Your daily resource for late-breaking news, upcoming events, the , , and the stories that will be talked about today, Friday, Sept. 19, 2014. Download our , and apps for breaking news throughout the day.
1. TEACHER ABSENCES CLOSE SCHOOLS
Standley Lake High School and Conifer High School canceled classes for students Friday .
2. COLORADO UNEMPLOYMENT DIPS DESPITE JOB LOSSES
Colorado lost 700 nonfarm payroll jobs in August, the first time in 34 months that the state has not seen job growth, according to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. However, .
3. AN UPBEAT NOTE
” ,” the Colorado Symphony Orchestra told supporters from the venue’s stage Thursday in response to reports that the hall was going to be demolished and the musicians moved elsewhere.
4. COLORADO ROADS GET BAD MARKS
One outside group said this week that while another group raps the state for spending too much on pavement.
5. DEATH INVESTIGATION IN DENVER
Denver police are Thursday in the detatched section of a home on the 5000 block of Lincoln Street.
6. DENVER CONCEDES LIABILITY
In an unusual move for a government entity presumed immune from civil liability, city of Denver defense attorneys have stipulated that accused of causing the 2010 death of jail inmate Marvin Booker.
7. GREENHOUSE GASES HIT RECORD
Colorado environmentalists rode climate trains filled with ralliers from other states toward the U.N. Climate Change Summit, . They’re targeting coal-fired power plants, which are major sources.
8. SCOTS REJECT INDEPENDENCE IN HISTORIC VOTE
The decision , bringing relief to the British political establishment, after a historic referendum that shook the country to its core.
9. FALL MOVIE PREVIEW
Here are , including two representatives of Colorado’s muscular documentary community.
10. HOCKEY IS BACK
The Avalanche won the brutally tough NHL Central Division title in 2013-14, beating out the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks, among others, despite a smaller payroll and 29th-overall finish the previous season. That, and about $4 will buy you a latte at Starbucks, was on Thursday.
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