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7:25 AM, May 24, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama defended America's drone attacks as legal, effective and necessary in America's campaign to counter terrorism.

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Report of person with gun near Thornton High School causes evacuations

THORNTON - Adams County Sheriff's Office deputies and Thornton Police gave the "all clear" following a thorough search of Thornton High School after a report of a person with a gun near the school.

2:56 PM, May 24, 2013

Jaywalking pedestrian killed in crash

DENVER -A jaywalking pedestrian was killed overnight in an auto-vs-pedestrian wreck just days after Denver Police launched a new campaign aiming to reduce auto vs. pedestrian crashes.

8:19 AM, May 24, 2013

Motorcyclist killed in wreck on I-225

AURORA - A motorcyclist was killed on Interstate 225 just north of the Mississippi Avenue exit when it collided with a truck just a few minutes after 6:30 a.m. Friday.

10:28 AM, May 24, 2013

Rare virus strikes 8-year-old boy

LAFAYETTE - Three months ago, Ty Wierl was your typical 8-year-old boy. He was very energetic, active and loved to play sports. 

11:45 PM, May 23, 2013

High school 'pipe bomb' teen Andrew de Bartolome to be charged as adult

LAFAYETTE - The teen accused of bringing a pipe bomb into his Lafayette high school will appear again in court on Friday.

1:40 PM, May 24, 2013

Americans suffering from 'The Cliff Effect'

BOULDER - While so many people dream of job promotions and pay raises, Dan Greeley dreaded getting a salary increase. That's because he knew the increase would wipe out everything that he's worked so hard for.

11:04 AM, May 24, 2013

Washington I-5 bridge collapse caused by oversize load

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - A truck carrying an oversize load struck a bridge on the major thoroughfare between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River below, though all three occupants suffered only minor injuries.

12:23 PM, May 24, 2013

Suspect bites officer in chase that ends in crash

DENVER - A police officer was transported to the hospital after the officer was bit by a suspect following a high-speed pursuit that ended in a crash at the intersection of Leetsdale Drive and South Quebec Street.

12:56 AM, May 24, 2013

KHOW's radio host Peter Boyles gets in 'heated physical exchange' with producer

DENVER - Peter Boyles, a well-known and sometimes-controversial radio host in Denver for 630 KHOW, will be off the air Friday after a heated physical exchange with one of his producers, multiple sources connected to the station confirm to 9NEWS.

7:51 PM, May 23, 2013

Denver Colorado Weather Forecast

Last updated by Meteorologist Marty Coniglio

TODAY:  Mostly sunny, windy and warm.  Afternoon highs will be from 82 to 87 degrees. 

TONIGHT:  Mostly clear with light winds and dry.  Overnight lows will be from 50 to 54 degrees.

3:22 PM, May 24, 2013

No fatalities in I-5 bridge collapse in NW Wash

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) -- An Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, dumping several vehicles into the water as authorities investigated the cause of the collapse that cut off the state's main north-south thruway and sent three people to the hospital.

12:18 AM, May 24, 2013

What are the 'filthiest' airlines flying the skies?

USA TODAY - Virgin America landed at the top of the latest Consumer Reports ratings of airlines in its first appearance on the list, receiving some of the highest customer satisfaction scores any airline has in years.

12:17 AM, May 24, 2013

5.7-magnitude earthquake shakes Northern Calif

GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) - An earthquake has struck Northern California's Plumas County with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7.

11:31 PM, May 23, 2013

Pueblo shuts off gas pumps for nonprofits

PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - Pueblo is shutting off the gas pumps for nonprofit organizations at city-owned maintenance shops.

9:55 AM, May 24, 2013

1 dead, 3 hurt in head-on crash in Glenwood Canyon

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Troopers say a fiery head-on crash between a tractor-trailer and a car on an Interstate 70 construction zone in Glenwood Canyon left one woman dead.

9:51 PM, May 23, 2013

Where In The Town: Blue Bonnet

DENVER - It was one of the first restaurants in Denver to have a liquor license after prohibition.

11:08 AM, May 24, 2013

Burglar steals baby's ashes

MARIETTA, Ga. - A burglar broke into a couple's Cobb County home Monday morning, stole the usual collection of valuables that burglars usually take -- and, sadly, stole much, much more.

9:27 AM, May 24, 2013

Gun violence in Colorado is most often self-inflicted

KUSA - For every one gun-related homicide in Colorado there are nearly four gun-related suicides, according to data obtained by I-News Network and analyzed by 9Wants to Know.

12:12 AM, May 24, 2013

Bee swarms 'frighteningly scarce' this year

KUSA - Bees are fairly predictable, and this is the time of year they usually swarm. They leave the hive by the thousands and arrive in clumps - but not this year.

11:54 PM, May 23, 2013

Bowling shoe law would warn bowlers to stay inside

ALBANY, N.Y. - With all the corruption in Albany, one of your representatives is instead focusing efforts on something many of you like to do, bowl.

9:06 AM, May 24, 2013
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