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Motorcycle rider seriously injured in accident
A serious motorcycle accident closed a street in Colorado Springs for more than an hour Tuesday afternoon. Police say a motorcycle was driving north on Chestnut St. at a high rate of speed around 2pm when it was hit by a car pulling out onto the street. The driver of the motorcycle was transported with severe but non life-threatening injuries and was wearing a helmet. The driver of the car was ...
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County facing $129705 shortfall from new election laws Morse recall
COLORADO SPRINGS - Last minute changes in state election laws and the potential recall of State Senator John Morse could leave the El Paso County Clerk and Recorders Office nearly $130,000 in the red. Clerk Wayne Williams told the Board of County Commissioners today he estimates it will cost an additional $134,212 in order to meet the requirements of House Bill 13-1303. The anticipated Morse ...
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Tom Clements Death Evan Ebel Forced Woman To Turn Over Gun Used To Kill Colorados Prisons Chief Lawyer Says
This undated image provided by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation shows Stevie Marie Ann Vigil, 22, who was arrested Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Vigil is accused of buying the gun used to kill Colorado's prisons chief, and plans to plead not guilty, her lawyer said Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Colorado Bureau of ...
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Braco to cast silent healing gaze in Boulder Wednesday Thursday
Braco (HANDOUT | ) If it's been a while since a loving gaze has fallen upon you, consider buying an $8 ticket for a group session with Croatian faith gazer Braco at a Boulder hotel Wednesday and Thursday.A full-day pass to gazing sessions costs $72. Braco's supporters and promoters say "through a silent gaze, Braco has helped transform the lives of thousands throughout ...
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Governor signs school finance legislation that awaits tax vote
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law a new school finance bill Tuesday that would change the way the state doles out money for education - but only if taxpayers pass an estimated $1 billion tax increase.Senate Bill 213, spearheaded by Sen. Mike Johnston, D-Denver, passed both legislative bodies without Republican support. Next, a coalition of stakeholders will narrow 16 possible ...
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Attorney Evan Ebel threatened woman into buying him murder weapon
05/21/2013 03:33 PM MDT - The owner and accountant for Quantum Title have been indicted after investigators found about $3 million missing from the company's escrow account, the Colorado attorney general's office ...
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Conservatives rally outside Denver IRS
DENVER - Tea party activists rallied outside the IRS office in Denver to protest IRS scrutiny of conservative groups.About 50 people held signs and listened to speakers at Tuesday's event. Dozens of others dropped by for a few minutes to show support, and some drivers passing by the downtown building honked their horns in solidarity.Protesters took turns speaking with a megaphone, ...
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School evacuated over item in chem lab
CONIFER, Colo. - West Jefferson Middle School in Conifer was evacuated Tuesday afternoon over an unidentified compound found in the chemistry lab. The Sheriff's Office originally described it as an "unstable item."Melissa Reeves, a spokeswoman for the school district, said that during a routine inspection of the science lab, an unlabeled bottle of a liquid was found. Following ...
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Bishop would-be pipe bomber gets 37 years
CHICAGO -; An Iowa letter carrier has been sentenced to 37 years in prison for sending dud pipe bombs with threatening letters signed "The ...
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Friday is Dont Fry Day as skin cancer soars in Colorado nationwide
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to declare Friday, May 24, 2013 as "Don't Fry Day." The agencies are encouraging Americans to take simple steps to prevent skin cancer throughout the summer. The CDC lists Colorado among the states with the ...
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Tea party activists rally at Denver IRS office
DENVER (AP) -- Tea party activists rallied outside the Internal Revenue Service office in Denver on Tuesday to protest IRS scrutiny of conservative ...
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Program to certify healthy meals at Denver-area restaurants
About 40 Denver-area restaurants will offer dietitian-verified healthy meals under a new program being launched Wednesday by the University of Colorado's Anschutz Health and Wellness Center. The Healthy Dining in Colorado program builds on a national template that Healthy Dining, a nutritional consulting company, has undertaken by listing good-for-you options at participating restaurants on ...
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NRA goes to war against Dems in Colorado we go to war against NRA
Wayne LaPierre's NRA trying to oust Democrats in Colorado. Hosting two of the biggest gun massacres in recent years, Colorado decided to get serious about gun safety ...
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Chemical prompts bomb squad response at Jefferson County school
The bomb squad from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is responding to West Jefferson Middle School on Tuesday afternoon.The sheriff's office reports that students were evacuated from the school, 9449 S. Barnes Ave., Conifer, after an unstable item was found in a chemistry lab.The evacuated students were gathered at the football field while the danger was assessed.The incident ...
