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  • Deputy goes back to work after shooting

    BOWIE, Texas - A Texas deputy shot by a suspected killer on the run from Colorado, is going back to work today.Deputy James Boyd pulled over a black Cadillac in Bowie, Tex., on March 21 for a simple traffic violation.Dash cam video from Boyd's car shows Boyd walking up to the passenger side of the vehicle, then suddenly getting blown into the air and falling to the ground as the driver, ...

  • Scenic passes opening for the season

    Several passes and roads will be open for the season today and over the weekend, including Independence Pass, Trail Ridge Road and Cottonwood ...

  • Colorado’s first Dual-Brand hotel opens in the heart of the city

    Unique concepts continue to pop up all over Denver; ingenuity is being found throughout the hospitality industry in the Mile High City. Recently of note, Colorado's first Dual-Brand hotel made its home in the old Xcel Energy building, reimagined into a 302-room hotel near the Colorado Convention ...

  • Colo. teen to be tried as adult for school bomb

    BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- A 16-year-old boy accused of bringing an explosive device to his Lafayette high school has been charged with first-degree attempted murder and will be prosecuted as an ...

  • Boulder teen charged as adult in pipe bomb case

    A police bomb squad member works to detonate a possible pipe bomb found at Centaurus High School on Monday, May 13, 2013, in Lafayette. (Jeremy Papasso, The Daily ...

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You know a horror film is wearing its wink-wink meta-knowingness on its gore-soaked sleeve when it introduces each of its characters/potential victims in a freeze-frame with crucial information that includes a cheeky nickname and their life expectancy. Crucially, both pieces of information refer to ... ...

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  • Death penalty debate focuses on Colorado governors view of flawed system

    George Brauchler IPTC: DENVER, CO. - MAY 21: George Brauchler, district attorney for the 18th Judicual District, comments about Colorado governor John Hickenlooper's decision to grant death penalty inmate Nathan Dunlap a temporary reprieve on the steps of the Colorado Capitol Building, May 22, 2013. (Photo By Craig F. Walker/The Denver Post)--> (Craig F. Walker, The Denver Post) As an ...

  • DA Teen bomb suspect a future threat

    LAFAYETTE, Colo. - Prosecutors say a teen accused of bringing a bomb to his high school in Lafayette earlier this month poses a "future threat.""We're very concerned about the intent of this young man and his ability to cause harm," Deputy District Attorney Jenny McClintock told a judge Friday morning.The 16-year-old, Andrew de Bartolome, was charged as an adult Friday ...

  • Motorcyclist run over killed on I-225

    AURORA, Colo. - A motorcyclist was run over on Interstate 225 Friday morning and killed.Aurora Police said the motorcyclist and a van were driving southbound on the highway when they slowed for traffic.The motorcycle either clipped the van or almost clipped the van and lost control, according to Lt. Jeff Turner.Turner said the motorcycle fell over in the right lane and a semi-truck ran over the ...

  • Forest Service cleaning up illegal dumps

    DURANGO, Colo. - Rangers at Colorado’s Forest Service say they spend precious time and resources cleaning up illegal dumps on public lands.Columbine district ranger Matt Janowiak says his district spends about $2,000 a year in landfill fees alone. The cost of labor and transportation isn't included.According to ...

  • Man opens fire drives away intruders

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A Colorado Springs man opened fire on three armed intruders who allegedly broke into his home early Friday morning, driving them away.Colorado Springs police officers were called to an apartment at 700 Tia Juana St. around 3 a.m. after receiving reports of a home invasion.The victim said two men and one woman knocked on his front door. The resident said he did not know ...

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