on the nation’s first remote-controlled self-service gas pumps. .
6. UNDERCUTTING OTHER E-BOOKING SITES
The Internet is littered with third-party options for hotel reservations, from Expedia to Orbitz to Priceline. But here’s .
7. THE NEW JOB-HUNTING MANTRA
Anyone who’s gone house-hunting knows the real estate mantra: location, location, location.
8. THE TONYS LIVE UP TO EXPECTATIONS
It is always one of the most entertaining award shows of the year, and with a singing Hugh Jackman and a gender-bending Neil Patrick Harris. ( )
9. NEVADA NATIVE WINS MISS USA TITLE
The 24-year-old Nia Sanchez, a fourth-degree black belt in the Korean martial art of taekwondo, later this year. ( )
10. ROCKIES FALL IN RAIN-SHORTENED GAME
The ups and mostly downs of the Rockies’ recent slump — set aside by a walk-off win Saturday — . ( ) And more bad news hit the Rockies this weekend with .
BONUS: THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR PLAYIN’
Nike, adidas, Puma and other shoemakers are , which opens in Brazil this week. And if you’ve got World Cup fever, , featuring Rapids coach Pablo Mastroeni and captain Drew Moor.
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