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Castle Rock bike riders "Cycle Against Violence"

The Women’s Crisis & Family Outreach Center (WCFOC), through their Young Citizens for Philanthropy (YCP) partnership, is launching its first CYCLE AGAINST  VIOLENCE Bike Race Saturday, May 19, 2012 in Castle Rock, Colorado. Registration begins at 6:45 a.m. and the ride will begin at 8:45 that morning.

Denver-area construction jobs: not enough workers to go around

DENVER — There’s at least one booming industry in Colorado right now, desperately looking for workers:  the construction industry.  After a decade of doldrums, Colorado construction is hot again. 

Between February 2011 and February 2012, the Denver-Aurora-Broomfield area added 6,300 construction jobs, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.  That’s more than anywhere else in the United States. 

Right now, about 137,000 Coloradans are working in construction.  Times are good.

“The first quarter of 2012, we will equal the construction volume and revenue that we had in all of 2011,” said David Sinkey, managing director for Boulder Creek Builders.  His company is hard at work developing the Steel Ranch neighborhood in Louisville.  But there’s a problem.  He can’t find enough construction workers.

Front Range firefighters bare (almost) all for charity calendar

DENVER — Despite the chill in the air Friday night, it’s quite heated at auditions for the 2013 Colorado Firefighter Calendar in Denver.

This is the calendar’s first major event since a financial scandal last fall forced the former organizer to step down.

The screams firefighters hear are usually for help–not this–ladies screaming and squealing with delight.

And usually firefighters battle smoke and flames–not each other.

“Whether I make it or whether I don’t, just being asked to do it is a great honor,” says Eric Pingel from Buckley AFB Fire Department.

These professional firefighters compete for one of 14 coveted spots in the 2013 Colorado Firefighter Calendar.

“Firefighters are all about helping people. If we can use our role as firefighters to promote fire safety and help Children’s Hospital, I think any of us would take advantage of the opportunity,” says Matt Zavala with Boulder Fire Department.

“Electronic devices” seized from Chris Andersen’s home

LARKSPUR, Colo. – Investigators in Douglas County released additional details Friday about the investigation involving Denver Nuggets center Chris “Birdman” Andersen.

Agents with the Internet Crimes Against Children unit executed a search warrant at Andersen’s Larkspur home on Thursday.

“(The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office) has recovered property from Mr. Andersen’s residence that we believe is connected to this case,” public information officer Sgt. Ron Hanavan said Friday. “Some of the property which includes electronic devices is being sent to the Rocky Mountain Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (RMRCFL) for forensic examination.”

Neighbors react to “Birdman” investigation

LARKSPUR, Colo. — It was a tip from California earlier this year that brought Sheriff’s deputies to Nuggets’ Basketball star Chris Andersen’s home Thursday.

Deputies say it will be months before they analyze the evidence seized to determine whether to file criminal charges.

Neighbors say they never saw the search happen. As the news broke, one neighbor said she saw Andersen sneak into the back of his home to avoid the media gathering out front. He dodged their questions about the search warrant executed by the Douglas County Sheriff Crimes Against Children Unit.

“That unit specifically investigates allegation of internet luring, child predators and child pornography,” said Deborah Sherman, a spokesperson for the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.

She said Andersen was home when deputies arrived and that he was cooperative.

Andersen’s neighbors never suspected what may have been happening inside.

Nuggets’ Chris “Birdman” Andersen targeted in criminal probe

LARKSPUR, Colo. – Investigators with Douglas County’s Internet Crimes Against Children unit executed a search warrant at the Larkspur home of Denver Nuggets center Chris “Birdman” Andersen Thursday as part of “on-going” investigation, authorities said.

“The ICAC unit began investigating Andersen in February 2012 in reference information that was provided by a law enforcement agency in California,” the Office said. “Douglas County Sheriff’s Office took over the criminal investigation at that time.”

Investigators say they recovered property from Andersen’s home they believe is connected to the case.

Andersen was not under arrest as of Thursday afternoon.

In wake of scandal, firefighter calendar returns with new management

DENVER — The Colorado Firefighter Calendar left some people feeling burned last fall when the woman who founded the organization behind it spent money meant for charity instead, on herself.

Now, the calendar rises from the ashes under a new volunteer organization, Colorado Firefighter Calendar Inc.

“We are really excited about the future of the calendar,” says Barbara Brooks, saying the organization has two treasurers and a full board of directors to prevent any future misuse of funds.

The calendar’s new organization is happy the mission to help burned children, is back.

“All net proceeds go to Children’s Hospital,” says firefighter Tyler Capron.

This Friday is the first major event since the scandal: an audition for the 2013 calendar.