Author: The Colorado Springs Gazette
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Broncos’ stadium getting new name with long-term deal
ENGLEWOOD — The Denver Broncos have partnered with Empower Retirement on a 21-year deal to name their stadium “Empower Field at Mile High.” The Metropolitan Football Stadium District will meet later this week to sign off on the agreement that runs through 2039 and ends a three-year span without a title sponsor for the stadium…
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Harry Potter removed from Catholic school library
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Catholic school in Tennessee has removed the Harry Potter books from its library after the school’s priest decided they could cause a reader to conjure evil spirits. In an email obtained by The Tennessean , the Rev. Dan Reehil of Nashville’s St. Edward Catholic School said he consulted exorcists in the…
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Colorado student on life support after being hit by vehicle
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say a Colorado State University student has been placed on life support after he was struck by a vehicle on college grounds. University spokeswoman Dell Rae Ciaravola (chair-uh-VOH’-luh) said Wednesday that 19-year-old Anthony Avery was hit by a car on Monday. Campus police initially reported that Avery died but…
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Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s plane crashes in Tennessee
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. is safe and in a hospital for evaluation after his plane crashed in east Tennessee, the NASCAR television analyst and retired driver’s sister tweeted. Earnhardt’s sister, Kelley Earnhardt Miller, tweeted that the driver’s wife, Amy, and 15-month-old daughter, Isla, also were on the plane along with two pilots. “Everyone…
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CU’s Ralphie named to all-time Top 10 college mascot list
ATHENS, Ga. — Sports Illustrated is celebrating college football’s 150th season by ranking the top 10 all-time greatest mascots, putting the University of Georgia’s bulldog in first place. Ralphie, the 1,200-pound live buffalo, came in at No. 6. The magazine includes both real and costumed mascots in this week’s edition. Following Uga is the Duck…
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Man dies after crash of electric scooter in Denver
DENVER — Police say a Montana man has died after he collided with a car while riding an electric scooter in Denver last week. The Denver Post reported Monday that 26-year-old Cameron Hagan of Billings crashed the Lyft scooter on Aug. 4. Denver police say Hagan was riding “carelessly” when the collision threw him from…
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CSP recommends no charges for driver that struck, killed Trooper William Moden
DENVER — No charges will be filed against the driver who hit and killed a state trooper in eastern Colorado. Col. Matthew Packard, chief of the Colorado State Patrol, said Thursday the driver was not impaired, was not using his cellphone, was not speeding and did not have any mechanical issues with his pickup when…
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Police shoot, kill man during traffic stop in western Colorado
A man who was shot by police during a traffic stop in western Colorado has died. The Glenwood Springs Post Independent reports 57-year-old Allan George was wanted on a warrant as a sex offender when he was pulled over by Rifle police on Monday night. Walt Stowe, a spokesman for the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office,…