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- Chance for rain remains in GJ forecast Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:44PMAn early-season monsoonal weather pattern remains in place over the Grand Valley, meaning there’s a chance again today that heavy rain could fall. The National Weather Service in Grand Junction is calling for a 30 percent chance of rain today and tonight, with today’s high reaching 89 degrees.
- Steve Davis: Five things we learned about MLS Week 18 Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:33PMKnow your Major League Soccer -- Five things we learned from Week 18:
- Earthquakes' Wondolowski, Convey Named to AT&T MLS All-Star Game Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:12PMSAN JOSE, Calif. - San Jose Earthquakes stars Chris Wondolowski and Bobby Convey were named to the AT&T MLS All-Star game day roster by All-Star coach Hans Backe today. The duo will suit up for MLS on July 27 at Red Bull Arena against Manchester United.
- Alvarez, Howard enter hall of fame Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:08PMFormer Green Bay Packer Desmond Howard and former Wisconsin football coach Barry Alvarez were enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame.
- Gameday Roster for AT&T MLS All-Star Game Unveiled Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:59PMNEW YORK (Monday, July 18, 2011) - LA Galaxy stars David Beckham and Landon Donovan join New York Red Bulls standout Thierry Henry among the 22 MLS All-Stars confirmed on the gameday roster that will compete against Manchester United in the 2011 AT&T MLS All-Star Game on July 27 at Red Bull Arena (8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2, Galavision, and TSN).
- Pac-12 lunch links: Buffs already game planning Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:39PMI don't feel I have to wipe everybody out, Tom. Just my enemies. Arizona AD Greg Byrne has big ideas for Arizona football. A preview of the Wildcats' LBs. Arizona State's schedule is not unfavorable . Former Sun Devil great Pat Tillman leads the Hall of Fame class . Is California coach Jeff Tedford's playbook too complex ? Colorado is well into its early-season game planning . A look at where ...
- NASA, ULA look to man-rate Atlas V Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:29PMWASHINGTON — The post-shuttle space race got another entrant Monday when NASA announced an information-sharing agreement with United Launch Alliance of Colorado that could open the door for ULA to one day launch astronauts aboard its Atlas V rockets. The new contract, which does not come with money, allows NASA to trade data with ULA as [...]
- Obituary: Frank Monroe Kite, 82 Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:17PMFrank Monroe Kite, of New Franklin, formerly of rural Fayette, passed away at his home on July 16, 2011. He was 82 years old.
- Federal Appeals Judge Halts Wild-Horse Roundup Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:50PMRENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal appeals judge on Friday night granted a temporary injunction to halt a government roundup of about 1,700 wild horses from the range in Nevada.
- 2,131 triathletes embrace Vineman experience Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:58PMTwo of the 2,100 entrants in the Vineman Ironman 70.3 Triathlon Swimmers compete in the swimming phase of the event near Johnson's Beach on the Russian River in Guerneville.
- Mills takes no-hitter into eighth in PCL Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:15PMMills takes no-hitter into eighth in PCL
- Sonoma winemaker's bid for romance heats up Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:58PMSonoma is watching as a native son competes on national television for the heart of Ashley Hebert on the reality show “The Bachelorette.”
- All News Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:49PMClass Included and Rainier Ice are the horses to beat Sunday as Emerald Downs presents a stakes-race doubleheader for 3-year-olds. Class Included tops the Kent Handicap for fillies, while Rainier Ice headlines the Seattle Slew Handicap for colts and ...
- RAMONA: Resident receives national recognition for search and rescue expertise Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:30PMMore than 20 years later, Monty Bell remembers the bitter cold and the rising panic as darkness closed in.
- 51s' Mills takes no-hitter into eighth Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:07PMBrad Mills ranks third in the Pacific Coast League with a 3.71 ERA in 19 starts. (Steve Spatafore)
- New law would allow Colorado mother to meet with son's killers Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:44PMDENVER (AP) — New Colorado legislation encourages prison officials to try to facilitate meetings between victims and their offenders to help both parties find closure.
- MLB Trade Rumors: Ranking Each Team's Best Minor League Trade Asset Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:44PMThere's an obvious reason why teams like Pittsburgh, Toronto, Milwaukee and Cincinnati are the teams dealing away players at the trade deadline, to teams like Boston, New York and Philadelphia. The first group are teams that spend the majority of the season near the bottom of the standings, while the second group are consistently challenging for playoff spots. For the first time in a long while ...
