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  • 7th grader finalist in Natl Geo. Bee

    WASHINGTON - A seventh-grader from Aurora will represent Colorado in the final round of the National Geographic Bee.Pranit Nanda was one of 10 students from across the country named a finalist in the competition in Washington on Monday. The 13-year-old attends Aurora Quest K-8 School.The finals will be held Wednesday and hosted by Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek.The winner will receive a $25,000 ...

  • JeffCo considers partial open carry ban

    JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. - Jefferson County Commissioners are poised to ban the open carrying of guns into certain county buildings.Jefferson County District Attorney Peter Weir is a self-described proponent of the Second Amendment, but also says he supports the proposal.In particular, Weir says there are some offices that deal with emotionally charged issues where tensions are higher and ...

  • RTD looks for homes for prairie dogs

    AURORA, Colo. - RTD may have to euthanize hundreds of prairie dogs that live along the future course of the I-225 FasTracks project.A RTD spokesperson told 7NEWS it estimated 720 black-tailed prairie dogs live in open fields that will be turned into train stops with parking lots. The spokesperson for the I-225 corridor Tina Jaquez said they contacted more than 30 locations, but everyone refused ...

  • Todays MLB starting lineups May 20

    Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...

  • Angry Mob In Pueblo Attacks Holds Man Thought To Be Sex Offender

    PUEBLO, Colo. (CBS4) – An angry mob in Pueblo chased down a man they believe is a sexual deviant and was sexually assaulting children in their neighborhood, but police say they don't have evidence to hold him. East side residents were angry because police had not warned them about the sex assaults and were looking for a man fitting a certain description on ...


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The Exorcism of Emily Rose

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

I don't think I'm giving anything anyway by disputing up front the conviction of cowriter/director Scott Derrickson that The Exorcism of Emily Rose presents evenly both sides of the film's central debate about the validity of a Midwestern college studen's su ... ...

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  • 2 Children Attacked By Coyote In Colorado Springs

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) - A hunt is under way in Colorado Springs for a coyote that attacked two children in a park last Thursday. The attacks happened in Goose Gossage Park in broad daylight with a lot of people around. A coyote nipped a 4-year-old, but the child isn’t badly hurt. But that wasn’t the case for 2-year-old Raegan. The coyote grabbed her as she came off a ...

  • New attorney joins Holmes prosecution

    CENTENNIAL, Colo. - An assistant state attorney general has been appointed to the team prosecuting James Holmes in the Colorado theater shootings.District Attorney George Brauchler added Daniel W. Edwards to the case on May 8. The move was announced in a court filing made public Monday.Edwards is on the attorney general's Violent Crime Assistance Team. Brauchler's spokeswoman ...

  • Xcel Energy Plans Biomass Demo Project In Colorado

    DENVER (AP) – Xcel Energy Inc. is asking Colorado regulators to approve a demonstration project that would use forest biomass to generate ...

  • Prosecutor Joins Team In Theater Shootings

    CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) – An assistant state attorney general has been appointed to the team prosecuting James Holmes in the Colorado theater shootings. District Attorney George Brauchler added Daniel W. Edwards to the case on May 8. The move was announced in a court filing made public Monday. Edwards is on the attorney general’s Violent Crime Assistance Team. Brauchler’s ...

  • Man Accused Of Threatening Rep. Fields Pleads Not Guilty

    DENVER (CBS4) – A man accused of threatening a state lawmaker over her stance on gun control entered a not guilty plea on Monday. Franklin Sain’s attorney is asking for specifics from prosecutors. He wants the district attorney to be very specific about what comments Sain, 42, allegedly made to Rep. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora, that he considers criminal. "We're hoping that ...

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