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COLLEEN SLEVIN

COLLEEN SLEVIN

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Paramedic convictions in Elijah McClain's death spur changes for patients in police custody

Medical responders across the U.S. are rethinking how they treat people in police custody after a jury last December handed down rare convictions against two Colorado paramedics for their roles in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain

Paramedic convictions in Elijah McClain's death spur changes for patients in police custody
News|US

Colorado snowstorm closes highways and schools for a second day

Thousands in Colorado were without power as authorities closed highways and schools during a winter storm that pummeled the Denver area and threatened to drop another half foot there

Colorado snowstorm closes highways and schools for a second day
News|Travel|US

Weekly ski trip turns into overnight ordeal when about 50 women get stranded in bus during snowstorm

A weekly ski trip for about 50 women from the Denver area turned into an overnight ordeal when their bus got stuck in a snowstorm behind jackknifed semi tractor-trailers on their way back from Vail

Weekly ski trip turns into overnight ordeal when about 50 women get stranded in bus during snowstorm
Crime|Education|News|US

Colorado university hires 2 former U.S. attorneys to review shooting, recommend any changes

The Colorado university where a student is charged with killing his suitemate and another person in a dorm room last month has hired two former U.S. attorneys to review of what led to the shooting and whether any campus policies and procedures can be improved

Colorado university hires 2 former U.S. attorneys to review shooting, recommend any changes
Crime|Education|Health|US

A mother releases video of her autistic son being hit by an aide on a school bus to raise awareness

The mother of an autistic boy shown being hit and punched by a school bus aide released a copy of bus surveillance video

A mother releases video of her autistic son being hit by an aide on a school bus to raise awareness
Business|Crime|Economy|News|US

Owners of a Colorado funeral home where 190 decaying bodies were found are charged with COVID fraud

The U.S. Attorney office in Colorado have indicted the owners of a funeral home on federal charges for fraudulently obtaining pandemic relief funds from the U.S. government

Owners of a Colorado funeral home where 190 decaying bodies were found are charged with COVID fraud
Crime|Education|US

25 years after Columbine, trauma shadows survivors of the school shooting

A quarter of a century after the Columbine High School shooting, the trauma from the attack has remained with survivors

25 years after Columbine, trauma shadows survivors of the school shooting
Crime|Education|News|US

12 students and teacher killed at Columbine to be remembered at 25th anniversary vigil

The 12 students and one teacher killed in the Columbine High School shooting will be remembered in a vigil on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the tragedy

12 students and teacher killed at Columbine to be remembered at 25th anniversary vigil
Crime|News|US

Paramedic sentencing in Elijah McClain's death caps trials that led to 3 convictions

Almost five years after Elijah McClain died after being put in a neck hold and injected with the powerful sedative ketamine, three of five Denver-area first responders prosecuted in the Black man’s death have been convicted

Paramedic sentencing in Elijah McClain's death caps trials that led to 3 convictions
News|Crime|US

A Colorado woman was reported missing on Mother's Day 2020. Her death was just ruled a homicide

The death of a Colorado woman reported missing on Mother's Day nearly four years ago has been ruled a homicide

A Colorado woman was reported missing on Mother's Day 2020. Her death was just ruled a homicide
Crime|News|US

Former NSA worker gets nearly 22 years in prison for selling secrets to undercover FBI agent

A former National Security Agency employee who sold classified information to an undercover FBI agent he believed to be a Russian official has been sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison, the penalty requested by government prosecutors

Former NSA worker gets nearly 22 years in prison for selling secrets to undercover FBI agent
News|Crime|US

Colorado city agrees to settle police beating lawsuit for $2.1 million

The city of Colorado Springs has agreed to pay $2.1 million to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a Black man who was punched and kicked by police during a traffic stop in 2022

Colorado city agrees to settle police beating lawsuit for $2.1 million
News|Crime|US

