Author: Karen Auge
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Classmates: Ridgeway suspect fascinated by crime-scene forensics
The teenager who police say killed 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway was described by a former classmate as nice and helpful, by another as creepy. But those who know him universally describe Austin Reed Sigg, 17, as very smart, and very interested in the science of crime-scene investigation and the mechanics of death. Jacqueline Miller, who shared…
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Douglas County school voucher program off to hectic start
March Madness started a day early at Douglas County School District headquarters.After the district’s board approved a pilot program Tuesday night that will help pay private-school tuition for hundreds of students, the phones started ringing off the hook Wednesday morning.By the time exhausted office staffers went home Wednesday evening, they had logged more than 400…
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Deadbeat parents’ luck pays off for kids
Deadbeat parents who hit it lucky gambling in Colorado have handed over more than $1 million in winnings to their kids, thanks to a 2-year-old state law that requires casinos to check whether big winners are behind in child-support payments. The 2008 law requires casinos to check the child-support status of anyone who wins $1,200…
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Well-known Trinidad sex-reassignment doctor leaves
If you want to hide out in Trinidad, stay away from the Hot Spot at the Savoy. Every single customer — and there were more than a dozen — who stepped into the long, narrow downtown diner during a recent lunch hour was greeted by name or back-slapped or fussed over by somebody already inside.…
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Springs not the only city grappling with homelessness
COLORADO SPRINGS – The campsite is swept clean. An American flag pokes out of one tent. A Bible sits on a table crafted out of wooden crates. A black kitty, welcomed for his mousing skill, scurries around. The resident, in camouflage pants and knit cap, doesn’t want to talk about his life along Monument Creek…