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  • Sheriffs file lawsuit seeking overturn of gun laws

    DENVER - Most of county sheriffs in Colorado have joined in a lawsuit against the state over the new gun control laws. In all, 54 of the state's 64 sheriffs have signed on as plaintiffs in the suit which seeks to overturn the high capacity magazine ban and expanded background checks. The sheriffs announced the filing of their suit at a news conference held Friday morning in the lobby of ...

  • Irritant spray hospitalizes 4 high school students

    http://bit.ly/Z2b1TW ) the Fairview High School student released the substance from a small canister in the student center at about 2:30 p.m. Friday. Four students were hospitalized, while two students and two staff members were treated at the ...

  • War vet gets 21 years in biker shooting

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - An Iraq War veteran who was convicted of manslaughter in a motorcycle club shooting has been sentenced to 21 years in prison.Sgt. Christopher Mountjoy, assigned to the Army's Fort Carson, was sentenced Thursday in the shooting death of an unarmed man outside the Sin City Disciples motorcycle club in Colorado Springs in 2012.The Colorado Springs Gazette reports ...

  • Pet on the Web- Goliath

    Met Goliath! He is a six-year-old black Labrador retriever mastiff mix. Goliath is a big boy, at 110 pounds, and can be quite strong. He's looking for an experienced owner to help with some leash manners. His adoption fee is $130, and includes a voucher for a vet exam, a one-year license, 45-days of health insurance, and a microchip. For information on Goliath, or any other animal, ...

  • Magpul joins Colorado sheriffs in filing lawsuit against gun-control bills

    Magpul Industries joined 54 Colorado county sheriffs Friday in filing a federal lawsuit against the state’s recently signed gun-control bills.But even if the lawsuit is successful, the Erie-based firearms company is still planning to leave ...

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Spy Kids

Robert Rodriguez's Spy Kids is a high-octane children's fantasy in which a couple of kids find out that their parents are not only retired secret agents, but they have been kidnapped by an arch-villain and it is up to the two kids to save the day. It's the ultimate kid's dream come true in the way everything about reality is inverted to their liking. Adults become the victims in need of he ... ...

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  • Nuggets-Warriors Game 6 Gameday

    Posted May 3, 2013 05:40 OAKLAND, Calif. - Handed the toughest early season schedule imaginable, the Denver Nuggets banded together and persevered. After losing their best outside shooter to a knee injury in the first week of April, they went on to set a team NBA record with 57 victories and secured the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference. Conceding defeat wasn't part of Denver's ...

  • Denver Business Journal wins 33 awards in 4-state Society of Professional Journalists news competition

    The DBJ's award-winning coverage of the 2012 election. The Denver Business Journal staff has won 33 awards, including 13 first-place honors, in a four-state Society of Professional Journalists competition. The SPJ's "Top of the Rockies" awards for excellence in newspaper, digital and broadcast news were presented Friday night at the Denver Press Club. The Journal won nearly twice ...

  • Colorado sheriffs sue the state over new gun control laws

    filed a lawsuit in federal court against the state Friday in an effort to overturn two new gun control bills that are set to go into effect on July 1. The plaintiffs have in their sights one law that effectively bans all firearm magazines, and one that requires a background check for every gun transfer when the gun will be in the possession of someone other than the owner for more than 72 ...

  • No. 3 Nuggets set to face No. 6 Golden State in playoffs

    Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images After setting NBA team records with 57 wins and 38 home victories, the Denver Nuggets are ready for the postseason. The Nuggets captured the No. 3 seed in the West with their 23rd consecutive home win Wednesday night and will open the Western Conference playoffs Saturday at Pepsi Center against the Golden State Warriors. Denver (57-25) and the Warriors ...

  • FIGHTING BACKColorado Sheriffs Sue Over New State Gun Restrictions

    May 17 2013: Weld County, Colo., Sheriff John Cooke, left, with El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa, center right, and other sheriffs standing behind him, speaks during a news conference at which he announced that 54 Colorado sheriffs are filing a federal civil lawsuit against two gun control bills passed by the Colorado Legislature, in ...

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