K99 – Colorado’s Best Country » World News http://k99.com Mon, 20 May 2013 02:14:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Airline Introduces Radical New Policy — Charging Passengers By Weight http://k99.com/airline-introduces-radical-policy-charging-passengers-by-weight/ http://k99.com/airline-introduces-radical-policy-charging-passengers-by-weight/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:16:38 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=159191 With only two planes to its name, you may think Samoa Air is a fly-by-night operation, but it’s proving to be a fly-by-weight one.

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]]> http://k99.com/airline-introduces-radical-policy-charging-passengers-by-weight/feed/ 0 Hemera What We Know About Pope Benedict's Resignation http://k99.com/pope-benedict-resigns/ http://k99.com/pope-benedict-resigns/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:22:07 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=155382 In stunning news, Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday morning from the Vatican that he will resign his position as head of the Catholic Church, effective on February 28. This has already set off a flurry of speculation, largely because no pope has voluntarily done so since the year 1415.

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]]> http://k99.com/pope-benedict-resigns/feed/ 0 Franco Origlia/Getty Images The Coolest Snow Art You Will Ever See [PICTURES] http://k99.com/the-coolest-snow-art-you-will-ever-see-pictures/ http://k99.com/the-coolest-snow-art-you-will-ever-see-pictures/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2013 12:59:48 +0000 Todd Harding http://k99.com/?p=233908 Simon Beck is a very unique snow artist from France. He spends his day tromping through the snow in snow shoes, creating amazing pieces of snow art.

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]]> http://k99.com/the-coolest-snow-art-you-will-ever-see-pictures/feed/ 0 Simon Beck's Snow Art, Facebook This is Why I Don't Swim in Open Water http://k99.com/this-is-why-i-dont-swim-in-open-water/ http://k99.com/this-is-why-i-dont-swim-in-open-water/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:50:32 +0000 D Dennison http://k99.com/?p=232784 You just never know what's down below the surface and that freaks me out!

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]]> http://k99.com/this-is-why-i-dont-swim-in-open-water/feed/ 0 YouTube It's a Royal Pregnancy, Will and Kate are Having a Baby! http://k99.com/its-a-royal-pregnancy-will-and-kate-are-having-a-baby/ http://k99.com/its-a-royal-pregnancy-will-and-kate-are-having-a-baby/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:11:53 +0000 D Dennison http://k99.com/?p=222784 The USA Today is announcing that a future King or Queen is in the making's.

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]]> http://k99.com/its-a-royal-pregnancy-will-and-kate-are-having-a-baby/feed/ 0 FB Hey Look, There's a Planet in my Pants! http://k99.com/hey-look-theres-a-planet-in-my-pants/ http://k99.com/hey-look-theres-a-planet-in-my-pants/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 20:33:52 +0000 D Dennison http://k99.com/?p=219737 What? That's what scientists are saying... where, what, how and who?

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]]> http://k99.com/hey-look-theres-a-planet-in-my-pants/feed/ 0 rmatthendrick, flickr Jerry Sandusky Sentenced to 30-60 Years Behind Bars for Child Sex Abuse http://k99.com/jerry-sandusky-sentenced-to-30-60-years-behind-bars-for-child-sex-abuse/ http://k99.com/jerry-sandusky-sentenced-to-30-60-years-behind-bars-for-child-sex-abuse/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:47:03 +0000 Wes Glinsmann http://tsminteractive.com/?p=145342 Former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced Tuesday to 30 to 60 years in prison for his role in the Penn State sex-abuse case.

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]]> http://k99.com/jerry-sandusky-sentenced-to-30-60-years-behind-bars-for-child-sex-abuse/feed/ 0 Patrick Smith/Getty Images All You Can Eat Restaurant Bans "Pigs" http://k99.com/all-you-can-eat-restaurant-bans-pigs/ http://k99.com/all-you-can-eat-restaurant-bans-pigs/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:30:02 +0000 D Dennison http://k99.com/?p=201765 A couple of buddies that have enjoyed an All You Can Eat Mongolian Grill restaurant got on the last nerve of the business owner and have been banned from the restaurant for life.

