With food prices rising, beef promoters are pushing new cuts of meat to offer restaurant customers lower-priced steaks from meat that might otherwise have become hamburgers or roasts.The newer cuts come at a lower price than sirloins and filets because they come from chuck, taken from the cow's shoulder area, or round, a cut toward the rear of the animal. Sirloins and filets come from the animal's fleshy middle.

GREELEY

Priest gets probation for jogging nude at track

1 hr 18 mins ago

A Catholic priest convicted of indecent exposure for jogging naked around a track at a high school has been sentenced to five years probation.Rev. Robert Whipkey must also complete 100 hours of community service and register as a sex offender under the sentence handed down Thursday in Weld County District Court.

MONTE VISTA

Feds' review of embattled ski village plan on hold

1 hr 52 mins ago

An environmental review of an embattled proposal for a ski village in southwest Colorado is on hold, leaving the nearly $1 billion project in limbo.The U.S. Forest Service in September started a second review of a proposal by Texas billionaire Billy Joe "Red" McCombs to build a resort on his land at the base of the Wolf Creek ski area. The land is surrounded by national forest land.

COLORADO SPRINGS

Surgeon found stabbed to death; son arrested

2 hrs 10 mins ago

A prominent surgeon has been found stabbed to death at his Colorado Springs home, apparently at the hands of his own son.Police say 63-year-old Dr. Edward Fitzgerald was killed Thursday in a clash with his son, 36-year-old Sean Fitzgerald. The younger Fitzgerald has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder.

TRINIDAD

2 killed at Trinidad bar

2 hrs 40 mins ago

Police were searching for four people of interest in a shooting at a bar that left two people dead.Trinidad Police Chief Charles Glorioso said there were six patrons at the Hollywood Bar, including the two who died around last call early Thursday. They were playing foosball shortly before shots rang out.

ENGLEWOOD

Denver TE Jackson goes on IR, Mustard returns

3 hrs ago

Chad Mustard really wants to begin his career as a high school math teacher and he'd like to get some substitute jobs under his belt until he lands that full-time job.But he can't say no when the NFL keeps calling.

DENVER

Police reclaim murder evidence car sold at auction

3 hrs ago

Police say a 19-year-old woman who bought a car at auction will get her $400 back after police reclaimed the vehicle that was still evidence in a murder case.Denver police spokesman Sonny Jackson said the 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass was mistakenly released by the Denver sheriff's department and sold at auction Nov. 12.

GREELEY

Naked-jogging priest sentenced to probation

3 hrs ago

ENGLEWOOD

Two-way player surprised by all the attention

4 hrs ago

Spencer "Leatherhead" Larsen didn't realize he was going to be making history or even creating such a buzz by starting for the Denver Broncos at middle linebacker and fullback last weekend."It was cool. I was real excited about it. I didn't think it was going to be this big of a deal, though," Larsen said, still aglow from his two-way duty in Denver's 24-20 win at Atlanta on Sunday.

GRAND JUNCTION

Chevron latest company to scale back drilling

4 hrs ago

Falling natural gas prices has Chevron Corp. to back off plans to boost drilling and investment in northwest Colorado.The company had planned to double its drilling north of DeBeque and increase its investment by 50 percent. Instead, Chevron will continue its current spending for the next three years.

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