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updated: Sun Jul 20, 2008 09:45 am

Colorado Springs Metro News

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2 hrs ago | Inside Bay Area

African-American rodeo in Castro Valley honors heritage

A contestant jumps off a horse during the bareback riding event at the Bill Picket Invitational Sunday, July 13th, 2008 at Rowell Ranch Rodeo.

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Related Topix: California State University System, East Bay (California State University System), University of California System, Los Angeles (California State University System), UC Los Angeles, Bakersfield (California State University System)

11 hrs ago | The Gazette

Woman charged as accessory in Funderburg murder

Prosecutors have charged a Colorado Springs woman with accessory to murder in the case of an illegal immigrant charged with killing a 22-year-old woman, then dumping her body over a cliff east of the city.

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Related Topix: Colorado Springs (University of Colorado System), Colorado Springs, CO, University of Colorado System

Sat Jul 19, 2008

Denver Post

Two nabbed in child-porn sting

Tony Ray Lester, 40, left, and Cory M. Stoffel, 23, were living in a trailer in Ellicott.

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Related Topix: El Paso County, CO, Colorado Springs (University of Colorado System), University of Colorado System, Colorado Springs, CO

Fri Jul 18, 2008

KRDO-TV Colorado Springs

Soldier and Wife Face Child Porn Charges

A Fort Carson soldier and his wife are behind bars, facing child pornography charges.

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Related Topix: Fort Carson, CO, Colorado Springs, CO, Internet Service Providers

Coyote Gulch

Fountain Creek management

The Corps of Engineers has finished their study of Fountain Creek, according to The Pueblo Chieftain .

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Related Topix: Colorado Springs (University of Colorado System), University of Colorado System, Colorado Springs, CO, Natural Disasters, Flood, US Politics, Ken Salazar, US News, US Senate, Democrat

Thu Jul 17, 2008

KKTV

Colorado Springs Murder Suspect Arrested in Illinois

A suspect wanted for allegedly shooting and killing a man at a Colorado Springs sports bar has been arrested in Illinois.

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Related Topix: Colorado Springs, CO, Violent Crime, Victor, CO

Star-Herald

Man gets 4-5 years for Taco John's embezzlement

A judge has sentenced a man to four to five years in prison and ordered him to repay more than $220,000 he embezzled from Taco John's International.

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Related Topix: Colorado Springs, CO

The Gazette

Ex-Carson soldier pleads guilty in death of fellow vet

A former Fort Carson soldier and Iraq war veteran has admitted his involvement in the December shooting death of a fellow veteran.

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Related Topix: Fort Carson, CO, Life, Veteran Affairs, US Military, Fort Carson, US Army, Colorado Springs (University of Colorado System), University of Colorado System, Colorado Springs, CO

Wed Jul 16, 2008

KKTV

Springs Police Make Second Arrest in Murder

Homicide detectives from the Colorado Springs Police Department have arrested a second suspect in connection with the murder of Matthew Webb.

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Related Topix: Colorado Springs (University of Colorado System), University of Colorado System, Colorado Springs, CO, El Paso County, CO, Summit County, CO

Denver Post

Mixup blamed for court absence

A woman considered a person of interest in an investigation of calls that may have sparked a recent raid on a Texas polygamist group appeared in a Colorado courtroom Tuesday, a day after she was supposed to ...

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Related Topix: Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO

The Gazette

Money not spent properly, audit says

An audit says the Colorado State Parks Division failed to properly account for millions of dollars and misspent tens of thousands more, including hiring an $800-an-hour comedian and overpaying for food.

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Related Topix: Teller County, CO, Colorado Springs (University of Colorado System), University of Colorado System, Colorado Springs, CO

Tue Jul 15, 2008

Colorado Springs Real Estate Connection

Study Proves That Photos Sell Homes for Sale in Colorado Springs ... and Everywhere Else.

A recent study from Point2 Technologies found that: "Compared to listings with only one photo, those with 21 or more photos generated more than triple the number of Detailed Views, more than double the amount ...

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Related Topix: Colorado Springs (University of Colorado System), University of Colorado System, Colorado Springs, CO, Fountain, CO

Vail Daily

Bear breaks into Circuit City

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado - A startled bear - perhaps hungry for a plasma TV - broke into a Circuit City store in Colorado Springs this morning.

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Related Topix: TV, Electronics, Colorado College, Colorado Springs (University of Colorado System), University of Colorado System, Colorado Springs, CO

KRQE

Lion on the prowl in Colorado Springs?

It could be an African lion or maybe just a big dog. Authorities in the Colorado Springs, Colorado, area are investigating reports of a roaming African lion.

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Related Topix: Colorado Springs (University of Colorado System), University of Colorado System, Colorado Springs, CO, Colorado College

Aspen Times Weekly

Search called off for African lion in El Paso County

Authorities called off a search for an African lion reportedly seen in eastern El Paso County on Monday unsure if there really ever was a big cat roaming the plains.

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Related Topix: El Paso County, CO, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO

Mon Jul 14, 2008

KKTV

Grass Fire Near Colorado Springs Airport

A fully contained grass fire near the Colorado Springs Airport sent multiple fire agencies scrambling to put it out.

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Related Topix: Colorado Springs, CO, Fire, Natural Disasters, Wildfire

Sun Jul 13, 2008

KMGH-TV Denver

Woman Sentenced For Starving Horses

A woman who had more than 20 horses taken from her care over three years because she had starved them has been sentenced to six months in prison.

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Related Topix: Colorado Springs, CO

Themonitor.com

How to flirt with text messages

He hasn't texted back or e-mailed in, like, three hours. So when he said "ttyl," exactly how much later did he mean? As if dating weren't complicated enough, technology has given singles new ways to wonder just ...

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Related Topix: National University of Health Sciences, National College of Natural Medicine, National University, The College of Wooster

KKTV

Suspect In Park Assault Charged With Murder

Police have charged a man for first degree murder for the beating death of another man at a park in Colorado Springs Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Colorado Springs (University of Colorado System), University of Colorado System, Colorado Springs, CO, El Paso County, CO

Sat Jul 12, 2008

KKTV

Woman Sues Over Can't-Win Colorado Scratch Tickets

A Colorado Springs woman who bought scratch tickets with no chance of winning the top prize is suing the owner of the gas station where she bought the tickets a decade ago.

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Related Topix: Colorado Springs (University of Colorado System), Colorado Springs, CO, University of Colorado System, Colorado College

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