Author: The Colorado Springs Gazette
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Some of the deadliest US mass shootings to happen in the last 2 years
A gunman opened fire Saturday at a shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, killing at least 15 people. A list of some of the deadliest mass shootings in the United States in the last two years: — May 31, 2019: Longtime city worker DeWayne Craddock opened fire in a building that houses Virginia Beach government…
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WATCH: Longhorn escapes cattle drive in downtown Colorado Springs
An enterprising cowboy lassoed a longhorn inside the lobby of a downtown Colorado Springs building Friday after the cow broke free from Ride for the Brand Cattle Drive parade and charged its way inside. Pedestrians scurried out of harm’s way during the brief escape as the longhorn romped across a street and through an open door at…
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Boy, 10, charged after classmate hit in face with ball
CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A 10-year-old suburban Detroit boy has been charged with aggravated assault after hitting a 9-year-old classmate in the face with a rubber ball similar to a dodge ball. The Wayne County prosecutor’s office says students at a Canton Township school were playing “tips” April 29 in which participants jump to…
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Former Colorado Rockies star Troy Tulowitzki retires
BOSTON — Troy Tulowitzki, a five-time All-Star with the Colorado Rockies who has missed most of the past two seasons with leg injuries, announced his retirement on Thursday, more than three months after he played in his last game for the New York Yankees. “For as long as I can remember, my dream was to…
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Remains found of Colorado girl who disappeared in 1984
GREELEY • The disappearance of 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews shortly after singing “Jingle Bells” with classmates at a 1984 Christmas concert stunned this rural town in northern Colorado. Her case attracted the attention of the White House, coming at a time when photographs of missing children were placed on milk cartons to heighten awareness. Thursday, police…
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Mueller clarifies that he did not consider bringing criminal charges against Trump
WASHINGTON — Former special counsel Robert Mueller has clarified that he did not consider bringing criminal charges against President Donald Trump as part of his Russia investigation. Mueller in his congressional testimony Wednesday morning seemed to agree that he did not charge Trump with obstruction of justice because of Justice Department guidance saying a sitting…
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2 dead in separate waterway accidents in Colorado
DENVER — Authorities say two people died in separate incidents after being swept away in waterways outside Denver. Jefferson County sheriff’s officials tell KUSA-TV a man in his mid-20s was wading in Clear Creek Canyon with a group of people when he was swept downstream Sunday. The man, who wasn’t identified, was found near a…
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Olympic, pro boxing champion Pernell Whitaker dies after being hit by car
Former boxing champion Pernell Whitaker has died after he was hit by a car in Virginia. He was 55. Police in Virginia Beach on Monday say Whitaker was a pedestrian when struck by the car Sunday night. The driver remained on the scene, where Whitaker was pronounced dead. Whitaker was an Olympic gold medalist and…
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Colorado corrections officer accused of smuggling drugs in burrito
SALIDA — A corrections officer is accused of trying to smuggle a drug-filled burrito into a central Colorado prison. KUSA-TV in Denver reports a corrections investigator acting on a tip from a prisoner approached Trevor Martineau when he arrived to work at the Buena Vista Correctional Facility on July 2. According to court records, Martineau acknowledged having…
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Indiana toddler, allegedly dangled by grandfather, dies after fall from cruise ship
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Authorities say a toddler apparently slipped from her grandfather’s hands and fell to her death from a cruise ship docked in Puerto Rico. Police said Monday the grandfather of the 1-year-old girl from Indiana told officers he lost his grip while holding her outside a window on the 11th story…