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  • Bombing suspect linked to triple slaying

    ORLANDO, Fla. - A Chechen immigrant shot to death in Florida during a confrontation with an FBI agent implicated himself and Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev in the unsolved 2011 murders of three men, one of them Tsarnaev's best friend, according to news reports.Ibragim Todashev's Chechen roots and mixed martial arts background mirror that of Tsarnaev, the 26-year-old ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • Denver summer festival preview Denver Day of Rock 2013

    Denver Day of Rock takes over the Sixteenth Street Mall area of downtown Denver each Memorial Day weekend, bringing a great selection of local and national talent together on multiple outdoor stages to benefit Concerts for Kids, a nonprofit organization funding several local children's charities. The 2013 Day of Rock will take place this Saturday, May 25, with live music starting at 2:30 ...

  • The Eight Most Xenophobic Stances Of Tom Tancredo Candidate For Colorado Governor

    grant a temporary reprieve to an inmate on Death Row. Over his five terms in Congress, his single-issue anti-immigrant White House bid, and various other political campaigns, Tancredo has earned a reputation as one of America’s most ...

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X-Men: First Class [Blu-Ray]

X-Men: First Class [Blu-Ray]

Now entering its second decade after four movies and three directors, the X-Men series gets a much-needed jolt of energy and vitality from the fifth entry, X-Men: First Class, which, as the title suggests, is a prequel/series reboot in the vein of J.J. Abrams ... ...

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  • Colorado governor re-ignites death penalty debate

    Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., reacts to the surprise decision from Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper to indefinitely delay the execution of a convicted ...

  • Saudi man in Tom Clements probe to appear before Colorado parole board

    Homaidan al-Turki IPTC: FILE - Sarah Khonaizan, left, and her husband Homaidan Al-Turki, both Saudi citizens, arrive at the Arapahoe County courthouse in Centennial, Colo., in this May 12, 2006, file photo. The linguist, convicted of sexually assaulting a housekeeper and keeping her a virtual slave for four years in Colorado, has cleared initial administrative hurdles for a transfer to Saudi ...

  • Denver Water votes to delay drought pricing by one month

    Denver Water has some good news for customers hoping to keep their lawns green: The Denver Water Board of Commissioners voted at their meeting Wednesday to delay drought pricing by one month as a result of heavy rain and snowfall during the April and May months.Stage 2 drought pricing, which raises rates for water usage and aims to encourage less water ...

  • James Holmes insanity-plea challenges to be heard in court

    FILE -- Prosecutor Karen Pearson, dressed in red suit, and the prosecution team at their table during the proceedings where District Court Judge William Sylvester entered a Not Guilty plea on behalf of Holmes on March 12, 2013. (RJ Sangosti, The Denver ...

  • Legal battle continues over Burnt Mountain

    SNOWMASS VILLAGE, Colo. (AP) -- An environmental organization that unsuccessfully tried to prevent Aspen Skiing Co. from thinning trees on a portion of Burnt Mountain last year is back in court to try to bar any potential for chairlifts or grooming on property adjacent to ...

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