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Retailer HM planning store in Colorado Springs
Clothing retailer H&M, which opened its first Colorado store on Denver's 16th Street Mall in 2011, is now planning to open its first location in Colorado Springs, The Gazette reports. The company hasn't made any announcement, but the architectural firm working on improvements to the Chapel Hills Mall told the newspaper H&M will be in the mall. H&M is expected to open later this year in ...
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Growing problem of graffiti being tackled by clean up crews
The problem of graffiti is growing in the city of pueblo. In a year, more than 8,775 sites have been hit with graffiti, compared to 4,893 sites in 2011. That is a 80% increase in graffiti calls, cases and cleanup. Bessemer 1,222 (66% increase over 2011) Downtown 1,734 (136% increase) West side 499 (17% increase) South side 2,441 (83% increase) North side 409 (14% increase) East side 1,924 (76% ...
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Family of murdered Springs teen still waiting for justice 16-years later
The family of Steven Eugene "Gino" Romero, murdered in Colorado Springs 16-years ago, is still waiting for justice. Just after midnight on May 24, 1997 Romero was killed while riding in the back seat of a car during a drive-by shooting near the intersection of Lelaray St. and Circle Dr. Colorado Springs Police believe Socorro Gutierrez and Vinnicio Martinez fired 25-rounds into the ...
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Colorado Sen. Michael Bennets wealth remains stable
Michael Bennet in 2013: $4.4million to$15.4million IPTC: Sen Michael Bennet, D-Colo., left, speaks next to Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., during a news conference on immigration reform at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)--> WASHINGTON - At first glance, the junior senator from Colorado looks like he's losing money serving in ...
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At graduation Colorado girls blooming friendship takes center stage
Kati Pietrafeso, top, and Elena Nevel share some time together at Elena's house last week. The 18-year-old friends will be graduating from Overland High School on Friday. Elena is diagnosed with significant developmental delays and severe autism. IPTC: DENVER, CO. - MAY 17: Story about the friendship of Elena Nevel who has severe autism, left, and her Overland High School classmate Kati ...
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Pentecostal pastor says Denver jail is blocking immersion baptisms
Maurice Gordon says he has not been allowed to baptize jail prisoners with his portable tank since March. IPTC: DENVER, CO. - MAY 23: Pastor Maurice Gordon poses with his portable baptismal tank at Pentecostals of Aurora in Aurora, CO May 23, 2013. Gordon will hold a press conference at the Denver County Jail Friday, where he says he is no longer welcome to perform baptisms. He says, "these ...
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Colorado parole audit expanded to cover budget issues
Tim Hand has defended the handling of the Evan Ebel case. IPTC: DENVER, CO- APRIL 18, 2013: Tim Hand, Deputy Director, Division of Adult Parole, Community Corrections and Youthful Offender System, is photographed in his offices in Denver, CO on April 18, 2013. He speaks about the electronic monitoring in use by the department. (Photo By Helen H. Richardson/ The Denver Post) --> An audit of ...
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Dinosaurs galore at Roaring Fork bus stops
Giant eggs await placement at transit stations along Colorado 82 between Aspen and Glenwood Springs. IPTC: Giant eggs, created in keeping with the dinosaur theme of RFTA's VelociRFTA service, sit at the park-and-ride lot under construction in El Jebel Monday. They await placement at the VelociRFTA stations along Highway 82 between Aspen and Glenwood Springs. / Janet Urquhart The Aspen ...
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Death penalty debate focuses on Colo. governors view of flawed system
George Brauchler John Hickenlooper IPTC: DENVER, CO. - MAY 21: George Brauchler, district attorney for the 18th Judicual District, comments about Colorado governor John Hickenlooper's decision to grant death penalty inmate Nathan Dunlap a temporary reprieve on the steps of the Colorado Capitol Building, May 22, 2013. (Photo By Craig F. Walker/The Denver Post)--> As an obviously ...
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Tancredos in Gessler is deciding on run against Hickenlooper in 2014
Scott Gessler Two of Colorado's more colorful Republicans - former Congressman Tom Tancredo and Secretary of State Scott Gessler - are closer to taking on Gov. John Hickenlooper in 2014.Tancredo announced Thursday that he plans once again to take on Hickenlooper, who beat him in 2010. Tancredo said the tipping point came when the governor on Wednesday indefinitely delayed the execution of ...
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Court hears Hobby Lobbys challenge to part of health-care law
Federal judges peppered lawyers for the federal government and Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. with questions Thursday as the two squared off over the corporation's challenge to a part of the federal health-care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill. "The Greens are a deeply religious family who have exercised their faith through ...
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Lakewood Police searching for missing person David Noren
David "Dave" Noren. (Provided by Lakewood Police Department) The Lakewood Police Department is seeking assistance locating David "Dave" Noren, who was last seen May 19. He was reported missing May 21.Noren, 50, is known to frequent the Pub on Colfax - located in Lakewood - and has no known medical conditions. Police described his disappearance as "very ...
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Feds keep Prebles mouse on threatened list
CHEYENNE, Wyo.-The federal government will continue to protect as a threatened species a mouse that lives in Wyoming and Colorado. The state of Wyoming and the group Coloradoans for Water Conservation had long-standing petitions to remove the Preble's meadow jumping mouse from Endangered Species Act protection. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Thursday that following a review, ...
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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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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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