Colorado Times: 04/13/15

Monday, April 13, 2015

Trio Signed by Bridgeport

(Bridgeport, Conn. - April 13, 2015 ) - The Bridgeport Bluefish today announced the signings of pitcher Greg Smith, and outfielders Prentice Redman and Matty Johnson.

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Pot legalization across U.S. may hinge on 2016 California vote

A fight next year over whether to allow recreational marijuana use in California may serve as a tipping point as legalization proponents press their campaign in other states.

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Convict trashes his lawyers, says execution would be better

A man sentenced to death in the killings of a baby and her grandmother in what prosecutors called a botched kidnapping plot said Monday he's so dissatisfied with his attorneys he'd rather be executed now than...

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Rockies shut out the champion Giants, Rafael Betancourt gets save

Colorado Rockies' Nick Hundley, right, celebrates with manager Walt Weiss, left, and Corey Dickerson after scoring against the San Francisco Giants during the seventh inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Monday, April 13, 2015. (

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Bill allowing lawsuits against school districts, moves forward

A pair of Colorado Senate bills dealing with violence and mental health in schools received initial approval Monday after a sometimes emotional hearing.

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Hit by School Violence, Colorado Mulls Districts' Liability

Bill to make schools liable for shootings, violence advances in Colorado Legislature

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Watch a chimp knock down a drone

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Even chimpanzees hate drones and their creepy cameras. On Friday, a zoo in the Netherlands posted a YouTube video that showed how a chimpanzee -- annoyed at the drone zipping by her -- used a tree branch to knock that sucker to the ground.

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Spring Training Underway; Robinson Signed

(Central Islip, N.Y., April 13, 2015) - The three-time Atlantic League champion Long Island Ducks took the field for the first time in 2015 on Monday to begin their Spring Training workouts.

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Cañon City Tigers golfers off at FHS invite

Tigers golfer Jessie Hughes stares down the fairway during the Husky Invite on Monday at SUMO Golf Village in Florence. ( Brandon Hopper / Daily Record )

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Bill to make schools liable for shootings, violence advances in Colorado Legislature

The bill that won approval 4-1 in the Senate Judiciary Committee is a response to several fatal school shootings, most recently a 2013 shooting at Arapahoe High School in Littleton.

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Big night in the Citi: Matt Harvey back at home with Mets

Coming up at Citi Field, the night New York Mets fans have eagerly anticipated for more than a year and a half: Matt Harvey back on the mound in Queens.

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District Attorney: 17-year-old won't face charges in death

A 17-year-old taken into custody after her severely malnourished 4-month-old daughter was hospitalized and the corpse of a 3-year-old was found at a North Las Vegas home is a victim and won't face criminal charges, the...

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Final juror cuts continue in Colorado theater shooting trial

CENTENNIAL, Colorado (AP) " Attorneys have concluded what could be the next-to-last day of jury selection in the Colorado theater shooting case.The judge in the case says a jury could be seated as soon as Tuesday in the trial of...

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Flames are motivated by underdog status in postseason play

Playing the long shot is a key tenet of coach Hartley’s modus operandi: ‘We’ll come in and try to pick up the crumbs’

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Sprinters picking up speed for Buffs

For a while, Drew Morano has known the potential of the sprinters at Colorado. Now, more than ever, the CU assistant coach is starting to see that potential turn into great results.

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Races for 8th Tonight's clinchings/eliminations • New Orleans Pelicans clinch playoff spot with a win AND an ...

Races for 8th Tonight's clinchings/eliminations • New Orleans Pelicans clinch playoff spot with a win AND an Oklahoma City Thunder loss Would be first playoff appearance for New Orleans since trading Chris Paul following the 2010-11 sea

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Brian Howell column: CU's Boyle needs to land bigger fish in recruiting

In all of Division I college basketball, California's Tyrone Wallace and Harvard's Wesley Saunders were the only two players to average at least 16 points, six rebounds and four assists per game this past season.

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Pot legalization across U.S. may hinge on 2016 California vote

A fight next year over whether to allow recreational marijuana use in California may serve as a tipping point as legalization proponents press their campaign in other states.

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Stranger donates kidney to save woman's life

Jackie Thomas, left, was on dialysis for about three years before, miraculously, she received a new kidney from a stranger she met at IdeaFest.

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C.J.: Lindsay Radford leaves KSTP-TV on a high, which seems appropriate as she heads to Colorado

Article by: C.J. , Star Tribune Going home KSTP-TV news director Lindsay Radford is leaving at a high point.

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District Attorney: 17-year-old won't face charges in death

VA tells Congress it has plan to pay for over-budget Denver veterans hospital

DENVER — The Veterans Affairs Department told Congress it wants to tap a $5 billion fund for improving health care to finish the over-budget Denver VA hospital, Sen. Michael Bennet's office said Monday.

