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• 420 pro-marijuana rally in Colorado marred by gunfire, 2 wounded

  in light of attacks that killed three at the finish line of the Boston Marathon ."We're aware of the events in Boston," said Denver police spokesman Aaron Kafer, who declined to give specifics about security measures being taken. "Our message to the public   Read more »

• Denver pot holiday bringing crowds, tight security

  "420" as a code for pot are murky, but the drug's users have for decades marked the date 4/20 as a day to use pot together.Denver's celebration this year also features the nation's first open-to-all Cannabis Cup, a marijuana competition patterned after one   Read more »

• Legal pot draws tourists to Colo., Wash., for 4/20

  in Colorado have taken on epic significance. He's joining dozens of friends to hire a bus from Colorado Springs to attend Denver's Cannabis Cup."It's going to be a lot bigger, a lot more people," he predicted. "People are trying to outdo themselves because   Read more »

• President Obama visits Colorado to press for gun measures

  where gun ownership is a cherished right. Moreover, Obama will meet with law enforcement officials and community leaders at the Denver Police Academy, not far from the Aurora suburb where a gunman last summer killed 12 people in a movie theater. The president's   Read more »

• United delays Denver-Toyko service as 787s sit

  flight in which it would demonstrate the battery system's performance for Federal Aviation Administration experts.Officials in Denver say they're confident that the flights to and from Tokyo will benefit their city, the metro area and the Rocky Mountain region   Read more »

Around the web

• Joe Sakic in no hurry to hire Colorado Avalanche head coach

  Colorado Avalanche, May 10, 2013. The announcement came at a press conference at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post) When Patrick Roy turned down the Avalanche coaching gig in 2009, Joe Sacco was hired right away to fill the opening. 2:20 AM from Denver Post Read more »

• Push underway in Colorado Springs to recall Senate president Morse

  Morse given to him by volunteer circulator Bill Mistretta at Specialty Sports & Supply in Colorado Springs. (Photos by Joe Amon, The Denver Post) EL PASO COUNTY — It's rare to find a Democrat representing Senate District 11, especially in a part of the state 1:36 AM from Denver Post Read more »

• Giants' lose 10-2 to Rockies

  #17 and Nolan Arenado #28 walk off the field after a win over the San Francisco Giants at Coors Field on May 18, 2013 in Denver, Colorado. The Rockies beat the Giants 10-2. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) Photo: Dustin Bradford, Getty Images Wilin 1:30 AM from San Francisco Chronicle Read more »

• Rockies rout Giants behind Chatwood

  CO (Sports Network) - Wilin Rosario hit a two-run home run and drove in three runs to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 10-2 rout over the San Francisco Giants in the third game of a four-game series from Coors Field. Troy Tulowitzki and Dexter Fowler knocked 12:26 AM from The Sports Network Read more »

• Pantry Paratus - May 19,2013

  fronts by providing successful entrepreneurial jobs for veterans and quality, nutritious, locally-produced food in his home city of Denver, CO. How does Buck do all of this in the high plains desert of Colorados front range you ask? Give this interview a listen 5/18/13 from BlogTalkRadio Read more »