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]]> http://k99.com/all-you-can-eat-restaurant-bans-pigs/feed/ 0 spine, flickr The End of Times: Get Ready for the Big Bacon Blackout! http://k99.com/the-end-of-times-get-ready-for-the-big-bacon-blackout/ http://k99.com/the-end-of-times-get-ready-for-the-big-bacon-blackout/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:14:03 +0000 D Dennison http://k99.com/?p=199831 If you don't know, I am a huge fan of bacon. I like it best by itself, sitting on a plate next to my eggs and I rarely will have a burger without it, usually get double bacon. And now there may be a bacon shortage?!?

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]]> http://k99.com/the-end-of-times-get-ready-for-the-big-bacon-blackout/feed/ 0 dinnerseries, flickr The Cockroach to Save Lives! http://k99.com/the-cockroach-to-save-lives/ http://k99.com/the-cockroach-to-save-lives/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:34:13 +0000 D Dennison http://k99.com/?p=193481 I once lived in Florida and cockroaches were part of the deal, they creep me out, but now scientists say they could be vital as emergency responders.

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]]> http://k99.com/the-cockroach-to-save-lives/feed/ 0 YouTube I've Heard of Crazy Neighbors, but This Takes the Cake! http://k99.com/ive-heard-of-crazy-neighbors-but-this-takes-the-cake/ http://k99.com/ive-heard-of-crazy-neighbors-but-this-takes-the-cake/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 19:20:46 +0000 D Dennison http://k99.com/?p=181854 Apparently a Fort Collins man has been arrested for harassing his neighbor with a baby.

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]]> http://k99.com/ive-heard-of-crazy-neighbors-but-this-takes-the-cake/feed/ 0 waynewilkinson, flickr Aurora Shooter's Apartment 'Designed as a Kill Zone' http://k99.com/aurora-shooters-apartment-designed-as-a-kill-zone/ http://k99.com/aurora-shooters-apartment-designed-as-a-kill-zone/#comments Sat, 21 Jul 2012 18:35:46 +0000 http://999thepoint.com/?p=130166 Earlier today police and bomb squad members made their first attempt to diffuse the dangerous situation created by Aurora gunman, James E. Holmes, in his apartment. The second part of their process could be to detonate the chemicals and explosives in a controlled manner. 

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]]> http://k99.com/aurora-shooters-apartment-designed-as-a-kill-zone/feed/ 0 Photo of Theater Shooting Suspect James Holmes Released http://k99.com/shooting-suspect-photo-released/ http://k99.com/shooting-suspect-photo-released/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:47:12 +0000 Derek http://999thepoint.com/?p=129878 Police have released a photo of James Holmes, the suspect in the shooting at an Aurora movie theater that left 12 dead and dozens injured early this morning. Holmes, 24, is a PhD student at CU Denver in the neuroscience program.

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]]> http://k99.com/shooting-suspect-photo-released/feed/ 0 University of Colorado / Getty Images Wrong James Holmes Mistaken on Facebook for Theater Shooting Suspect http://k99.com/wrong-james-holmes-mistaken-on-facebook-for-theater-shooting-suspect/ http://k99.com/wrong-james-holmes-mistaken-on-facebook-for-theater-shooting-suspect/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:45:16 +0000 Derek http://999thepoint.com/?p=129821 Its human nature to try and understand tragedies. The why, how and what would posses someone to do that. So when police released the name of the shooter, James Holmes, people flocked to Facebook to check out his profile and see what he was like. The problem is, other people have that name. People began to spam and request who they believed was the shooter, but in fact it was just a guy that lives in Littleton and has the same name.

