Author: cbrubaker
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Tri-Lakes news briefs for March 12, 2025
Extreme speeding El Paso County saw by far the most citations for extreme speeding in 2024, according to data released by the Colorado State Patrol. In El Paso County, 2,170 citations were issued for speeding at the highest level, which is 20-40+ MPH over the posted limit. Neighboring Douglas County was the next highest with…
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Javon Ruffin, CU Buffs vs. TCU
Colorado senior guard Javon Ruffin (11) looks on during a game against TCU on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at the CU Events Center in Boulder.
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Fed chair says interest rates on hold with economic uncertainty widespread
NEW YORK • The Federal Reserve is likely to keep its key interest rate unchanged in the coming months as it waits for widespread “uncertainty” stemming from President Donald Trump’s policies to resolve, Chair Jerome Powell said Friday at a conference in New York. Powell said the Trump administration is making policy changes in several…
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Judge reinstates labor board member fired by Trump
A federal judge on Thursday said President Donald Trump’s firing of a Democratic member of the National Labor Relations Board was illegal and ordered that she be reinstated to her post. The decision by U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington, D.C., restores a quorum of three members at the labor board, which had been…
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Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) prepares for a faceoff against the Colorado Avalanche during the third period Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at Ball Arena in Denver. The Avalanche won 4-1. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
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Colorado Avalanche goaltender Scott Wedgewood (41) looks toward the scoreboard after the Pittsburgh Penguins scored during the second period Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at Ball Arena in Denver. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
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Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 79-year-old woman who received the original Zostavax vaccine around 2010. Then, when the newer, improved Shingrix vaccine became available, I was given the two-shot series in 2019. Feeling quite confident that I was well-protected, I was shocked when I was diagnosed with a very painful case of shingles in…
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Mugshot Monday: Most wanted in the Colorado Springs area
Wanted Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help finding the following people for whom felony arrest warrants have been issued. Zachary Allen Alberti — age 21, 6 feet, 1 inch tall, 160 pounds, with blond hair and hazel eyes, sought on suspicion of assault 1. Corey Joseph Connery — age 33,…
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Briefs
U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea SEOUL, South Korea • A U.S. aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Sunday in a show of force, days after North Korea test-launched cruise missiles to demonstrate its counterattack capabilities. The arrival of the USS Carl Vinson and its strike group at the South Korean port of…