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Deputy shot by Evan Ebel to return to work
< 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } LUBBOCK, Texas-A North Texas sheriff's deputy has been cleared to return to work two months after he was shot by a paroled inmate suspected of slaying Colorado's prison chief, authorities said Thursday. On March 21, Deputy James Boyd pulled over a Cadillac driven by Evan Spencer Ebel, who had been linked to the slaying of Colorado prison chief Tom ...
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Scott Gessler repays state for political trip
Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler. (Daily Camera file photo) Secretary of State Gessler filed paperwork to run for governor on Thursday, two days after reimbursing the state nearly $1,300 for a political trip to Florida last year.His political director, Rory McShane, said Gessler's decision to reimburse the money - which led to an ethics complaint against the Republican ...
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Springs water quality report out
The annual water quality report for Colorado Springs is out. Even with concerns about contaminated runoff from the Waldo Canyon Fire, quality remains good. The EPA requires that the report be sent to all Springs Utilities customers. This year the report can be reviewed on line by going to the CSU web site. This first time access will save CSU thousands of ...
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Containers needed for OKC victims
The Colorado Springs Home Builders Association is taking donations for victims of the Oklahoma City tornado. Victims are needing suit cases with rollers, crates, and any storage containers. They are accepting donations at the Freedom Financial Services Expo Center, 3650 N. Nevada in the Springs, until 8:00 pm tonight. The HBA is expecting to have the donations in Oklahoma by this weekend. ...
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Man who attempted to pick up Loveland girl outside of school identified
LOVELAND -- Following tips from the public, the Larimer County Sheriff's Office have identified the man who attempted to pick up a 13-year-old Loveland girl outside of Carrie Martin Elementary School on Tuesday.The man was identified as a nearby neighbor who thought he was being helpful, according to a news release, and investigators do not believe that children in the area were in any ...
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Water Battles in El Paso County
Water, or the lack of it, has been a problem for years for residents living in the Cherokee Metropolitan District. It's a small enclave of homes and businesses on the eastern edge of Colorado Springs. Cherokee Metro has a new water source, but it's going to impact neighbors in the Black Forest neighborhood in northern El Paso County. A battle is growing between homeowners there, and ...
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Cooler and gray today
More rain is possible along the Southern Front Range today, but unlike the past couple of days the afternoon should be mostly quiet. Our Thursday will begin with clouds and perhaps some spotty areas of light rain. Temperatures will hold steady under the clouds in the 50's for most of us throughout the first half or the day. After the noon hour, the clouds will break up and finally start the ...
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Survey More than half of Boulder homeless who sought help at center were new to city
Winston Smith, a homeless man originally from Phoenix who has been in Boulder for three years, hangs out near the library and Boulder Creek on Wednesday. More than half the people who sought help at a new resource center for the homeless had lived in Boulder less than six months, according to new data. ( CLIFF GRASSMICK ...
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Man who assaulted girlfriend sought
Colorado Springs - On Tuesday afternoon, May 21, at approximately 4:26pm Colorado Springs police officers were dispatched to the 1300 block of Rainier Dr regarding a domestic disturbance involving a gun. Several witnesses told the officers a man had assaulted and pistol whipped a woman outside a home in the area. The witnesses said the female was bloody when she left the area in a vehicle with ...
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Hobby Lobby birth control coverage up for federal appeal in Denver
DENVER-In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill. The Oklahoma City-based arts-and-crafts chain argues that businesses-not just the currently exempted religious ...
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Boulder transient arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in campground double stabbing
Investigators on scene at the Nederland police station after two victims in a double stabbing were transported there by fellow campers. Officials made an arrest early this morning (James ...
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Independence Pass to open for season
A snowblower attached to the front of a Colorado Department of Transportation loader chews an 8-foot-wide swath through the 5-foot-high snowpack 2 miles from the summit of Independence Pass. Officials expressed confidence that crews will have the road to the summit cleared by May 23. IPTC: A snow blower attached to the front of a Colorado Department of Transportation loader chews an ...
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Troubled Colorado Springs Crowne Plaza sold
COLORADO SPRINGS -A company headed by Texas investor John Bushman has purchased the financially troubled Crowne Plaza Hotel for $14 million, with plans to switch it to his MCM Hotels chain and begin a major renovation.The 500-room hotel at 2886 S. Circle Drive will become the Hotel Elegante Conference and Event Center and will undergo a "multi-million-dollar renovation" starting with ...
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Man arrested after 2 people stabbed at Boulder County campground
NEDERLAND, Colo.-Boulder County authorities have arrested a man suspected of stabbing two people at a campground near Nederland. Search dogs found the suspect hiding behind a garbage container in Boulder early Thursday. Sgt. Jayson Heathman tells KMGH-TV ...
