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Colorado shooting suspect due in court
The man accused of gunning down 12 filmgoers and injuring dozens more at a screening of the latest Batman movie in Colorado was expected to make his first court appearance Monday. James Holmes, 24, is accused of committing the massacre at a packed midnight screening of “The Dark Knight Rises”…
McCain: No proof gun control prevents gun violence
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) says there is no proof that gun control leads to less gun violence, but he is willing to “look at everything” following a massacre in Aurora, Colorado that left least 12 dead and 58 wounded. “I don’t know, to tell you the truth, what we can…
Obama to meet Aurora shooting victims, families
US President Barack Obama will visit Colorado on Sunday to meet victims of the Batman theater massacre, a day after police entered the gunman’s apartment which had been rigged with booby traps. The visit also comes after authorities revealed the names of the 12 people who died in Friday’s shootings…
Bomb squad renewing effort to enter Aurora suspect’s apartment
Bomb squad experts will try on Saturday to enter a gunman’s booby-trapped apartment, hours after a late-night vigil for the 12 killed in a US cinema massacre that also injured 58. Hundreds of mourners held candles, many sobbing and hugging each other in an outpouring of grief for those who…
With so many dead in Aurora, this morning was not the time to flack your pet political project
It was barely light out on the East Coast this morning when our West Coast publisher alerted us to the tragedy in Aurora, Colorado. By the time our regular day crew had trickled in and gotten up to speed, several things were clear: at least 12 innocent people were dead,…
Video shows moviegoers fleeing shooting spree at ‘Dark Knight rises’ screening
Earlier today it was reported that 12 people were killed in a shooting spree at an Aurora, Colorado movie theater. Theatergoers were there to attend early screenings of the new Batman film Dark Knight Rises. Following is video uploaded to YouTube allegedly shot by one of the attendees. It shows…
Colorado mom takes toddler out of baby seat and straps in gas can
A police officer in Aurora, Colorado was shocked last week to find a toddler sitting unbuckled in the back of his mother’s car — and a gas can strapped in to the safety seat where the child should have been. On Monday, the Colorado Department of Transportation posted a photo…
Former ‘sheriff of the year’ pleads guilty to trading meth for sex
A former Colorado police sheriff, who was once named national “Sheriff of the Year,” pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of trading methamphetamine for sex with a male prostitute. According to KUSA-TV, 69-year-old Patrick Sullivan confessed to a felony drug possession charge and a misdemeanor charge for soliciting a prostitute. Sullivan…
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