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Passenger jumps out of plane taxiing at Phoenix airport
PHOENIX (AP) — A passenger on an arriving Southwest Airlines flight taxiing at Phoenix's main airport opened a galley door, jumped out and ran to an airport fire station where he barricaded himself, authorities said Saturday. The man's identity wasn't immediately...
Meticulous restoration underway at Air Force Academy chapel
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The Air Force Academy chapel is one of the most distinctive pieces of architecture in Colorado. But few people have caught a glimpse of it for more than a year. That’s because the entire building is undergoing an exhaustive restoration...
Hollister mourns retired officer's loss in Colorado shooting
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A California community is mourning with a recently retired police officer whose son and nephew were killed in a shooting in Colorado. Another son of former Hollister, California police Sgt. Ray Celano was also wounded in Saturday’s shooting near a skate park...
Top US figure skater Alysa Liu switching coaches
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Two-time U.S. figure skating champion Alysa Liu is making a coaching change less than three months before the Winter Olympics. The 2019 and 2020 U.S. champ will begin training in Colorado Springs with Christy Krall, Drew Meekins and Viktor...
2 dead, 1 critically wounded in shooting in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — An adult and a juvenile died and another juvenile was wounded in a shooting near a skate park in Colorado Springs on Saturday, police said. The shooting was reported shortly after 7 p.m. near the skate park within Memorial Park. Officers...
Death charges rare for skyrocketing fatal fentanyl overdoses
DENVER (AP) — In a matter of seconds, a tiny blue pill disguised as a prescription painkiller can kill a person with a lethal dose of fentanyl, a drug so powerful that amounts as tiny as a few grains of salt are deadly. Parents of Colorado high school and college students who have died...
Colorado gov expands antibody access, resists mask mandates
DENVER, Colo. (AP) — Colorado residents with COVID-19 who are at high risk of severe illness will no longer need a doctor's referral before getting antibody treatments designed to keep them out of hospitals, starting next week. Gov. Jared Polis made the announcement...
Colorado man accused of fighting against police at Capitol
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado man accused of fighting against police trying to keep people from entering the U.S. Capitol has been charged in connection with the Jan. 6 riot. Thomas Patrick Hamner, 48, of Peyton was arrested Tuesday in Colorado Springs. He is charged with...
Man arrested in apartment building fire where 1 died
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A 20-year-old man was arrested Monday on suspicion of murder and arson in connection with a fire at an apartment building where one person died, police said. Police did not release details about what the suspect, Trey Dove, is accused of...
Authorities investigate apartment fire where 1 found dead
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Authorities were investigating a fire at an apartment building where one person was found Sunday night, the Colorado Springs Fire Department said. The fire was contained to one apartment in the building, the department said in a tweet. ...
