Colorado Times: 02/18/14

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Part-time Park City resident Alex Deibold survives wet, wild snowboardcross race to win bronze

The 27-year-old Westminster student who trains at USSA's Center of Excellence said he wanted to dedicate his bronze medal to...

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Switching sides: Ellsbury arrives at Yankees camp

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Jacoby Ellsbury walked into the Yankees clubhouse, filled with all that gear with pinstripes and the famous interlocking "NY." He walked over to his locker in the back, the one used last spring by former Boston Red Sox teammate Kevin Youkilis.

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Search on for stellar senior volunteers; last year's state winner was from Broomfield

The search is on for Colorado's outstanding senior volunteer.

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Thee Dang Dangs do it for the people

Thee Dang Dangs' Rebecca Williams. ( Michael McGrath / heyreverb.com ) The surf might be a thousand miles away, but Thee Dang Dangs does not care. Neither should you. The Denver band's surfy, garage-rock sounds like a dirty bar on Venice Beach.

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Legal Marijuana Businesses Seek Financial Security

As the legalization of medical marijuana use spread across 20 states including the District of Columbia, recreational marijuana use became legal for adults in Washington State and Colorado earlier this year. But under federal law, marijuana use still remains illegal. Creating an unexpected problem and real danger for legal business owners dispensing cannabis; where to [...]

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W. Basketball. USC Women Play Host To Two Ranked Pac-12 Foes This Week

The USC women's basketball team is home this week for the Trojans' final stint of the regular season at Galen Center. USC (16-10, 9-5 Pac-12) will first square off against Pac-12 leader No. 4 Stanford (24-2, 13-1) in a 6 p.m. matchup on Friday (Feb. 21). Then, USC will celebrate its senior Women of Troy -- Desiree Bradley, Cassie Harberts, Kate Oliver and Rachel Totten -- on Sunday (Feb. 23) in ...

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Morneau takes over for icon Helton in Colorado

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) If you're going to replace Todd Helton at first base in Colorado while wearing Larry Walker's old number, you better have a solid resume.

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Chief who took over JonBenet inquiry to retire

BOULDER - Boulder Police Chief Mark Beckner, who took over the department in the aftermath of the Ramsey slaying, is retiring.

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Fremont County resident Shirley Bendell lost battle to leukemia Valentine's Day

She lived a full life, but on Valentine's Day, Shirley Bendell lost her battle to Graph Versus Host Disease in a hospital in Denver, after being cancer-free for three years.

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One Million Students Seek Sugar Daddies in 2014

The cost of attending college is 60 percent higher than it was a decade ago, but not everyone is feeling the pinch. SeekingArrangement.com, the world’s largest Sugar Daddy website, is releasing its annual list of the Top 20 Fastest Growing Sugar Baby Schools with the University of Central Florida leading the nation. (PRWeb February 18, 2014) Read the full story at http://ift.tt/12Pugl3 ...

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Billings, Montana | Continuous News and Weather

SOCHI, RUSSIA - Team USA's David Wise won the first-ever Olympic halfpipe men's ski final on Tuesday, posting a first-heat score of 92.00, besting Canada's Mike Riddle (90.60) and France's Kevin Rolland (88.6). What's more, he pulled off the final's biggest score amidst blustery, miserable conditions.

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Yampa Valley Data Partners projects continued retail sales growth

Retail sales in the Yampa Valley increased heading into the end of last year, and Yampa Valley Data Partners projects more growth is in store for 2014. The Colorado Department of Revenue has released retail numbers through October 2013, and Routt County has posted its highest year-to-date total in five years. Retail sales in Moffat County slipped slightly through October 2013 compared to 2011 ...

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W. Volleyball. Pair of Owls To Take Part In U.S. National Team Tryouts

Rice volleyball players Chelsey Harris and Jillian Humphrey will both participate in the U.S. Women's National Team Open Tryouts later this month, USA Volleyball announced on Tuesday.

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Riverside High School teacher accused of inappropriate relationship with student

By: Jesse Martinez EL PASO, Texas â A Riverside High School social studies teacher was placed on administrative leave following allegations of having an inappropriate relationship with a student, Ysleta ISD officials said. Patricia Ayala, a spokesperson for the district, said the male teacher was put on leave last week following the accusations of having a relationship with a female student. ...

