Colorado Times: 02/04/15

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

CU signing day update: Buffs waiting on California top-100 recruit

The Colorado football program has confirmed receiving signed national letters of intent from 15 prep prospects Wednesday with the possibility of one more to come.

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$30 million of pot taxes could be returned to Colorado residents

It looks like all those legal pot shops may not be as profitable for Colorado after all. Colorado may have to refund $30 million of the more than $50 million it collected in taxes from marijuana sales over the course of 2014. The money would go directly into the pockets of state residents in the form of tax rebates, thanks to a constitutional amendment that limits taxes collected See also: 7 ...

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UAS industry eyeing Leach Airport

VALLEY — Center’s Leach Airport is a gem in Valley aviation history, and today it is being groomed to play a leading role in the future of aerospace technology.

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Top U.S. doctor says medical marijuana may help some conditions

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States' top doctor said that medical marijuana can help some patients in comments on Wednesday that may boost pressure on the Justice Department to redesignate the drug under federal law.

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Lightning-Stars Preview

The Tampa Bay Lightning are the NHL's top scoring team, though it's been their play at the other end of the ice that's carried them through the last seven games.

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Lansing Companies is on the move again!

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Lansing Companies is on the move again with its acquisition of Sonoma Highlands, a 2500 unit master-planned community located in Sparks , NV. With Tesla building its 5 million square foot Gigafactory which will employ 6500 skilled workers, Lansing intends to provide residential lots to home builders to prepare for the tremendous job opportunities ...

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GovBeat: Drones are baby helicopters that people are freaking out over

Take Montana, a lawmaker outlaw drones from harassing?or even photographing?hunters. Even though there's already a law against interfering with hunters.

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CU signing day update: Buffs waiting on California top-100 recruit

The Colorado football program has confirmed receiving signed national letters of intent from 15 prep prospects Wednesday with the possibility of one more to come.

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Kendrick agrees to one-year deal with Rockies

In hopes of adding right-handed experience and durability to the starting rotation, the Rockies on Tuesday reached a one-year, $5.5 million contract with pitcher Kyle Kendrick. The club announced the signing on Wednesday.

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Space Foundation Teacher Liaison Program Adds 13 Educators in India

Space Foundation Teacher Liaison Program Expands International Outreach; Adds 13 Educators in India

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NASA/NIA Announce 2015 RASC-AL Competition Finalists

NASA/NIA ANNOUNCE 2015 RASC-AL COMPETITION FINALISTS

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Sixth teen arrested in sex assault at suburban Denver party

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — A sixth teen accused of sexually assaulting a girl at a party in suburban Denver has been arrested.

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Lehtera dealing with concussion symptoms, Berglund day-to-day

DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 13: Jori Lehtera #12 of the St. Louis Blues skates against the Colorado Avalanche at Pepsi Center on December 13, 2014 in Denver, Colorado. The Blues defeated the Avalanche 3-2 in overtime.

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September 11 conspirator Moussaoui says Saudi royals backed al Qaeda

By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former al Qaeda operative imprisoned for life for his role in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has told lawyers for victims of the attacks that members of the Saudi royal family supported the Islamic militant group. Zacarias Moussaoui made the statements in testimony filed in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday by lawyers for attack victims who accuse Saudi ...

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US: Ukrainian lawmaker's life at risk in Russian prison

The United States says the life of a Ukrainian air force officer and elected lawmaker "hangs in the balance" after more than seven weeks of a hunger strike in a Russian prison.

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Lawmakers support more military aid to Jordan fight IS

Congressional support built Wednesday for increased U.S. military assistance to Jordan following a video purporting to show Islamic State militants burning a captured Jordanian air force pilot to death.

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Maternal pot use under microscope in Colorado

DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers struggling to make sense of incomplete scientific evidence about marijuana use by pregnant and nursing women have scrapped a bill to add warnings in pot shops about ma

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Director of troubled Denver VA hospital to retire

DENVER (AP) — The director of the veterans health care system for Denver and eastern Colorado is retiring, days after a report that a Veterans Affairs sleep clinic in Denver had a secret waiting list.

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Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui says Saudi royals backed al-Qaida

A former al-Qaida operative imprisoned for life for his role in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has told lawyers for victims of the attacks that members of the Saudi royal family supported the Islamic militant group.

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Oil price slumps again as US crude inventories surge

Oil prices are sliding, ending a four-day rally, as the U.S. government reports that crude inventories surged last week.

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Alpine skiing-Men's Super-G called off for Wednesday

* Birds of Prey piste hit by heavy snowfall * Men's Super-G likely to be held on Thursday (Adds detail, byline) By Mark Lamport-Stokes BEAVER CREEK, Colorado, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The world championships were hit by a second weather issue in as many days as a combination of strong winds and intensifying snow forced organisers to call off the men's Super-G on Wednesday. "I'm looking forward to ...

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The bubonic plague strikes Madagascar

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online It might seem ridiculous to worry about the bubonic plague in 2015, but that’s just what the World Health Organization is doing after 119 cases of the disease that ravaged Medieval Europe were identified in Madagascar last year. "The outbreak that started last November has some disturbing dimensions," the WHO said in a statement this week ...

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Cowboys' Randle arrested again, this time in drug case

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer Dallas running back Joseph Randle has been arrested for the second time in less than four months, this time on suspicion of marijuana possession after a domestic...

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APNewsbreak: Some GOP want tax credits in health alternative

Officials say a small, influential group of Republicans in search of a replacement health care law intends to propose tax credits for lower-income individuals and families to encourage the purchase of insurance.

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Poland defends its right to consulate building in Russia

Poland opposes as unlawful a Russian court's order to vacate the country's consulate building in St. Petersburg.

