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  • ACLU seeks state execution plans

    AURORA, Colo. - The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado wants to force the Department of Corrections to reveal exactly how they plan to put Nathan Dunlap to death in August.Dunlap was a 19-year-old former Chuck E. Cheese employee when he walked into the restaurant in Aurora in 1993 at closing time and shot five people in the head and then stole $1,500 from a safe.Three teenagers and a ...

  • Tea party activists rally outside Denver IRS

    < 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } DENVER-Some tea party activists are rallying outside the IRS office in Denver. About 30 people were gathered at the start of Tuesday's rally, holding signs and listening to speakers. Other rallies were planned in Durango, Colorado Springs and Fort Collins. The demonstrations are among dozens planned nationally Tuesday to protest IRS scrutiny of ...

  • Former Rhode Island Senate Candidate Announces Plan To Run For Colorado Governor

    FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) – Steve Laffey, a onetime Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Rhode Island, announced Tuesday he’s running for governor of Colorado. Laffey is a former investment banker and mayor of Cranston, Rhode Island’s third-largest city. In 2006, he took on incumbent Sen. Lincoln Chafee in Rhode Island’s Republican Senate primary with the backing of ...

  • Weld County DA Buck ‘I Am In Remission’

    GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4) - The district attorney in Weld County says he’s cancer free after going through chemotherapy to treat lymphoma. Ken Buck, a Republican who has been DA since 2004 and who recently ran for U.S. Senate, shared the following good news on his Facebook page late Monday ...

  • Woman Plans Not Guilty Plea In Ebel Gun Purchase

    CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) -- A woman accused of buying the gun used to kill Colorado’s prisons chief plans to plead not guilty, her lawyer said Monday. Stevie Marie Ann Vigil, 22, is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday. Prosecutors said she bought a 9mm Smith & Wesson handgun on March 6 and gave it to Evan Ebel, the only suspect named in the killing of corrections director Tom ...


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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button [Blu-Ray]

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button [Blu-Ray]

While the title would seem to suggest a story of relative modesty, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is anything but. Running nearly three hours in length and spanning some 80 years of American history, from World War I to Hurricane Katrina, ... ...

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  • Top 10 Family Cars Of 2013

    IRVINE, CA (WWJ) – Kelly Blue Book’s list of the 10 Best Family Cars includes mid-size cars, minivans and small SUVs. It’s also a mix of brands, foreign and domestic. ';This is a great year for family cars,'; said Jack Nerad, Kelly Blue Book’s executive market analyst. ';There are some new entries in the marketplace that are terrific. Some of the old ...

  • Denver Nuggets honor team doctor for 25 years of service

    Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images It took only a few seconds for 25 years of memories to come flooding back for Dr. Steve Traina. From Andre Miller's shoulder to Chris Andersen's knees to Todd Lichti's shattered foot, Traina remembered the numerous players he has helped recover from injury and resume their NBA career during his tenure as team doctor for the Denver Nuggets. ...

  • Atty Ebel forced woman to give him gun

    An attorney for a woman accused of providing the weapon used to kill Colorado's prisons chief says Evan Ebel forced her to turn over the gun.Stevie Marie Anne Vigil pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a charge of buying a handgun and giving it to Ebel, the sole suspect in the shooting death of state corrections chief Tom Clements in March.Ebel died days later in a shootout with officers in ...

  • Families in need get needed childcare

    DENVER - For those seeking a new beginning in life, support is key to their success. 7Everyday Hero Emma Miller is using her retirement years to nurture families looking to improve their lives. She volunteers in the pre-school at Denver's Warren Village."Warren Village is a unique program for homeless single parents and their children. It provides an opportunity for parents to get back ...

  • Former RI man to run for Colo. governor

    DENVER - A onetime Republican Senate candidate from Rhode Island says he's going to run for governor of Colorado.Former Cranston Mayor Steve Laffey took on then-incumbent U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee in the Republican primary in 2006. Laffey had the backing of conservative groups, but lost the primary. Chafee lost in the general election.Laffey, a former investment banker with six children, ...

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