Sunday, March 29, 2015

Federal indictments dominated by heroin

HUNTINGTON - Heroin remains a constant theme in the majority of federal indictments involving Huntington and the surrounding area.

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Tech comes to aid of tortoise with shell troubles

A poor diet led the tortoise to have a rough shell, which caused a lot of problems.

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Penguins beat Sharks in shootout

The San Jose Sharks missed a glorious opportunity to win the game in overtime, then lost 3-2 in a shootout Sunday night to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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Colorado River roundtable prioritizes water projects

Maintain the big flows on the Colorado River tied to the Shoshone hydro plant.Upgrade the roller dam on the Colorado east of Grand Junction.And figure out how much water the rivers and streams in the region need to stay healthy.Those are the top three basinwide priorities of the Colorado River basin roundtable, a water-supply planning group working under the auspices of the Colorado Water ...

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Thousands Pay Respects to Fallen State Trooper Trevor Casper

KIEL, Wis. (WFRV) - The community continues to mourn the loss of Wisconsin State Trooper Trevor Casper who was killed last week in the line of duty. Sunday, a memorial and funeral service were held for the fallen officer, in his hometown of Kiel. "He was ambitious, he really strived to do whatever he could do to help people and to become an officer," says David Turk, who knew Trooper Casper ...

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Canucks’ Eddie Lack delivers more than comic relief for sidelined Miller

After Vancouver Canucks starting goaltender Ryan Miller went down with a knee injury in late February, the Swedish understudy stepped up in a big way

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Forest Service wants better fire shelters - Sun, 29 Mar 2015 PST

The man tapped by the U.S. Forest Service to come up with a better fire shelter once had to get inside one on the side of a burning mountain and ...

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NHL standings

March 30 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the NHL on Sunday WESTERN CONFERENCEPACIFIC DIVISION W L OTL GF GA PTS 1. Anaheim 49 22 7 227 216 105 2. Vancouver 43 27 5 215 203 91 3. Calgary 41 28 7 224 201 89 4. Los Angeles 37 24 14 200 188 88 5. San Jose 37 30 9 212 215 83 6. Edmonton 22 40 13 181 254 57 7. Arizona 23 45 8 160 252 54 CENTRAL DIVISION W L OTL GF GA PTS 1. Nashville 47 22 8 220 ...

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NHL standings

March 30 (Infostrada Sports) - Standings from the NHL on Sunday WESTERN CONFERENCEPACIFIC DIVISION W L OTL GF GA PTS 1. Anaheim 49 22 7 227 216 105 2. Vancouver 43 27 5 215 203 91 3. Calgary 41 28 7 224 201 89 4. Los Angeles 37 24 14 200 188 88 5. San Jose 37 30 9 212 215 83 6. Edmonton 22 40 13 181 254 57 7. Arizona 23 45 8 160 252 54 CENTRAL DIVISION W L OTL GF GA PTS 1. Nashville 47 22 8 220 ...

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Services for former Rep. Frana Araujo Mace set for noon Tuesday

Former Rep. Frana Mace, who worked for the House after she left office, puts apples from the Colorado Health Foundation in lawmakers' mail boxes in 2010.

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Penguins beat Sharks in shootout

The San Jose Sharks missed a glorious opportunity to win the game in overtime, then lost 3-2 in a shootout Sunday night to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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The 2016 campaign field is flat

Like a lot of people who pay attention to such things, I had assumed that Democrats had a huge advantage going into next year’s presidential race. Democrats do really well among the growing demographic groups, like Hispanics, single people and the young.

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“The goal is always to move forward:” Brewers Ryan Braun hopes to return to All-Star form this season

MILWAUKEE (WITI) — The Milwaukee Brewers hope for a thumbs up — or perhaps a right thumb up from outfielder Ryan Braun. Never has one digit meant so much to the fortunes of a Major League baseball team. Like his Brewers teammates, Ryan Braun had a forgettable 2014. Then again, it’s tough to forget their […]

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Rockies beat Diamondbacks 11-10 in Mexico

Matt McBride homered twice and drove in four runs, helping the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-10 in a split-squad game on Sunday.

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No. 11/14 Pack finish off four-game sweep of Cougars with a pair of wins Sunday

The No. 11/14 Colorado State University-Pueblo baseball team swept a Sunday doubleheader against Colorado Christian University to complete a four-game sweep of the weekend series.

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Air Force Baseball With 7-4 Win Sunday at Jacksonville State

Air Force baseball defeated Jacksonville State, 7-4, in a non-conference game Sunday afternoon at Rudy Abbott Field. The Falcons improved to 10-16 and dropped the Gamecocks to 16-9.

