1. BALD EAGLES THRIVE WHILE GOLDENS FACE RISING THREATS IN WEST
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials estimate there are statewide. Roughly five new nests are documented each year, some on the busy Front Range.
2. ROAD DELAYS EARLY AS HOLIDAY MOTORISTS HEAD HOME
At 9:30 a.m. Sunday “heavy traffic and delays” were already reported at the Eisenhower Tunnel through Georgetown and Idaho Springs.
3. TWO LAKEWOOD POLICE OFFICERS SHOT
after a man who police believe is in his 50s opened fire when officers arrived as his house near the intersection of West Jewell Place and South Kipling Street late Saturday night. The injuries of the suspect and the officers were not life-threatening. They all were taken to a hospital.
4. DIA OFFICIALS FLY BUSINESS CLASS AROUND THE WORLD
Denver International Airport’s flying habits differ significantly from most, though not all, of five large airports surveyed by The Denver Post. Their top officials traveled internationally less often and usually bought economy seats when they did. Total from 2011 to 2013, to $854,919.
5. A SWEET SWING AND EVEN SWEETER FUTURE
In his first full season as a major-leaguer, . Approaching the All-Star break, he’s one of Colorado’s most explosive hitters – his 1.020 OPS (on-base plus slugging percentages) ranks second on the team.
6. PATH TO POWER IN COLORADO SENATE LIES WITH HANDFUL OF RACES
Democrats currently hold only an 18-17 seat majority after three Democratic senators lost their jobs over their support in 2013 for new gun laws. in play this year are for those seats.
7. CAFESJIAN GEM COLLECTION COULD BE SOLD IN DENVER
Before he died in September at age 88, Gerard Cafesjian amassed a huge collection of art, jewelry and gems. Much of the fine art now is housed in the Cafesjian Center for the Arts in Armenia, and more than 900 pieces of jewelry were auctioned in Chicago in April, a collection worth $1.8 million. But his huge collection of lapidary art, minerals and gems – valued at at least $1 million – is now in Denver, being by Leslie Hindman Auctioneers.
8. GLOBEVILLE SITE READY FOR A RENEWAL
Cleanup of the long-contaminated former Asarco smelting plant, which stretches across 77 acres from Globeville into Adams County, is nearly finished. And a brownfield development company says builders could next year on a site that an Adams County official envisions as a hub for advanced manufacturing, sprouting hundreds of new jobs.
9. COLORADO SHERIFFS KEEP POPPING UP IN SPOTLIGHT
Colorado’s 62 elected sheriffs wield enormous power. They have a big platform to voice their views, and it often leads to conflict with other public officials who disagree with their actions.Lately, it seems to be happening regularly in Colorado. From sheriffs suing the governor to sheriffs fighting with other county officials, .
10. CHILD PULLED FROM CHATFIELD RESERVOIR DIES AT HOSPITAL
The child who was and rushed to a hospital in critical condition died several hours later, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
11. SOUTH CANYON BLAZE CHANGED HOW WILDFIRES ARE FOUGHT
Before South Canyon, firefighters just “did what the incident commander said,” said Bill Hahnenberg, now an incident commander with the U.S. Forest Service. Now, he said, fire crews are encouraged to speak up if they have concerns about any aspect of the fire. The led to higher training standards, an increased emphasis on weather information and fire danger recognition.
12. SAUNDERS: TULOWITZKI IN PINSTRIPES? SOME DESIRE IT
Troy Tulowitzki has not demanded a trade and Rockies owner Dick Monfort has said he has no plans to deal him. But talk is heating up, and it’s only going to get hotter. When Tulo arrives in Minneapolis for the All-Star Game a week from Monday, New York media, in particular, will be salivating over the possibility of Tulo in 2015.
