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Free skin-cancer screening this weekend Colorado's high altitude and abundance of sunny days make it a primo spot for getting skin cancer. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Colorado is in the top 10 states for deaths from melanoma, and new melanoma diagnoses...
Gazette.com | Apr 30, 2013 8:50 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend article from Colorado Springs, Colorado

BEST & BRIGHTEST: Teen scientist doesn't mind algae jokes This is the 16th of 20 profiles about The Gazettes Best & Brightest Class of 2013.Like many others, President Obama poked fun at where Sara Volz is researching algae as a possible biofuel.Sara is breeding new types of algae. She stores this...
Gazette.com | Apr 30, 2013 7:00 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend article from Colorado Springs, Colorado

Man in critical condition after motorcycle crash A 19-year-old man was in critical condition Tuesday morning after his motorcycle struck a pickup truck near Astrozon and South Academy boulevards Monday night, officials for Memorial Health Systems said.Victor Rodriguez was apparently driving a...
Gazette.com | Apr 30, 2013 4:29 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend article from Colorado Springs, Colorado

Alleged gun buyer in Clements case due in court DENVER A woman accused of giving a gun to the suspect in the killing of Colorado's prisons chief is due in court. Stevie Marie Vigil is scheduled to appear for a routine hearing Tuesday afternoon. She is charged with illegally giving a gun to...
Gazette.com | Apr 30, 2013 1:58 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend article from Colorado Springs, Colorado

SUNRISE: Colorado civil union ceremonies set to begin DENVER Ceremonies are planned in Boulder and Denver when civil unions in Colorado become legal at midnight on Tuesday.The new law takes effect seven years after voters banned gay marriage in the state constitution, according to the Associated...
Gazette.com | Apr 30, 2013 1:46 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend article from Colorado Springs, Colorado

Public safety volunteers honored at luncheon A man who made seat belt use his mantra after his son was severely injured and two other teens were killed was named this years top volunteer in CAPS a public safety volunteer program in Colorado Springs.Robert Scotty Scott, 65,...
Gazette.com | Apr 30, 2013 06:15 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend article from Colorado Springs, Colorado

Female deserter sentenced to 10 months The first female soldier to flee to Canada to avoid the Iraq War was sentenced by a military judge Monday to 10 months confinement and a bad conduct discharge.Pfc. Kimberly Rivera, with the Fort Carsons 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry...
Gazette.com | Apr 30, 2013 02:34 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend article from Colorado Springs, Colorado

PPACG sends wish list of six road projects to state for funding The Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments will send a mixed batch of highway projects to the state in a drive for millions of dollars in accelerated funding, then hope for the best.The projects, led by the $95 million Cimarron Interchange on...
Gazette.com | Apr 30, 2013 01:53 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend article from Colorado Springs, Colorado

Florence man dies after motorcycle hits deer PUEBLO The Colorado State Patrol says a 65-year-old man has died after his motorcycle crashed into a deer that crossed in front of it. The Pueblo Chieftain reports (http://bit.ly/12brH6W ) Robert Larson of Florence was ejected from his...
Gazette.com | Apr 29, 2013 8:00 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend article from Colorado Springs, Colorado

Colorado school funding overhaul nears final lap DENVER The most ambitious change in a generation to the way Colorado finances K-12 education took another step forward on Monday, when the House gave final approval to an overhaul that requires more than $1 billion in new taxes.With a 37-28...
Gazette.com | Apr 29, 2013 7:51 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend article from Colorado Springs, Colorado