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University of Denver police investigate third date rape drug claim
The Denver Post's crime and courts reporters take you beyond the press release with more Denver and Colorado crime coverage. University of Denver police are investigating a possible third incident of a women being slipped a date rape drug. The third reported incident happened Sunday at a bar in the 2000 block of South University Boulevard, according to campus ...
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RJ Sangosti named photojournalist of the year by National Press Photographers Association
RJ Sangosti. (Denver Post file) Denver Post photographer RJ Sangosti has been named 2013 Photojournalist of the year, winning the National Press Photographers Association award for larger market newspapers over journalists from The New York Times and Getty Images.Sangosti's work on the Aurora theater shooting, a story that won The Denver Post ...
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3rd DU date rape drug incident reported
DENVER - Campus safety at the University of Denver received a report of a woman who may have been given date rape drugs over the weekend, bringing the total number of reports this month this to three.In all three cases, the victims said they were at a bar in the DU neighborhood, after which they had several hours of memory loss -- a symptom of date rape drugs.Sgt. Stephen Banet said Thursday ...
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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in baby boom
Four different kinds of animals are welcoming new babies at the Colorado Springs Mounatin Zoo. Over the past month, a new Red River Hog baby, a Porcupine, Lynx kittens, and two Joeys have been born. The zoo say's that this is an indication that they have healthy, happy animals. When animals reproduce in zoos, it means they feel comfortable with their ...
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Man sentenced for stabbing fellow federal inmate
DENVER (AP) -- An inmate at the U.S. Penitentiary in Florence has been sentenced to seven more years in prison, followed by three years on supervised release, for stabbing another inmate last ...
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$41 million gifts fund aging center engineering school at DU
The single-largest gift in University of Denver history - nearly $27 million from former chancellor and Board of Trustees chairman Daniel Ritchie - will help fund a new center for the study of aging as well as a school for engineering and computer science.Other donors contributing to the total gift of $41 million are Betty Knoebel, widow of Denver food-service pioneer Ferdinand "Fritz" ...
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Denver police union Chiefs staffing plan is dangerous
Leaders of the Denver police union are urging Chief Robert White to abandon a new plan that has officers working in teams with their supervisors, saying it dangerously delays response times, puts officers in harm's way and exposes the city to lawsuits.Such risks outweigh any potential financial benefits of the "team concept," in which sergeants work the same days as the officers ...
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Lakewood police seek help in locating developmentally disabled woman
Lindy Whiteman-Jones (Handout) Lakewood police are asking the community for help in locating a developmentally disabled adult who walked away from her residence after a disagreement.Lindy Whiteman-Jones, 24, left her home in the 2400 block of S. Holland Court around 7:15 p.m., Monday, police said. Whiteman-Jones is developmentally disabled with lower level functions, police said.Whiteman-Jones ...
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Florence prisoner sentenced for gang-related stabbing
A prison gang member at the supermax Florence ADX has been sentenced to serve additional time after he stabbed another prisoner in a gang-related attack. Michael Kelewood, 27, was sentenced to seven more years on May 15 for stabbing another inmate multiple times with a homemade knife on April 5, 2012, according to a Tuesday news release from Jeff Dorschner, spokesman for the United States ...
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Can you ID this Carbondale bank robber
Authorities are trying to identify this robber, who is likely wearing a wig and fake beard, who held up a Wells Fargo Bank in Carbondale on ...
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Revenue North Business Growth Summit returns to Denver
Revenue North educational exposition will feature 62 speakers on business topics of sales, marketing, customer retention, acquisition of top talent and access to capital. The focus of the Summit is to help existing businesses grow to the next ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 21
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...
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Colo.-based TeamSnap acquires key assets of Weplay
DENVER (AP) -- A Boulder-based company that helps people manage their recreational sports teams' schedules and rosters online has acquired assets of Weplay Inc., a sports social-networking site that had been backed by athletes including Peyton Manning, Derek Jeter and LeBron ...
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NM sees oil production jump 46 percent
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Oil production in New Mexico has increased by nearly 50 percent over the last three years, making it one of five western states that have helped boost national production over the last three ...
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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 ...
Colorado Springs Digest
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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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