Dallas Roads Improves As Ice Begins To Melt

The streets and freeways in Dallas have been drivable throughout Saturday afternoon.

News Source

Pipe burst displaces 8 families in Naples apartment complex

Eight families in Naples are out of a home after a major flood left heavy damage in their apartments. Many of those residents say it was all caused by the apartment complex's failure to deal with the issue.

News Source

More Spring Breakers expected in SWFL this year

As of Saturday, Spring Break is back.That means big business for hotels, restaurants and shops. It also means stop-and-go traffic is on the way. The next several weeks mean a lot to Lee County's bottom line.

News Source

PennDOT lifts speed limit restrictions in Mercer County

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has lifted the speed limit restrictions on two major interstates in Mercer County. Interstates 80 and 79 had a decreased speed limit of 45 miles per hour during the latest barrage of winter weather.

News Source

Double Trouble: Glenwood’s Gray, Peterson play big for Demons in league-title run

Glenwood Springs High School seniors Zack Peterson, left, and Will Gray have been key contributors for the school's boys basketball team this season. With both standing 6 feet, 6 inches tall, they're a big reason for the Demons' unbeaten run through the 4A Western Slope League.

News Source

Truck crash at Vail Pass closed I-70 for hours

Emergency crews Wednesday spent several hours cleaning up an accident scene on westbound Interstate 70 about five miles west of the summit of Vail Pass. No one was injured in the crash, which involved the truck and two other vehicles. The highway was closed for several hours.

News Source

Browns coach: Manziel in 'better place' than before program

INDIANAPOLIS — Browns coach Mike Pettine said Wednesday he believes quarterback Johnny Manziel is in a "better place" since entering a treatment program earlier this month.

News Source

Rep. Bill Johnson visits students at shale academy in Salineville

SALINEVILLE, Ohio - Representative Bill Johnson spent time with students of the Utica Shale Academy at Southern Local High School on Monday. The students are participating in a tuition-free program that aims to prepare future workers in the oil and gas industry.

News Source

Trial begins for girlfriend of man fatally shot by Warren police

Jury selection was scheduled to get underway on Monday for a woman linked to a deadly confrontation with a Warren police officer.

News Source

Elm Road in Bazetta Township reopened after propane tanker crash

BAZETTA TWP., Ohio - Elm Road (State Route 5) in Bazetta Township has reopened after a car accident involving a propane tanker. Officers with the fire department say shortly before 7 a.m. a car slammed into a privately contracted tanker carrying propane.

News Source

Indictment charges chef with stealing jewelry in Trumbull County

The Trumbull County Grand Jury has indicted a chef who is accused of stealing jewelry.

News Source

Trucker begins sentence for I-80 traffic death of Hubbard man

Two and a half years after his truck struck and killed a Hubbard man on Interstate 80, a North Carolina man has started to serve a thirty day jail sentence.

News Source

Ohio Secretary of State wants to cut fees to start businesses

Jon Husted said he's working with the general assembly to introduce a bill that would cut filing fees to start a new business in Ohio by 21-percent.

News Source

Driver says icy hill caused crash through a garage in Farrell

A driver blames an icy road for an accident that sent an SUV through the wall of a brick garage.

News Source

Valley veterinarians offer cold weather advice for pet owners

When temperatures reach extreme lows like the Valley is currently experiencing, it's not only important to take precautions for yourself, but also for your pets.

News Source

Youngstown making improvements to waste water treatment plant

The city of Youngstown is making improvements to the waste water treatment plant to comply with EPA regulations.

News Source

Monarch butterflies find milkweed supply dwindles

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A butterfly being considered for federal protection is emblematic of the plight that pollinating insects face in part because farmers, enticed ...

News Source

Police: Lance Armstrong hit parked cars, blamed girlfriend

DENVER — Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong hit two parked cars after a night of partying in Aspen, Colorado, but agreed to let his longtime girlfriend take the blame to avoid national attention, police reports show.

News Source

Winter weather: California awaits storm, snow in Southwest

Parts of the Southwest dealt with a second day of snow Saturday as Californians spent the day waiting for the start of a storm that was expected to bring much-needed rain for much of the state.

News Source

Pony Express case conjures up excitement

Steve Hecox of Gothenburg is a bit of a history buff, especially history associated with the Old West and things that happened in this area. The family farm where he grew up had part of the Pony Express Trial cut through it.

News Source

CU men's basketball: Buffs no match for No. 7 Wildcats

Frustration boiled over for Tad Boyle with 92 seconds to go in Colorado's 82-54 loss to Arizona on Thursday night when he argued a non-call that led officials to slap him with a technical foul.

News Source

CU skiing: Thea Grosvold good as gold in comeback

Colorado Alpine skier Thea Grosvold hopes to qualify for the NCAA Championships in the slalom and giant slalom. (University of Colorado)

News Source

New book documents ex-Sounder Zakuani's injury, recovery

Former Seattle Sounder Steve Zakuani released a book this week titled “500 Days” documenting his highs and lows recovering from a gruesome leg injury suffered during a game against Colorado in 2011.

News Source

Winter's reach: Southwest gets snow, California awaits storm

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Parts of the Southwest dealt with a second day of snow Saturday as Californians spent the day waiting for the start of a storm that was expected to bring much-needed rain for much of the state.

News Source

New St. Anthony North Health Campus opens in Westminster

WESTMINSTER — The word of the day was "beautiful" as thousands of people explored the new St. Anthony North Health Campus on Saturday. "It's beautiful; just lovely," said Carol Hicks, who lives nearby and was one of more than 4,000 people attending the grand opening.

News Source

Winter weather: California awaits storm, snow in Southwest

This photo provided by the Grand Prairie Police Department shows a school bus that overturned in a single-vehicle accident on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, in Grand Prairie, Texas. A student and two adults were slightly hurt when the minibus overturned on a snowy, icy North Texas road.

News Source

CU men's basketball: Unforgettable Booker set for home finale

Askia Booker, Colorado's mercurial and ultra-talented guard, Euro-stepped through the Kansas defense and launched a long 3-point shot over the outstretched arms of the Jayhawks freshman who would become the first pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, Andrew Wiggins.

News Source

Askia Booker's top 5 moments

Colorado senior Askia Booker has provided a lot of great moments and had a lot of great games during his career as a Buff.

News Source

Latest Forecast: A Bit Of A Break Then, More Snow To Start March

More snow to return over most of the state with Winter Storm Warnings for Western areas of Colorado.

News Source

Official: New Mexico pecan farmers exceed expectations

LAS CRUCES >> Doña Ana County pecan farmers said the recent harvesting season capped off a solid year for the crop.

News Source

CU men's basketball: Unforgettable Booker set for home finale

CU men's basketball preview: Arizona StateSUNDAY: Colorado Buffaloes (12-15, 5-10 Pac-12) vs. Arizona State Sun Devils (15-13, 7-8), 6:30 p.

News Source

Winter's reach: Southwest gets snow, California awaits storm

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Parts of the Southwest dealt with a second day of snow Saturday as Californians spent the day waiting for the start of a storm that was expected to bring much-needed rain for much of the state.

News Source

30 struggling Colorado schools have 1 more year to improve

PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — A magnet middle school in Colorado Springs with a focus on aviation and Pueblo City Schools are among 30 schools in Colorado in their fifth consecutive year of low academic performance. Under Colorado's accreditation rating system, those schools are considered to be failing and could face state sanctions.

News Source

AP National News Video

(AP Photo/The Santa Fe New Mexican, Clyde Mueller). A woman walks up the sidewalk to the New Mexico State Capitol as snow began to fall Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.

News Source

Ducks-Stars Preview

The Anaheim Ducks are surging toward a third straight Pacific Division title and are hoping a move prior to the trade deadline has boosted their chances at a long playoff run.

News Source

Elm Road in Bazetta Township reopened after propane tanker crash

BAZETTA TWP., Ohio - Elm Road (State Route 5) in Bazetta Township has reopened after a car accident involving a propane tanker. Officers with the fire department say shortly before 7 a.m. a car slammed into a privately contracted tanker carrying propane.

News Source

Two F-18s make unexpected landing at Naples airport

Two F-18s made an unexpected landing at the Naples Municipal Airport on Saturday.

News Source

Ducks-Stars Preview

The Anaheim Ducks are surging toward a third straight Pacific Division title and are hoping a move prior to the trade deadline has boosted their chances at a long playoff run. Tomas Fleischmann could make his team debut as Anaheim looks to deal the host Dallas Stars a sixth straight defeat Sunday night. The Ducks (39-17-7) hold a 12-point edge on second-place Vancouver - which has two games in ...

News Source

Winter's reach: Southwest gets snow, California awaits storm

Parts of the Southwest dealt with a second day of snow Saturday as Californians spent the day waiting for the start of a storm that was expected to bring much-needed rain for much of the state.

News Source

Winter's reach: Southwest gets snow, California awaits storm

Parts of the Southwest dealt with a second day of snow Saturday as Californians spent the day waiting for the start of a storm that was expected to bring much-needed rain for much of the state.

News Source

Pearre leads Utah State to 74-60 win over Air Force

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) Julion Pearre hit five three-pointers for 21 points, both career highs, to lead Utah State to a 74-60 win over Air Force on Saturday.

News Source

Fantasy sports: Talent at this position comes up a little short

I thought things could not get worse than starting my fantasy baseball preseason prospectus with the catcher position. Today, however, the snow remains piled feet high on the ground, I come to the shortstop position, and my bitterness grows.

