Daily Camera Stories

Ambassadors take to the middle of the street

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:05:00 -0000

If the flashing lights weren’t enough to remind drivers on Broadway to stop for pedestrians and cyclists Thursday afternoon, the two women clad in pink and orange wigs probably helped put brake pedals to the floor.

CU regent helping fund bid to end affirmative action

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:43:00 -0000

Steve Bosley, the chairman of the University of Colorado’s Board of Regents, has contributed $400 to a political campaign aimed at eliminating affirmative action at the school.

‘Good Time Girls’ ready for annual charity trek

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:21:00 -0000

Eleven Boulder women known as the “Good Time Girls” will be among 2,000 cyclists gathering this weekend to take part in a 157-mile ride through the Colorado Rockies to benefit the Children’s Hospital in Denver.

Former 'Family Ties' star Brian Bonsall remains a fugitive

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:20:00 -0000

Former child actor-turned-fugitive Brian Bonsall, who is wanted by authorities for skipping a court hearing last week, may have been successful in ducking the strong arm of the law — for now.

Heckel: Move over, metrosexuals

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:58:00 -0000

My friend Mark never thought he'd be in style. In fact, he never thought about fashion. At all.

Ticket Window: Carrie Underwood, Alicia Keys

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:56:00 -0000

All tickets available at 10 a.m. on the specified day through Ticketmaster unless otherwise indicated.

Daltrey and the Who: nostalgic but not slowing down

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:55:00 -0000

Roger Daltrey is smacking his head. He's heard enough about how Pete Townshend was writing songs for a fresh album from the two surviving members of The Who. Or maybe Townshend is writing for another band. Or he isn't writing at all.

Review: Cantina Laredo

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:50:00 -0000

Cantina Laredo is one of the newer restaurants at the Twenty Ninth Street mall, and it's also one of the fancier ones. Goblets of lemons and limes sit on the bar. Dim lighting and copper accents make the place feel intimate. Diners lounge in black booths, sipping margaritas while their servers prepare guacamole tableside.

Tuned in: KGNU broadcasts live from Lyons' sold-out RockyGrass festival

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:43:00 -0000

The bad news for bluegrass fans is that if you haven't already purchased tickets for this year's RockyGrass in Lyons -- a three-day camping festival featuring some of the world's finest bluegrass performers, including Sam Bush, Béla Fleck and Jerry Douglas -- it's not likely you'll be able to find your way inside the Planet Bluegrass complex to enjoy great music and greater views from the banks of the St. Vrain River. Tickets have been sold out for weeks.

'Spam King' suspected in murder-suicide

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:22:00 -0000

BENNETT — The man responsible for a murder-suicide involving three people is the "Spam King" Edward Davidson who escaped from a minimum-security federal prison Sunday in Florence, according to a source from the U.S. attorney's office.

The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Department is investigating the shooting deaths of three people — a 3-year-old girl, a man and a woman found dead this morning near this rural community 36 miles east of Denver.

Review: CSF's 'The Three Musketeers'

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:39:00 -0000

You know the story about three guys with long hair who are handy with their instruments? A rebellious trio who like to dress in leather pants, knee-high boots and poofy shirts? That story about how they hold an audition for another lad who wants to join their group?

Review: 'Step Brothers' (Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:29:00 -0000

Take inexperienced Andy from “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” remove Steve Carell’s charm, dirty up his language, have him collect vintage Hustler issues in addition to action figures, make him a slacker loser who stopped maturing emotionally at 12, multiply him by two and send the pair back to live with their parents.

Review: 'The X-Files: I Want to Believe' (David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:27:00 -0000

The new "X-Files" movie? Not exactly "out there." The truth is they've taken the spooky, paranormal-minded TV show (1993-2002) and drained much of the "super" right out of the supernatural.

VIDEO: Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:28:00 -0000

Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops discusses a variety of issues with reporters at Big 12 media days.

VIDEO: Texas coach Mack Brown

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:26:00 -0000

Texas coach Mack Brown discusses a variety of issues with reporters at Big 12 media days.

VIDEO: OU's Jon Cooper a CSU fan

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:21:00 -0000

Oklahoma center Jon Cooper talks about growing up as a Colorado State fan in Fort Collins.

McCain to meet with Dalai Lama in Aspen

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:59:00 -0000

Republican presidential candidate John McCain is scheduled to meet with the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, on Friday in Colorado.

CU: Scholarships at risk under affirmative-action ban

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:41:00 -0000

About 100 donor-sponsored scholarships at the University of Colorado that have race or gender eligibility requirements could be in jeopardy if voters pass an affirmative-action ban in November, according to a legal analysis released Thursday.

Broomfield pedophile will spend rest of life in prison

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:00:00 -0000

Convicted child abuser Anthony Edwin Marsh will spend the rest of his life in prison. Marsh, 67, was sentenced Thursday to multiple consecutive sentences for crimes Broomfield District Court Judge Chris Melonakis called “indescribably cruel.”

Smoke in CU physics tower blamed on overheated computer

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:37:00 -0000

A defective computer caused a building on the University of Colorado campus to be evacuated Thursday.