Bankruptcy judge: Creditors can use $300M debt to bid for Philadelphia Newspapers at auctionOctober 8th, 2009 Lenders can use debt to buy Philly newspapersPHILADELPHIA — Secured creditors of Philadelphia's major daily newspapers can use the $300 million debt they're owed to bid for the company in a bankruptcy auction, a judge ruled Thursday. The ruling could determine who takes over The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News and the Philly.com Web site.
Scientists assessing if famed Yosemite hotel faces another boulder avalancheAugust 28th, 2009 Yosemite's hotel still closed after rock slideYOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Scientists are trying to determine if a boulder avalanche that forced the closure of a historic Yosemite hotel was a one-time event or a precursor of more rockslides to come.
Ownership of Unix copyright headed to trial; appellate court reverses Novell's ownershipAugust 25th, 2009 Ownership of Unix copyright headed to trialDENVER — The fate of ownership of the Unix computer operating system is heading to trial after a federal appeals court reversed a judge's decision that granted the copyright to Novell Inc. A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S.
Woman believed to be victim of '54 unsolved Boulder murder found living in AustraliaAugust 21st, 2009 Woman believed killed in '54 living in AustraliaBOULDER, Colo. — Investigators say a woman they believed might have been killed in 1954 and found along a Boulder creek actually has been living in Australia for the last 46 years.
Former LA Times president Jack Klunder appointed publisher of Daily News of Los AngelesAugust 7th, 2009 Jack Klunder named publisher of LA Daily NewsLOS ANGELES — Jack Klunder has been named publisher of the Daily News of Los Angeles, the newspaper announced Friday. Klunder is a former president of the Los Angeles Times and a 34-year veteran of the newspaper business.
Bear intruder takes 3 rounds from shotgun, 5 shots from a handgun, 2 from rifle before going downJuly 28th, 2009 Bear intruder takes 10 rounds before going downBOULDER, Colo. — A black bear that broke into a Boulder County home and charged at the homeowner was killed only after three rounds from a shotgun, five shots from a handgun and two from a rifle.
University of Utah gets donation of newspapers spanning more than 130 yearsJuly 22nd, 2009 Newspapers spanning 130 years donated to schoolSALT LAKE CITY — The parent company of The Salt Lake Tribune is donating editions of the paper from 1871 to 2003 to the University of Utah, which will conserve the fragile volumes and keep them available for public access. The university also plans to digitize the pages to create a searchable database.
St. Paul Pioneer Press lays off 9 employees, including reporter, photographerJune 30th, 2009 St. Paul Pioneer Press lays off 9 employeesST. PAUL, Minn. — The St. Paul Pioneer Press has laid off nine employees.
Chilean man convicted in Conn. student's murder, sex assault in Colorado gets life in prisonJune 29th, 2009 Man gets life in prison for Colo. student slayingBOULDER, Colo.
Colorado police say man stole a city steamroller for a late-night joyrideJune 24th, 2009 Man takes steamroller on a late-night joyrideBOULDER, Colo. — Boulder police are looking for a man they said stole a city steamroller for a late-night joyride.
Las Vegas Boy Scout dies after jumping from boulder in Arizona; foul play not suspectedJune 22nd, 2009 Scout dies after jumping from boulder in ArizonaFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A 15-year-old Boy Scout from Las Vegas is dead after he collapsed while hiking in West Clear Creek Canyon south of Flagstaff.
Colo court fight by woman who says Easter decorations got her evicted from apartmentJune 21st, 2009 Woman says she was evicted over Easter decorBOULDER, Colo. — A woman is going to court claiming she was wrongly evicted from her apartment because she kept her Easter decorations on her door for two weeks after the holiday.
Gardening nudists claim say landlord is discriminating against them by asking them to cover upJune 8th, 2009 Gardening nudists claim landlord discriminationBOULDER, Colo. — A couple of nudists claim their landlord is wrongly discriminating by trying to get them to cover up while gardening.
South African ballot papers that fell off a truck recoveredApril 22nd, 2009 NELSPRUIT - Over 900 of the 1,000 ballot papers that fell off a truck in South Africa's Mpumalanga province have been recovered, Bua News reported Wednesday. The Mpumalanga Independent Electoral Office (IEC) Tuesday said that they have recovered most of the ballot papers.
254 candidates file papers for Chhattisgarh's 11 seatsMarch 30th, 2009 RAIPUR - A total of 254 candidates have filed nomination papers for the 11 Lok Sabha seats from Chhattisgarh with 107 doing so Monday - the last day, election officials said. Filing of nomination papers had begun March 23 and the scrutiny will take place Tuesday while April 2 would be the last date for withdrawal of nomination papers.