Colorado teen pleads guilty in death of driver who was hit in the head by a rock

A second teen has pleaded guilty in the death of a 20-year-old driver who was hit in the head by a rock that crashed through her windshield in suburban Denver last year

Colorado teen pleads guilty in death of driver who was hit in the head by a rock
News|Crime|Uncategorized

Man who sought revenge for a stolen phone pleads guilty to fire that killed a Senegalese family of 5

A Colorado man has pleaded guilty to murder charges for starting a 2020 house fire that killed five members of a Senegalese family out of misplaced revenge for a stolen iPhone

Man who sought revenge for a stolen phone pleads guilty to fire that killed a Senegalese family of 5
Crime|News|US

The shooter who killed 5 at a Colorado LGBTQ+ club pleads guilty to 50 federal hate crimes

The shooter who killed five people and injured 19 others at a nightclub in Colorado Springs has pleaded guilty to 50 federal hate crimes

The shooter who killed 5 at a Colorado LGBTQ+ club pleads guilty to 50 federal hate crimes
Crime|News|US

Family of Black man shot while holding cellphone want murder trial for SWAT officer

Relatives of a Black man holding a cellphone when he was fatally shot by a SWAT officer want the officer to face trial for murder

Crime|News|US

Final person to plead guilty in Denver fire that killed 5 people from Senegal could get 60 years

The last of three young men to plead guilty in a Denver fire that killed five people from an extended Senegalese family could be sent to prison for 60 years when he is sentenced Tuesday

Final person to plead guilty in Denver fire that killed 5 people from Senegal could get 60 years
Education|News|US

University of Florida president Ben Sasse is resigning after his wife was diagnosed with epilepsy

University of Florida president Ben Sasse has announced that he will leave his position of nearly two years to focus on taking care of his family after his wife was diagnosed with epilepsy

Crime|News|US

A man facing execution for 1998 murder addresses Utah parole board, asks for life sentence instead

A man facing execution in Utah has addressed state officials, asking them to spare him the death penalty and allow him to remain imprisoned for life

A man facing execution for 1998 murder addresses Utah parole board, asks for life sentence instead
News|Crime|US

Family of Utah murder victim wants 'an eye for an eye' as inmate's execution date looms

Family members of a woman killed in 1998 are pressing Utah officials to proceed with the convicted killer’s scheduled Aug. 8 execution

Family of Utah murder victim wants 'an eye for an eye' as inmate's execution date looms
Lifestyle|News|US

Church sues Colorado town to be able to shelter homeless in trailers, work 'mandated by God'

An evangelical church is suing a Colorado town to be able to continue allowing homeless people to stay in two camping trailers behind its building

Crime|News|US

Utah officials deny clemency for man set to be executed for 1998 killing of his girlfriend’s mother

Utah officials have denied clemency to a man who is set to be executed for the 1998 killing of his girlfriend’s mother

Utah officials deny clemency for man set to be executed for 1998 killing of his girlfriend’s mother
Crime|News|US

Police recruit who lost both legs in 'barbaric hazing ritual' sues Denver, paramedics and officers

A police recruit who had to have both of his legs amputated after repeatedly collapsing and losing consciousness during fight training at Denver’s police academy is suing the city, officers and paramedics

Police recruit who lost both legs in 'barbaric hazing ritual' sues Denver, paramedics and officers
Crime|Election|News|Uncategorized|US

Colorado clerk who became hero to election conspiracists wanted to preserve data, lawyer says

A lawyer for former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters, a hero to election conspiracy theorists who is accused of orchestrating a breach of election security equipment, was trying to prevent voting information from being erased and didn't break any laws

Colorado clerk who became hero to election conspiracists wanted to preserve data, lawyer says
Environment|News|US|World

1 person killed in Colorado wildfires as blazes torch large areas of the U.S. West

A person has been killed in a wildfire burning in the Colorado foothills as numerous blazes torch large areas around the western United States

1 person killed in Colorado wildfires as blazes torch large areas of the U.S. West

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