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  • Aurora teen in Geography Bee finals

    AURORA, Colo. - A seventh-grader from Aurora is representing Colorado in the final round of the National Geographic Bee.Pranit Nanda is one of 10 students from across the country competing in Wednesday's finals in Washington, D.C. The 13-year-old attends Aurora Quest K-8 School and is competing for prizes including a $25,000 college scholarship and a trip to the Galapagos Islands.Nanda ...

  • Man with rifle shot by Longmont police officer

    LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) -- Longmont police say a 28-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot three times by a police officer after the man opened fire with a ...

  • Fate of Colo. death row inmate in governors hands

    The 38-year-old Dunlap is on death row for the 1993 ambush slayings of four people in a Denver-area pizza restaurant. He was convicted and sentenced to die in 1996, and the U.S. Supreme Court turned down his last guaranteed appeal this ...

  • Girls murder prompts new computer application

    LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) -- The murder of a 10-year-old girl is prompting development of a new computer application to track children and issue a warning when they are off ...

  • Cop shoots armed man in gun battle

    LONGMONT, Colo. - A Longmont Police officer pulling over a man driving without his headlights Wednesday morning suddenly ended up in a shootout.Longmont Police said the officer pulled the driver over at the Harvest Junction North Shopping Center on Ken Pratt Boulevard around 2:15 a.m."Immediately after stopping, the suspect exited his vehicle, advanced on the officer and began firing ...

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The Lords of Discipline [DVD]

The Lords of Discipline [DVD]

The Lords of Discipline was one of the last in a string of youth-oriented military movies that appeared in the early 1980s, including Taps (1981) and An Officer and a Gentleman (1983). However, it has neither the idealism of the former (even with it ... ...

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  • Colorados Freedom Memorial dedication

    AURORA, Colo. - Nearly 12 years of fundraising becomes a reality Memorial day weekend when the Colorado Freedom Memorial will be dedicated.The memorial stands ten-feet high and is 120-feet long. Glass panels are engraved with the names of nearly 6,000 Colorado men and women who have died in wars dating back to the Spanish American War in 1898.KEZW's "Breakfast Club"host Rick ...

  • Clemency or death Gov. decides soon

    Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper could announce Tuesday whether convicted killer Nathan Dunlap will be executed or will be given clemency.The CALL7 Investigators have learned that the governor cleared his scheduled for today.The Denver Post is reporting that Arapahoe County District Attorney George Brauchler has heard the governor could make his decision as soon as today. Brauchler has ...

  • Colorado lawmaker receiving White House honor

    DENVER (AP) -- A Colorado state senator is visiting the White House to receive an honor given to openly gay, lesbian and transgendered public ...

  • Nuggets-Warriors Game 3 Gameday

    Andre Iguodala 's half-court heave bounced off the front of the rim as time expired in Game 3 of their Western Conference playoff series Friday night. The Warriors grabbed a 2-1 lead in the best-of-7 series, with Game 4 set for Sunday at Oracle Arena. "We're ready for war, man," Nuggets point ...

  • De La Rosa hopes to bounce back in finale against D-backs

    Since beginning the year with losses in each of his first three decisions, D-backs right-hander Trevor Cahill has been nothing short of brilliant. Over his last five outings, the 25-year-old has surrendered just six earned runs over a combined 33 innings, good enough for a 1.64 ERA. The only problem for Cahill since righting his ship has been walking too many batters. Over that same 33-inning ...

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