Tag: new mexico
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10th Circuit rules State Farm not required to pay benefits in I‑25 swerving crash
The Denver-based federal appeals court concluded last week that two vehicle occupants who were injured while swerving to avoid a man in the middle of Interstate 25 are not entitled to insurance benefits. Plaintiffs Stephanie Mazur and Julia Wunder were in a vehicle insured by State Farm at the time of their wreck. The insurance…
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New Mexico man convicted of killing girlfriend in Colorado Springs receives life sentence
A New Mexico man will serve a life sentence in the Department of Corrections after an El Paso County jury found him guilty of murdering his girlfriend with a stolen gun near a Colorado Springs bus stop in June 2023. On July 17, 2023, the Colorado Springs Police Department arrested 53-year-old Gilbert Lopez Jr. on…
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‘I feel an obligation’: Monument painter finds purpose in capturing roadside Americana
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Vacant motels, deserted gas stations and vintage marquee signs dot the highways and byways of America. Proof that entropy is always lurking, waiting to claim what humans have left behind. While most of us speed on by those rusty, leftover, forgotten buildings, antique cars and…
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‘I feel an obligation’: Monument painter finds purpose in capturing roadside Americana
Vacant motels, deserted gas stations and vintage marquee signs dot the highways and byways of America. Proof that entropy is always lurking, waiting to claim what humans have left behind. While most of us speed on by those rusty, leftover, forgotten buildings, antique cars and dilapidated eateries without a second thought, they still sparkle for…
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Northbound I-25 to close overnight in southern Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Those hoping to get an early start on weekend travel, beware. The Colorado Department of Transportation announced on Thursday that northbound Interstate 25 will be closed overnight near the Southern Colorado city of Walsenburg, about 40 miles from the New Mexico border. CDOT officials say…
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Northbound I-25 to close overnight in southern Colorado
Those hoping to get an early start on weekend travel, beware. The Colorado Department of Transportation announced on Thursday that northbound Interstate 25 will be closed overnight near the Southern Colorado city of Walsenburg, about 40 miles from the New Mexico border. CDOT officials say the closure will allow crews to shift traffic over the…
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‘I feel an obligation’: Monument painter finds purpose in capturing roadside Americana
Vacant motels, deserted gas stations and vintage marquee signs dot the highways and byways of America. Proof that entropy is always lurking, waiting to claim what humans have left behind. While most of us speed on by those rusty, leftover, forgotten buildings, antique cars and dilapidated eateries without a second thought, they still sparkle for…
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Peak Performer: Palmer Ridge’s Kayleigh Garcia knocking her freshman softball season out of the park
Kayleigh Garcia’s softball career at Palmer Ridge began with a bang. Rather, Garcia’s freshman campaign started with a pair of home runs. Garcia hit two homers against Pueblo West on Aug. 21, and she hasn’t stopped crushing the ball since. The Bears freshman has 10 homers in 20 games and leads the team in stolen…
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Fountain Valley School brings cycling race to Colorado Springs
Numerous years of preparation will come to fruition this weekend for high school cyclists. Fountain Valley School will host the Lazy B Ranch Rally high school mountain bike race Friday through Sunday as part of the Colorado High School Cycling League competition. The event will take place at Fountain Valley’s 1,100-acre Prairie campus and will…
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Wine Guy: Perusing a wide world of wines
Given the nature of the wine industry in Colorado, I mostly only have opportunities to review wines from the West Coast, Europe and South America. But consider wine was first made in New Mexico in 1629, Texas in 1659, and Armenia over 6,000 years ago, while in California in 1767. Try these wines for a…