News Source

Adam Savage's Replica Hedge Maze From The Shining Is Scarily Accurate

When Mythbusters' Adam Savage isn't, uh, busting myths , he spends his time crafting amazing replicas of movie props , among other hobbies. This time around it's the hedge maze from Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, prompted by Savage's disappointment in what should have been the "official" version. Read more...

News Source

Teamsters Union pickets GM's car carrier company

A local union gathered in Lordstown at the General Motors plant – not to protest GM, but to picketthe company who transports the finished cars.Richard Sanberg of Teamster Local #337 said the union has no quarrel with GM or the motor giant's driving and transport company, Cassens Transport.

News Source

2nd Man Dies In 4 Days While Skiing At Breckenridge

An Illinois man died while skiing at Breckenridge Ski Resort Thursday morning.

News Source

Incashola to speak at Sleeping Child Hot Springs for All group’s first event

The fledgling organization, Sleeping Child Hot Springs for All, hopes someday that the general public will once again enjoy the warming waters the Salish-Pend d’Oreille people used for thousands of years before the arrival of the white man.

News Source

Pearre leads Utah State to 74-60 win over Air Force

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Julion Pearre hit five three-pointers for 21 points, both career highs, to lead Utah State to a 74-60 win over Air Force on Saturday.

News Source

Plum leads Washington women to 79-67 win over over Colorado

BOULDER, Colo. — Kelsey Plum had 28 points on Sunday as Washington jumped ahead and held Colorado at bay for a 79-67 victory. Washington (19-7, 8-6 Pac-12) opened with a 16-2 lead and let Colorado back within three points but closed the half with 10 straight points for a 41-28 edge.

News Source

Colorado mountain snow is bright spot during drought in West

Winter on New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee means ice fishing, hockey tournaments and, if the ice is strong enough, airplanes. More >>

News Source

Struggling Colorado Springs Middle School Gets One Year Reprieve

A Colorado Springs magnet school with a special focus on aviation is one of 30 schools across the state in its fifth consecutive year of low academic performance.

News Source

Denver I-25 drivers face express lane toll spike

Drivers face as much as a 17 percent hike in the tolls along Interstate 25 in Denver as well as higher civil penalties for trying to skirt toll rules.

News Source

Coping With Earthquakes Induced By Fluid Injection

A paper published today in Science provides a case for increasing transparency and data collection to enable strategies for mitigating the effects of human-induced earthquakes caused by wastewater injection associated with oil and gas production in the United States.

News Source

New CU-Boulder Technology Could Make Treatment And Reuse Of Oil And Gas Wastewater Simpler, Cheaper

Oil and gas operations in the United States produce about 21 billion barrels of wastewater per year.

News Source

Fans camping out as No. 7 Arizona aims for Pac-12 title at No. 13 Utah

Fans camping out as No. 7 Arizona aims for Pac-12 title at No. 13 Utah

News Source

IOC to Propose Changes to Rule 40 and Rule 50 Regarding Olympic Sponsorship

RIO DE JANEIRO – The International Olympic Committee’s Executive Board is set to propose a change to Rule 40, a rule which currently prevents athletes from promoting non-Olympic sponsors during The post IOC to Propose Changes to Rule 40 and Rule 50 Regarding Olympic Sponsorship appeared first on Swimming World News .

News Source

Outfielder Juan Pierre retires at 37; he won World Series ring with 2003 Florida Marlins

MIAMI - Outfielder Juan Pierre has announced his retirement after a 14-year major-league career that included a World Series championship with the 2003 Florida Marlins. Pierre ranks 18th in career stolen bases with 614. He was a .295 hitter who finished with 2,217 hits. He batted .247 in 113 ...

News Source

Tulo to bring Children's Hospital patients to Spring Training

Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki will underwrite an all-expense paid trip to Spring Training for more than 20 patients of Children's Hospital Colorado's Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders.

News Source

Search Engine Optimization Training Authority Chris Raulf to Present Half-Day SEO Workshops at Integrated Marketing ...

Featuring six hands-on workshops, expo and networking events, the Integrated Marketing Summit will be held April 1, 2015 in Phoenix and April 21, 2015 in Dallas (PRWeb February 27, 2015) Read the full story at http://ift.tt/1ASxhiS

News Source

Juan Pierre retires after 14-year MLB career

Outfielder Juan Pierre has announced his retirement after a 14-year major league career that included a World Series championship with the 2003 Florida Marlins.

News Source

CU Art Museum lands rare Shakespeare collection

The CU Art Museum will become home to one of the world's literary treasures for a short time in 2016 as one of the stops on the Shakespeare First Folio Tour.

News Source

Slick And Hazardous Condition Reported Across Oklahoma

According to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, slick and hazardous highway conditions have been reported statewide.

News Source

Arizona At Utah Preview

The hype that existed for the first match-up between Arizona and Utah, on Jan. 17, has only grown for Saturday’s showdown.

News Source

Colorado jewelry theft suspects arrested in California

Five people have been arrested in the San Francisco area in connection with the armed robbery of a Denver jewelry store on Tuesday.

News Source

An Oregon City Braces For Legal Pot To Drive Up Electricity Costs

Oregon's city and county leaders are scrambling to understand how electricity supplies will be affected by power-hogging indoor marijuana growers after recreational pot becomes legal in the state.

News Source

Stop by a Farm, Eat Fresh, even Birdwatch: Take an Agritour

The bounty of farms, ranches, orchards and vineyards in western Colorado has made agritourism an increasingly popular draw for visitors wanting to learn more about agriculture and meet the men and women responsible for maintaining this style of life.

News Source

From Biking to Festivals, to Museums, Family-Friendly Fruita Keeps Everyone Happy

When you contemplate western Colorado’s vacation destinations, Fruita may not rank among the heaviest of the heavyweights. But pound-for-pound, it packs as big a punch as any of them.

News Source

Colorado sold 17 tons of retail marijuana in first legal year

Consumers in Colorado bought more than 17 tons of recreational marijuana buds during the first year of the state's new retail market, but sales of medicinal pot still outstripped that at almost 50 tons, officials said on Friday.

News Source

King Phillip Amman Reu-El, formerly Phillip Cheatham, pleads no contest to capital murder

In an unexpected development, King Phillip Amman Reu-El pleaded no contest about 2:30 p.m. Friday to capital murder of two women in 2003, and attempted first-degree murder in the severe shooting of a third woman.

News Source

Is the Best Plan for Pot Investing 'Wait-and-see?'

Legalized marijuana is an emerging industry and those interested in investing in it should proceed with caution.

News Source

Storm Lake man sentenced to 4 years for counterfeit credit cards

A Storm Lake, Iowa, man was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison Friday for making and using dozens of counterfeit credit cards.

News Source

Police: 1987 Fernandina Beach cold case solved

A 56-year-old woman was raped and murdered in her home in 1987, but police said they know who is responsible.

News Source

Golden Minerals Reports 2014 Year-End Results

GOLDEN, Colo., Feb. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Golden Minerals Company (NYSE MKT: AUMN; TSX: AUM) ("Golden Minerals" or "the Company") today announced financial results for the full year ...

News Source

Take your trip on the water

Maybe it’s because the American West is so dry, but water seems to gleam particularly blue out here. Especially in the hot summer months, this area’s water bodies draw boaters of all stripes — from power boats to canoes and kayaks.

News Source

2nd skier dies at Breckenridge Ski Resort in four days

A skier died at Breckenridge Ski Resort on Thursday, becoming the ski area’s second on-mountain death in four days.

News Source

Grand Junction

Walk, run, ride: Miles of paved paths extend along the Colorado River from 33 1/2 Road in east Grand Junction to Walter Walker State Wildlife Area on the west side of the city.

News Source

Outfielder Juan Pierre retires at 37; he won World Series ring with 2003 Florida Marlins

MIAMI - Outfielder Juan Pierre has announced his retirement after a 14-year major-league career that included a World Series championship with the 2003 Florida Marlins. Pierre ranks 18th in career stolen bases with 614. He was a .295 hitter who finished with 2,217 hits. He batted .247 in 113 ...

News Source

US rig count drops by 43 in latest week to 1,267

HOUSTON - Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. fell by 43 this week to 1,267 amid depressed oil prices. The Houston-based company said Friday in its weekly report that 86 rigs were exploring for oil and 280 for gas. ...

News Source

Rockies’ Nolan Arenado Confident He Can Become A Star

Nolan Arenado won't turn 24 until April and he has already collected plenty of accolades, including two Gold Gloves.

News Source

Bill To Address SWAT Pranks Rejected

A proposal to make it easier to catch kids who call in false bomb threats and prank others with phony threats has been rejected by Colorado lawmakers.

News Source

Outfielder Juan Pierre Retires After 14-year MLB Career

Outfielder Juan Pierre has announced his retirement after a 14-year major-league career that included a World Series championship with the 2003 Florida Marlins.

News Source

NMSU tennis to host dual matches this weekend

The New Mexico State women’s tennis team return to the court to host Texas-San Antonio on Saturday at 10 a.m. (MT) and Texas-Permian Basin on Sunday at 10 a.m. Promote to Mobile 0 read more

News Source

Colorado sold 17 tons of retail marijuana in first legal year

DENVER (Reuters) - Consumers in Colorado bought more than 17 tons of recreational marijuana buds during the first year of the state's new retail market, but sales of medicinal pot still outstripped that at almost 50 tons, officials said on Friday.