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Hickenlooper accused of trying to have it both ways with death penalty
Nathan Dunlap will remain in administrative segregation unless a future governor decides to proceed with the execution. IPTC: CENTENNIAL, CO - MAY 1: Convicted killer Nathan Dunlap arrives back in court after a short recess. Judge William Sylvester set an execution date for Dunlap for the week of August 18th 2013. The hearing held today was to set a date for the execution of convicted murderer ...
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Dunlap Victims families express outrage resolve over reprieve
Bob Crowell listens to a conference call in which Gov. John Hickenlooper announces he granted the death row inmate a "temporary reprieve." IPTC: AURORA, CO. - May 22: Bob Crowell in his Aurora home listens as Governor John Hickenlooper on a conference call with other family members of Nathan Dunlap's crimes announces he granted the death row inmate a "temporary reprieve" ...
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Colorado wildlife agency determined to make CNG-powered pickups work
Colorado wildlife officials say they are determined to make new pickups powered by compressed natural gas work in their fleets, despite operational and logistical hurdles."I realize we are now putting some pieces together so there is going to be some trial and error," Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission chairman John Singletary said. "I'm sure there was a quandary when ...
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Former Boulder DUI officer sentenced in drunken driving case
BOULDER - The former Boulder DUI officer arrested on suspicion of driving drunk in Thornton last year was sentenced to 10 days of electronic home monitoring and one year of probation after taking a plea deal today, according to Adams County District Court officials.Elizabeth Ward, 46, also was fined $400 and ordered to perform 24 hours of community service. She pleaded guilty to one count of DUI ...
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Longmont detectives seize guns from suspects home
LONGMONT - Detectives seized multiple guns and boxes of ammunition during an afternoon search of the home of a man suspected of firing an AR-15 at a Longmont police officer who pulled him over early Wednesday.The officer returned fire and hit 28-year-old Jonathan Shank at least three times, leaving him critically injured. The police officer, whose name has not been released, was not injured, ...
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Victim reacts to Hickenloopers decision to spare Dunlaps life
There's been a lot of reaction to Governor Hickenlooper's decision to spare convicted killer Nathan Dunlap's life. "The decision has weighed heavily on me for over a year now," Hickenlooper said during a news conference Wednesday in Denver. In the end, Hickenlooper decided to save Dunlap from lethal injection this August. "This is a conclusion I have come to on ...
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Memorial Day Ceremony at Evergreen Cemetery
On Monday, May 27, Evergreen Cemetery (1005 Hancock Expressway, 80903) will host its annual Memorial Day Celebration. Beginning at 11 a.m., the U.S. Calvary Buffalo Soldiers will perform a short ceremony honoring a Buffalo Soldier buried in Block 29. At 12 p.m., there will be a balloon release near the Historic Chapel to remember all those that have passed before us. This event is free and open ...
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Pueblo City Schools placed on secured perimeter
PUEBLO - Pueblo City Schools has placed the following schools on secured perimeter: Heaton Middle School, Belmont Elementary School and Haaff Elementary School, as they cooperate with a local law enforcement investigation. Bus transportation is currently delayed and we are asking that parents not to go to schools at this ...
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Nathan Dunlap granted temporary reprieve by Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper
FILE -- Nathan Dunlap at a May 1, 2013 court hearing at the Arapahoe County Court in Division court room 408 in Centennial. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver ...
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Politicians family pay respects to longtime strategist Jim Monaghan
Jim Monaghan III, right, hugs Jim Monaghan's widow, Lisa Gilford, after giving a eulogy at the Holy Ghost Church in downtown Denver May 22, 2013. (THE DENVER POST | Andy ...
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Boulder council moves forward on off-leash enforcement
Boulder will move forward with a number of new requirements for people who walk their dogs off-leash on open space, but City Council members said they want to see more distinction made between violations by humans -- like not picking up waste or walking into a seasonal wildlife closure area -- and violations by dogs like chasing wildlife.The Open Space and Mountain Parks department came before ...
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Budget crises and sustainable development for city
Colorado Springs is facing tough times, almost everyone is aware of it, and almost all residents are feeling the effects of the city’s budget crisis. Public pools have been closed, though three of the five public pools have now been re-opened, and some residents have found themselves cutting the grass at local parks due to wide-spread layoffs of city employees.
The present is a tight and frugal one for the city. Recently, Colorado Springs news media reported that there was now a significant brain drain hampering the future recovery of the city. A brain drain is perhaps a loaded term for the situation, it suggests a mass exodus of highly-skilled and experienced people looking for bigger and better opportunities. Read more
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