Colorado Times: 09/12/14

Friday, September 12, 2014

Fall Color Guide 2014

Are you looking for the best hikes and drives to see Colorado's beautiful fall colors? Here's all you need to know!

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For La Jolla runner Megan Lizotte, ain't no mountain steep enough

The grueling course climbs more than 2,300 feet. Is that steep enough for Lizotte?

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Rare display of aurora borealis possible

A rare display of the aurora borealis is possible over northern Colorado tonight!

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Snapped this picture on a hike for work today. #coloradotography #coloradocameraclub by phillyates

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Nothing but fog #coloradotography #rockies #foothills #coloradocameraclub #ftcollins #colorado #fog by clinstagramm

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Just can't get enough of this Earth | #landscape #latergram #vsco #vscocam #vscogram #vscoartist #iphoneonly #iphonesia #instagood #colorado #coloradical #coloradoinstagram #coloradocameraclub #camping #camp4pix #gociety #gohiking #GoExplore #getoutdoors by patbwilbanks

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Players' union reps approve HGH testing for '14

NEW YORK (AP) - HGH testing is coming to the NFL this season.

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From Lake Brantley to NFL, DiMarco does dirty work

Patrick DiMarco has developed into a standout fullback and special-teams player for Atlanta Falcons Patrick DiMarco has developed into a standout fullback and special-teams player for Atlanta Falcons

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Colorado ranked skinniest state, but still packs extra pounds

The state has the lowest obesity rate in the country for 2013 at 21.3%.

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Marijuana legalization: Pros and cons

Current law is 'failed Prohibition' to Blumenauer, but just right to DA Marquis S A L E M — Two of Oregon’s best-known public officials engaged Friday in a lively debate about whether Oregon should join Washington and Colorado in legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. Their arguments about Measure 91, which voters will ...

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Frost advisory issued for much of front range Saturday morning

A frost advisory for Saturday has been issued across much of the front range by the National Weather Service in Boulder.

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Breckenridge approves sandwich boards outside town core

A newly passed ordinance now allows Breckenridge businesses outside the town’s historic downtown district to erect 2-by-3-foot sandwich board signs in front of their shops.

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NCAA football: Saturday morning national blitz

1. Buh-bye, Big Ten: Amid mounting evidence piled on top of a mountain of evidence, Jim Delany is doing his best to salvage his league’s reputation.

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Marijuana legalization: Pros and cons

Would-be veggie thief faces felonies

A roundup of crime around the region: On the evening of Aug. 31, a Glenwood woman called police to report a woman stealing frozen vegetables from a freezer in her garage. When confronted, the woman reportedly put the veggies back and fled. Police later found Summer Power, 40, of Battlement Mesa, hiding under a makeshift skateboard ramp nearby. She told officers that her friend lived at the home ...

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OTC Birth-Control Fight Hits Airwaves in Colorado, North Carolina

Planned Parenthood’s political arm is ratcheting up its fight with some Republican Senate candidates over the issue of possible over-the-counter contraceptives, calling the candidates’ support of OTC pills “empty gestures.”

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Obama's war plan rattles Senate nominees

WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama's plan to strike Islamic State militants is ruffling the usual left-right politics in several races that will decide control of the U.S. Senate in mid-term elections on Nov. 4.Republicans...

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Rockies P Logan has elbow surgery

St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) - Colorado Rockies left-handed reliever Boone Logan underwent successful surgery to remove a bone spur from his left elbow.

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Rockies place Troy Tulowitzki on disabled list with hip flexor strain

Tap here to access our MLB Trade Tracker which includes all trades and rumors leading up to the July 31 trade deadline.

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#GraysandTorreys bask in the #sun on a #spectacular day above 9k #elevation. #BergenPeak #JeffcoOpenSpace #Evergreen #Colorado #coloradocameraclub #trailrunning by kelong3

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Happy big one-eight to this big guy! @cas_sheridan by b_sonntag

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💙 Study me as much as you like, you will never know me. For I differ in a hundred ways from what you see me to be. Put yourself behind me eyes and see me as I see myself. Because I have chosen to dwell in a place that you can't see #rumi #fbf To the first #14er I ever climbed, Mt. Sneffels! #quotes #colorado #ouray #coloradolove by missmish384

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💛 My #soul is not contained within the limits of my body. My body is contained within the limitlessness of my soul #jimcarrey #mtsneffels #fbf #ouray #colorado #14ers I just want to point out how you can see the veins in the mountainside; the whole Earth is alive. We're just a prototype of the Earth's perfection, and look how we treat her. I just watched Dances With Wolves and I'm very....emotional about the Earth and the human race in general. So go plant a tree or give someone a hug dammit! by missmish384

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Everyone in Colorado awoke to a reminder today, that being just how short summer is. Me - A smiling skier- A countdown started in my head. :)) #colorado #skicountry #skiiers #winteriscoming #snow #rockies #rocky #mountains #photooftheday #colorsplash #coloradotography #coloradocameraclub #natureaddict @nature @epic_captures by gowhereyouwant

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Record Early Snowfall Slams North-Central United States

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – at least in parts of the north-central United States. Almost two weeks before summer officially ends, a September snowstorm in parts of Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, Colorado, and Nebraska on Thursday, setting early snowfall records in several areas. The snowfall measured less than an inch in Record Early Snowfall Slams North-Central United States ...

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Would-be veggie thief faces felonies

On the evening of Aug. 31, a Glenwood woman called police to report a woman stealing frozen vegetables from a freezer in her garage. When confronted, the woman reportedly put the veggies back and fled.

