Author: The Colorado Springs Gazette
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PHOTOS: Kansas City Chiefs defeat San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 54
Patrick Mahomes led the Kansas City Chiefs to 21-straight points in the final 6:13, hitting two long passes on touchdown drives for a 31-20 victory Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, over the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl.
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Victims of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash: Who they were
CALABASAS, Calif. — Investigators worked Monday on a rugged hillside outside Los Angeles where a helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others crashed in foggy weather considered dangerous enough that local police departments had grounded their choppers. About 20 investigators were on the scene where everyone aboard was killed Sunday morning in a wreck that…
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Kobe Bryant, daughter perish in copter crash, 7 others dead
NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash on a remote, steep hillside in Southern California on Sunday, his sudden death at age 41 touching off an outpouring of grief for a star whose celebrity transcended basketball. The chopper went down in Calabasas, about 30 miles (48…
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2 Custer County inmates escape after locking deputy in cell
WESTCLIFFE — Authorities in Colorado searched Monday for two inmates, including one suspected of attempted murder, who escaped from a jail in a small town after overpowering a guard and locking her in a cell. Jerry Williams, 39, of La Junta, who is suspected of attempted murder and other crimes, and Bryan Webb, 30, of…
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Truck driver in Colorado killed after crash with train
PEETZ — The driver of a semitrailer died after colliding with a freight train in northeastern Colorado on Friday. The collision happened at a rail crossing in Logan County near the Nebraska border. The semitrailer caught fire following the crash and the driver was later pronounced dead, Colorado State Patrol spokesman Cpl. Ivan Alvarado said.…
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Iran retaliates against US with ballistic missile attack at air base
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran struck back at the United States for the killing of a top Iranian general early Wednesday, firing a series of ballistic missiles at two Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops and warning the United States and its allies in the region not to retaliate. The strikes by Iran were a major escalation…
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Denver police kill armed man pulled over in stolen car
AURORA — An armed man driving a stolen car was shot and killed by Denver police on Monday, authorities said. The shooting happened during the evening rush hour after Denver police officers saw a stolen vehicle in the southwest part of the city and followed it to an exit off Interstate 225 in neighboring Aurora,…
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PHOTOS: 2020 Golden Globe Awards
Highlights from the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020.