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  • Atty Ebel forced woman to give him gun

    An attorney for a woman accused of providing the weapon used to kill Colorado's prisons chief says Evan Ebel forced her to turn over the gun.Stevie Marie Anne Vigil pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a charge of buying a handgun and giving it to Ebel, the sole suspect in the shooting death of state corrections chief Tom Clements in March.Ebel died days later in a shootout with officers in ...

  • Families in need get needed childcare

    DENVER - For those seeking a new beginning in life, support is key to their success. 7Everyday Hero Emma Miller is using her retirement years to nurture families looking to improve their lives. She volunteers in the pre-school at Denver's Warren Village."Warren Village is a unique program for homeless single parents and their children. It provides an opportunity for parents to get back ...

  • Former RI man to run for Colo. governor

    DENVER - A onetime Republican Senate candidate from Rhode Island says he's going to run for governor of Colorado.Former Cranston Mayor Steve Laffey took on then-incumbent U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee in the Republican primary in 2006. Laffey had the backing of conservative groups, but lost the primary. Chafee lost in the general election.Laffey, a former investment banker with six children, ...

  • Parole officer Coloradans at risk

    DENVER - Expired bullet proof vests, lack of gear and safety issues are just some of the concerns for a parole officer, who said, the Colorado Department of Corrections leaders are lying to taxpayers to hide their mistakes. The officer, who we are not identifying because he fears retribution from his bosses, decided to come forward after the CALL7 Investigators began asking questions about Even ...

  • Tornado devastated Windsor 5 years ago

    WINDSOR, Oklahoma - Weld County residents are marking the fifth anniversary of a tornado that devastated the town of Windsor.The May 22, 2008 tornado killed one man, destroyed 78 homes and damaged as many as 3,000 along its 39-mile path.The Windsor tornado officially touched down just northeast of Platteville at approximately 11:26 a.m. and lifted just northeast of Ft. Collins at 12:16 p.m. The ...

Movie Review

Just My Luck [DVD]

Just My Luck [DVD]

Just My Luck is a riff on body-switch comedies, except this time it's not entire souls that swap corporeality--just one's luck. The movie skates along on the brittle-thin premise that some people are lucky and others are not, and if those people happen to kiss, they can swap fortu ... ...

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  • CSPD arrests kidnapping suspect

    Colorado Springs, CO - On May 20, 2013 at about 11:00pm, the Colorado Springs Police received a call regarding a kidnapping situation. Police responded to an apartment in the Parkridge Apartments, located in the 2600 block of E. Serendipity Circle, where they contacted the victim. The victim reported that he was taken from his apartment against his will, at gunpoint, about an hour earlier by an ...

  • Indy car sports stickers from Pueblo

    PUEBLO - One of the racecars in this weekend's 87th running of the Indianapolis 500 will be sporting a little piece of Pueblo as it speeds around the Brickyard. Panther Racing's National Guard Indy Car has two stickers bearing the logo of the Center for American Values (CAV) on the car's right and left plate capes. The Chevy turbo racecar is themed the "Soldier of ...

  • Veterinarians look for swine virus in Colorado

    LAKEWOOD - Members of the Colorado Department of Agriculture's State Veterinarian's Office are investigating whether cases of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) virus have turned up in our state. The investigation follows the discovery of the virus last week in pigs in Iowa by the National Veterinary Service Laboratories. While the virus causes diarrhea and vomiting in swine, the ...

  • Lawyer Colorado parolee made woman turn over gun

    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, ...

  • John Elway and Peyton Manning constructing a champion with Denver Broncos

    NFL history we're talking about here, and two men that know what it means to win at all costs. Elway lifted his status to legendary levels after fighting through tough times, playing with sub-par teammates and even eventually taking a back seat to Terrell Davis; gritting and grinding his way to back-to-back Super Bowl wins. Elway endured. The most gifted quarterback on the face of the ...

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