News Source

Backcountry enthusiasts warned of avalanche danger

FRISCO — Avalanche forecasters are cautioning backcountry enthusiasts after a series of recent storms and with more snow expected over the weekend.

News Source

Court: Colorado crime suspects can search victims' homes - NBC40.net

DENVER (AP) - An appeals court added Colorado to the list of states that can allow criminal suspects to search victims' homes to bolster their defense, a move that raised concerns among prosecutors and victims' advocates.

News Source

US rig count drops by 43 in latest week to 1,267

HOUSTON - Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. fell by 43 this week to 1,267 amid depressed oil prices. The Houston-based company said Friday in its weekly report that 86 rigs were exploring for oil and 280 for gas. ...

News Source

John Morris named Athletics Director at Tufts University

Colorado State University interim director of athletics John Morris will be the new director of athletics at Tufts University

News Source

First Detailed Microscopy Evidence of Bacteria at the Lower Size Limit of Life

Scientists have captured the first detailed microscopy images of ultra-small bacteria that are believed to be about as small as life can get. The research was led by scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley. The existence of ultra-small bacteria has been debated for two decades, but there hasn't been a ...

News Source

Outfielder Juan Pierre retires at 37; he won World Series ring with 2003 Florida Marlins

Outfielder Juan Pierre has announced his retirement after a 14-year major-league career that included a World Series championship with the 2003 Florida Marlins. He batted .247 in 113 games with the Marlins in his final season in 2013. He announced his retirement Friday at age 37. Pierre broke into the majors in 2000 with the Colorado Rockies and also played for the Cubs, White Sox, Dodgers and ...

News Source

Bettis sets sights on starting rotation with Rockies

Rockies right-hander Chad Bettis won a bullpen job last spring by striking out 11 and yielding just one run and four hits in 10 innings, but the success didn't carry to the regular season (0-2, 9.12 ERA in 21 games).

News Source

Andrews leads Huskies to 87-84 win over Cougars

PULLMAN — His coach calls him a “daredevil” and a “thrill-seeker,” the kind of guy whose parents probably scolded him for reckless horseplay as a youngster.

News Source

Outfielder Juan Pierre retires after 14-year MLB career

Outfielder Juan Pierre has announced his retirement after a 14-year major-league career that included a World Series championship with the 2003 Florida Marlins. He batted .247 in 113 games with the Marlins in his final season in 2013. He announced his retirement Friday at age 37. Pierre broke into the majors in 2000 with the Colorado Rockies and also played for the Cubs, White Sox, Dodgers and ...

News Source

Feds: 5 arrested in California in connection with Denver jewelry heist

Five people — all of them Californians — have been taken into custody in the San Francisco area in connection with the armed robbery of a Denver jewelry store on Tuesday, federal officials said Friday.

News Source

Home Main menu

Earth Day was celebrated in unique ways in the small towns across western Colorado. Last Saturday I was able to join 30 enthusiastic hikers to explore a kind of wilderness that is different than what we often think of as "wilderness" – the subtle, enigmatic hills and valleys of the Adobe Badlands.

News Source

Biggest weekend ever for women's MMA?

Invicta 11 and UFC 184 fight cards feature the best women's MMA fighters in the world.

News Source

No. 13 Utah routs Arizona St 83-41 with dominant first half

The Utah Utes sent a message to the Pac-12-leading Arizona Wildcats with their play on Thursday night.

News Source

Tomichi Creek Appoints Amber Wick as President, Interim Chief Executive Officer

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(Pink Sheets: TCKF). Tomichi Creek Outfitters today announced that CEO and Director Jeremy Gindro has appointed Amber Wick as president and interim chief executive officer, effective immediately. Ms. Wick succeeds Mr. Gindro who has stepped down as President and CEO to devote himself fulltime to developing the Company’s Outdoors Activities Division. Gindro remains as ...

News Source

KRDO NewsChannel 13's weekend weather forecast

This afternoon: We cannot rule out the potential for a few afternoon bursts of snow... but it will not be as active as it has been for the past couple of days. High temperatures will only be "warming" into the teens and twenties. Overall, today mostly marks a transition day between storm systems.

News Source

Vermilion Energy Inc. Announces Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2014

Vermilion Energy Inc. Announces Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2014

News Source

AC/DG: The Powerful Appeal of Getting Off the Grid, Going Renewable

Distributed generation is becoming more feasible, raising the specter of a “death spiral” for utilities.

News Source

Obituaries for Feb. 27, 2015

Obituaries, including photos, are published at a pre-paid fee based on size. The deadline is 5 p.m. two business days prior to publication. Call 532-7151, fax 532-5139 or send to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

News Source

Three new L.A. pubs pouring great local craft beer

New restaurants opening in L.A. can no longer simply pay lip service to beer if they want to draw customers from the swelling ranks of craft beer devotees. The next new hot spots need a beer program as well thought out as their decor and menu.

News Source

Authorities say there are two suspects in the shooting of Grace the pit bull in Stanton Co., NE

Two suspects have been identified in search to find the persons responsible for shooting Grace the pit bull on a Stanton County Trail.

News Source

Highmark members exposed in Anthem cyber attack

A massive data breach at an Indianapolis-based Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurer has affected some Highmark members.

News Source

IN THE NEWS

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 4, 4th Marine Logistics Group participated alongside I Marine Expeditionary Force in an exercise in Kansas City, Missouri, Feb. 20-22, 2015.

News Source

Marijuana Legalization Will Be A Key Issue In 2016 Presidential Race

Marijuana Legalization Will Be A Key Issue In 2016 Presidential Race Marijuana Legalization Will Be A Key Issue In 2016 Presidential Race Has Been Optimized Recreational marijuana is now legal in Washington D.C. The drug couldn’t be any closer to the U.S. lawmakers that for some reason continue to classify it as a Schedule 1 controlled substance at the federal level. Although the Obama ...

News Source

Pot lovers light up as Washington legalizes marijuana

Marijuana enthusiasts lit up their joints with confidence Thursday on the first full day of legal pot in the US capital, and looked forward to a day when all America might be able to follow suit. Residents of Washington can now possess up to two ounces (56 grams) of marijuana -- enough to fill two sandwich bags -- and grow as many as six plants in the privacy of their homes without threat of ...

News Source

The Best (and Worst) States for Business

While the United States was founded on the principle of equality for all people, the 50 states are decidedly unequal in providing opportunities for business. For companies choosing to locate in the United ...

News Source

Gov. McAuliffe signs bill allowing access to medical marijuana oil

Governor McAuliffe was surrounded by six families with epileptic children as he signed the bill.

News Source

Denver apologizes for late notice on snow day

DENVER— Students in Denver, Jefferson County and Pueblo got a day off from school Thursday from the latest round of snow to hit Colorado but not everyone was happy about it.

News Source

The nation's weather

A low pressure system moved across the Mid-Atlantic on Thursday, while a cold front extended across the southern Plains and the Intermountain West. A low pressure system shifted east northeastward over the southern Mid-Atlantic.

News Source

"To the edge and back' — one woman's struggle with suicidal thoughts

Sara Fawcett of Silt, with encouragement from a close friend, came to grips with her own struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts recently, when she turned to the resources offered through the Aspen Hope Center for help.

News Source

Nickelodeon expands telenovelas for kids slate with three new series

While the Spanish-language channels such as Telemundo and Univision have received much attention for their telenovela serial dramas, Nickelodeon has had success of its own with the daily scripted series for kids.

News Source

Hashtag supports injured Mizzou student

Thousands of Twitter users are supporting a Mizzou student Kathleen Oglesby, 20, who was critically injured in a sledding accident last week.

News Source

Carbondale fire district, a different perspective

We are writing in response to Allyn Harvey’s column in the Post Independent on Feb. 19 , which was critical of the Carbondale Rural & Fire Protection District. We are members of the fire district board but are writing as individuals and not on behalf of the board.

News Source

Colorado lawmakers consider stricter snow-tire requirements

In this photo from Nov. 10, tire installer Shawn Dutton places summer tires back in customer's car at a tire shop in southeast Denver. Colorado lawmakers are considering the requirement of snow tires or chains on noncommercial vehicles at all times during the winter and spring months.

News Source

English in Action: 20 years of building bonds

Tutors Kim Chang (right) and Matt Abrahamson (back) work on pronunciation with Alicia Arreola at English in Action's open hours on a Thursday night in El Jebel. English in Action is celebrating its 20th anniversary this evening.

News Source

Summit County miner faces prison after threatening Forest Service, operating illegally

In this photo from 2009, Summit County Rescue Group members evacuate an injured hiker from the McCullough Gulch Trail.

News Source

Double Trouble: Glenwood’s Gray, Peterson play big for Demons in league-title run

Glenwood Springs High School seniors Zack Peterson, left, and Will Gray have been key contributors for the school's boys basketball team this season. With both standing 6 feet, 6 inches tall, they're a big reason for the Demons' unbeaten run through the 4A Western Slope League.

News Source

Truck crash closes I-70 for hours

Emergency crews Wednesday spent several hours cleaning up an accident scene on westbound Interstate 70 about five miles west of the summit of Vail Pass. No one was injured in the crash, which involved the truck and two other vehicles. The highway was closed for several hours.

