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1. COURT PAPERS REVEAL DETAILS OF CHRIS “BIRDMAN” ANDERSEN INTERNET HOAX
During the months-long investigation of a case involving Chris “Birdman” Andersen, .
2. DETAILS — INCLUDING PRICE TAG — EMERGE ON LONGS PEAK RESCUE
Cut off from contact when his cell phone died after a night clinging to a ledge on Longs Peak — and fearing that another frightening night lay ahead, .
3. FIRST CLASS? UNITED AIRLINES RETOOLS REWARDS PROGRAM TO BENEFIT BIG SPENDERS
United Airlines is mimicking Delta by changing its frequent-flier program structure to . The Chicago-based carrier is the latest in a string of U.S. airlines to base award travel on dollars spent rather than miles flown. United’s revamped program kicks in next March.
4. WESTMINSTER POLICE ISSUES MISSING PERSON REPORT FOR 19-YEAR-OLD WOMAN
Westminster Police issued a missing person bulletin Tuesday for . Porter, who was reported missing by her mother on June 5, lives in Pueblo County but was visiting friends in the Westminster area when she disappeared.
5. FAMILIES WAIT, HOPE AFTER OREGON HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING
The loved ones of the children at Reynolds High School in the Portland, Oregon, suburb of Troutdale knew that a student was shot to death during the second-to-last day of school. And they knew the shooter was dead. .
6. TEA PARTY REJOICING AT ERIC CANTOR’S DEFEAT
Republican tea party forces are rejoicing and the party establishment is somber or altogether silent at the hands of political neophyte David Brat, an unflinching foe of loosening immigration laws.
7. AMY VAN DYKEN-ROUEN “WILL FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL” TO OVERCOME CHALLENGES
A few days after Olympic gold medalist Amy Van Dyken-Rouen severed her spinal cord Friday in Arizona, she let the world know through social media that she still has the winning spirit .
8. ROCKIES RALLY BUT CAN’T COME ALL THE WAY BACK AGAINST BRAVES
Some salty soul yelled out, “Spend some money on a pitcher!” over a mumbling, quiet Coors Field crowd early in the first inning Tuesday night. . Meanwhile, some wonder if the Rockies are .
9. STEVEN RAICHLEN’S “MAN MADE MEALS,” A GUY’S GUIDE TO THE KITCHEN
It’s not that Raichlen thinks guys can’t navigate their way into the kitchen. .
10. CAN YOU ESCAPE ELECTRONIC DEVICES, EVEN AT THE DINNER TABLE?
Steve Schirner wasn’t sure customers at the Chili’s restaurant he manages would take to tablet computers that let them order drink refills and desserts from their tables. Two months later, he says servers in his 16th Street Mall store are getting bigger tips, and customers seem happier and more willing to leave feedback.
