Your daily resource for late-breaking news, upcoming events, the , , and the stories that will be talked about today, Thursday, August 7, 2014. Download our , and apps for breaking news throughout the day.
1. BRONCOS STAND UP, FIGHT
Let’s not be silly about this. An encouraging preseason opener is a long way from a Super Bowl beatdown. Yet, there was satisfaction, maybe even a touch of glee, in the Thursday night in Denver. Here was , and afterward. Meanwhile, sports columnist Mark Kiszla says the .
2. CDOT: STAY OFF I-25 THIS WEEKEND
Here’s a helpful hint from the Colorado Department of Transportation for weekend motorists: . Really, hopping on won’t be worth it.
3. DOG BITES MAN
A standoff ended Friday morning as . A second suspect remains at large.
4. DUE IN COURT
The Denver mother accused of keeping her four young sons in a filthy apartment . Denver Post reporter Jordan Steffen is in court and will provide updates. Meanwhile, in Wyoming, a judge has ruled there’s enough evidence to take a Wyoming man to trial .
5. SEXUAL HARASSMANT, DIRTY E-MAILS
A deputy at the center of the Jamal Hunter assault case , including sexual harassment, according to documents obtained by The Denver Post on Thursday.
6. U.S. AIRSTRIKES IN IRAQ
President Barack Obama announced Thursday night he had to protect Americans from Islamic militants in northern Iraq. On Friday, the Pentagon says outside Irbil.
7. WATER RESCUES ON DILLON RESERVOIR
An apparent microburst toppled about a dozen sailboats on Dillon Reservoir late Thursday afternoon, .
8. RARE CAVE EXCAVATION
North American lions, cheetahs and short-faced bears: Those are just a few fearsome critters from 25,000 years ago that paleontologists already .
9. WEEKEND GARDEN TO-DO LIST
Weather ups and downs have created some challenges in the garden this season. More help is on the way for your ailing tomatoes. And, despite the ick factor, here’s why earwigs are actually a good thing. It’s all in our .
10. TULO’S NOT THE ONLY ONE FRUSTRATED
As the Rockies tumbled to baseball’s worst record after on Thursday, their frustration also hit a low point. was .
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