News Source

Petersburg Pilot -

JUNEAU (AP) — Alaska on Tuesday became the third U.S. state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana for adults, but it was a subdued milestone. Unlike in Colorado and Washington state, there were no street parties and public smoking displa...

News Source

CDOT selects I-25/Cimarron design-build contractor team

The Colorado Department of Transportation announced Thursday the apparent successful proposing team of Kraemer North America, LLC and Tsiouvaras Simmons Holderness to reconstruct the Interstate 25/Cimarron Street interchange. “At $116.1 million, this will be the second largest highway construction project in the Pikes Peak region since COSMIX — the reconstruction of I-25, was completed in ...

News Source

Truck crash closes I-70 for hours

Emergency crews Wednesday spent several hours cleaning up an accident scene on westbound Interstate 70 about five miles west of the summit of Vail Pass. No one was injured in the crash, which involved the truck and two other vehicles. The highway was closed for several hours.

News Source

Legal marijuana begins in Washington, D.C. as 'green rush' is on

Possession of small amounts of marijuana became legal in the District of Columbia on Thursday, launching a pot "green rush" despite a face-off between local officials and the Republican-led US Congress over the new standards.

News Source

Woman Runs Over Man After Domestic Dispute

A domestic dispute results in the arrest of a woman accused of running over a man on Colorado River Blvd and Liston Ave. in Reno. Pending charges include battery with a deadly weapon.

News Source

CPW offers big game application advice, deadline approaching

The big game application deadline for 2015 is midnight, April 7, but don’t wait until the deadline to apply. Colorado Parks and Wildlife has a variety of resources for hunters to complete their applications now.

News Source

Southwestern Energy Announces 2014 Financial And Operating Results And Revises 2015 Capital Investment Program And ...

HOUSTON, Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE: SWN) today announced its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and the year ended December 31, 2014. Calendar year 2014 highlights include: Record adjusted net income (a non-GAAP measure...

News Source

Coverage You Can Count On

FULTON - A Fulton man and his dog were rescued from his burning house on Monday, November 17, 2014. Shelby Hudgens manged to escape the fire on the second floor by climbing out of his window onto the roof. Firefighters were able to help him and his dog to safety.

News Source

Lady Mustangs play Cowgirls with shot to make playoffs

Danny Udero/Sun-News The WNMU women's basketball team will finish the regular conference season against rival Highlands. The Lady Mustangs are still fighting for a playoff spot.

News Source

Jon Stewart Challenged Fox News to a Lie-Off...and It Didn't Go Well for Fox News

A lot of people were upset when Jon Stewart announced he would be leaving The Daily Show at the end of this year. There were sad tweets, angry tweets and confused tweets. There was...

News Source

MLB's oldest player can't relate to today's youth

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - When Rockies closer LaTroy Hawkins was drafted in 1991, Colorado Gold Glove third baseman Nolan Arenado was two months old. Right-hander Eddie Butler was also still in diapers. "It's crazy," Butler said. "The guy's got a career that's lasted my life span." Now 42 and the ...

News Source

Southwestern Energy Announces 2014 Financial And Operating Results And Revises 2015 Capital Investment Program And ...

HOUSTON, Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE: SWN) today announced its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and the year ended December 31, 2014. Calendar ...

News Source

Avalanche-Stars Preview

Things seem to have gotten desperate enough for the Colorado Avalanche that coach Patrick Roy just pulled a goaltender with 12 minutes left in a game. The Avalanche will try to get their push for a second straight playoff berth back on track Saturday night by completing a season sweep of the Dallas Stars. Colorado (26-24-11) fell in Nashville 5-2 on Tuesday after winning four of its previous ...

News Source

Crocs reports 4Q loss

The Niwot, Colorado-based company said it had a loss of 70 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs and restructuring costs, came to 37 cents per share. The results missed Wall Street ...

News Source

Envision Healthcare matches Street 4Q forecasts

The Greenwood Village, Colorado-based company said it had profit of 26 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and non-recurring costs, were 36 cents per share. The results matched Wall ...

News Source

Dvorak: A mom in a minivan goes in search of a D.C. pot party

Is the nation?s capital too uptight to toke up after legalization?

News Source

Man gets 10 years for assaulting Adams County deputy, stealing his vehicle

A man who last April assaulted a deputy, stole his vehicle and then led authorities on a high-speed chase through Adams County was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison.

News Source

Tickets Sell out for Train From Downtown Denver to Slopes

All 400 tickets snapped up for ski train from Denver, raising hopes for regular service

News Source

MLB's oldest player can't relate to today's youth

When Rockies closer LaTroy Hawkins was drafted in 1991, Colorado Gold Glove third baseman Nolan Arenado was two months old. A couple other teammates were in diapers, too.

News Source

Jon Stewart Challenged Fox News to a Lie-Off...and It Didn't Go Well for Fox News

A lot of people were upset when Jon Stewart announced he would be leaving The Daily Show at the end of this year. There were sad tweets, angry tweets and confused tweets. There was...

News Source

U. of Georgia to formally open Washington building

The University of Georgia is holding a ribbon cutting for a building that will provide living, classroom and study space for students and faculty in the nation's capital.

News Source

Tickets sell out for train from downtown Denver to slopes

DENVER (AP) — All 400 tickets were sold within 12 hours for a one-day, roundtrip ski-train excursion from downtown Denver to Winter Park, according to spokesmen for the resort and Amtrak.

News Source

Wild finds system stability with stronger goaltending

Such began the stretch of nine goals allowed in two games for Dubnyk, his only two contests with Nashville. Eventually he was dealt to the Montreal Canadiens, essentially for nothing. But that experience has helped him realize that when you’re playing for a good team, you don’t have to be a savior in goal. Just a good enough player to let the guys do their work.

News Source

Drivers Returns To I-70 To Dig Out Vehicles They Left Behind

Dozens of drivers traveled back to the trouble spot at Interstate 70 where they had to leave their vehicles once I-70 closed.

News Source

Wonkblog: Map: Llamas are literally everywhere

After today, is anyone safe?

News Source

NV5 to Present at the 27th Annual ROTH Capital Partners Growth Stock Conference on Monday, March 9

HOLLYWOOD, FL--(Marketwired - Feb 26, 2015) - NV5 Holdings, Inc. (the "Company" or "NV5") ( NASDAQ : NVEE ), a provider of professional and technical engineering and consulting solutions, will present at the ROTH Capital Partners 27 th Annual Growth Stock Conference at the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel on Monday, March 9, 2015.

News Source

Law Puts US Capital at Heart of Legalized Marijuana Debate

The debate over the legalization of marijuana in the United States is now centering on the nation’s capital — both in the halls of Congress and on the streets surrounding it. District of Columbia residents voted last November to legalize the drug, but Congress put language in its budget to block funding for its regulation, setting up a host of challenges. Despite the congressional move, the new ...

News Source

Jesse Reed wins fourth state title

Jesse Reed of Paonia wins becomes 18th in Colorado history to win four state titles

News Source

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2014 Operating Results

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. ("Spirit") , a real estate investment trust that invests in single-tenant, operationally essential real estate, today announced its operating ...

News Source

Group backs off plan to put fracking ban on Colorado ballot, will focus on pressuring governor

DENVER - An activist group on Thursday backed off its earlier announcement that it would to try to get a statewide ban on hydraulic fracturing on the Colorado ballot and said it would instead try to persuade ...

News Source

New Jersey's Christie to conservatives: 'I'm still standing'

By Steve Holland and Emily Flitter NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie addressed head-on questions about his volatile temper on Thursday and dismissed critics, telling a gathering of conservatives: "I'm still standing." The potential Republican presidential contender is trying to remain viable for the November 2016 election despite losing some financial donors to ...

News Source

Mavenir Systems® Introduces VoWi-Fi Calling Solution for Cable Operators

RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mavenir Introduces VoWi-Fi Calling Solution for Cable Operators, enhancing Cable Operator Service Offerings such as Bundled TV and Internet Service, with low cost Mobile Service

News Source

No High Risk: Marijuana May be Less Harmful Than Alcohol, Tobacco

Recreational pot — set to go legal in Washington, D.C. on Thursday — is less dangerous than both alcohol and tobacco, scientists assert.

News Source

Clovis reports 4Q loss

On a per-share basis, the Boulder, Colorado-based company said it had a loss of $1.62. The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research ...

News Source

US to face Europe's best in 2015 Duel in the Pool

The United States will face a team of Europe's best swimmers in December in the 2015 Duel in the Pool, USA Swimming announced on Wednesday. The short-course event, which debuted in 2003, will return to the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis December 11-12.

News Source

Chat replay: Buffs beat writer Brian Howell discusses CU sports

Buffzone.com beat writer Brian Howell takes your questions and leads discussion on Colorado basketball and other CU-related items today at Noon MST.

News Source

Preseason snub helps fuel No. 10 Sun Devils' rise

No, 10 Arizona State is off to the best start in school history and has the inside track to host an NCAA tournament sub-regional.

News Source

Sponsor of Utah medical marijuana bill acknowledges sampling the product in Colorado

Newly released legislation would establish a network of marijuana greenhouses and medical dispensaries, all licensed by the state - the first time such a plan has been proposed in Utah. Under SB259, sponsored by Sen. Mark Madsen, R-Saratoga Springs, ...

