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                April 30, 2008 | Denver, Colorado
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Local News
Indictment: Screams from the basement on Aaroné's final night
Shely Lowe, the commonlaw wife of Aaron Thompson, told several acquaintances that Aaroné had died and she and Thompson had buried the body in a field, according to a 64-page indictment FULL STORY
Firefighters found four kids who entered a storm drain
Denver firefighters found four kids who had climbed inside a storm drain near the Martin Luther King Middle School, authorities say. FULL STORY

MORE HEADLINES
Fort Collins man arrested in Internet sting
Intruder knocks out man, sets home on fire
Man killed in motorcycle crash identified
Unsolved murder may be linked to Austrian incest suspect
Traveling Lincoln exhibit hits town

Business
Snowmass home sold for $36.75 million
A 41-year-old Russian billionaire paid $36.75 million for a home on Wildcat Ridge above Snowmass Village. FULL STORY
Government files appeal in Nacchio case
The Justice Department today appealed a three-judge appellate panel's decision to overturn the criminal insider trading conviction of former Qwest chief executive Joe Nacchio. FULL STORY

MORE HEADLINES
Transit riders up along with gas prices
Tulips to trash, fuel surcharges take hold
US Airways CEO eyeing carriers
Blood thinner's maker says tainting appears deliberate
Airlines' big test: recession, fuel cost

Local Politics
Detention facility on hold
A businessman's appeal will force the Aurora City Council to review approval of an immigration detention-center expansion. FULL STORY
Bruce's lip sinking his ship?
It may be time to de-Bruce, say some Colorado Springs-area Republicans. FULL STORY

National News
McCain shuns universal care
Sen. John McCain on Tuesday rejected calls by his Democratic opponents for universal health coverage, instead offering a market-based solution with an approach similar to a proposal put forth by President Bush last year. FULL STORY
Rivals plow into gas-tax holiday
Democrat Barack Obama dismissed his rivals' calls for a national gasoline-tax holiday as a political ploy that won't help consumers. Hillary Rodham Clinton said his stance shows he's out of touch with ordinary citizens. FULL STORY

MORE HEADLINES
Disabled activists arrested at McCain office
N.C. governor backs Clinton
Sect youth gives birth
25 miles of devastation, no deaths
Abused Austrian family reunited

Opinion
For the love of the game
I am one of those quintessential casual sports fans. We watch all the Broncos games on television while folding the laundry. FULL STORY
Forging state priorities in the time of TABOR
As those of us who recently filed taxes know, making annual budgets is hard work. FULL STORY

MORE HEADLINES
Why war is so popular
Obama's relationship with Wright speaks volumes
Those nasty tax evaders
Amending constitution shouldn't be so simple
Move slowly on photo ID at polls

Sports
DU hires women's basketball coach
Erik Johnson has been named head coach of the women's basketball team at Denver, the school announced today. FULL STORY
Avs a story of what might've been
Jim Armstrong: The sigh, like the burden of expectations, was heavy. "That's the way it goes," Peter Forsberg was saying Tuesday night. For the Avs, it's going all wrong. Or should I say going, going gone all wrong? FULL STORY

MORE HEADLINES
Rockies call for reinforcements
Wings clip Avs 4-3 in Game 3
Avalanche gets heaping helping of Swedish Wings
Overmatched Avs doing the best they can
Foppa's return not what he had in mind

Avalanche
Avs a story of what might've been
Jim Armstrong: The sigh, like the burden of expectations, was heavy. "That's the way it goes," Peter Forsberg was saying Tuesday night. For the Avs, it's going all wrong. Or should I say going, going gone all wrong? FULL STORY
Wings clip Avs 4-3 in Game 3
The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Tuesday in Game 3 of a Western Conference semifinal. FULL STORY

MORE HEADLINES
Avalanche gets heaping helping of Swedish Wings
Go fourth (goal), conquer
Knee injury sends Stastny off ice early
Overmatched Avs doing the best they can
Foppa's return not what he had in mind

Broncos
Source: Xanders new assistant GM
Mike Shanahan just got himself an "X" factor. FULL STORY
Dallas tops draft class of 2005; Denver so-so
The Dallas Cowboys get an A. So does New England, the New York Giants and San Diego. For the 2005 draft. FULL STORY

College
DU hires women's basketball coach
Erik Johnson has been named head coach of the women's basketball team at Denver, the school announced today. FULL STORY

Nuggets
Should the Nuggets blow it up?
With another first-round exit from the playoffs, Nuggets fans are demanding changes, but the team remains steadfast to George Karl and its roster. FULL STORY
Paul, Hornets out Mavericks in five games
On the day Byron Scott was named NBA coach of the year for the first time, he gave fans in New Orleans another first: an NBA playoff series victory. FULL STORY

MORE HEADLINES
Jordan key to brown's return
Players back Karl, put Demise on themselves
All aboard Atlanta's momentum
The sun sets on Phoenix as Parker, Duncan shine

Rockies
Rockies call for reinforcements
A night after a flurry of injuries left the Rockies shorthanded, infielders Jonathan Herrera and Omar Quintanilla arrived for Wednesday's series finale against the San Francisco Giants. FULL STORY
Tulo's injury latest twist
Sometimes reality is weirder than fiction. FULL STORY

MORE HEADLINES
Upcoming Pitching Matchups
TODAY: Rockies at Giants, 1:45 p.m., FSN
Atkins extends hitting streak to 14 games
Colorado ends 4-game losing streak
Struggling Morales is Springs-bound









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