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Penguins beat Sharks in shootout

The San Jose Sharks missed a glorious opportunity to win the game in overtime, then lost 3-2 in a shootout Sunday night to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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Assessor: Property values soaring in El Jebel and Basalt

Single-family homeowners in the Basalt and El Jebel areas of Eagle County will find their property values soared 28 percent on average from the valuations of two years ago, according to Eagle County Assessor Mark Chapin.All Colorado counties will mail out notices of new valuations on May 1. The values are updated every two years.Chapin said property values generally have appreciated at a higher ...

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Angels will open the season with four starting pitchers

Manager Mike Scioscia said Sunday morning that the Angels will open the season with four starting pitchers, meaning both Andrew Heaney and Nick Tropeano, who entered camp competing for the fifth rotation spot, will probably start at triple-A Salt Lake.

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Amtrak's Southwest Chief to keep N.M. route

SANTA FE, N.M. — Amtrak will stick with its existing New Mexico route of the Southwest Chief passenger train, according to the company. Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari told the Santa Fe New Mexican that the Southwest Chief will continue to make stops in New Mexico towns of Raton, Las Vegas, Lamy and Albuquerque. The announcement ends more than two years of fear and uncertainty in Northern New ...

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Inside America's toughest federal prison

© Jamey Stillings for The New York Times At left, the United States Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility, otherwise known as the ADX, in Florence, Colo.

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Rockies Beat Diamondbacks 11-10 In Mexico

Matt McBride homered twice and drove in four runs, helping the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-10 in a split-squad game on Sunday.

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Angels will open the season with four starting pitchers

Manager Mike Scioscia said Sunday morning that the Angels will open the season with four starting pitchers, meaning both Andrew Heaney and Nick Tropeano, who entered camp competing for the fifth rotation spot, will probably start at triple-A Salt Lake.

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Chris Knowlton hat trick snaps Colorado Eagles losing streak

Finally, everybody could exhale. It had been a tense month for the Colorado Eagles as the club was stuck in the mud, losers of six straight games and five by a single goal.

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Summit High Sports Wrap-up: Baseball sweeps Eagle

Summit's Emily Carlson drives down the field during the Tigers 10-7 double-overtime loss to Battle Mountain.

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Drug policy creates local outcry

Three men arrested in recent weeks could get life in prison after being caught with small amounts of edible marijuana products, a fact that has sparked an outcry from some Amarillo residents. Potter County sheriff’s deputies arrested Eli McCarthy Manna, 30, and Andrew Bruce George, 27, after stopping them for an unspecified traffic violation March 16. read more

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Amtrak: Chief will keep rolling through New Mexico

Amtrak’s Southwest Chief pulls into the Lamy station in January 2014. After two years of uncertainty about the future of the train’s route through Northern New Mexico, southern Colorado and western Kansas, Amtrak says the route will remain and the deadline to secure funding for track repairs has been lifted.

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Todd Torres Claims Two More Breaststroke U.S. Masters Swimming National Records

Todd Torres completed a breaststroke trifecta at the North Carolina Masters short course yards championships, setting U.S. Masters Swimming national records in the 50 and 200 breaststrokes to go along The post Todd Torres Claims Two More Breaststroke U.S. Masters Swimming National Records appeared first on Swimming World News .

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Hudson makes case for D-backs' rotation in loss to Rockies

Daniel Hudson looked strong in a short outing, showing both sides of the argument on whether he should start or relieve for the Arizona Diamondbacks in their 2-1 loss to the Colorado Rockies in a split-squad game Sunday.Hudson didn't allow a run and struck out four while allowing three hits. But the right-hander was lifted after Noel Cuevas' two-out triple in the fourth on his 72nd pitch.The ...

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Community solar comes of age across Colorado and the West

Nancy Lillquist at the Ellensburg, Washington, Renewable Park. Even though she paid a steep price as an early supporter of community solar, she’s still a big fan.

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Stevie Wonder stocks up on groceries at the Wedge before Target Center show

Stevie Wonder hit up the Wedge Co-Op in Minneapolis before his concert at Target Center on Sunday night.

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Carlsbad 5000: Dibaba Barely Misses World Record in Local Debut

Updated at 6:50 p.m. March 29, 2015 Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba, continuing to emerge from her Olympic champion sister’s shadow, missed a world record at Sunday’s Carlsbad 5000 by only 2 seconds, winning her race in 14 minutes, 48 seconds. Despite crosswinds that hampered the elite men’s race — won by Kenya’s Lawi Lalang in 13:32 […]

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Utah State to hire assistant Tim Duryea as head coach to replace Stew Morrill

The Utah State Aggies chose longtime assistant Tim Duryea to replace retiring head coach Stew Morrill.

