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1. HEAVY RAIN IN THE FORECAST
A on Tuesday as this week’s weather continues to pack a punch. “Rainfall amounts through Wednesday will range from one to two inches with up to three inches possible,” the National Weather Service said.
2. MAYOR REQUESTS EXTERNAL REVIEW
Mayor Michael Hancock on Monday called for an outside review of the Denver Sheriff Department with a focus on the embattled department’s internal affairs bureau. ” ,” Hancock said on Colorado Matters.
3. DENVER METRO HOME PRICES HIT RECORD
Metro-area home prices reached another milestone in May 2014, of nationwide home prices.
4. COLORADO OIL AND GAS SPILLS SURGE
— at a rate of two a day this year — and usually without anyone telling residents.
5. EPA MEETS IN DENVER
Colorado is further along in cutting power-plant carbon dioxide emissions than some states — the question is how far along and what would be the impact of proposed federal rules. Those issues will be at the core of .
6. SENATORS SEEK COHERENT FEDERAL POT POLICY
Concerned that federal policies toward marijuana usage in states that have legalized the drug often are “at odds with one another,” the four and establish “consistent and uniform” guidelines across the administration.
7. MOTORCYCLIST KILLED TUESDAY IN DENVER
on Tuesday morning about 8:30 a.m. near the intersection of 46th Avenue and York Street, Denver police said.
8. PUT IRON IN YOUR GAME
Golf isn’t a sport, and the deep-fried, beer-littered 19th hole is where fitness goes to die. So some people say, but Denver pros want to change those misconceptions. Now, golfers — professional and otherwise — have .
9. HOCHMAN: NFL COMMISH IS A SANCTIMONIOUS COWARD
Denver Post sports columnist Benjamin Hochman is calling NFL Commissioner a “sanctimonious coward,” over his disciplinary handling of Ravens running back Ray Rice. . Meanwhile, , running back , while .
10. ROCKIES REACT TO TULO APPEARANCE AT YANKEE STADIUM
“If Derek Jeter said jump…I apparently know someone that would jump reallllly high.” That’s one this weekend. On the field, the . On the trade front, .
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