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Target to hire 200 for new Denver store
"." Target Corp. will begin hiring 200 new employees for its new Tamarac Square store with a three-day job fair that starts Thursday, the company said Tuesday. The 135,000-square foot store, at the corner of East Hampden Avenue and South Tamarac Drive, is scheduled to open in July. Its one of 11 stores the Minneapolis-based company (NYSE: TGT) is opening nationwide in 2013. It will be ...
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Denver Nuggets Kenneth Faried Wins Citizenship Award
Juan Ocampo/NBAE/Getty Images NEW YORK, May 1, 2013 - Kenneth Faried of the Denver Nuggets has been voted the 2012-13 winner of the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, named after the second commissioner of the NBA and presented annually by the Professional Basketball Writers Association to the player, coach or trainer who shows outstanding service and dedication to the community. Faried, a ...
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Navigating change MA are topics at Denver Business Journals CFO Forum
The Denver Business Journals May 21 CFO Forum today focuses on two timely trends that chief financial officers deal with adapting to the ever-changing corporate world and helping their companies do deals such as mergers and acquisitions. The forum at the Marriott Hotel Denver City Center hotel includes two panel discussions: Navigating a changing corporate landscape and Denver Deals Behind the ...
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ACLU seeks state execution plans
AURORA, Colo. - The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado wants to force the Department of Corrections to reveal exactly how they plan to put Nathan Dunlap to death in August.Dunlap was a 19-year-old former Chuck E. Cheese employee when he walked into the restaurant in Aurora in 1993 at closing time and shot five people in the head and then stole $1,500 from a safe.Three teenagers and a ...
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Graduation hat toss gets retro makeover
COLORADO SPRINGS - The graduates of United States Air Force Academy Class of 2013 may have to hold their hat a little longer for this year's flyover. Since the Air Force Thunderbirds have been grounded indefinitely by sequestration budget cuts, the Texas Flying Legends and WestPac Restorations have stepped up to fly their World War II era aircraft over Falcons Stadium. The pilots are ...
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Dealership owner donates trip to wounded warriors
COLORADO SPRINGS - The owner of the local Porsche dealership gave two wounded warriors and their wives a VIP trip to Hollywood to thank them for their service. Don Hicks of Porsche of Colorado Springs made the winning bid of $4,250 for the trip at a charity fundraiser auction for the Memorial Health Foundation earlier this month. Hicks says he knew immediately that he wanted to use the prize to ...
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Hispanics Want Clarification on Obamacare in Colorado Study
A new poll concludes that Colorado Hispanics are largely uninformed about the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, and the area of the law Hispanics are most likely to cite is the section dealing with fines for persons who opt not to buy insurance. The poll, commissioned by the Adelante con la Salud: Latino Health Care Engagement Project and conducted by the firm Latino ...
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In Colorado Blacks Make Up 4 Percent Of The Population And 100 Percent Of Death Row
bill failed after Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) voiced opposition and suggested a possible veto. A few months later, Colorado's death penalty is still firmly in place, and the state is poised to complete what would be only the second execution in 45 years (the last was in 1997). Few dispute that Nathan Dunlap committed a horrific crime and murdered several people at a Chuck E. Cheese. But ...
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District wide phone outage reported for Pueblo City Schools
PUEBLO - Pueblo City Schools reports a telephone outage due to a line being severed by a local utility contractor. Communications Director Scott Jones says the outage is effecting incoming and outgoing calls from all district buildings. Jones says parents and teachers are encouraged to comminicate via email until the phone service is restored. The school district ...
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Denver Startup Street Faire
Denver Startup Street Faire on September 20 & 21 to be held in conjunction with Denver Startup Week. The event will feature dozens of exhibits of powerful products, cool gadgets, and innovative offerings from Denver technology, science, and manufacturing startups. It will be held at the Wellington Webb Building at 201 West Colfax Avenue in Denver, ...
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Utah Gov. Herbert rails against US Land management
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says his state does a better job than federal managers and has a bigger stake than the bureaucrats in protecting the natural resources and rugged beauty that drives Utah's outdoor recreation and tourism ...
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Colorado's green future
Colorado’s economy suffered through the downturn like every other state in the country, but as the national economy enters a period of recovery, which started towards the beginning of the year, the state continues to falter, while using much-needed federal grants to lay the groundwork for future, greener, industries.
Colorado has had to cut $2 billion from its state budget since the Great Recession hit in late 2008. The fiscal year for 2010-11, which starts July 1st, will see further cuts from the state budget of over $200 million. Education has seen the biggest cuts, along with many building and expansion projects to various state facilities and public infrastructure being delayed. Read more
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