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1. SHOOTING AT RED ROCKS
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office was investigating . Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Mark Techmeyer said three victims were found at 6th Avenue and Kalamath Street at about 11 p.m. by Denver police.
2. HICKENLOOPER SILENT ON GUN LAW COMMENTS
After several days of fallout over his comments on gun control laws to a recent gathering of county sheriffs, Gov. John Hickenlooper has .
3. HOUSE EXPLOSION IN THORNTON
A , flinging debris onto the roofs of nearby homes and sending a column of smoke into the sky. The explosion, shortly after 3 p.m., could be heard for miles.One person was unaccounted for.
4. INMATE ESCAPES IN WHEAT RIDGE
Officers have been asked to be on the lookout for while being transported from Las Vegas to Illinois.
5. COLORADO JOBLESS RATE DROPS
Colorado logged its 31st consecutive month of job growth in May, adding 9,100 jobs and , the lowest since November 2008 when the rate was 5.7 percent, according to a new report Friday.
6. DENVER POLICE URGED TO ID STAFFING NEEDS
The Denver auditor’s office Thursday and suggested it might take hundreds of new cops to make a large impact.
7. YOUR WEEKLY COLORADO GARDEN TO-DO LIST
Summer has arrived, at least on the calendar. It’s been a rough planting season. But, don’t beat yourself up. Here’s .
8. TIME FOR DENVER TO SHOW ITS PRIDE
returns this weekend with its marquee event — the Denver PrideFest in downtown’s Civic Center park — followed by a massive parade along East Colfax Avenue.
9. A CALL TO ARMS FOR ROCKIES
Jorge De La Rosa’s clunker of a performance Wednesday is symbolic of Colorado’s inconsistent rotation, the main reason the Rockies have gone from being a dark horse in the NL West to also-ran status. And, .
10. AVS OFFSEASON PLANS
The Avalanche is a rising young team with a lot of burgeoning talent. It also is a team that will stick to its budget. That was in which team executives Joe Sakic and Patrick Roy laid out their vision of the near-term future. Meanwhile, here’s why columnist Mark Kiszla says unrestricted free agent .
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