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  • Academy 3 midshipmen charged with sexual assault

    The U.S. Naval Academy has charged three midshipmen - all current or former football players - with sexually assaulting a female student at an off-campus house in Annapolis more than a year ago. The ...

  • Tracking danger in the parole system

    DENVER - The failings of an underequipped and overtaxed Parole Division led to two high profile murders and repercussions that are still reshaping the Colorado Department of Corrections.In recent weeks, following a series of CALL7 investigations, the DOC has fired their parole chief and pledged to purchase new equipment for parole officers. The Denver Post also plans to publish an investigation ...

  • Black Forest Fire update as of 720 p.m.

    As of this afternoon, El Paso County just released preliminary home assessment information regarding the Black Forest Fire. • The fire is 95% contained• 509 homes lost• 28 homes damaged• 3,654 homes appear unaffected The next El Paso County Sheriff Media Briefing is set for 11 a.m. ...

  • Denver shelter alliance says first-ever joint adoption drive found homes for 686

    The first-ever cordinated campaign by an alliance of metro Denver shelters and rescues resulted in the adoption of 686 homeless animals, organizers said ...

  • Commotion Over the Sale of John Denver’s Sanctuary

    The 957 acres of Colorado land that was owned by the songwriter John Denver, to the left of the property line, was sold in an $8.5 million ...

Movie Review

Midnight in Paris

Midnight in Paris

Literate and funny, light-hearted yet frequently eloquent, Midnight in Paris, Woody Allens 41st theatrical feature, is one of his best in years and the kind of film that could only be made by a filmmaker decades into his career. The subject of the film is nostalgia, that ... ...

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  • Austin Siggs attorneys ask for change of venue

    not guilty plea was entered for Sigg in April, over objections from his attorneys, who said they need more time to consider the plea.Four of the counts carry mandatory life sentences.The motions, which were made public on Wednesday, touch on a broad range of topics including the public's access to hearings and efforts to exclude evidence and testimony. Several of the 26 motions were heavily ...

  • Nuggets president Josh Kroenke discusses 2012-13 season

    Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images Less than 24 hours after a disheartening finish to an otherwise remarkable season, Nuggets president Josh Kroenke sat on a wooden stool in the middle of the locker room and expressed how proud he was of his players for what they had accomplished. Despite being the third-youngest team in the NBA, he reminded them that they won 57 games, something no Nuggets ...

  • Highlands Ranch grass fire extinguished

    HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. - A 4-acre grass fire that broke out in Highlands Ranch Wednesday afternoon was quickly extinguished and no damage or injuries were reported.Littleton Fire officials told 7NEWS that the fire started just after 3 p.m. near Highlands Ranch Parkway and University. It grew to 4 acres, but nine fire crews and a helicopter pounced on the fire and had it snuffed by 4:20 p.m., ...

  • Naked man repeatedly zapped by deputies

    GEORGETOWN, Colo. - A naked man was repeatedly stunned by deputies at the Sonic Bloom Music Festival in Georgetown over the weekend, and recordings of the incident were posted to YouTube.A spokesman for the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office refused to comment on whether the deputies involved used appropriate force, but supervisors are reviewing the video to decide.In a 3 1/2-minute video ...

  • As fires rage feds cut prevention funds

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo - As the West battles one catastrophic wildfire after another, the federal government is spending less and less on its main program for preventing blazes in the first place.A combination of government austerity and the ballooning cost of battling the ruinous fires has taken a bite out of federal efforts to remove the dead trees and flammable underbrush that clog Western ...

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