News Source

DC mayor says city to legalize pot despite threat from Congress, calls 'bullying' unnecessary

WASHINGTON - Possession of marijuana will become legal in the nation's capital, Mayor Muriel Bowser reiterated Wednesday, defying a threat from Congress that she and other city leaders could face prison time for implementing a voter-approved initiative. Bowser, a Democrat, said the city's plans ...

News Source

Mavenir Systems® Introduces VoWi-Fi Calling Solution for Cable Operators

Mavenir Systems® , a leading provider of software-based networking solutions, today announced the availability of its Voice over Wi-Fi solution for cable opera

News Source

70-vehicle pileup in snowy Maine leaves at least 17 injured

More than 70 vehicles got tangled up in a series of chain-reaction pileups Wednesday along a snowy stretch of Interstate 95 in Maine, injuring at least 17 people, state police said.

News Source

Mavs suspend Rondo for 1 game after exchange with Carlisle

The Mavericks have suspended Rajon Rondo for one game for conduct detrimental to the team a day after the point guard had a heated exchange on the court with coach Rick Carlisle.

News Source

Call for study to settle if anesthesia poses risk to babies

Studies of baby animals have long suggested that going under anesthesia can have some harmful effects on a developing brain. Now some scientists want to find out whether those same drugs may pose subtle risks for human...

News Source

Legacy Reserves LP Announces Fourth Quarter and Annual 2014 Results, 2015 Guidance and New Chief Operating Officer

MIDLAND, Texas -- Legacy Reserves LP ("Legacy") today announced fourth quarter and annual results for 2014 as well as financial guidance for 2015. Financial results contained herein are preliminary ...

News Source

Strong reliability scores should help Buick brand's rebirth

Buick, the brand that once was the pace car for the drive to the senior center, has made a comeback by appealing to buyers not yet ready for retirement.

News Source

3 arrested in NYC, Florida on charges they plotted to go to Syria to join Islamic State group

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Three men were arrested Wednesday on charges of plotting to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State group and wage war against the U.S., and federal officials said one of them spoke of shooting President Barack Obama or planting a bomb on Coney Island.

News Source

Forget the Past America, Donald Trump Could Run For President

Donald Trump is huge. Don’t anyone forget that. Also, he is really serious about running for president. Just look at what he told the Washington Post. “I am more serious about this than I’ve ever been before,” he said. That sounds pretty serious, unless you have a memory of what he has said before. Left…

News Source

Preseason snub helps fuel No. 10 Sun Devils' rise

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- Arizona State overcame a massive hurdle by beating Stanford at Maples Pavilion and added to it by sweeping the Cardinal for the first time in 30 years.

News Source

US-Israel quarrel intensifies over Netanyahu speech

Trading barbs, the U.S. and Israel escalated their increasingly public spat Wednesday over Benjamin Netanyahu's GOP-engineered congressional speech next week, with the Israeli prime minister accusing world powers of...

News Source

3 nabbed in NY, Florida in plot to join Islamic State group

NEW YORK (AP) — Three men were arrested Wednesday on charges of plotting to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State group and wage war against the U.S., and federal officials said one of them spoke of shooting President Barack Obama or planting a bomb on Coney Island.

News Source

Revenge pornographer wants his info scrubbed from the Internet

A revenge porn website operator has asked Google to scrub pictures and information about him from their search engine because he didn't give anyone permission to use the content.

News Source

Ex-Guatemalan president released from prison in bribe case

A former Guatemalan president who was sentenced to nearly six years in prison for accepting $2.5 million in bribes was released Wednesday from a U.S. minimum security facility in Colorado and was returning to his home country.

News Source

US to face Europe's best in 2015 Duel in the Pool

Colorado Springs (AFP) - The United States will face a team of Europe's best swimmers in December in the 2015 Duel in the Pool, USA Swimming announced on Wednesday.

News Source

Teaching Kids Life Lessons Through Nature: Dr. Mamie Parker at Marstel-Day's Wildlife Conservation Awareness Campaign

Inspirational speaker Dr. Mamie Parker applauded urban wildlife refuges and other ways of connecting children with nature, and told attendees of Marstel-Day's Wildlife Conservation Awareness Campaign talk that we need to introduce kids to nature at as young an age as possible. (PRWeb February 25, 2015) Read the full story at http://ift.tt/1zIZx4L

News Source

Ex-Guatemalan president released from prison in bribe case

A former Guatemalan president who was sentenced to nearly six years in prison for accepting $2.5 million in bribes was released Wednesday from a U.S. minimum security facility in Colorado and was returning to his home country.

News Source

The 2015 Truck Of The Year Now Complete with an OEM Performance Kit by King Shock Technologies

GARDEN GROVE, CA -- Feb. 25, 2015: The 2015 Chevy Colorado was just named Truck of the Year by Motor Trend and it only gets better when complimented with an OEM Performance kit by King Shock Technologies. Pre order your kits today!

News Source

NASA Spacecraft Prepares for March 12 Launch to Study Earth’s Dynamic Magnetic Space Environment

Final preparations are underway for the launch of NASA’s quartet of Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) spacecraft, which constitute the first space mission dedicated to the study of magnetic reconnection. This fundamental process occurs throughout the universe where magnetic fields connect and disconnect with an explosive release of energy.

News Source

Matzek ready to test new strategy in second season

Rockies left-hander Tyler Matzek finished his rookie year 6-11 with a 4.05 ERA in 20 starts after being called up in May, but went 4-2 with a 1.55 ERA in his final six starts.

News Source

WPX Energy Reports 2014 Net Income

News Source

Arkansas Town Defies State Ban, Protects LGBT Citizens

Conway, Ark., became the state's second LGBT-affirming city Tuesday, but the fate of the town's nondiscrimination policy is uncertain in the wake of a statewide antigay law approved the same day. read more

News Source

US-Israel quarrel intensifies over Netanyahu speech

Trading barbs, the U.S. and Israel escalated their increasingly public spat Wednesday over Benjamin Netanyahu's GOP-engineered congressional speech next week, with the Israeli prime minister accusing world powers of...

News Source

Most Read

TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) - Winter is the time of year where we rely on heavy snowfall for a high snow pack come spring. But this winter has not delivered the snow we would like yet. This snow pack then melts come spring and helps fill the lakes and reservoirs.

News Source

Qualifying Sites Set for 2015 U.S. Open

The USGA has announced the local qualifying sites for the 2015 U.S. Open. The second major championship of the year will be held June 18-21 at Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash. - the first U.S. Open in the Pacific Northwest.

News Source

APNewsBreak: Texas paid $2.2M for Garcia Marquez archive

The University of Texas' literary archive said Wednesday it paid $2.2 million for the works of Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a price the school sought to keep secret until ordered to make it public by the...

News Source

K-State student cited for misconduct in court-storming case

Police say they've cited a Kansas State student for disorderly conduct after he body-checked a Kansas player during an on-court celebration following the Wildcats' upset victory Monday over the visiting Jayhawks.

News Source

Dow ekes out another record close even as other indexes slip

By The Associated Press The Dow Jones industrial average managed another record high close, but just barely, even as other market indexes edged lower.

News Source

3 nabbed in NY, Florida in plot to join Islamic State group

NEW YORK (AP) — Three men were arrested Wednesday on charges of plotting to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State group and wage war against the U.S., and federal officials said one of them spoke of attacking President Barack Obama or planting a bomb on Coney Island.

News Source

Chewing Tobacco Could Be Banned In California Ballparks

Lawmakers want the substance, linked to cancer and nicotine addiction, thrown out of the homes of America's national pastime

News Source

Suspect in explosion near Colorado NAACP office denied bail

DENVER (AP) — A man charged with setting off a small explosion last month near a Colorado NAACP office is a danger to the community and must stay jailed without bail before his trial, a federa…

News Source

Most Read

TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) - Winter is the time of year where we rely on heavy snowfall for a high snow pack come spring. But this winter has not delivered the snow we would like yet. This snow pack then melts come spring and helps fill the lakes and reservoirs.

News Source

Ex-police chief: JonBenet Ramsey crime scene was mishandled

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — In his most extensive comments on the JonBenet Ramsey case, former Boulder, Colorado, police Chief Mark Beckner says officers botched the initial handling of the crime scene.

News Source

Nate Colwell Player Profile

Nate Colwell was born on January 16th of 1996 to parents Rob and Pam Colwell. He has one brother named Alec. Nate considers his hometown to be Sioux City, Iowa, but attended Dakota Ridge High School just outside of Denver, Colorado.

News Source

Suspect in Explosion Near Colorado NAACP Office Denied Bail

Judge says Thaddeus Murphy is a danger to the community.

News Source

Family celebrating one-month birthdays of identical triplets

A suburban Detroit couple who have two older children are adjusting to life after becoming parents to identical triplets - a multiple birth a doctor calls rare.

News Source

Baylor walk-on RB ruled ineligible for NCAA rules violation

By The Associated Press Baylor says running back Silas Nacita will no longer be part of the football program because of rules violations that affect his eligibility.

News Source

Appeals court: Former Bosnian prison guard can be extradited

A federal appeals court says a former Bosnian prison camp guard living in Virginia is eligible for extradition to his native country to face war-crimes charges.

News Source

Man gets prison in Phoenix death of ex-champion boxer

One of two men charged in the beating death of a teenage boxer in Phoenix has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.

News Source

Former Eagles player gets probation for assaulting officer

Former Philadelphia Eagles safety Keelan Johnson has been sentenced to two months of supervised probation for pushing a police officer in suburban Phoenix last year.

