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Water Battles in El Paso County
Posted 9:51 AM 5/23/2013 by Maddie Garrett
Water, or the lack of it, has been a problem for years for residents living in the Cherokee Metropolitan District. It's a small enclave of homes and businesses on the eastern edge of Colorado Springs.
Cherokee Metro has a new water source, but it's going to impact neighbors in the Black (More) • Video (1)
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News - Devastation in Oklahoma
Google releases crisis map of Moore tornado
Posted 9:32 AM 5/23/2013 by Patricia Collier
Google has released a comprehensive satellite map that details the path of the May 20, 2013 tornado that began in Newcastle, tore through Moore and ended near Lake Stanley Draper.
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News - State
Tom Tancredo running for Colorado governor
Posted 9:12 AM 5/23/2013 by Patricia Collier
DENVER (KUSA) - Tom Tancredo announced Thursday morning that he is running for governor next year.
Tancredo ran as a third-party candidate against Governor John Hickenlooper three years ago. He's now back to being a Republican and will run under that party.
He will likely make his hard-line stance on immigration a centerpiece of his campaign: an issue he continues to write about in op-ed pieces.
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Wildfire bills set for governor's signature
Posted 9:10 AM 5/23/2013 by Patricia Collier
CORTEZ, Colo. (AP) - Wildfire prevention measures passed after Colorado's tragic wildfire season last year are expected to be signed into law Thursday by Gov. John Hickenlooper.
The governor plans to sign the bills at Mesa Verde National Park in Cortez.
One of the bills puts new curbs (More)
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Man who assaulted girlfriend sought
Posted 8:59 AM 5/23/2013 by Patricia Collier
Colorado Springs - On Tuesday afternoon, May 21, at approximately 4:26pm Colorado Springs police officers were dispatched to the 1300 block of Rainier Dr regarding a domestic disturbance involving a gun. Several witnesses told the officers a man had assaulted and pistol whipped a woman outside a (More)
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US rate on 30-year mortgages rises to 3.59 pct.
Posted 8:06 AM 5/23/2013 by Adam Atchison
WASHINGTON (AP) - Average rates on fixed mortgage rose for the third straight week, hitting their highest levels since mid-March. Still, mortgage rates remained close to historic lows, a trend that should help sustain the housing recovery.
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the average (More)
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News - Devastation in Oklahoma
Thunderstorms, hail slow Oklahoma tornado cleanup
Posted 8:04 AM 5/23/2013 by Adam Atchison and Andy Koen
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A band of thunderstorms is battering the Oklahoma City area and slowing cleanup operations in the southern suburb where a tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes earlier this week.
The National Weather Service said Thursday that the storms are producing (More)
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Your Healthy Family
Difficulties in diagnosing Autism
Posted 7:45 AM 5/23/2013 by Marissa Torres
A new report by the Centers for Disease Control says as many as one in five children, ages three to seventeen, experiences a mental health disorder in the U.S. each year. But often-- a correct diagnosis can be difficult to come by, especially when it comes to Autism.
"As a parent I was (More)
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Weather - Forecast - KOAA Daily
Cooler and gray today
Posted 6:04 AM 5/23/2013 by Stephen Bowers
More rain is possible along the Southern Front Range today, but unlike the past couple of days the afternoon should be mostly quiet. Our Thursday will begin with clouds and perhaps some spotty areas of light rain. Temperatures will hold steady under the clouds in the 50's for most of us (More)
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News - National
VW offering new diesel fuel caps
Posted 1:55 AM 5/23/2013 by Lacey Steele
VW is offering certain customers a friendly and potentially cost saving reminder.
Volkswagen is replacing the fuel tank covers on more than 200,000 of its diesel vehicles sold in the U.S. and Canada.
Dealers will put on a new fuel cap with yellow "diesel" lettering for (More)
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News - Top Stories
Boy Scout vote today dealing with openly gay scouts
Posted 1:52 AM 5/23/2013 by Lacey Steele
The Boy Scouts of America is holding an important vote this morning.
At issue is whether to allow openly gay scouts.
More than 1,400 scout leaders from across the country will vote in a secret ballot.
They will not be voting to lift the ban on gay scout leaders.
The organization is holding its national annual meeting in Texas this week, and groups aligned with each side have been making their voices heard.
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Holmes to appear in court today
Posted 1:49 AM 5/23/2013 by Lacey Steele
Accused mass shooter James Holmes will be back in court today for a routine motions hearing.
Holmes is charged with 166 counts of murder and attempted murder for the shooting at an Aurora movie theater last summer.
Yesterday a judge released search warrants in the case which show that Holmes received ammunition deliveries from online dealers on an almost daily basis in the weeks before the attack.
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News - Devastation in Oklahoma
Memorial scheduled for tornado victims
Posted 10:34 PM 5/22/2013 by Andy Koen
MOORE, OKLAHOMA - Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin announced Wednesday a memorial service will be held for the victims of the storm on at the First Baptist Church in Moore on Sunday. President Barack Obama is expected to visit the area that day as well.
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