Monday, March 2, 2015

Heavy snow hits Arizona, hail turns California beach white

A winter storm has brought snow and rain to Arizona, with heavy snow forcing schools, government offices in the northern part of the state and the Grand Canyon's visitor centers to close Monday.

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Avs Acquire Jordan Caron And 6th Rounder From Bruins

The Colorado Avalanche have sent forwards Maxime Talbot and Paul Carey to the Boston Bruins for forward Jordan Caron and the Bruins' sixth-round pick next year.

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Man arrested at DPD station formally charged

Prosecutors say a heavily armed man arrested at a west Denver police station last week was formally charged Monday.

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Delaware Investments® Municipal Income Funds Announce Dividends

Today, the following three Delaware Investments municipal income funds, all closed-end management investment companies, declare their monthly income dividends: Delaware Investments Colorado Municipal Income Fund, Inc.; Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund; and Delaware Investments Minnesota Municipal Income Fund II, Inc.

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In Second Deal Of The Day, Wild Acquires Stewart

In what has become somewhat of a Trade Deadline Day tradition, the Minnesota Wild has acquired a forward from the Buffalo Sabres. The club acquired forward Chris Stewart from Buffalo in exchange for a second-round selection in the 2017 NHL Entry D...

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New medical marijuana bill in Senate stricter than House's

A senator said Monday that he has filed a new bill to legalize medicinal marijuana in Georgia that would avoid legal problems that could arise under the House version, which passed overwhelmingly last week.

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Heavy snow hits Arizona, hail turns California beach white

A winter storm has brought snow and rain to Arizona, with heavy snow forcing schools, government offices in the northern part of the state and the Grand Canyon's visitor centers to close Monday.

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Avs trade Max Talbot, Paul Carey to Boston for Jordan Caron, future pick

The Avalanche on Monday acquired forward Jordan Caron and a sixth-round draft pick in 2016 from the Boston Bruins for forwards Max Talbot and Paul Carey.

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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.

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Stanford, Cal women earn first-round byes in Pac-12 basketball tournament

The Stanford and Cal basketball teams have earned the third and fourth seeds, respectively, earning first-round byes in the Pac-12 women's tournament.

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Protesters rally against proposed state takeover of federal land

Protesters gathered outside the Nevada Legislature today to preemptively rebuke a Republican-backed resolution calling for the federal government to transfer public lands to the state. Detractors say a state land grab ...

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Child's Letter May Have Played A Role In Blue Jackets Trade

The daughter of a player wrote a letter that may have helped her father be traded to Minnesota.

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Sabres deal Stewart to Minnesota

The Buffalo Sabres continued their wheeling and dealing up to Monday afternoon's trade deadline, sending forward Chris Stewart to Minnesota in exchange for second-round pick in 2017.

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Bruins pick up Talbot from Avalanche

The Boston Bruins picked up veteran insurance on the forward lines Monday, snagging Max Talbot from the Colorado Avalanche.

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Heavy snow hits Arizona, hail turns California beach white

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A winter storm has brought snow and rain to Arizona, with heavy snow forcing schools, government offices in the northern part of the state and the Grand Canyon's visitor centers to close Monday.

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Should businesses, not citizens, be considered a city's most important 'customer?'

A Colorado city council member says that a city's primary customer should be the business community -- not citizens.

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WPX Energy to 'trim' eight percent of employees

A local energy company announced they are “trimming its company-wide workforce” by approx. 8 percent.

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Slumping Sharks deal away players before trade deadline

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — With their playoff position in peril, the San Jose Sharks dealt away some of their pending unrestricted free agents in their latest move toward the future.

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Leopold's daughter wrote Wild to

While general managers and coaching staff are usually in charge of trade decisions, we can't help but wonder if a letter written by one player's daughter influenced his deal.

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Bruins get Connolly from Lightning, Talbot from Avs

BOSTON (AP) -- The Boston Bruins acquired forwards Maxime Talbot and Paul Carey from Colorado at the NHL trading deadline, a few hours after picking up forward Brett Connolly from Tampa Bay.

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WPX Energy To Layoff 44 Tulsa Employees

Tulsa-based WPX Energy is laying off 8 percent of its workforce. The company tells us 44 people in Tulsa will lose their jobs.

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Colorado sold nearly 20 tons of recreational pot last year

The statewide population of pot plants grown for the retail market is only getting higher.

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WPX makes layoffs, Parachute office mostly spared

Responding to low oil and gas prices, WPX Energy today announced an 8 percent workforce reduction that includes 11 jobs in Parachute — although that office was spared a major downsizing occurring at its Denver location.

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DAVE MURRAYS LATEST FORECAST AND DISCO…TUESDAY…MARCH 3, 2015

Dave Murray’s Latest STL forecast and weather disco…TUESDAY…March 3, 2015 . *** A weather system in play Tuesday and into Wednesday morning… the key…its core energy will pass to our west and north so moisture will be limited and light…but ending as sleet and snow late Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning as much colder […]

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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.

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How scientists are finding lost cities: Is this the 'City of the Monkey God'?