News Source

ONEOK Partners to Participate in Credit Suisse Energy Summit

TULSA, Okla., Feb. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- ONEOK Partners, L.P. (NYSE: OKS) will participate in the Credit Suisse Energy Summit Feb. 26, 2015, in Vail, Colorado. Terry K. Spencer, ONEOK Partners president ...

News Source

Senate moves ahead on bill to fund Homeland Security agency

The Senate has voted to move forward on a bill to fund the Homeland Security Department, days ahead of a threatened partial agency shutdown.

News Source

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2014 Results

PHOENIX -- Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (the "Company") today reported results for its 13-week fourth quarter and 52-week year ended Dec. 28, 2014.

News Source

Recreational use of marijuana becomes legal in Alaska

Legalisation movement spreads across northwest frontier of US

News Source

Alaska allows recreational marijuana as campaign spreads

Smoking, growing and owning small amounts of marijuana became legal in Alaska on Tuesday, as a growing decriminalization movement reached the United States' wild northwest frontier.

News Source

Rants and Raves

Steve Browne is an award-winning reporter and columnist who entered journalism by accident while living and working in Eastern Europe from 1991 to 2004. He is the author of two books for English students: \x34Word Pictures: English as it is REALLY Used,\x34 published in Belgrade, Yugoslavia and Novosibirsk, Russia, and \x34English Linguistic Humor: Puns, Play on Words, Spoonerisms, and Shaggy ...

News Source

Wetlands loss greater than any other ecosystem - Tucson News Now

TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) - A wetland is land that is covered/saturated with water, permanently or seasonally. It usually has plants and animals not seen anywhere else that require a lot of water with areas of land as well. This ecosystem is vital to earth but is diminishing at an alarming rate.

News Source

Kind, Walz introduce bill to prep first responders for oil train disaster

Two Coulee Region Congressmen have again introduced legislation designed to help communities prepare for an oil train derailment or spill.

News Source

Train car design reduced impact in Southern California crash

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a horrific crash a decade ago that killed 11 people and injured 180 more, Southern California's commuter train network began investing heavily in passenger cars designed to pr

News Source

How regulators and legislators make it harder for you to use solar power

When homeowners or businesses install solar panels, state laws ensure utility companies pay for unused power that is routed back into the power grid - a practice known as net metering.

News Source

Alaska quietly becomes 3rd state to legalize marijuana

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska on Tuesday became the third U.S. state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana for adults, but it was a subdued milestone.

News Source

Number of women set to attend Army Ranger School inches up

(c) 2015, The Washington Post. The number of women expected to attend the elite Army Ranger School for the first time in April has inched up to six, following the completion of a recent preparatory course by a female Apache helicopter pilot, Army officials said Tuesday.

News Source

Train car design reduced impact in Southern California crash

LOS ANGELES (AP) - After a horrific crash a decade ago that killed 11 people and injured 180 more, Southern California's commuter train network began investing heavily in passenger cars designed to protect passengers from the full force of a collision with another train or vehicle on the tracks.

News Source

AP National News Video

LOS ANGELES (AP) - After a horrific crash a decade ago that killed 11 people and injured 180 more, Southern California's commuter train network began investing heavily in passenger cars designed to protect passengers from the full force of a collision with another train or vehicle on the tracks.

News Source

Body of skier who died in Colorado avalanche recovered

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — The body of a skier who died in an Aspen Mountain avalanche was recovered Tuesday, the Pitkin County Sheriff's Office said. The body of the skier, who has not yet been identified, had been found Monday afternoon at the bottom of a snow-covered chute at about 9,400 feet.

News Source

Body recovered after Monday avalanche on Aspen Mountain

A summertime aerial view of Aspen Mountain from the west shows the out-of-bounds area below the top of the Ruthie’s chairlift where searchers found the body of an avalanche victim Monday.

News Source

PRINCETON: SAVE animal shelter delays move to Montgomery

ÂSAVE, A Friend to Homeless Animals pushed back its move from Princeton until sometime in April, amid delays in relocating the organization to a new pet shelter in the Skillman section of Montgomery.

News Source

Roswell Park colleagues remember doctor

Dr. Meir Wetzler was Nancy Holiman’s leukemia doctor, five years before they became colleagues at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. So when Holiman was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011, she asked him to be there for her – again.

News Source

Dome Energy AB. Executes Agreement for the Sale of US Operations

STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Dome Energy AB. (Ticker: DOME) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Heads of Agreement with PEDEVCO Corp. d/b/a Pacific Energy Development for the proposed sale of Dome's ...

News Source

Glad you're not an Anthem customer after that data breach? NOT SO FAST

Millions of others also affected US health insurer Anthem now says that the recent security breach that exposed the personal data of tens of millions of its customers also affected people who never did business with the firm.…

News Source

Train car design reduced impact in Southern California crash

After a horrific crash a decade ago that killed 11 people and injured 180 more, Southern California's commuter train network began investing heavily in passenger cars designed to protect passengers from the full force...

News Source

US 6 closed near Golden after rockslide, 1 taken to hospital

U.S. Highway 6 through Clear Creek Canyon is closed after a rockslide struck four vehicles, injuring one person.

News Source

Conquering a Phobia of Icy Driving Conditions

How a Colorado driving school helped a New England woman get over her fear.

News Source

Commission approves addition to Green River road shop

The Emery County Board of Commissioners met for their February meeting. Commissioners include Keith Brady, Paul Cowley and Ethan Migliori. Before commission meeting the building authority meeting was held. Cowley is the ...

News Source

Alaska quietly becomes 3rd state to legalize marijuana

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Alaska on Tuesday became the third U.S. state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana for adults, but it was a subdued milestone.

News Source

State-by-State Guide to U.S. Marijuana Legislation

More and more states are legalizing marijuana: 22 states now have broad medical marijuana programs, nine more have established research or trial programs, two states have legalized recreational marijuana, and at least a dozen more have legislation in the works.

News Source

Alaska quietly becomes 3rd state to legalize marijuana

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska on Tuesday became the third U.S. state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana for adults, but it was a subdued milestone.

News Source

Testimony of Eric Stallmer U.S. Human Exploration Goals and Commerce Space Competitiveness

Testimony of Eric W. Stallmer Subcommittee on Science, Space, and Competitiveness

News Source

State-by-State Guide to U.S. Marijuana Legislation

More and more states are legalizing marijuana: 22 states now have broad medical marijuana programs, nine more have established research or trial programs, two states have legalized recreational marijuana, and at least a dozen more have legislation in the works.

News Source

Micro-5: Gut reactions in space

Our guts literally teem with beneficial bacteria. But not all bacteria are harmless. Disease-causing bacteria, known as pathogens, can infect our intestines, causing illness or even death. Bacterial pathogens can contaminate the foods and beverages we consume in our everyday diets, and illnesses caused by consuming tainted foods are a serious concern on Earth and in space.

News Source

Well plans not mixing with locals

BATTLEMENT MESA — A steady stream of trucks rumbled several dozen feet from the front door of Dan and Jacque Gardner’s house outside Battlement Mesa Monday as work continued on a nearby Ursa Resources oil and gas pad.

News Source

CU women's tennis: Buffs jump 24 spots in rankings to No. 44

The University of Colorado women's tennis team, riding a four-match winning streak, jumped 24 spots to No.

News Source

Realtor news for Monday, Feb. 23

Keller Williams Grand Junction

News Source

HBA

Spring is in the air…ok, maybe not quite, but it’s definitely on its way!

News Source

Colorado Oil, Gas Debate Resumes As Task Force Finishes Work

Activists said Tuesday they would try to put a measure on the 2016 ballot to ban hydraulic fracturing in Colorado.

News Source

Roswell Park colleagues remember doctor who died from skiing injuries

Dr. Meir Wetzler was Nancy Holiman’s leukemia doctor, five years before they became colleagues at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. So when Holiman was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011, she asked him to be there for her – again.

News Source

Rare Double Cyclones Sock Australia—Where Else Has This Happened?

It's unprecedented for the land down under, but U.S. and Mexico are no strangers to the double whammy.

News Source

No relief: More cold, snow, ice, wintry mix for much of US

(AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Aaron Lynett). Niagara Falls State Park visitors look over masses of ice formed around the American Falls, photographed from across the Niagara River in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015.

News Source

Alaska quietly becomes 3rd state to legalize marijuana

Alaska on Tuesday became the third U.S. state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana for adults, but it was a subdued milestone.

News Source

Rep. Jim Wilson: Snow day likely to create logjam of legislation

Last week was Presidents' Day and this week we have a "snow day" — two short calendar weeks in a row. For those of you who are seeking ways to slow the growth of government ... think snow!

News Source

Spring battles for all 30 MLB teams

Toronto Blue Jays players begin to stretch on the field during morning workouts at Bobby Mattick Training Center. (Tommy Gilligan/USA TODAY Sports) Old faces in new places will face spring challenges from fresh-faced youngsters as full squads report to spring training this week.

News Source

Tax Returns

A weeeeeird thing is happening in Colorado. All of the tax money the state collected from recreational marijuana transactions during its first year of legalization — $44 million from the 28 percent sales tax — has to be returned, thanks to a tax loophole in the state's constitution.

News Source

AP National News Video

(AP Photo/Mark Thiessen). In this Feb. 20, 2015 photo, Alaska Cannabis Club CEO Charlo Greene smokes a joint at the medical marijuana dispensary in Anchorage, Alaska. On Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, Alaska will become the third state in the nation to legali...