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City Council approves wastewater treatment plant improvements

Amarillo City Council members during their Tuesday meeting approved moving ahead on improvements at the River Road Wastewater Treatment Plant.

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Colorado elections update signed into law

DENVER - Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has signed into law an elections update extending same-day registration and other changes to local races.

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Moving for marijuana: Families with seizure-stricken children pack up for Colorado

A retired Surrey man is suing his former fiancée in a bid to get a $227,000 engagement ring he gave her returned to him.

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Kids with seizures use pot as treatment

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The doctors were out of ideas to help 5-year-old Charlotte Figi.Suffering from a rare genetic disorder, she had as many as 300 grand mal seizures a week, used a wheelchair, went into repeated cardiac arrest and could barely speak. As a last resort, her mother began calling medical marijuana shops.Two years later, Charlotte is largely seizure-free and able to walk ...

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Move over laws

Colorado State Patrol cracking down on drivers

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Spruce beetle kill

Increasing potential fire intensity and speed.

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Centennial AHEC announces new executive director

After a nationwide search, the Centennial Area Health Education Center board has announced Monica Daniels-Mika as its new executive director.

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Bill causes committee fireworks

DENVER — — A bill to place restrictions on agricultural burns created friction Thursday between two members of the House Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources Committee.

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Jail time, intense probation handed down in child porn case

A former Aspen resident was sentenced to 90 days in the Pitkin County Jail on Tuesday after pleading guilty in November to two felony counts of sexual exploitation of a child. In addition to the jail term, Aedan T. Hopper, 21, of Boulder, was ordered to participate in 10 years of Sex Offender Intensive Supervised Probation, a Colorado program known as SOISP, according to Deputy District Attorney ...

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Which 13-seeds could spoil the second round of the tournament?

Which 13-seeds could spoil 4-seeds in the NCAA tournament? Who are the locks and who is in the mix from the Big Ten, Big 12, ACC, SEC and more?

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Police Investigating Possible Shooting Near Citadel Mall

Colorado Springs police have responded to a possible shooting near the Citadel Mall.

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Justin Morneau Takes Over For Icon Todd Helton

If you're going to replace Todd Helton at first base in Colorado while wearing Larry Walker's old number, you better have a solid resume.

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CATCH OF THE DAY: Second half of MWC season is almost here

San Diego State and BYU are the favorites to take the MWC regular season title, but all of the MWC teams are capable of an upset win.

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Soldier In Court On Fraud Charges Greets CBS4 Reporter With Profanity

A Colorado Army National Guard soldier made a trip to court Tuesday morning as part of a fraud investigation. He is one of several charged with receiving tens of thousands of dollars they didn't deserve.

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Darker Arctic, warmer Earth?

The Arctic isn't nearly as bright and white as it used to be because of more ice melting in the ocean, and that's turning out to be a global problem, a new study says.

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Post-Todd Helton era begins in Colorado with confident Justin Morneau at first

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - If you're going to replace Todd Helton at first base in Colorado while wearing Larry Walker's old number, you better have a solid resume. The Rockies are convinced four-time all-star and former American League MVP Justin Morneau is the answer as they begin the post-Helton era. There were many compelling reasons for Morneau to sign his two-year, $12.5 million free-agent deal ...

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Cap Hill gets new grocer, but Vitamin Cottage opens without fanfare

No one waited on for hours to check out and it didn't appear anyone camped overnight, but people in Capitol Hill were still pretty excited about a new grocer in the neighborhood.

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Morneau takes over for icon Helton in Colorado

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) If you're going to replace Todd Helton at first base in Colorado while wearing Larry Walker's old number, you better have a solid resume.

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Lobos run past Rebels in semis

The Mountain West Conference Tournament has come and gone and UNLV is once again looking up at San Diego State and University of New Mexico from third place.

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Regardless of what Congress does, state should raise its minimum wage

Colorado hasn’t waited for the federal government in the past when the Legislature recognized that low-wage workers were falling too far behind a living wage.

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Kids with seizures use pot as treatment

The doctors were out of ideas to help 5-year-old Charlotte Figi. Suffering from a rare genetic disorder, she had as many as 300 grand mal seizures a week, used a wheelchair, went into repeated cardiac arrest and could barely speak. As a last resort, her mother began calling medical marijuana shops.

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