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High school students flunk out of simulated texting & driving course

4:40 PM, May 13, 2012

PORTLAND, Ore. - At Portland, Oregon's Central Catholic High School, students gathered on a patio outside to shout and laugh as their friends tried to drive and text using a simulator.

Consumer Reports: Distracted young drivers

Consumer Reports: Distracted young drivers. Mark Koebrich reports. 9NEWS at 5 p.m. 05/12/12
5:56 PM, May 12, 2012

KUSA - Motor-vehicle crashes are the leading cause of deaths among teens in the U.S. A just-released Consumer Reports survey reveals that many young drivers are keenly aware of how dangerous it is to use a cellphone while driving. Nevertheless, there's still cause for serious concern.

Useful Links
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) site on distracted driving
AAA site on distracted driving
Colorado Teen Driving
Colorado's distracted driving law
NHTSA home page
10 Driving distractions and how to deal with them
Negligent Driving.com
Focus Driven.org
National Safety Council on distracted driving
Word of the Year in 2009: Distracted Driving
Coloradoan story on Erica's law
Woman attacked while at McDonalds drive-thru. Will Ripley reports. 9NEWS at 9 p.m. 05/21/12.

Woman attacked while ordering lunch at McDonald's drive-thru

DENVER - Police are investigating a vicious beating at a McDonald's drive-thru, 9Wants to Know has learned.

9:47 PM, May 21, 2012
Kathy Sabine has the latest weather forecast. 9NEWS at 9 p.m. 05/21/12

Denver Colorado Weather Forecast

Last updated by Meteorologist Marty Coniglio

TODAY:  Partly cloudy, hot, windy at times and dry.  Afternoon highs from 89 to 94 degrees. Winds will be from the southwest at 15 to 25 mph.  The record high for May 22nd is 90 degrees last set in 1939.

TONIGHT:  Partly cloudy, breezy and mild.  Overnight lows will be from 49 to 54 degrees. 

12:26 PM, May 22, 2012
New parking-meter sensors put brake on bonus time. 9NEWS at 6 p.m. 05/21/12.

New parking-meter sensors put brake on bonus time

DENVER - It's not like winning the lottery, but any driver will tell you it's still pretty nice to find a vacant parking spot with a few extra minutes left on the meter.

6:42 PM, May 21, 2012
Kathy Sabine has the latest weather forecast. 9NEWS at 9 p.m. 05/21/12

Colorado weather forecast: Front Range highs soar into 90s with extreme fire danger on Western Slope

DENVER - Even with morning clouds the 9NEWS Weather Team is still forecasting record heat, according to the Colorado weather forecast.

11:27 AM, May 22, 2012
Husband kills ailing wife after decades of marriage. 9NEWS at 6 p.m. 05/21/12.

Husband kills ailing wife after decades of marriage

WHEAT RIDGE - Wheat Ridge Police have uncovered details of a murder-suicide at a nursing home on Sunday.

9:39 PM, May 21, 2012
An important lesson as hiking season begins. Corey Rose reports. 9NEWS at 5 p.m. 05/21/12

An important lesson as hiking season begins

MT. EVANS - It was Memorial Day weekend 11 years ago on a nice, warm day in Colorado when Melissa McQueen, her husband and father-in-law, all experienced hikers, decided to start the season off by hiking one of Colorado's most popular 14ers: Mt. Evans.

6:05 PM, May 21, 2012
Unofficial Colorado Identification Cards sold to undocumented immigrants. Jeremy Jojola reports. 9NEWS at 9 p.m. 05/21/12

Unofficial 'Colorado Identification Cards' sold to undocumented immigrants

DENVER - Some shops sell "Colorado Identification Cards" to undocumented immigrants as law enforcement agents worry the unofficial IDs could be used to get government benefits and legitimate IDs, 9Wants to Know has learned.

11:09 PM, May 21, 2012
Mail carrier attacked by 2 dogs released from hospital. 9NEWS at 10 p.m. 05/21/12.

Mail carrier attacked by 2 dogs released from hospital

DENVER - A mail carrier was released from the hospital Monday after being attacked by two dogs.

11:41 PM, May 21, 2012
Southwest flight with flat tires at DIA (CREDIT: Paul Finnegan/9NEWS viewer)

Southwest Airlines flight gets flat tires after landing at DIA

DENVER - Denver Fire Department says Southwest flight #3769 experienced brake and tire issues after landing at Denver International Airport.

11:56 AM, May 22, 2012

People asked to avoid Cherry Creek Trail Wednesday

AURORA - The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers will conduct sediment flushing at Cherry Creek Reservoir on Wednesday that will flood the trail.

10:21 PM, May 21, 2012
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