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COLLEEN SLEVIN

COLLEEN SLEVIN

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Mom of Colorado man killed by police after taking ‘heroic’ actions to stop gunman settles with city

A Colorado city has reached a nearly $2.8 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by the mother of a man killed by police after taking heroic actions to stop a gunman who had shot another officer

Mom of Colorado man killed by police after taking ‘heroic’ actions to stop gunman settles with city
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Attempt to pass a tanker may have led to the deadly chemical crash in Illinois, official says

A federal transportation official says a fatal tanker truck crash in central Illinois that released a deadly chemical may have started when another vehicle tried to pass the truck on a highway

Attempt to pass a tanker may have led to the deadly chemical crash in Illinois, official says
Business|Lifestyle|News|Opinion|US

Colorado high court to hear case against Christian baker who refused to make LGBTQ-themed cake

Colorado’s highest court says it will hear the case of a Christian baker who refused to make a cake celebrating a gender transition

Colorado high court to hear case against Christian baker who refused to make LGBTQ-themed cake
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Neck hold used on Elijah McClain emerges as focal point in officers' trial over his 2019 death

A neck hold that Denver-area police used on Elijah McClain prior to the Black man’s 2019 death lasted only seconds

Neck hold used on Elijah McClain emerges as focal point in officers' trial over his 2019 death
Crime|News

Man accused of killing 10 at Colorado supermarket in 2021 is ruled mentally competent to stand trial

A judge has ruled that the man accused of killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 is mentally competent to stand trial

Man accused of killing 10 at Colorado supermarket in 2021 is ruled mentally competent to stand trial
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Prosecutors say Elijah McClain was just walking home as jury urged to convict officers in his death

Prosecutors seeking a conviction of two Colorado police officers in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain have implored a jury during closing arguments to remember that he was just trying to walk home on the night of the fatal encounter

Prosecutors say Elijah McClain was just walking home as jury urged to convict officers in his death
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1 of 2 Colorado officers convicted in Elijah McClain's death after neck hold, ketamine injection

Jurors have convicted a Denver-area police officer and acquitted another of charges in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a Black man whose name became a rallying cry in protests over racial injustice in policing

1 of 2 Colorado officers convicted in Elijah McClain's death after neck hold, ketamine injection
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What to know about Elijah McClain's death and the cases against police and paramedics

Jurors delivered a split verdict against two officers charged in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain during the first of several trials over the Black man’s fatal confrontation with police while walking home in suburban Denver, convicting one and clearing the other

What to know about Elijah McClain's death and the cases against police and paramedics
Crime|News|US

Truck driver killed when train derailment collapses Colorado bridge, spilling coal cars onto highway

Authorities in Colorado say a truck driver was killed when a train derailed near Pueblo, Colorado, and caused a railroad bridge to collapse onto a major highway

Truck driver killed when train derailment collapses Colorado bridge, spilling coal cars onto highway
Crime|News|US

Colorado men accused of taking photo after rock-throwing death will stand trial for murder

Three men charged in the death of a 20-year-old driver who was hit in the head by a rock that crashed through her windshield in Colorado will stand trial on murder and other charges

Colorado men accused of taking photo after rock-throwing death will stand trial for murder
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

Marlon Wayans says he is being unfairly prosecuted after being racially targeted by gate agent

Actor and comedian Marlon Wayans says he is being unfairly being prosecuted for disturbing the peace over a dispute with an airline employee he claims targeted him because of his race

Marlon Wayans says he is being unfairly prosecuted after being racially targeted by gate agent
Crime|News|US|World

Former NSA worker pleads guilty to trying to sell US secrets to Russia

A former National Security Agency employee from Colorado has pleaded guilty to trying to sell classified information to Russia

Former NSA worker pleads guilty to trying to sell US secrets to Russia
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Police say armed man killed himself instead of carrying out apparent plan to attack amusement park

Police say a heavily armed man killed himself rather than carry out an apparent plan to attack at a Colorado amusement park

Police say armed man killed himself instead of carrying out apparent plan to attack amusement park
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Officer charged in Elijah McClain's death says he feared for his life after disputed gun grab

A police officer charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain has testified that he put the 23-year-old Black man in a neck hold because he feared for his life

Officer charged in Elijah McClain's death says he feared for his life after disputed gun grab
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911 call shows man suspected in plan to attack Colorado amusement park was found dead near a ride

The body of a heavily armed man who authorities suspected was planning a “heinous” attack at a mountaintop amusement park in Colorado was discovered with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the bathroom at a building that houses a ride that drops 110-feet deep into caverns

911 call shows man suspected in plan to attack Colorado amusement park was found dead near a ride
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Jurors deliberating in manslaughter trial of officer who used neck hold on Elijah McClain

Jurors began deliberations Friday in the case of a Colorado police officer who stopped Elijah McClain as he walked home from the store and put the 23-year-old Black man in a neck hold

Jurors deliberating in manslaughter trial of officer who used neck hold on Elijah McClain
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2nd police officer acquitted in death of Elijah McClain, who was put in a neck hold, given ketamine

A second Denver-area police officer has been acquitted in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain

2nd police officer acquitted in death of Elijah McClain, who was put in a neck hold, given ketamine
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Colorado supermarket shooting suspect pleads not guilty by reason of insanity

The defendant in a 2021 mass shooting that killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity

Colorado supermarket shooting suspect pleads not guilty by reason of insanity
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Authorities capture man accused of killing 3 in simmering Colorado property dispute

Authorities say they have captured the man accused of shooting three people dead in his latest property dispute with neighbors in rural Colorado

Authorities capture man accused of killing 3 in simmering Colorado property dispute
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Final trial over Elijah McClain's death in suburban Denver spotlights paramedics' role

The last trial in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain after he was stopped by police in suburban Denver is expected to delve into largely uncharted legal territory

Final trial over Elijah McClain's death in suburban Denver spotlights paramedics' role

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