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]]> http://k99.com/wrong-james-holmes-mistaken-on-facebook-for-theater-shooting-suspect/feed/ 0 James Holmes, Facebook Mass Murderer to Get Playmates? [POLL] http://k99.com/mass-murderer-to-get-playmates-poll/ http://k99.com/mass-murderer-to-get-playmates-poll/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2012 22:47:43 +0000 DaveJensen http://k99.com/?p=145697 A story that could ONLY come from overseas- hopefully never to America. A man killed 77 less than a year ago... and now, he's being set up with people - to keep him company?  Get the details and let us know what you think-- when you 'Read More'!

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]]> http://k99.com/mass-murderer-to-get-playmates-poll/feed/ 0 It's May Day; A Working Man and Woman's Holiday! http://k99.com/its-may-day-a-working-man-and-womans-holiday/ http://k99.com/its-may-day-a-working-man-and-womans-holiday/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 17:26:05 +0000 D Dennison http://k99.com/?p=132674 May Day dates back to before you were born and changed the face of a hard days work.

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]]> http://k99.com/its-may-day-a-working-man-and-womans-holiday/feed/ 0 42579661@N06, flickr Northern Colorado Takes a Glowing Shower Tonight! http://k99.com/northern-colorado-takes-a-glowing-shower-tonight/ http://k99.com/northern-colorado-takes-a-glowing-shower-tonight/#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:25:16 +0000 D Dennison http://k99.com/?p=128823 It's not the kind of shower you'll undress for, please don't. :P But it should prove to be a refreshing one.

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]]> http://k99.com/northern-colorado-takes-a-glowing-shower-tonight/feed/ 0 jdub1980, flickr Eagles Cam – Watch Baby Eagles Live [VIDEO] http://k99.com/watch-the-decorah-eagles-the-blue-heron-cam-live-video/ http://k99.com/watch-the-decorah-eagles-the-blue-heron-cam-live-video/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:42:37 +0000 Todd Harding http://k99.com/watch-the-decorah-eagles-the-blue-heron-cam-live-video/ My wife and I started  watching the Eagles at a fish hatchery in Decorah, Iowa a few weeks ago. Since then all 3 chicks were born and now they have reached a stage were they are so ugly, they are cute.   Millions of people are watching around the world thanks to  The Raptor Resource Project.  We also have the Blue Heron cam at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, New York.

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]]> http://k99.com/watch-the-decorah-eagles-the-blue-heron-cam-live-video/feed/ 0 Decorah Eagle's Facebook Man Proposes to Woman Who Stabbed Him [POLL] http://k99.com/daily-dose-of-weird-man-proposes-to-woman-who-stabbed-him/ http://k99.com/daily-dose-of-weird-man-proposes-to-woman-who-stabbed-him/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:14:35 +0000 Drew http://999thepoint.com/?p=99134 Couples can have issues.  Most of the time, these issues can be worked out; and the couple is stronger for having been through them together.  I’m engaged, and I know my relationship would not be nearly as strong as it is without the occasional bump in the road.  I feel like a relationship shouldn’t continue if certain things happen, though…like life-threatening physical violence.

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]]> http://k99.com/daily-dose-of-weird-man-proposes-to-woman-who-stabbed-him/feed/ 0 el_finco, Flickr Watch The Decorah Eagles & Watch the Blue Heron Cam [VIDEO] http://k99.com/watch-the-decorah-eagles-now-watch-the-blue-heron-cam-video/ http://k99.com/watch-the-decorah-eagles-now-watch-the-blue-heron-cam-video/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:56:05 +0000 Todd Harding http://k99.com/watch-the-decorah-eagles-the-blue-heron-cam/ We have been watching the Eagles at a fish hatchery in Decorah, Iowa. Two little chicks have hatched in the past 2 days. Millions of people are watching around the world thanks to  The Raptor Resource Project.   Now there is a Blue Heron cam that is capturing people's attention at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, New York.  We have it for you too!

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