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Air Force: 34 missile officers in cheating scandal; others in drug probe
WASHINGTON —Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James says 34 missile launch officers have been implicated in a cheating scandal and three others have been implicated in a drug probe, the latest missteps by those who maintain and operate the nation’s 450 nuclear missiles. In all, the drug scandal encompasses 11 Air Force officers across six…
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Marijuana amnesty boxes going up at Colorado Springs Airport
Amnesty boxes are going up at the Colorado Springs Airport on Wednesday for people who didn’t realize that it’s illegal to possess marijuana on a plane. It is legal to leave marijuana in a parked car at airports under the Colorado law that legalized recreational marijuana, but you can’t bring marijuana inside airport facilities. Officials…
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Wind gusts will keep pummeling Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Wind gusts as strong as 45 mph blew through the Colorado Springs area and gusts were expected to be even stronger further north, according to the National Weather Service. “The overall pattern that’s producing these…
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Wind gusts will keep pummeling Colorado
Wind gusts as strong as 45 mph blew through the Colorado Springs area and gusts were expected to be even stronger further north, according to the National Weather Service. “The overall pattern that’s producing these strong winds will continue through Tuesday,” said meteorologist Makoto Moore. High winds and blowing dust caused numerous wrecks Monday afternoon…
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Wind, dust, snow slow Sunday traffic in Colorado
Snow, dust and blustery winds caused traffic problems in Colorado on Sunday. Interstate 25 was closed near Pueblo, mile markers 90 – 94, for a brief time Sunday afternoon because of high wind and blowing dust that created visibility problems. Both northbound and southbound I-25 were reopened about 1 p.m., but Colorado State Patrol reduced…
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Wind, dust, snow slow Sunday traffic in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Snow, dust and blustery winds caused traffic problems in Colorado on Sunday. Interstate 25 was closed near Pueblo, mile markers 90 – 94, for a brief time Sunday afternoon because of high wind and blowing…
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Fire reported at south Colorado Springs apartments
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two Colorado Springs firefighters were injured Wednesday morning after crews responded to a fire at the Summit Apartments on the city’s south side. Christopher Riley, fire chief for the Colorado Springs Fire Department, said the…
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Maddux, Glavine, Thomas, gain Baseball Hall of Fame
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NEW YORK — Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas were elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame on Wednesday, while Craig Biggio fell two votes short and tainted stars of the Steroids Era remained a…
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Fire reported at south Colorado Springs apartments
Two Colorado Springs firefighters were injured Wednesday morning after crews responded to a fire at the Summit Apartments on the city’s south side. Christopher Riley, fire chief for the Colorado Springs Fire Department, said the fire was reported at 8:16 a.m. Riley said no residents were in the single apartment at which the fire started.…
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Maddux, Glavine, Thomas, gain Baseball Hall of Fame
NEW YORK — Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas were elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame on Wednesday, while Craig Biggio fell two votes short and tainted stars of the Steroids Era remained a long way from Cooperstown. Maddux was picked on 555 of 571 ballots by senior members of the Baseball Writers’ Association…