➤ Statewide: State election officials pushed more than 140 campaign finance complaints against Republican gubernatorial nominee Victor Marx into an investigation, alleging his campaign accepted $78,000 in excess contributions. Nearly all the complaints came from a former state GOP official. (See Details) ➤ Jefferson County: Colorado Task Force 1 headed home Friday after roughly a week in Texas. The over-40 member search and rescue team staged in San Antonio, worked the Laredo area, then stood by as Tropical Storm Bertha came ashore. (See Video) ➤ Denver International Airport: Attorneys for Chantal Morales Rojas filed a federal habeas petition Thursday asking a judge to order her release. ICE detained the 27-year-old Ecuadorian on a Southwest jetway July 20, saying she overstayed a visa. (See Details) ➤ Garfield County: Westbound Interstate 70 shut down again Friday morning between New Castle and Silt, a day after crews reopened every lane from Monday's flash flood. The westbound lanes reopened before noon, with traffic detoured onto Highway 6. (More) ➤ Statewide: No Colorado-grown produce has been tied to the multi-state cyclospora outbreak, the state Department of Agriculture said Friday, telling growers to keep operating normally. (More) ➤ Boulder County: A 57-year-old man found hurt in his camper near Beaver Reservoir wasn't mauled by a bear after all. Colorado Parks and Wildlife says a pre-existing medical emergency caused his injuries, and the bear got in chasing rotting food. (See Details)
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