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AP Morning Update (6/16/10)
DENVER (AP) - The brother of a Colorado man who was detained in the mountains of Pakistan where he was on a solo mission to hunt down and kill Osama bin Laden says his sibling's "just very passionate." Gary Brooks Faulkner of Greeley is being questioned by Pakistani intelligence officials. He hasn't been charged with a crime after he was found with a sword, pistol and night-vision goggles.
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - A judge has scheduled a hearing for next month on whether to lower the bail of an 18-year-old man accused of having a sexual relationship with a missing 12-year-old Greeley girl who was later found dead. Robert Laurencio Montoya is being held instead of $100,000 bond on charges of sexual assault on a child. Police say Montoya isn't a suspect in Kayleah Wilson's death.
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - Greeley and Weld County crews are digging a ditch to divert water that has burst through the banks of the Poudre River. There's fear homes and businesses could be flooded after the river swollen with heavy rains and melted snow spilled into three gravel pits.
Immigration March on Downtown Denver (6/15/10)
DENVER (AP) - Immigrant advocates are organizing a march in downtown Denver to call for changes to the country's immigration laws. Organizing groups include the Service Employees International Union Local 105 and the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition. People participating in the march say they want President Barack Obama to direct Congress to pass an immigration bill. The march will begin at 3 p.m. Tuesday near the state Capitol and will continue to the federal courthouse.
Advocates are increasingly taking on the often heated topic of immigration after Arizona passed a law that requires officers to question people about their legal status during traffic stops or other possible legal violations if there's reason to suspect someone is in the country illegally.
Military Dog Laid to Rest (6/15/10)
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) - A bomb-sniffing dog that died of cancer has been remembered in a memorial service at Peterson Air Force Base. The dog, named Chaky, died last month at age 10. The 21st Security Forces Squadron at Peterson held a service for Chaky on June 8. His kennel and an upside-down dog bowl were on the stage.
(U.S. Air Force Photo by John Van Winkle)
Chaky was trained at the Defense Department Military Working Dog School at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. He performed demonstrations at the school for two years before he was assigned to Peterson Air Force Base. He was in the process of being retired when he was diagnosed with cancer.
AP Morning Update (6/15/10)
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Garfield County wants regulators to reconsider its consultant's concerns about drilling in an area where natural gas from a well seeped into a creek. The county's oil and gas liaison argues the state is more interested in discrediting a consultant and geologist than resolving issues around drilling in the area. The state oil and gas commission says regulators will consider requests for more study.
DENVER (AP) - A lawyer for a man who has twice backed out of proposed plea deals over a threat to a Colorado abortion clinic is asking to withdraw from the case. Donald Hertz's lawyer says he's not experienced enough if Hertz goes to trial and that Hertz can't afford to pay him. Hertz was accused of threatening Dr. Warren Hern's clinic in Boulder, Colo.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Larimer County authorities have announced the resolution of two murder cases from 1982. They say 46-year-old of Fort Collins was arrested on the charge of first-degree murder and kidnapping in the 1982 murder of a 17-year-old girl. The sheriff also says DNA helped the fatal stabbing case of 94-year-old Orma B. Smith of Longmont in 1982.
AP Evening Update (6/14/10)
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - The Poudre (POO'-der) and South Platte rivers are still above flood stage in Weld County. Officials say most of the flooding has been in low-lying rural areas. Some homeowners along the Platte River north of Kersey have removed goats, chickens and other animals from farm yards and are considering evacuating.
DENVER (AP) - An equipment malfunction at an east-Denver power substation that blew up last week has again left thousands of people without electricity. Xcel Energy spokesman Mark Stutz said a transformer failed when equipment meant to deflect lightning shut down a few minutes before 3 this afternoon. Stutz says crews expect to quickly restore power to about 6,600 customers.
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - Army officials say they have resealed three shells that were leaking mustard agent vapor at the Pueblo Chemical Depot. Depot spokesman Chuck Sprague says the leaks were very small and that none of the vapor got out of the bunker where the shells are stored. He says no one was injured.
Campus Alcohol (6/14/10)
DURANGO, Colo. (AP) - Fort Lewis College is considering serving beer and wine in its student union, even though a city rule in Durango prohibits alcohol service at schools. The college would have to seek a waiver from the city rule, and the city would have to approve a liquor license that the college's food service contractor plans to seek for a grill inside the College Union Building. A City Council hearing on the waiver request is set for July 1. Fort Lewis served 3.2 percent-alcohol beer on campus until 1988. College spokesman Mitch Davis says college officials weighed the pros and cons of serving alcohol again and support not having students driving downtown to drink and then driving back to campus.
AP Morning Update (6/14/10)
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Pitkin County officials are warning rafters, kayakers and drivers about fallen trees and rock slides after rainy weather. Officials say a tree fell across the full width of the Roaring Fork River, making it a hazard to river runners. It was removed later in the day. A flood warning has been issued for west-central Weld County until this afternoon.
FRISCO, Colo. (AP) - Seven physicians and about 18 staff volunteered their time to give free surgeries to 13 people in the town of Frisco. Dr. Peter Janes organized the event for patients without health insurance. The operations included a hysterectomy and a knee repair. The patients were selected through the Summit Community Care Clinic, which cares for people who don't have enough insurance or have none at all.
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) - The Grand Junction City Council is discussing how to handle medical marijuana under a new state law that gives them options. The law gives local governments the authority to ban marijuana growers and dispensaries, regulate them or ask voters what to do. Some council members say they want to hear what residents think but have doubts about holding an election because of the cost.
DENVER (AP) - Firefighters rescued two people after their car plunged upside down into an Englewood pond several feet deep. The two were headed down Hampden Avenue when the driver lost control and the car veered into the water. A fire department spokesman says the rear tires and bumper were visible when firefighters dove in and pulled them to safety through the window.
Veteran's Remains Recovered (6/14/10)
DENVER (AP) - The remains of an Air Force officer from Colorado who had been missing in action in southeast Asia since 1968 have been recovered and buried. Maj. Thomas B. Mitchell was among nine U.S. airman aboard a C-130 cargo plane over Laos on May 22, 1968, during the Vietnam war. The plane lost radio contact, and the crew of another aircraft saw a large ground fire near the last known location of the C-130. Heavy anti-aircraft fire kept search and rescue aircraft away. Search teams from the U.S, Vietnam and Laos found the remains and personal items after a series of searches between 1989 and 2008. Individually identifiable remains were returned to their families for burial. The other remains were buried as a group in Arlington National Cemetery last week.