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Don't fall asleep: Local company reinvents the pillow

10:33 AM, May 21, 2013

KUSA - Colorado has a knack for churning out successful entrepreneurs such as Coors, Chipotle and Crocs.

Economists predict increase in consumer spending

10:41 AM, May 20, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) - Consumer spending is likely to pick up this year, while government spending declines at a faster rate, according to a survey of business economists.

Consumer Reports: Securing your smart phone

Consumer Reports: Securing your smart phone. 9NEWS at 5 p.m., 5/19/13.
8:30 PM, May 19, 2013

CONSUMER REPORTS - If you store sensitive information on your smart phone, losing track of it could spell disaster.

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Consumer Reports: Mechanically tenderized beef. 9NEWS at 4 p.m. 05/09/13.

Consumer Reports: Mechanically tenderized beef

10:43 PM, May 9, 2013

CONSUMER REPORTS - Before you fire up the grill for some great summer meals, Consumer Reports has a caution. The beef you buy may have been tenderized by machines, and that process can introduce potentially deadly bacteria into your food.

Wicked weather leads to big garden deals. 9NEWS at 9 p.m. 05/08/13.

Wicked weather leads to big garden deals

2:04 PM, May 9, 2013

KUSA - Consumers will see some of the best Mother's Day bargains for flowers in years, due in part to the bad weather.

CONSUMER ALERT: Grill brushes can be life-endangering. 9NEWS at 7 a.m. 05/08/13.

CONSUMER ALERT: Grill brushes can be life-endangering

8:36 AM, May 8, 2013

SEATTLE (KING) - It's often viewed as one of the first signs of summer - a backyard barbecue. Now, a little known grilling hazard has re-surfaced, and even sent a local teen to the hospital.

US consumers cut back on credit card use in March

1:12 PM, May 7, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans cut back on using their credit cards in March, suggesting many were reluctant to take on high-interest debt to make purchases.

Used cars are cleaned up for sale, but not cleaned of GPS information. This can lead strangers to your, personal information, credit information and even your front door

Your old GPS could be telling your secrets

8:33 AM, May 7, 2013

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - When trading in an old car, most people think to clear out your important paperwork from the glove box, get the golf clubs out of the trunk, and even tidy up a bit.

Moms beware: Fungus growing in Capri Sun?. 9NEWS at 6 a.m. 05/06/13.

Moms beware: Fungus growing in Capri Sun?

7:49 AM, May 6, 2013

KUSA - Researchers at Indiana State University found five kinds of fungus in Capri Sun.

Denver housing market gaining momentum. 9NEWS at 5 p.m., 5/5/13.

Denver housing market gaining momentum

8:54 PM, May 5, 2013

KUSA - There is some real momentum in the Denver housing market right now.

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New jobs and energy gains helping lift US economy

4:42 PM, May 5, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) - A stronger-than-expected April rebound in job creation and recent dramatic discoveries of vast U.S. oil and gas reserves are helping to lift the American economy out its long funk.

Firefighters battle 3-alarm blaze in Fort Collins. 9NEWS at 11 a.m. 05/21/13.

Firefighters battle 3-alarm blaze in Fort Collins

FORT COLLINS - Forty-two firefighters fought for almost an hour to get a three-alarm fire under control early Tuesday morning.

1:24 PM, May 21, 2013
US rescue teams launched a massive hunt for survivors Tuesday after a tornado tore through a suburb of Oklahoma City, causing chaos and leaving dozens dead, including children. But there was relief amid the devastation for one woman in Moore, when sh

Woman finds dog alive in tornado rubble

MOORE, Okla. - US rescue teams launched a massive hunt for survivors Tuesday after a tornado tore through a suburb of Oklahoma City, causing chaos and leaving dozens dead, including children.

6:48 PM, May 21, 2013
Huge tornado hits Oklahoma, kills 51. 9NEWS at 9 p.m. 05/20/13.

Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb, kills 51

MOORE, Okla. - A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday. At least 51 people were reported killed.

11:53 PM, May 20, 2013
Kathy Sabine has the forecast for 05/21/13, 9NEWS at 4 p.m.

Denver Colorado Weather Forecast

Last updated by Meteorologist Kathy Sabine 

TONIGHT:  Partly cloudy, light winds and cool. Overnight lows will be from 39 to 44 degrees. 

WEDNESDAY:  Partly cloudy and warmer in the morning and early afternoon.  Isolated thunderstorms are likely after 2 p.m.  Morning lows will be from 42 to 47 degrees, afternoon highs from 71 to 78 degrees.

7:20 PM, May 21, 2013
Denvers top 10 worst bike racks for thefts. 9NEWS at 9 p.m. 05/20/13.

9Wants to Know: Denver's top 10 worst bike racks for thefts

DENVER-A police bike theft database obtained by 9Wants to Know reveals the worst back racks targeted by thieves.

11:55 PM, May 20, 2013
Crews race to find survivors of Okla. twister. 9NEWS at 11 a.m. 05/21/13.

Crews race to find survivors of Oklahoma twister

MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday for survivors of a massive tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least nine children, and those numbers were expected to climb.

3:05 PM, May 21, 2013

Fort Collins woman pleads guilty to killing ex-husband

FORT COLLINS - A Fort Collins woman pleaded guilty Monday to brutally stabbing her ex-husband to death after initially telling police she'd arranged for a stranger to attack him.

12:05 AM, May 21, 2013
Lawyer: Ebel forced woman to turn over gun, 9NEWS at noon, 05/21/13

Lawyer: Evan Ebel forced Stevie Marie Anne Vigil to turn over gun

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) - An attorney for a woman accused of providing the weapon used to kill Colorado's prisons chief says Evan Ebel forced her to turn over the gun.

7:02 PM, May 21, 2013
How to help Oklahoma tornado victims. 9NEWS at 11 a.m. 05/21/13.

How to help Oklahoma tornado victims

NBC NEWS - The loss of life, and the devastation, in Oklahoma City after a monster tornado ripped through the area, is heart-wrenching, as is the damage done to other areas in America's heartland because of tornadoes. Here's how you can help:

3:09 PM, May 21, 2013
Survivors of tornado share stories. 9NEWS at 4 p.m. 5/21/13.

Oklahoma twister a top-of-the-scale EF-5

MOORE, Okla. - The National Weather Service says the tornado that hit Moore, Okla., was a top-of-the-scale EF-5 twister with winds of at least 200 mph.

6:23 PM, May 21, 2013

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