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DENVER -- 2011 kicks off with new fees for RTD bus and light rail passengers.

Cold weather bursts pipes; keeps Colo. plumbers busy

Cold weather bursts pipes; keeps Colo. plumbers busy

DENVER -- Colorado plumbing companies were inundated with calls this weekend from residents whose pipes burst.

Master Plumber David Bright with Applewood Plumbing Heating and Electric says his company got hundreds of calls each day.

Rosie Malinovskii was one of them. "I think I'm lucky I got somebody over here," she said. She says she woke up on New Year's Day and had no water. She knew her pipes were frozen. She says a few hours later she heard the water dripping from the ceiling in the basement.

Cold weather bursts pipes; keeps Colo. plumbers busy

DENVER -- Colorado plumbing companies were inundated with calls this weekend from residents whose pipes burst.

Master Plumber David Bright with Applewood Plumbing Heating and Electric says his company got hundreds of calls each day.

Rosie Malinovskii was one of them. "I think I'm lucky I got somebody over here," she said. She says she woke up on New Year's Day and had no water. She knew her pipes were frozen. She says a few hours later she heard the water dripping from the ceiling in the basement.

Luckily she knew where her emergency shut-off switch was, and shut off the water right away. David Bright had to cut out some dry wall to find the broken pipe.

He says it's a good thing Rosie was home and able to shut off the water, otherwise the flood could have been much worse. Repairs can cost anywhere from $300 to tens of thousands of dollars.

Cousin: Scott Kimball may have killed at least 17 people

DENVER - He was already considered Colorado's most prolific serial killer. And now Fox 31 has learned Scott Lee Kimball could be under investigation for at least 17 murders, maybe more.

Kimball is already serving time for killing four people.

His cousin, Ed Coet, talked with Kimball at length about his crimes. Coet has just written a book about the murders called "SLK: Serial Killer."

He says Kimball may have killed his first victim when he was just 14 years old.

He says Kimball described a drowning that looked accidental but was not. He says there is also talk about an accident hunting.

Coet says Kimball told him about another murder in Colorado, one that occurred when Kimball was a teenager. He says Kimball told him he helped another man bury the body of a girl near Nederland.

DUI suspect was shot, police say

Press Release

On the evening of December 28, 2010, at approximately 7:26 p.m. the Colorado State Patrol became aware of an incident involving an officer from the Thornton Police Department in which the officer was attempting to contact a suspected drunk driver near 128th Ave. and Quebec St. in the City of Thornton. During the contact the suspect fled, running over the officer’s foot.

Local high school student nominated for prestigious scholarship

DENVER -- If you have ever seen the movie "Rudy," then you can see the similarities with local product Dylan Moran.

Moran is a student at Denver North High School and one of the 50 finalists for the "Rudy" Award.

The High School Football Rudy Awards search for the most inspirational football players in the country who best demonstrate the values of Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, the iconic figure of the classic football film "Rudy."

At a young age Moran was diagnosed with a learning disability. But that hasn't stopped him from excelling in the classroom and on the football field, where he played fullback.

The 18-year-old just found out from his dad that although he made the round of 50 finalists, he didn't make the final cut of 12. It was a good run for a young man who flashes the 4 C's: Character, Courage, Contribution and Commitment.

Moran is already looking at colleges. C.U., C.S.U, U.C.L.A. and Cal- Berkeley are on that list.

Aurora to wait until Feb. before measuring snowpack levels

SARA CASTELLANOS | The Aurora Sentinel

Aurora, Colo. -- While some cities in Colorado have started measuring snowpack levels, others such as Aurora are waiting until February to get an accurate snowpack reading that will determine how Aurora’s water supply will be affected.

Staff members from the Aurora Water department are not currently measuring snowpack levels because the measurements are not reliable right now, said Greg Baker, spokesman for the city’s water department.

Read more at The Aurora Sentinel