- Plane-share program lifts off at airport Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:07PMA Canada-based fractional-aircraft-ownership company has opened its fist U.S. operation in Scottsdale.
- City buys 911 system software Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:51AMImagine a woman who has locked herself in her bedroom because her ex-boyfriend has broken into her home. A voice call on her cell phone could alert him to where she is in the house, but a text message to 911 could quietly alert police.
- Sounders in comeback 4-3 win over Crew Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:49AMSEATTLE - Seattle's Fredy Montero scored his third goal in two games as the Sounders twice came from behind and...
- College Football: Ranking the 3 Best BCS Championship Teams of All Time Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:44AMThe argument over who is the best BCS Championship team in history has created conflicting opinions and ill feelings from one end of the country over the past few years. Created in the 1998 season to settle who was the best team among the two top ranked squads in the final poll, there are actually two different eras of the BCS Championship competition. One, from 1998 through the 2005 season ...
- Business digest Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:40AMMitzi Barnes and Elaine Reynolds with the Longview Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitors Bureau recently were recognized as certified festival professionals at the annual Texas Festival and Events Association conference in Corpus Christi.
- What isn't made in Kansas? Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:15AMKansas provides the world with flour, planes, beef and amusement rides. Kansas-made products include the brown paperboard used in making toilet paper tubes, refrigerated dough cans and paper party plates.
- Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Columbus Crew: Could the G's Run at Top End This Week? Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:14AMWith the Seattle Sounders recording a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Rapids, the pressure is on Bruce Arena's Los Angeles Galaxy to respond when they face the Columbus Crew in league play on Wednesday, July 20 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. This will be the first of two matches without the services of Chris Birchall, who was suspended for a rough challenge in a match against the ...
- Editorial: With state’s tourism cut, hard work gets harder - Sun, 17 Jul 2011 PST Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:13AMThe state of Washington has adopted a unique approach to travel promotion. It does none. The state also no longer encourages film and video production.
- Celebrating our freedom Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:18AMNEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. marked the 235th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with parades, fireworks, barbecues - plus presidential campaigning, a White House birthday and competitive eating.
- Federal appeals judge halts NV wild-horse roundup Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:06AMRENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal appeals judge on Friday night granted a temporary injunction to halt a government roundup of about 1,700 wild horses from the range in Nevada.
- GOP challenger lags R.I. Senator Whitehouse in fundraising Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:45AMPROVIDENCE — Republican Barry Hinckley raised $54,730 over the last quarter in his campaign to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse who, over the same three-month stretch, raised $784,024, according to new campaign reports.
- With old band and new, Buffalo Springfield co-founder Richie Furay is back to the future Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:27AMRichie Furay could be the forgotten rock-'n'- roll pioneer. The 67-year-old Broomfield pastor has roots deep in the annals of rock music — he is the co-founder of the seminal 1960s band Buffalo Springfield.
- Reports signal make-or-break time for GOP 2012 hopefuls Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:42AMTim Pawlenty, especially, is in urgent need of a strong performance to stock his war chest.
- Maojoria Morrissey, Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:18AMMarge Morrissey lived to be 96 years old by rigorously adhering to her lifelong motto, "Eat Dessert First!" Born in 1911 to Dorothea and Christian Buechler in Kulm, North Dakota, Marge attended the U. of North Dakota and later worked for Hughes' aircraft while they were building the "Spruce Goose."
- Granted, some have evolved more than others ... Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:17AMA bunch of scientists have been at the South Point this week to talk science at what’s called “The Amazing Meeting.” They’re talking science, but also discussing how to make America less foolish on matters scientific.
- For $15,795, is this Delta a faded rose from days gone by? [Nice Price Or Crack Pipe] Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:23AM# nicepriceorcrackpipe Delta is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet. It's also the name of a four-door, four-cylinder car from Lancia, some of which came with four-wheel drive. Wanting today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe 1989 Integrale 16v may be as easy as ABC, but will its price make it too much of an alpha-bet? More »
- Boy Scouts to dedicate new campfire bowl Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:11AMMonterey-area Boy Scouts plan to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, July 16, for the new Bob Mazzucca Campfire Bowl at Pico Blanco Scout Reservation, 41352 Palo Colorado Road, Carmel.