The alleged discovery of the legendary 'White City' aka 'City of the Monkey God' in Honduras, is indicative of how new technology is opening up lost cities to archaeologists.

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LTC Announces Completion and Opening of New Memory Care Community in Denver Metro Area

WPX to Layoff 83 Workers, Consolidate Operations

WPX to Layoff 83 Workers, Consolidate Operations

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New Mexico students join others in nation against new tests

New assessment tests that have angered parents and teachers across the nation prompted walkouts Monday by hundreds of high school students in New Mexico who had been set to take the exams.

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Bruins trade Jordan Caron for Maxime Talbot

The Bruins pulled off a late deal, just before today's NHL trade deadline, acquiring 31-year-old center Maxime Talbot from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Bruins forward Jordan Caron. Colorado will also send forward Paul Carey to Boston, while the Bruins will send a sixth-round pick in 2016 to the Avalanche. Talbot, 5-11 and 190, is an 11-year veteran who has five goals and 10 assists ...

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Slumping Sharks deal away players before trade deadline

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) With their playoff position in peril, the San Jose Sharks dealt away some of their pending unrestricted free agents in their latest move toward the future.

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Kendall and Kylie Jenner score ‘Kardashian’ spinoff

On the heels of the Kardashians inking a lucrative deal with E!, Variety is reporting that Kendall and Kylie Jenner will be starring in their own spinoff series. While details...

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Wild Acquires Leopold At Deadline

The Minnesota Wild wasn’t quite as active at the National Hockey League’s Trade Deadline this season, but it did add veteran depth familiar to the State of Hockey before the trade embargo. The Wild acquired Minnesota native Jordan Leopold from...

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AP National News Video

(AP Photo/Russell Contreras). Hundreds of Albuquerque High School students stage a walkout in Albuquerque, N.M. on Monday, March 2, 2015, to protest a new standardized test they say isn't an accurate measurement of their education. Students frustrated ...

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Mustangs season ends in Broomfield

BROOMFIELD — In a packed gymnasium at Holy Family High School, the Fort Morgan Mustangs girls basketball faced one of the top teams in the state to open the CHSAA 4A State Tournament.

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New Mexico students join others in nation against new tests

New assessment tests that have angered parents and teachers across the nation prompted walkouts Monday by hundreds of high school students in New Mexico who had been set to take the exams.

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LTC Announces Completion and Opening of New Memory Care Community in Denver Metro Area

LTC Properties, Inc. , a real estate investment trust that primarily invests in seniors housing and health care properties, announced today the completion and opening of

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The most affordable small town in every state

Cost of living makes a big difference when choosing where to move — and not all places were created equal. We found the most affordable small town in every state.

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Slumping Sharks deal away players before trade deadline

With their playoff position in peril, the San Jose Sharks dealt away some of their pending unrestricted free agents in their latest move toward the future. The Sharks swapped fourth-liners with Chicago, trading forward Andrew Desjardins to the Blackhawks for forward Ben Smith, dealt forward Tyler Kennedy to the New York Islanders for a draft pick and swapped minor leaguers with Colorado before ...

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So Many Deals: 2015 NHL Trade Deadline Roundup

Trade deadline day! The day when futures are squandered, rebuilds torpedoed, and onerous contracts willingly taken on, all in pursuit of that one final piece that may not pay off for months, or years, and probably will never pay off at all. Read more...

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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.

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New Mexico students join others in nation against new tests

(AP Photo/Russell Contreras). Hundreds of Albuquerque High School students stage a walkout in Albuquerque, N.M. on Monday, March 2, 2015, to protest a new standardized test they say isn't an accurate measurement of their education. Students frustrated ...

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Survey: Parents increasingly ask doctors to delay vaccines

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2015 file photo, a pediatrician uses a syringe to vaccinate a 1-year-old with the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine in Northridge, Calif.

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Giants ax J.D. Walton, saving $3M and shifting Richburg to center

Tom Coughlin was emphatic when speaking about Weston Richburg last month at the NFL combine. “He is a center,’’ Coughlin said. That did not bode well for J.D. Walton, a...

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Oil leak from Synergy separator tank shuts down I-25 frontage road

The Interstate 25 frontage road just north of Johnson’s Corner was shut down this morning by oil that was spewing into the air from a separator tank owned by Synergy Resources Corp.

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Bruins trade Jordan Caron to Colorado Avalanche

The Bruins have traded forward Jordan Caron to the Colorado Avalanche, ESPNBoston.com reported Monday.

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Mustangs season ends in Broomfield

BROOMFIELD — In a packed gymnasium at Holy Family High School, the Fort Morgan Mustangs girls basketball faced one of the top teams in the state to open the CHSAA 4A State Tournament.

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The most affordable small town in every state

Cost of living makes a big difference when choosing where to move — and not all places were created equal. We found the most affordable small town in every state.

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Old Medicines Give New Hope for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (Essay)

People with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, or DMD, have a genetic disorder where the body does not produce dystrophin, a protein that helps keep muscle cells intact — as a result, the condition causes muscles to rapidly break down and weaken. As a cardiologist and professor at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, I partnered with a team of DMD experts from around the nation in a ...

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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.

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