News Source

Rainfall in County means it's opportune time to turn off sprinklers

"While these rainstorms are welcome, they will not break the serious drought conditions that exist statewide, and we need to continue to take advantage of these opportunities to reduce our use as much as possible,"

News Source

Idaho Springs Woman, Boyfriend Charged In Baby’s Death

An Idaho Springs woman accused of trying to have her boyfriend killed following the death of her infant son is now charged in the boy's death along with the boyfriend.

News Source

Obituaries for Feb. 20, 2015

Obituaries, including photos, are published at a pre-paid fee based on size. The deadline is 5 p.m. two business days prior to publication. Call 532-7151, fax 532-5139 or send to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

News Source

Google awards $250K to coding programs at CU-Boulder

Google is recognizing two University of Colorado programs that teach young people to code with $250,000 in awards.

News Source

Powdered Alcohol Ban Now Before Colorado Senate

A ban on powdered alcohol is up for another test in the Colorado Legislature Tuesday.

News Source

Colorado fracking opponents plan drive to put ban on ballot

DENVER — Activists say they’ll try to put a measure on the 2016 ballot to ban hydraulic fracturing in Colorado. Coloradans Against Fracking announced the campaign Tuesday, just as a task force was trying to finish up recommendations that were supposed to help settle disputes over oil and gas.

News Source

Long-Awaited Colorado Drone Bill Up For 1st Hearing

DENVER (AP) – New limits on drone surveillance by law enforcement are up before Colorado lawmakers Tuesday. The Senate Judiciary Committee starts work on a long-awaited measure to regulate the use of drones, formally called […]

News Source

Boston Company Eyes Market Leader by Building Own Pedicabs

The company that started as Boston Pedicab is getting into the manufacturing game, as part of its ongoing mission to become a “a global hub” for all things related to the tricycle-taxi industry.

News Source

Pair fall down Seoul sinkhole

Two people have been injured after they fell down a sinkhole at a bus station in Seoul.

News Source

State-by-state breakdown of used cars with open recalls

Carfax, a company that sells vehicle history reports to dealers and car buyers, searched recalls and state registration databases and found that more than 46 million cars on U.S. roads have recalled parts ...

News Source

Cuddyer finds fit with Mets, isn't worried about transition

As Michael Cuddyer played out a losing string with the Rockies last summer, it became only natural for him to look ahead to his pending free agency. Unsure if the Rockies would extend him a qualifying offer, Cuddyer knew his decision would be difficult. He also knew that at age 35, winning was more of a priority than ever.

News Source

Suspects linked to Christmas Eve robbery tracked down in California

After allegedly holding up the Outback Steakhouse in Grand Junction on Christmas Eve, the suspected couple was tracked down and arrested in California.

News Source

Medical marijuana bill clears hurdle in Ga. Legislature

A bill to legalize cannabis oil to treat seizure disorders and seven other debilitating health problems passed a key committee in the Georgia House on Monday but faces an uphill battle in the state Senate, even in its latest, watered-down version.

News Source

Small Loop in Human Prion Protein Prevents Chronic Wasting Disease

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) affects North American elk and deer, but has not been observed in humans. Using a mouse model that expresses an altered form of the normal human prion protein, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have determined why the human proteins aren't corrupted when exposed to the elk prions. Their study identifies a small loop in the human ...

News Source

High court divided on refusal of a visa to a U.S. citizen’s Afghan spouse

The application was rejected under a section of the law that made husband ineligible because of ?terrorist activities.?

News Source

Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC Schedules Conference Call and Webcast to Discuss Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2014 ...

HOUSTON -- Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC ("Vanguard" or "the Company") today announced it will release its fourth quarter and full year 2014 financial results before the market opens ...

News Source

Purdue receives votes in Top 25 poll for first time

For the first time this season, the Purdue men’s basketball team received votes in the weekly Top 25 rankings.

News Source

Biologist aims to grow rhino horns to save animals from poachers

A Seattle-based biotechnology startup that hopes to grow cruelty-free rhino horns in a laboratory to save the animal from poachers — and eventually from extinction — says it has already produced multiple batches of rhino horn powder. The first batch of powder was primarily protein-based and didn’t have any genetic components of a rhino, said Matthew Markus, a biologist and CEO of Pembient. He ...

News Source

Boulder Breaks Snow Total Record For February, Denver’s February Also One Of Snowiest

Snow totals continue coming in for the storm system that has been hitting Colorado over the past few days, and there are some impressive stats.

News Source

Denver police say man brought gun into police station

DENVER — Denver police say they have arrested a man who drove onto the lawn of a police station and entered the building with a gun. Police spokeswoman Raquel Lopez says the Monday morning episode prompted an evacuation of the station on the city’s southwest side.

News Source

Trade, injury talk takes toll on Rockies’ Troy Tulowitzki

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The constant trade talk finally began to affect Troy Tulowitzki over the winter. “I think this offseason was the first time it really hit me, just because it was every single day and pretty hard,” Tulowitzki said Monday.

News Source

Omega Announces Fourth Quarter 2014 Financial Results; Fourth Quarter Adjusted FFO of $0.72 Per Share and $84 Million ...

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. today announced its results of operations for the three- and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2014. The Company also reported Funds From Operations available to common stockholders for the three-month period ended December 31, 2014 of $87.4 million or $0.68 per common share.

News Source

CannaGrow Holdings Will Attend Tribal Marijuana Conference at Tulalip Resort Casino in Washington

News Source

Tallgrass Energy Partners Announces Follow-On Public Offering of Common Units

News Source

Blackhawks searching for answers heading into stretch run

Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville took a long look at his power play, then moved one goal to the corner of the ice and put his players through battle drills for a loose puck along the boards.

News Source

Greater Cincinnati’s top job announcements of 2015 — so far

The year is still young, but several companies new and expanding in the region have announced plans to create hundreds of jobs in Greater Cincinnati and retain hundreds more, according to records kept by REDI Cincinnati and this newspaper. The biggest announcements for new job creation include: 1. StarTek, 682 new jobs promised, Hamilton The Colorado-based business processes company announced ...

News Source

Broomfield police seek help finding 14-year-old girl

The Broomfield Police Department is seeking assistance to find Angelina Flores, 14, who they descibe as a "runaway/possibly endangered juvenile."

News Source

Trade, Injury Talk Takes Toll On Rockies’ Troy Tulowitzki

The constant trade talk finally began to affect Troy Tulowitzki over the winter.

News Source

1st-Ever U.S. LGBT Diplomat Announced By State Department

The U.S. has announced its first-ever diplomat in charge of promoting and defending the rights of homosexuals and transgender people overseas.

News Source

Blackhawks searching for answers heading into stretch run

Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville took a long look at his power play, then moved one goal to the corner of the ice and put his players through battle drills for a loose puck along the boards.

News Source

Measles Continue to Spread, Reaching 154 Cases in 17 States

The measles outbreak isn't showing signs of waning yet, with 13 new cases in the last week, and there are now three separate outbreaks, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC reported today that it had confirmed 154 cases of the measles since Jan. 1 as part of three separate outbreaks, plus several additional cases not linked to those outbreaks.

News Source

Measles Continue to Spread

Number of measles cases is still on the rise.

News Source

LATEST NEWS

Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford (50), sits on the bench after being pulled during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015 in Chicago. Boston won 6-2.

News Source

Dynamic Materials to Host Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2014 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast Live on Tuesday ...

BOULDER, CO / ACCESSWIRE / February 23, 2015 / Dynamic Materials Corporation (NASDAQ:BOOM) will host a conference call and live webcast to discuss the results of the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2014, ...

News Source

Tallgrass Energy Partners Announces Follow-On Public Offering of Common Units

LEAWOOD, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tallgrass Energy Partners Announces Follow-On Public Offering of Common Units

News Source

Glenmark Engages Condor Consulting

Vancouver, BC / ACCESSWIRE / F ebruary 23, 2015 / Glenmark Capital Corp. (TSX.V: GLM, US OTC: GLRKF and Frankfurt: 17G ) ("Glenmark" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Condor ...

News Source

Blackhawks searching for answers heading into stretch run

Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville took a long look at his power play, then moved one goal to the corner of the ice and put his players through battle drills for a loose puck along the boards.

News Source

Opinion: Arm students to prevent rape

Arming female students against sexual assault is about women's rights.

News Source

Steve Jurczyk Named Head of NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate

Jurczyk Named Head of NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate

News Source

5Q Scott Boyes, cannabis capitalist

From a business perspective, there’s huge potential on the medical side and then there’s the hidden carrot of controlled recreational use down the road

News Source

Trade, injury chatter takes toll on Tulowitzki

The constant trade talk finally began to affect Troy Tulowitzki over the winter.

News Source

What developed countries have the greatest exposure to metals and mining?

Learn about the three developed countries with the largest exposure to the metals and mining sector: Canada, Australia and the United States.

News Source

Rankings still need tweaks

But San Diego Section commissioners are willing to listen to coaches

News Source

20 Of Our Favorite Events in Los Angeles This Week

Here are 20 things to do in L.A. this week. Check 'em out! [ more › ]

News Source

Agencies nab drug dealer suspects

On Feb. 19, in the early morning hours, several Prowers County District Court felony warrants were served within Prowers County, and one in the City of Pueblo, Colorado.

