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Denver stories: 70 news summaries

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 Snowstorm Dumps 
 2 Feet on Rockies 

Biggest Oct. snow in 12 years wallops Denver

Oct 29, 09 2:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - The first major snowstorm of the season dumped two feet of snow on parts of Colorado and Wyoming, shutting schools and snarling traffic with multicar pileups and fender benders. Denver residents traded short sleeves for parkas as they grappled with the biggest October snowfall in 12 years. Snow was expected... More »

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weather • Denver • Colorado Rockies • Colorado • snowstorm

 Missing Boy Is Fine: 
 He Was Hiding in Garage 

6-year-old set off frantic search after hot-air balloon took off

Oct 15, 09 5:27 PM CDT
(AP) - A 6-year-old Colorado boy thought to have floated off in a helium balloon has been found safe at his home—hiding in a cardboard box in the garage attic. Sheriff Jim Alderman turned to reporters during a news conference and gave a thumbs up. "He's at the house."... More »

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Denver • hot air balloon • missing child • balloon • helium balloons • Falcon Heene • balloon boy hoax • balloon boy throws up • Falcon Heene hoax • balloon boy today show

Search On
for Balloon's Missing Box

No sign of boy; adventurous family
was on Wife Swap

Oct 15, 09 4:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - A troubling twist in the search for 6-year-old Falcon Heene, thought to have floated away in his father's homemade balloon near Denver: He may have crawled into a box attached to the bottom of the balloon before it accidentally lifted off from his family's back yard. That box wasn't attached... More »

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Denver • hot air balloon • missing child • helium balloons • Falcon Heene • balloon boy hoax • balloon boy throws up • Falcon Heene hoax • balloon boy today show

Feds: Suspect Had Contact With Al-Qaeda Bigwig

Terror group co-founder of took intense interest in would-be bomber

Oct 14, 09 4:42 PM CDT
(AP) - The Denver man accused of plotting a terrorist bombing had contacts with al-Qaeda that went nearly all the way to the top—to an Osama bin Laden confidant believed to be the terrorist group's leader in Afghanistan, say US intelligence officials. Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, an Egyptian reputed to be one... More »

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terrorism • Denver • terrorist • al-Qaeda • Najibullah Zazi

Colorado
Will Lower Minimum Wage

State figure, tied to inflation, will drop
4 cents to $7.24

Oct 13, 09 2:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Colorado is set to become the first state to lower its minimum wage next year. The state’s minimum wage is tied to local inflation—specifically, the Denver-Boulder-Greeley Consumer Price Index, which has fallen 0.6%. The state’s minimum of $7.28 an hour will fall to $7.24... More »

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inflation • Denver • minimum wage • Colorado • consumer price index

 Help Wanted: Pot Critic 

As pot grows semi-legal, connoisseurs wanted

Oct 5, 09 12:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the midst of media layoffs, one Colorado newspaper is actually hiring: It’s looking for a pot critic. The number of medical marijuana dispensaries in Denver has exploded to more than 100 this year, and the alt-weekly Westword wants someone with a legit medical need to evaluate which are... More »

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newspaper • Denver • medical marijuana • marijuana • marijuana legalization • critic

(Newser) - When he pushed his family's coffee cart on the streets of New York, Najibullah Zazi greeted people with friendly hellos and made a point to remember how regulars liked their joe. Now, feds say he trained with al-Qaeda and planned a massive bomb attack on the same city. The New ... More »

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Denver • terror plots • street vendors • terror suspects • religious extremism • Najibullah Zazi

Terror Suspect Zazi Arrives Back in NYC

Man accused of plotting bomb attacks faces Tuesday hearing in Brooklyn

Sep 25, 09 9:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Terror suspect Najibullah Zazi arrived tonight in New York from Denver, where he was arrested on charges of plotting bombings around the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. He’ll spend the weekend in jail and has a hearing set for Tuesday in a Brooklyn court. More »

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New York • Denver • Brooklyn • bombing • al-Qaeda • 9/11 attacks • Najibullah Zazi

(AP) - Counterterrorism officials have issued security bulletins to police around the nation about terrorists' desire to attack stadiums, entertainment complexes, and hotels, the latest in a flurry of such internal warnings as investigators chase a possible bomb plot in Denver and New York. In the two bulletins—sent to police departments... More »

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terrorism • New York City • Denver • stadium • al-Qaeda • hotels • terror alert system • Najibullah Zazi

Bomb-Making Notes Found on Shuttle Pilot: FBI

Officials release evidence against
Najibullah Zazi

Sep 20, 09 7:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - An airport shuttle driver arrested last night kept notes on bomb-making as well as a scale and batteries, items that can be used in explosives, authorities said today. Najibullah Zazi, 24, also allegedly confessed to taking explosives training with al-Qaeda in Pakistan. The FBI arrested him, his father, and an... More »

