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Divided America: Bridging the gap between police and the policed

NEW YORK – On an unusually cool night for summer, Mike Perry and his crew thread the sidewalks running through Staten Island’s Stapleton Houses, tracked by police cameras bolted to the apart...

DATE: Jul 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama: Dallas gunman a ‘demented individual’

Police ambushed in 3 more attacks

DATE: Jul 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Grassburger’s Facebook fans help catch a thief

Burger joint’s tip jar swiped on Tuesday

DATE: Jul 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

HLN’s Nancy Grace leaving her legal show

NEW YORK – Tough-talking former prosecutor Nancy Grace is leaving her prime-time show on the HLN network in October. The CNN sister station said Grace told her staff Thursday that...

DATE: Jun 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Montezuma County OKs Jaynes to build new courthouse

The Montezuma County commission has approved Jaynes Corp. as the general contractor for the new combined courthouse project, and set a guaranteed maximum price of $8,268,783. The ...

DATE: Jun 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cinemark attorneys want victims to pay $700K in legal fees

CENTENNIAL – Attorneys for Cinemark want victims of a 2012 shooting at a Colorado movie theater to pay nearly $700,000 in legal fees after they unsuccessfully sued. The company’s ...

DATE: Jun 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Gunman shoots 1 at downtown Denver building; kills self

DENVER – A gunman walked into a busy downtown Denver office building and shot a person multiple times before turning the gun on himself, police said Tuesday. The gunman was found ...

DATE: Jun 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man robs Downtown Smoke Shop in Durango, still at large

An unidentified man suspected of holding up the Downtown Smoke Shop in Durango Saturday afternoon remains at large. Durango Police responded to a reported armed robbery at about ...

DATE: Jun 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

2 dead, several hurt after Fort Worth dance studio shooting

FORT WORTH, Texas – Two people were killed and several others injured early Saturday in a shooting outside a Texas dance studio during a party involving a group that the facility’s owner sai...

DATE: Jun 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Abortion, race, immigration among last Supreme Court cases

Court rules in favor of police in search case

DATE: Jun 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Police told not to pursue Orlando shooter for ‘15 or 20 minutes – could’ve been longer’ until SWAT arrived

ORLANDO – After an initial burst of fire between Omar Mateen and a security guard at the Pulse nightclub, a group of five to six police officers arrived on the scene within minutes, broke th...

DATE: Jun 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World