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Cowboys' Randle arrested again, this time in drug case

Tunisian player withdraws before facing Israeli

A Tunisian player retired from a match after winning the first set in a French tournament Wednesday, citing an injury that keeps him from facing an Israeli in the next round.

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Risner, Lewis named Student Athletes of the Week

For the week of Jan. 26 to Feb. 1, the Fort Morgan Times named Wiggins junior Kaeson Risner and Fort Morgan freshman Haley Lewis the Student Athletes of the Week for their performances on the hardwood.

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Ex-medical researcher gets life term in wife's cyanide death

A former University of Pittsburgh Medical Center researcher has been sentenced to a mandatory term of life in prison without possibility of parole in the cyanide poisoning death of his neurologist wife.

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Going for the Green - An Ohio group wants voters to legalize marijuana and constrict cultivation to a few select ...

I f a group of former athletes, entrepreneurs, developers and other investors gets its way, a high-profile ballot initiative seeking to change Ohio’s constitution could make it legal to light up a joint in the state.

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Fitch Upgrades Texas Transportation Commission's Existing Debt; Removes Positive Watch

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has upgraded Texas Transportation Commission (TTC), Central Texas Turnpike System's (CTTS) $1.009 billion of existing first tier debt to 'A-' from 'BBB+'. The rating has been removed from Rating Watch Positive and assigned a Stable Outlook. Concurrent with the series 2015 closing, Fitch affirmed the 'A-' and 'BBB' ratings on $451 million first tier series ...

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Postmaster general: Agency looking for new revenue sources

The nation's new postmaster general says the Postal Service is looking beyond its regular mail and package delivery for new sources of revenue.

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College basketball national title odds, Kentucky now an even-money favorite

Who would you put your money on to win it all?

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Men's Super-G called off for Wednesday

BEAVER CREEK, Colorado (Reuters) - A combination of strong winds and heavy snow forced organizers to call off the men's Super-G on Wednesday at the alpine ski world championships.

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Fitch Upgrades Texas Transportation Commission's Existing Debt; Removes Positive Watch

Fitch Ratings has upgraded Texas Transportation Commission , Central Texas Turnpike System's $1.009 billion of existing first tier debt to 'A-' from 'BBB+'. The rating has been removed from Rating Watch Positive and assigned a Stable Outlook.

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Maryland ranks third in US for green building

Maryland ranks third in the nation in green building, according to a list released Wednesday by the U.S. Green Building Council.

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Rep. Yeulin Willitt introduces stimulus bills

Grand Junction's Yeulin Willitt introduced two bills designed to stimulate distressed communities' economies on Wednesday.

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The Radical Efficiency of the Pot Vending Machine

There should probably be a law—of marketing, of psychology, of thermodynamics—holding that every product, given a long enough tenure on the planet, will eventually end up being sold in a vending machine. After medicinal marijuana was legalized in Washington state, dispensaries sprang, almost fully formed, from a previously underground market.

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Patience pays off for East Lake K Daniel LaCamera

EAST LAKE – Any doubt about whether East Lake kicker Daniel LaCamera deserved a major college scholarship disappeared in September, when a video surfaced of him booting a 68-yard field goal. “We always try to do it in practice, but they decided to film it that day and I didn’t know,” LaCamera said. “It just happened.” LaCamera lived up to his billing Wednesday when he signed his letter of intent ...

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Men's Super-G called off for Wednesday

A combination of strong winds and heavy snow forced organisers to call off the men's Super-G on Wednesday at the alpine ski world championships. The event, the first in the men's programme at Beaver Creek, is expected to be rescheduled for Thursday and an official confirmation is expected later on Wednesday after a team captain's meeting.

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Texas prison escapee convicted of killing officer set to die

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) " A three-time convicted robber who helped engineer the biggest prison break in Texas history was set to be executed Wednesday for killing a suburban Dallas police officer while the notorious gang was on the...

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Armstrong facing court over crashes

Lance Armstrong is due in court after being accused of leaving the scene of an accident and crashing into two parked cars.

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Men's super-G race postponed

The men's super-G race scheduled for Wednesday at the World Championships has been postponed due to bad weather in the Beaver Creek area.

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Outrage in Mideast over IS killing of Jordan pilot

(AP Photo/Raad Adayleh). Supporters and family members of Jordanian pilot, Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh express their anger of his reported killing, at the tribal gathering chamber, Amman, Jordan, Tuesday, 3, 2015. A video released online Tuesday purportedly...

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McIlroy reaches settlement in dispute with former agent

(AP Photo/Peter Morrison). Rory McIlroy arrives at Dublin high court, Ireland, Tuesday Feb. 3, 2015. The four-time major winner initiated the multi-million dollar case against his former management company claiming he was misled into signing a contrac...

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Ex-medical researcher gets life term in wife's cyanide death

What Happened After SmackDown, The Ascension, New Five Things

– The local wrestlers who will face The Ascension on this week’s WWE Main Event on Hulu Plus are Danger Dean and Jason Jaxon. – The dark main event after lat night’s WWE SmackDown tapings in Colorado Springs saw Dean Ambrose defeat Bray Wyatt by disqualification when Wyatt used a kendo stick.

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Boy hurt when bottle with acid explodes in Highlands Ranch

HIGHLANDS RANCH — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says a child suffered minor injuries when a plastic bottle he found in a park exploded. Spokesman Ron Hanavan says the child was playing with friends in Dad Clark Park on Tuesday when the child touched the bottle and it exploded.

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Texas prison escapee convicted of killing officer set to die

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A three-time convicted robber who helped engineer the biggest prison break in Texas history was set to be executed Wednesday for killing a suburban Dallas police officer while the notorious gang was on the run.

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