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Could Midwest wildfires headline Spring?

Residents near Red Lodge, Montana, were told they could return home Sunday even as firefighters battled wildfires in nearby mountains. Local officials estimated about 500 people, including those at the Red Lodge Mountain Resort, had been evacuated.

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Colorado Water: Colorado River roundtable prioritizes projects

Rafters head down the boat ramp at the Shoshone put-in, where senior water rights from the Shoshone hydropower plant make rafting possible into late summer and early fall.

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CHSAA: Rush to judgment or secret evidence?

Wow, the Colorado High School Activities Association sure moves fast. Perhaps lost in the news that CHSAA put Rifle High School’s football program on restriction over the location of a videographer during a Nov. 22 playoff game is that the whole thing was done in about six business days.For a punishment that included suspending a head coach for the first game next season and that was sure to ...

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Prout's Number 9 Jersey Retired by Mammoth

DENVER - On Sunday, the Colorado Mammoth retired the number-9 jersey worn for nine years by former team captain Gavin Prout in a pregame ceremony on HealthONE Field at Pepsi Center.

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CU women's golf: Buffs place sixth at LSU classic

The University of Colorado women's golf team closed out its spring break with a strong showing, placing sixth at the LSU Tiger Golf Classic in Baton Rouge, La.

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Colorado lawmakers start debating annual state budget

DENVER — Colorado budget writers have spent months assembling the state's spending plan for next year, and this week their fellow lawmakers will begin debating, tinkering, and voting on it. The process will begin in the Senate. By Thursday, the chamber is expected to pass it over to the House.

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No Rocky Mountain High for Colorado Mesa in loss to Saints

LIMESTONE SID The nationally secondranked Limestone College (10-1) men’s lacrosse team used a balanced attack that featured 12 different players scoring at least one goal in a 24-10 romp over visiting Colorado Mesa University (4-2) on Friday at Saints Field. read more

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Boulder County tax liens: March 30, 2015

TAX LIENSThe following data is supplied by Colorado Weekly Homebuyers List Inc., 303-744-2020. The names and addresses of real estate buyers are available on gummed labels that include phone numbers.

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Boulder building permits: March 30, 2015

BoulderBuilding construction permits over $10,000 in value that were approved in Boulder between March 16, 2015 to March 22, 2015. Listed below are: the case number; address; total project valuation; owner name; contractor (if applicable); and description.

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Boulder County foreclosures: March 30, 2015

FORECLOSURES Properties sold at the Boulder County Public Trustee foreclosure auction for March 25, 2015.

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Boulder County commercial deals: March 30, 2015

REAL ESTATE, COMMERCIAL DEALSTrust deedsThis list includes trust deeds (to secure repayment of A. loan) of $750,000 or more.

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Boulder County bankruptcies: March 30, 2015

BANKRUPTCIES The following is a list of business bankruptcies and personal bankruptcies with connections or associations to businesses filed in local jurisdictions between March 17 and March 23, 2015: BOULDER COUNTY Mark Allen Norton, 298 Casper Drive, Lafayette, Chapter 13.

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Boulder County crowdfunding spotlight: March 30, 2015

CROWDFUNDING SPOTLIGHT Project: Urban Thai second location Company name and city: Edward Vanegas, Boulder Description: Second Boulder County location for Urban Thai, a Thai and Asian fusion bistro that has a restaurant in Longmont.

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CDOT starts work at Glenwood Shell site

A notable step has taken place in the project to replace Glenwood Springs’ Grand Avenue bridge.The Colorado Department of Transportation has struck a “possession and use agreement” with the owners of the Glenwood Shell service station at the foot of Exit 116 from Interstate 70. The station closed March 13. It’s a key piece of property for the planned configuration of streets leading from ...

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Rockies beat Diamondbacks 11-10 in Mexico

HERMOSILLO, Mexico (AP) Matt McBride homered twice and drove in four runs, helping the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-10 in a split-squad game on Sunday.

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Sean Maher: What Boulder has in common with California

Earlier this month, I spent a few days at the West Coast Urban Forum in Santa Monica. This is an annual event where downtown executives come together to compare notes and exchange ideas on creating and sustaining successful downtown districts.

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CO authorities looking for owners of purloined Civil War-era pics

The photos were captured as evidence in 2010, when two men were arrested and later convicted after a string of burglaries of storage units.

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