Tag: rifle
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Old Colorado City arson suspect set fires because he was ‘angry,’ affidavit reveals
A man arrested Sunday for allegedly starting three separate fires that evening did so because he was “angry,” according to a recently released arrest affidavit obtained by Gazette media partner KOAA. The affidavit reveals more about what led investigators to take the man, identified as Bernie Hidalgo, into custody. Read more on this story at…
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Frozen phenoms: The marvelous ice caves of western Colorado
It’s not a drive that people soon forget, that drive from the little western Colorado town of Rifle to the place where the landscape suddenly, drastically alters. From the turn at the bowling alley to the place where the road turns to dirt, it’s only about 14 miles. “I remember the first time I drove…
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Man with military-style rifle shot and killed by police at busy Colorado Springs gas station
A man with a military-style assault rifle was shot and killed early Thursday in the second officer-involved shooting in El Paso County in four days, according to law enforcement officials. Police said they shot the man, whose name hasn’t been released, after he accosted a customer at a gas station fuel pump. At about 6:30…
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Expect delays on I-70 near Glenwood Springs Wednesday, CDOT says
Drivers planning to use eastbound Interstate Highway 70 between Rifle and Glenwood Springs Wednesday or Thursday should use an alternate route or plan for “significant delays” as recovery crews work to remove a FedEx truck from the Colorado River, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. “Motorists should plan for the possibility of an eastbound…
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PRIMARY 2020 | Shooters Grill owner Lauren Boebert upsets incumbent Scott Tipton in CD3 GOP race
Click here for Colorado primary results Rifle restaurateur Lauren Boebert, a newcomer to politics, roared out to a big lead in western and southern Colorado’s Congressional District 3 on her way to upsetting five-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton of Cortez Tuesday night. “Third District Republicans have decided who they want to run against the…