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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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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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I, The Jury

I, The Jury

In the 1982 updating of Mickey Spillane's 1947 novel "I, The Jury," hard-boiled detective Mike Hammer is a Vietnam vet who drives a shiny bronze Trans Am, dresses like Don Johnson in "Miami Vice" with less pastels, and has sworn off alcohol. However, he still smokes his Lucky Strikes, detests a ... ...

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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 ...

  • 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, ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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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