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Whitecaps have eye on playoffs as they get set to face FC Dallas

Vancouver broke a 450-minute scoring drought this week, and can now concentrate on booking postseason berth

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Cold case murderer sentenced to life in prison

Life without parole was the sentence handed down Friday to Robert Baillie. He’s convicted of killing Janet Conrad on Dec. 3, 1976. She was found strangled to death in a laundry room on the tenth floor. Conrad was a hotel maid at the then-Antlers Plaza Hotel. Baillie's sentence brings her family the final closure. “Peace within the heart, that's what I felt,” said Ronnie French, Conrad’s son ...

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Shakespeare to be translated into Mandarin

The UK's Royal Shakespeare Company is to translate the entire works of the Bard into Mandarin.

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St. George coach brushed with atomic bomb plane

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) - Sarkis Arslanian didn't know quite how to process the news that arrived so abruptly from the mouth of an excited friend. He did, however, agree to see one particular airplane because his buddy so breathlessly reported, "It just sunk the island of Japan." ...

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Obama plan for battling Islamic State militants upsets left-right dynamic in Senate races

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's plan to strike Islamic State militants is ruffling the usual left-right politics in several races that will decide control of the U.S. Senate in mid-term elections on Nov. 4.

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Federal investigation underway at Hinds County Detention Center

A federal investigation is underway at the Hinds County Detention Center. The U.S. Department of Justice says it's investigating how detainees inside the jail are being treated.

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Software glitch sends regular Colorado driver's licenses to immigrants

A software glitch mistakenly sent regular Colorado driver's licenses to hundreds of immigrants living in the United States illegally, rather than the special licenses they were supposed to get, officials said Friday.

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Escaped inmate arrested in Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say one of two prison inmates who walked away from a worksite in Denver on Thursday has been caught.

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UNLV vs. Northerin Illinois game preview: What to expect from Rebels this week

UNLV hosts Northern Illinois Saturday afternoon, can the Rebels get its first win against a FBS opponent? UNLV hosts Northern Illinois Saturday afternoon (7 p.m. ET, Mountain West Network) in hopes that the Rebels can get its first win over a FBS team this year. This Northern Illinois team is fresh off of a 23-15 win over Northwestern, but this Huskies team is much different than last year's ...

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The Record for Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014

Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014 Police, fire and ambulance calls 12:42 a.m. Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue firefighters were called to help a person with an unknown medical problem at Colorado Mountain College. 9:16 a.m. Steamboat firefighters were called to help a person with an unknown medical problem in the 600 block of Pine Street. 9:29 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called ...

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Colorado Pine enjoying the first snowfall of the year. #colorado #pine #tree #snow #first #coloradotography #colorsplash #coloradocameraclub by gowhereyouwant

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I've got Sunflowers on a cloudy day. 🌻 by arasker

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#art #awesome #all_shots #snow #flowers #summer #winter #fall #winteriscoming #vailmtn #vail #vailsnow #vailsummer #colorado #bestoftheday #best_skyshots #coloradotography #igers #igdaily #coloradocameraclub #instacool #icc_nature #instadaily #mountain #ic_landscapes #landscape #landscape_captures #treeporn #natureporn #protectourwinters by chackaphotography

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A cold and snowy (September) morning in Boulder, Colorado. #CUBoulder #Boulder #Colorado #Flatirons #Snow #GoBuffs #CO #CollegeCampus #ResLife #Mountains #September #SeptemberSnow #ColorfulColorado #BestView #ColoradoIsTheBest #EnjoyColorado #Fall #Autumn #303Life #ColoradoCameraClub #Coloradotography #TheRoadWestTraveled by hern9483

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Obama's war plan rattles Dem, GOP Senate nominees

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a nation weary of war, yet alarmed by the prospect of an emerging threat, President Barack Obama's plan to strike Islamic State militants is ruffling the usual left-right politics in several races that will decide control of the Senate.

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Colorado Rapids vs. Portland Timbers - Three questions with Stumptown Footy

How are the Rapids' Western Conference rivals in Portland doing? Colorado's next loss match of the season comes at home against the Portland Timbers, who look like the most likely team to snag the fifth spot in the Western Conference at the moment. To see what's up with our friends to the Northwest, I asked a few questions to Micheal of Stumptown Footy.

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Colorado mistakenly sends valid driver's licenses to illegal immigrants

DENVER (Reuters) - More than 500 illegal immigrants in Colorado mistakenly received driver's licenses or photo identification cards intended for U.S. citizens because of a vendor's printing error, the company and state officials said on Friday.

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Meet Julie Lemigova the future Mrs Navratilova, the beauty queen with an ugly past

Former Wimbledon champion Martina Navratilova proposed to her long-time girlfriend Julia Lemigova last weekend, a moment that was flashed over the big screen at the U.S. Open.

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Colorado mistakenly sends valid driver's licenses to illegal immigrants

By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - More than 500 illegal immigrants in Colorado mistakenly received driver's licenses or photo identification cards intended for U.S. Colorado began issuing licenses to non-citizens in August under a law approved this year by state lawmakers and supported by law enforcement. Advocates argued that letting undocumented residents receive valid licenses would make ...

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Getting to know the Boise State Broncos

Another nationally respected football program will be visiting Rentschler Field this weekend, let's learn a little bit more about them. UConn kicks off against Boise State tomorrow at Noon on ABC regionally and ESPN 2 in other parts of the country. Boise State started off as a junior college program in 1936, but once the school made the jump to four-year status they found themselves in NCAA's ...

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