- The Bascom Group Exceeds $500 Million in Renovations Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:40AMThe Bascom Group, LLC, a leading national apartment investment firm, has completed a total of $566 million in renovations on 206 multifamily communities since 1996. Aggregated, the actual completed renovation costs for the portfolio are below their original allocated budgets.
- Firefighters bring Arizona experience to LFD Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:11AMWith temperatures reaching 114 degrees and relative humidity less than 5 percent, the heat was one of the first things Laramie firefighters Gus Stonum and Sam Dunnuck noticed when they arrived in Arizona this June.
- CSP Troopers Plead Not Guilty Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:51AMTwo Colorado State Patrol troopers entered not guilty pleas in court this week.
- Patent Office Expansion Seen as New Jobs-Rich Research Triangle Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:29AMThe first-ever expansion of the U.S. patent office beyond the nation’s capital has Denver, Silicon Valley and Austin, Texas, envisioning the next Research Triangle and an accompanying jobs windfall.
- Rivals at 10: Ranking the BCS champs Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:07AMA close look at the BCS champs of the Rivals era reveals that a few were much more dominant than others.
- Why You Should Experience fmx/08 This Year Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:15AMConsidering the lousy state of the dollar and air travel, I'd think twice about attending any European conference. It comes down to a personal cost-benefit analysis and you must weigh a lot of personal factors. There is one Euro-conference I am going to -- fmx/08, and for good reason.
- No playing with germs Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:13AMA Chandler, Ariz., mother of four says her investigation of play areas attached to many fast-food outlets, including a McDonalds and a Burger King in Cortez, found them to be microbial breeding grounds.
- Condors Booster Club fireworks stand and ticket deal Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:42AMPress Release With Fourth of July just a week away, make sure you support the Condors Booster Club at their fireworks stand on the corner of Stockdale Hwy. and California Ave. Also, if you purchase fireworks from the Booster Club, you can get an offer of a buy one get one free "Pick 6 Plan."
- Oil Can Henry’s Goes Pink, Pledging to Raise $75,000 to Fight Breast Cancer Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:30AMTechnicians will don pink hats and bowties during July 16-23 fundraiser benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure®. (PRWeb July 15, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8642342.htm
- Jamestown sophomore wins national Tae Kwon Do title Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:29AMJAMES CITY -- Mitchell Reinhart, a rising Sophomore at Jamestown High School, won Gold in the Jr. Heavyweight Division at the US National Tae Kwon Do Championships July 1 in San Jose.
- GOBIS: Rox star slugging away for Brockton Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:10AMBishop Feehan High product Keith Brachold is having another terrific season at the plate for the Brockton Rox. Born in Norfolk, living in Franklin and having attended Marist College, Brachold is in his third season with the Rox - already second all-time in home runs (35), sixth all-time in RBI (154), fourth all-time in runs scored (166). Rox has a team-best 54 hits thus far, ranking No. 2 in ...
- Golf: Mingo 39th At Junior North And South Champ. Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:06AMPINEHURST, N.C. — Yankton native Megan Mingo finished in a tie for 39th in the 33rd annual Junior North & South Championships golf tournament, which concluded Thursday.
- Interior refines solar energy plan for Western states Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:03AMFederal officials are refining their plan for speeding up solar energy development in zones of public lands in six Western states, after receiving about 80,000 comments on the plan, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Thursday.
- George Clooney's new project finds mass graves in Sudan Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:49PMNAIROBI, Kenya — Satellite images from above Sudan have found three excavated sites that eyewitnesses suggest could be mass graves, a watchdog project co-founded by actor and activist George Clooney said Thursday.
- Ex-Miss Honduras not guilty of money laundering Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:46PMA judge has found former Miss Honduras Belgica Suarez not guilty of money laundering despite having failed to declare $47,000 worth of cash at a border crossing.
- The world's most notorious balloon is back in Colorado Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:43PMAURORA - An unnamed man from Aurora won an online auction for the flying-saucer shaped craft that was at the heart of the 2009 Balloon Boy fiasco in Fort Collins.