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terrorism • New York • Denver • suspected terrorists • Najibullah Zazi

Feds Arrest Denver Terror Suspect

Shuttle driver, father in
custody after cutting
off talks with FBI

Sep 19, 09 11:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Denver shuttle bus driver who may or may not be a terrorist with al-Qaeda links has been taken into custody by federal authorities, the Denver Post reports. Najibullah Zazi and his father were arrested late tonight, but the charges weren't immediately known. The FBI had questioned Zazi on three... More »

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Denver • terror suspects • al-Qaeda • Najibullah Zazi

Alleged Queens Terror Plot Eyed NYC Travel Hub: Source

Some suspect Madrid-style attack was planned

Sep 18, 09 6:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - A major New York City transportation hub may have been the target of the suspected terror plot uncovered earlier this week in Queens, CNN reports. Sources close to the investigation say signs point to a potential attack on a large number of people in an area where security is minimal—... More »

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New York City • subway • Denver • terror plots • train • Colorado • Queens, New York • transportation hub • Najibullah Zazi

Denver Man in NYC Raids Denies Terror Link

Police swooped over alleged plot after city visit

Sep 16, 09 2:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Colorado man believed to be a central figure in a New York City terror investigation denies he has links to al-Qaeda or any other terrorist group, the New York Times reports. Police raided three apartments in Queens after Najibullah Zazi visited the city last week. Materials were removed for... More »

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New York City • Denver • terror suspects • terror cell • al-Qaeda • police raids • Najibullah Zazi

(Newser) - A novel afterschool program, developed in Chicago and Cleveland and just now hitting Denver, uses rap music to make kids better students, the Post reports. “They learn about similes, different poetic devices,” the program’s founder said. They “learn to rap a Shakespearean piece.” One decidedly... More »

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education • Denver • children • musician • hip-hop • rap music • afterschool program • Jay-ZTV

Cups Runneth Over as Stacking Goes Big Time

Global sport gains ESPN following
and its own 'Tiger'

Apr 23, 09 10:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stifle that laugh. Cup-stacking is a sport in its own right, complete with a championship tournament, an ESPN following—even its own Tiger Woods. That’s Steven Purugganan, an 11-year-old who so masterfully piles plastic cups into pyramids that fans and reporters chase him for attention. Last week’s tournament... More »

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sports • Denver • professional athletes • youth sports • cup stacking • Steven Purugganan • sport stacking

 Beat Goes On for Bruce, Wife 

Duo perform in Denver, shrug off scandal

Apr 12, 09 9:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bruce Springsteen’s wife proved she’s tougher than the rest Friday night, playing alongside him at a concert in Denver and ignoring reports the Boss has been stepping out with a married woman, the New York Post reports. While Patti Scialfa sang back up for the E-Street Band, the... More »

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divorce • Denver • celebrity • adultery • Bruce Springsteen • E Street Band • Patti Scialfa

(Newser) - A Colorado woman who wanted to advertise her vegan diet with an ILVTOFU vanity license plate is out of luck, the Denver Post reports. The state’s DMV maintains a list of banned letter combinations, of which FU is one. “We don’t allow ‘FU’ because some people... More »

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Denver • censorship • Colorado • Department of Motor Vehicles • cars • license plates • vanity plates • tofu

 Rocky Mountain News 
 Dead at 150 

Denver saddened, surprised by the closure of old friend 'Rocky'

Feb 28, 09 6:01 AM CST
(Newser) - The Rocky Mountain News published its last issue yesterday just short of 150 years after its founder hauled a printing press by oxcart to the nameless gold-rush settlement that would become Denver. Staffers and readers alike mourned the passing of the paper believed to have been Colorado's longest-running business, reports... More »

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newspaper • Denver • Colorado • newspaper industry • recession depression • Rocky Mountain News • Denver Post

(Newser) - The Rocky Mountain News, the oldest paper in Colorado and perhaps the longest-running business in Denver, will print its last edition tomorrow, the Denver Post reports. The news comes after its owner spent months fruitlessly searching for a buyer. “The operating conditions have become increasingly difficult,” the CEO... More »

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Denver • business • Colorado • newspaper industry • recession depression • Rocky Mountain News • Denver Post • failure

(Newser) - When urban planners dream, they dream that Americans will give up on the suburbs in favor of a dense, environmentally friendly, less auto-dependent lifestyle. And it’s never going to happen, David Brooks writes in the New York Times. “Amsterdam is a wonderful city, but Americans never... More »

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Chicago • New York • Denver • Los Angeles • San Diego • Phoenix • Amsterdam • urban sprawl • Seattle • US cities • cities • Portland • urban planning • suburban sprawl • David Brooks

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