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Final juror cuts continue in Colorado theater shooting trial

Attorneys have concluded what could be the next-to-last day of jury selection in the Colorado theater shooting case.

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Border Patrol, National Parks Service Part of Multi-Agency Collaboration Securing Big Bend National Park

The Big Bend National Park has miles and miles of rugged terrain. NewsWest 9 shows you how a unique multi-agency collaboration inside the park is keeping the border there safe.

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Giants raise banner, then lose home opener

San Francisco Giants lose 2-0 to Colorado Rockies in their home opener after raising their third World Series championship banner in five years.

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Rockies beat Giants to spoil San Francisco's home opener

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Eddie Butler outdueled fellow rookie Chris Heston and shut down the Giants, and the Colorado Rockies spoiled San Francisco's latest World Series championship celebration at their home opener with a 2-0 win Monday.

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Solitary is torture: Yet NYC union defends it

Bernard Kerik, who headed New York City’s jails and then the Police Department before a felony conviction landed him in federal prison for four years, is reinventing himself as a...

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Denver VA hospital gets former Charleston director as interim chief

A former leader of two Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals has been named as the interim director of its medical center in Denver.

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Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows ski resorts to be connected by gondola

The consolidation of ski operations in Lake Tahoe continues with news Monday that plans are underway to install a gondola to connect Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows ski resorts.

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Jets go into first-round series with Ducks riding hot goaltender Ondrej Pavelec

If you need great goaltending to go deep in the NHL playoffs, Ondrej Pavelec might deliver that for the Winnipeg Jets. Pavelec is 4-0-1 in his last five starts and will lead the Jets into the first-round clash with the Anaheim Ducks riding a franchise-record trio of shutouts. "To get three in a row is spectacular — the right time to start clicking," Jets captain Andrew Ladd said after practice ...

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Coverage You Can Count On

COLUMBIA - With the outbreak of the canine influenza around the Midwest, dog day care centers and veterinary clinics are warning pet owners about the possibility of it coming to Missouri.

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VA Tells Congress It Has Plan to Pay for Denver Hospital

VA tells Congress it has plan to pay for over-budget Denver veterans hospital

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Garza, Brewers Spoil Cardinals Home Opener, 5-4

Garza overcomes wildness, Brewers spoil Cardinals home opener with a 5-4 win

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Final juror cuts continue in Colorado theater shooting trial

Attorneys have concluded what could be the next-to-last day of jury selection in the Colorado theater shooting case. The judge in the case says a jury could be seated as soon as Tuesday in the trial of ...

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Rockies beat Giants to spoil San Francisco's home opener

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Eddie Butler outdueled fellow rookie Chris Heston and shut down the Giants, and the Colorado Rockies spoiled San Francisco's latest World Series championship celebration at their home opener with a 2-0 win Monday.

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Gas prices inch up

Average retail gasoline prices in Colorado have risen 3.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.

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Josh Abbott booked for fair

Nashville recording artists the Josh Abbott Band will make a return to the Sand and Sage Round-Up August 1.

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Some early evidence that games are speeding up

Baseball games have indeed been finishing faster this year.

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Colorado House gives initial OK to American Indian mascot bill

Several American Indians watched Monday as the Colorado state House gave initial approval to a bill that bans the use Indian names or images for school mascots without approval from a panel of American Indians.

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CU-Boulder hosting cannabis symposium Wednesday

The University of Colorado is hosting a symposium about marijuana on Wednesday. The free event, titled "A Teach-In on an Ancient Medical Plant and Current Drug Policy," will include remarks from Chancellor Phil DiStefano and other speakers, according to event organizers.

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Noble gets a $7.8 million reduction in its 2012 Weld County tax bill

Noble Energy, one of the largest oil and gas operators on the Front Range, received an 11 percent cut in its 2012 Weld County tax bill Monday worth $7.

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Wild owner Craig Leipold sees open lane to Stanley Cup

Seven months after inking Zach Parise and Ryan Suter to twin 13-year, $98 million contracts, Wild owner Craig Leipold sat in his office that overlooks Rice Park at the Wild's headquarters on Washington Street in St. Paul and laid out a blue print for the new-look team.

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Wild muscle up, gird for physical Blues team

As the Wild kicked off three straight days of practice before starting the playoffs Thursday in St. Louis, coach Mike Yeo showed his cards, offering the first glimpse at the lineup he'll use for Game 1 against the Blues.

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Pavelec is hot going into playoffs for Winnipeg Jets

If you need great goaltending to go deep in the NHL playoffs, Ondrej Pavelec might deliver that for the Winnipeg Jets.

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Final juror cuts underway in Colorado theater shooting trial

(AP) — Attorneys in the Colorado theater shooting case are making their final decisions about the jurors who will decide the fate of the man charged with killing 12 people and injuring 70 others nearly three years ago. Jury selection entered its final stage Monday with the judge, prosecutors and defense attorneys questioning prospective jurors as a large group. Court officials initially summoned ...

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