News Source

Supreme Court fight over health insurance subsidies focused on meaning of 4 words

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court next week hears a challenge to President Barack Obama's health care overhaul that hinges on just four words in the massive law that seeks to dramatically reduce the ranks of the uninsured. The argument threatens subsidies that help make insurance affordable to ...

News Source

Lions club opens registration for bike fest

The Ballinger Noon Lions Club is registering cyclists for its 40th Colorado River Bike Fest on April 25 at Runnels County Courthouse, 613 Hutchings Ave. Registration begins at 7 a.m. Bicycle tours begin at 8:30 a.m.

News Source

Small predator diversity is an important part of a healthy ecosystem

Biodiversity, including small predators such as dragonflies and other aquatic bugs that attack and consume parasites, may improve the health of amphibians, according to a team of researchers. Amphibians have experienced marked declines in the wild around the world in recent decades, the team added.

News Source

Boulder seeing increased coyote activity in Newlands area

According to an email from state wildlife officials, several cats have been killed by coyotes in the Newlands neighborhood -- near North Boulder Park -- and surrounding areas have also seen an increase in daytime coyote sightings.

News Source

UVa Cancer Center Joins Nat'l Research Network Seeking More Personalized Treatments

UVa Cancer Center is now one of six U.S. cancer centers in a national cancer research network that aims to develop more personalized treatments for cancer, and is one of four new members of the Oncology Research Information Exchange Network.

News Source

The Trade and Now

Edmonton, AB----When the news first broke, some viewed it as a dark day for the Edmonton Rush. The best player on the team and one of the best in the entire National Lacrosse League, Brodie Merrill, had been traded to Philadelphia.

News Source

Neither peaceful nor lovely: Vosges Haut-Chocolat's trademark spat

The Chicago artisanal chocolate company is embroiled in a dispute with a small chocolatier in Colorado over, ironically, the use of the slogan "peace, love and chocolate."

News Source

Supreme Court fight over health insurance subsidies focused on meaning of 4 words

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court next week hears a challenge to President Barack Obama's health care overhaul that hinges on just four words in the massive law that seeks to dramatically reduce the ranks of the uninsured. The argument threatens subsidies that help make insurance affordable to ...

News Source

Jurczyk Named Head of NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has named Steve Jurczyk as the agency's Associate Administrator for the Space Technology Mission Directorate, effective Monday, March 2. The directorate is responsible for innovating, developing, testing and flying hardware for use on future NASA missions.

News Source

Spring football: Gibbons not eligible until '16

Former St. Petersburg Catholic four-star OL Reilly Gibbons made his public debut in USF practice attire Monday, but his first appearance in a Bulls game-day uniform won't arrive for another 20 months. Coach Willie Taggart announced Monday that Gibbons, who transferred from Stanford last fall after appearing in only two preseason …

News Source

Blackhawks searching for answers heading into stretch run

(AP Photo/Paul Beaty). Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford (50), sits on the bench after being pulled during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015 in Chicago. Boston won 6-2.

News Source

LATEST NEWS

Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford (50), sits on the bench after being pulled during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015 in Chicago. Boston won 6-2.

News Source

Trade, injury talk takes toll on Rockies' Troy Tulowitzki

FILE - This is a July 15, 2014, file photo showing Troy Tulowitzki, of the Colorado Rockies, before the MLB All-Star baseball game in Minneapolis. The four-time All-Star shortstop reported early to Colorado Rockies camp on Monday, Feb. 23, 2015, with a steely resolve.

News Source

NCCN Publishes New Patient-Friendly Treatment Guidelines for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

NCCN has published NCCN Guidelines for Patients(r): Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), the newest addition to the library of NCCN Guidelines for Patients(r).

News Source

Colombian arrested during Colorado pot raids pleads guilty

Hector Diaz is shown wearing a DEA baseball cap and holding up two authentic-looking semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines, one in each hand. Diaz also appears to have two additional handguns stuck inside the front of his pants. (Court filing.

News Source

Governors: No clear plan if health care subsidies fall

Millions of people could lose health insurance subsidies in the coming months if the Supreme Court sides with opponents of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

News Source

Storm drops more snow on Colorado areas, I-70 backs up

An All Access or Digital Only subscription is required for unlimited access to readingeagle.com.

News Source

Governors: No clear plan if health care subsidies fall

Millions of people could lose health insurance subsidies in the coming months if the Supreme Court sides with opponents of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

News Source

Finance minister: Greece to submit reforms list by Sunday

Greece will submit a list of reforms to be agreed with its creditors Sunday, the country's finance minister said Saturday.

News Source

Weather Can't Stop Mammoth from Getting Back in Win Column

UNCASVILLE, CONN. - The weather wreaked havoc on the Mammoth this weekend - changed flights, delayed bags and snowstorms resulted in Sunday's game starting one hour late.

News Source

Things To Know at the Colorado statehouse

Republicans are expected to advance a proposal to repeal a Democrat-sponsored law that limits the size of ammunition magazines to 15 rounds. Using their new Senate majority, GOP lawmakers are sure to move their repeal measure out of its first committee Monday and eventually out of the chamber.

News Source

Snowplow Struck By Semi On I-70

A snowplow from the Colorado Department of Transportation was hit while clearing roads along I-70 near Havana Street.

News Source

Storm drops more snow on Colorado areas, I-70 backs up

(AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Christian Murdock). District crew leader Paul Pennington fills the de-icer tanks on a snowplow as crews get ready for an expected snowstorm Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, in Colorado Springs, Colo.

News Source

Sub-zero wind chills, nasty precipitation spread across the U.S.

By Holly Yan CNN (CNN) — For much of the U.S., stepping into a walk-in freezer will be a lot more comfortable than going outside. From Minnesota to Texas, another blast of frigid weather is walloping the country. Here’s what to expect: Brutal cold Wind chills will plunge to about minus 40 Sunday in parts […]

News Source

Plan to link Kyogle mountain bike trail with rail trail

TOP ATTRACTIONS: Kyogle Council tourism economic development officer Malcolm Wallis and Growing Kyogle president Peter Baxter are excited to try to establish a link to the Northern Rivers Rail Trail.

News Source

When Pot Goes From Illegal To Recreational, Schools Face A Dilemma

Since Colorado legalized marijuana use, some schools in the state are starting to change how they teach students about the drug in health class. Educators worry students are receiving mixed messages.

News Source

Capitol Ideas: Raw milk fight could return

DES MOINES — There seems nothing more American than finding a way around the law. After all, one man’s loophole is another’s liberty. That seems to be the approach a couple of some small government, freedom-loving Republicans who are trying a new approach to allowing people who like to drink raw milk to get their fix legally. House Republican Reps. Greg Heartsill of Chariton and Darrell ...

News Source

Zionism debate at heart of bitter Israeli vote

What is Zionism? The ideological question, rooted in the 19th century, has gained surprising urgency in an Israeli election campaign that seems more open than had been expected.

News Source

Durant has foot procedure, expected back this season

Kevin Durant had surgery Sunday to alleviate foot pain, and the Thunder expect him to return during the regular season.

News Source

Rockies' Friedrich finds success in simplicity

Left-handed pitcher Christian Friedrich is a smart guy, quite analytical. But the Rockies and Friedrich found that turning off his brain was the key to success.

News Source

Nicasio embracing new life as reliever

In the Major Leagues last year, Juan Nicasio was mostly a starting pitcher and Carlos Frias was mostly a reliever. But in this new Dodgers world, at least at the start of Spring Training, manager Don Mattingly said Nicasio will be a multi-innings reliever and Frias will be a starter.

News Source

Zionism debate at heart of bitter Israeli vote

What is Zionism? The ideological question, rooted in the 19th century, has gained surprising urgency in an Israeli election campaign that seems more open than had been expected.

News Source

Durant has foot procedure, expected back this season

Kevin Durant had surgery Sunday to alleviate foot pain, and the Thunder expect him to return during the regular season.

News Source

Disney hikes ticket prices at US theme parks

Visiting Mickey and Minnie just got more expensive.

News Source

When Pot Goes From Illegal To Recreational, Schools Face A Dilemma

Since Colorado legalized marijuana use, some schools in the state are starting to change how they teach students about the drug in health class. Educators worry students are receiving mixed messages.

News Source

Winter weather

A snow storm swept across parts of Colorado's Front Range and dumped up to three inches an hour in some areas as residents coped with another round of wintry weather that could bring two feet or more to some...

News Source

Disney hikes ticket prices at US theme parks

Visiting Mickey and Minnie just got more expensive.

News Source

Durant has foot procedure, expected back this season

Kevin Durant had surgery Sunday to alleviate foot pain, and the Thunder expect him to return during the regular season.

News Source

Somalia extremists urge attacks on US shopping malls

A video purported to be by Somalia's al-Qaida-linked rebel group al-Shabab urged Muslims to attack shopping malls in the U.S., Canada, Britain and other Western countries.

News Source

Blast hits march in eastern Ukraine, killing 2

A bomb blast killed two at a march in east Ukraine on Sunday on the first anniversary of the ouster of the country's Russia-friendly president, a gruesome counterpoint to the hopes spawned by a cease-fire agreement...

News Source

Attorney: Canada businessman home after released by Cuba

A Canadian automobile executive imprisoned in Cuba on corruption charges for more than three years was released Saturday after Cuba's government ended a case that it called a demonstration of the fight against bribery...

News Source