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Thursday, June 13, 2013

The Two-Way

Colorado Fires: Two Deaths Reported; 5 Percent Containment

The Black Forest wildfire is burning near Colorado Springs, Colo. As Thursday dawned it was "zero percent contained," authorities said.

June 13, 2013 Around 360 homes near Colorado Springs had been destroyed by midday Thursday. The wildfire there is one of several burning across the state. Two bodies were recovered Thursday in the burn area of the Black Forest fire near the city.

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Thursday, May 02, 2013

Shots - Health News

Colorado Weighs Reopening Psychiatric Hospital For Homeless

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, center, exits the Fort Lyon Correctional Facility in Las Animas, Colo., on Wednesday after touring the facility. Hickenlooper has proposed closing the facility due to budget concerns.

May 2, 2013 CPRColorado's Democratic governor wants to move mentally ill homeless people to Fort Lyon, a former psychiatric hospital and prison in the southeast corner of the state. Critics say it would make more sense to rent apartments for the people in the neighborhoods where they are now.

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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Shots - Health News

Companies On The Move Look For Healthy Workers

A Denver man runs in the snow near Washington Park after a winter storm moved through town in late January.

April 10, 2013 Penny-pinching CEOs are relocating businesses to places with fitter workers and lower health costs. Colorado, where adult obesity rates are low, is playing up its health advantage as it tries to lure companies to move.

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Monday, April 01, 2013

The Two-Way

Clerical Error Led To Early Release Of Suspect In Colorado Slaying

Officials say Evan Spencer Ebel, 28, a former Colorado inmate and white supremacist at the center of a two-state mystery, was released early due to a clerical error. Ebel was killed in shootout with Colorado police on March 21.

April 1, 2013 Officials said Monday that a clerical error allowed the man suspected of killing Colorado's prisons chief to be released from custody about four years too early, the Associated Press is reporting.

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Friday, March 22, 2013

The Two-Way

Investigators Seek Link Between Texas Car Chase, Colorado Shooting

March 22, 2013 A Colorado parolee who may be linked to the killing of the head of Colorado's Department of Corrections this week led Texas deputies on a high-speed car chase that ended with him being shot. The suspect was a member of a white supremacist prison gang.

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Thursday, March 21, 2013

The Two-Way

Colorado Governor Signs Civil Unions Into Law

March 21, 2013 When the law takes effect May 1, Colorado will join eight states that have civil unions. Nine others and the District of Columbia allow same-sex marriage. The approval of civil unions is a dramatic turnaround for a state where voters in 2006 banned gay marriage.

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Shots - Health News

Colorado Doctors Treating Gunshot Victims Differ On Gun Politics

Chris Colwell, director of emergency medicine at Denver Health, has treated victims from two of the deadliest mass shootings in the U.S. He says he's deeply disturbed by how easy it is to get guns.

March 21, 2013 CPRSome Colorado doctors who've treated victims of recent mass shootings and everyday gun violence say they're deeply disturbed by and opposed to guns. But other doctors don't support the new gun restrictions lawmakers are talking about in Denver and Washington, D.C.

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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Shots - Health News

Easing Of Marijuana Laws Complicates Parents' Advice To Kids

People at a Denver party early this month celebrate the recognition of an amendment to the Colorado constitution legalizing recreational use of marijuana.

December 18, 2012 There are some warnings parents drill into their kids: no drinking, no smoking, don't do drugs. But now that two states have decriminalized recreational marijuana use, those conversations have become tougher.

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Friday, November 02, 2012

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Attention, Shoppers: Health Care Prices Go Online In Colorado

If that ski run goes bad in Colorado, at least you'll be able to find the best price for a scan of your knee.

November 2, 2012 CPRIt's pretty tough figuring out how much a particular medical procedure will cost in advance. But Colorado is now one of several states trying to make it easier for consumers to comparison shop before they get care.

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Monday, September 24, 2012

It's All Politics

Record Number Of Early Votes Expected Ahead Of Election Day

September 24, 2012 Tuesday marks six weeks until Election Day, but registered voters in two dozen states are already able to cast a ballot for president.

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Thursday, August 09, 2012

It's All Politics

Obama Targets Romney On Tax Credit For Wind Energy Producers

President Obama at a Newton, Iowa, wind-turbine blade maker in May.

August 9, 2012 The president supports extending the credit that's due to expire at the end of the year. His GOP rival does not. Their positions may have consequences in two battleground states: Iowa and Colorado.

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Friday, July 20, 2012

The Two-Way

Theater Shooting Adds To List Of Violent Colorado Incidents

Police gathered at the east entrance of Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., on April 20, 1999, after two teen students went on a shooting rampage before turning the weapons on themselves.

July 20, 2012 Friday's rampage that killed at least a dozen people in the city of Aurora marks the state's worst mass shooting since Columbine in 1999.

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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

The Two-Way

Former Sheriff's Name Taken Off Jail Where He's Now An Inmate

Former Arapahoe County Sheriff Patrick Sullivan before a court hearing last month.

April 11, 2012 Patrick Sullivan is serving time in the Arapahoe County (Colo.) jail that until Tuesday bore his name. He traded methamphetamine for sex with a man. Local authorities voted to strip his name off the facility.

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Wednesday, April 04, 2012

The Two-Way

Former Colorado Sheriff Pleads Guilty In Meth-For-Sex Case

Former Arapahoe County Sheriff Patrick Sullivan before a court hearing last month.

April 4, 2012 Patrick Sullivan will serve his 38-day sentence in a jail that's named for him. He was once named Sheriff of the Year by the National Sheriffs' Association.

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Wednesday, February 08, 2012

It's All Politics

After Glum Night, Romney May Find Signs Of Hope In Colorado Swing County

A Mitt Romney supporter holds up a sign showing her love for Romney and Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow at a rally for the GOP presidential candidate at Arapahoe High School this week in Centennial, Colo.

February 8, 2012 Rick Santorum won the Colorado caucuses Tuesday on the strength of social conservative and Tea Party voters. Yet he fared differently in one battleground county that will be key in the swing state in November.

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