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Cuba lifts ban on energy-hogging appliances
Posted 8:42 AM 5/21/2013 by Adam Atchison
HAVANA (AP) - Cuba has authorized individual imports of appliances like air conditioners, refrigerators and microwave ovens, lifting a ban in place since 2005, when the measure was adopted amid a wave of energy shortages and blackouts.
Cuban citizens can now bring up to two such (More)
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Officials clear way for I-70 traffic plan
Posted 8:41 AM 5/21/2013 by Adam Atchison
FRISCO, Colo. (AP) - Colorado Department of Transportation officials are now working on their next move to maximize the capacity of the Interstate-70 mountain corridor.
A new peak-period shoulder lane will use the asphalt outside the existing highway lanes to create a reversible third (More)
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Testicular Cancer number one cancer among teen boys
Posted 7:37 AM 5/21/2013 by Marissa Torres
Testicular cancer is the number one cancer of men 15 to 35. If caught early-- it's very curable.
"I didn't think that it was going to be cancer."
But it was: Testicular Cancer. Anthony Vasold, just 24 at the time, got the diagnosis almost three years ago. He's since gone through (More) • Video (1)
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Activist group chases down sex assault suspect, criticizes Pueblo Police Department
Posted 11:23 PM 5/20/2013 by Tony Spehar - tspehar@koaa.com
A Pueblo activist group patrolling their east side neighborhood on Sunday chased down a man they believed to be a suspect who exposed himself to a child and sexually assaulted another, in explaining their actions they heavily criticized the Pueblo Police Department.
On Monday, the American (More)
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Motorcycle crash victim's family pleads for helmet safety
Posted 10:00 PM 5/20/2013 by Zach Thaxton
The family of a man who died in a motorcycle crash in northeast Colorado Springs Saturday is pleading with all motorcyclists to wear a helmet while riding. Benjamin O'Neal, 27, was not wearing a helmet when he went off the side of eastbound Rangewood Road just west of Austin Bluffs Parkway (More)
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Oklahoma officials: Tornado search, rescue ongoing
Posted 9:50 PM 5/20/2013 by Connie Murphy
MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says "hearts are broken" for parents wondering about the fate of their children after a tornado devastated suburban Oklahoma City and officials say the search and rescue effort will continue throughout the night.
Fallin told a Monday news (More)
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Corbin tosses 3-hitter as D-backs beat Rockies 5-1
Posted 9:31 PM 5/20/2013 by Jordan Mason
DENVER (AP) - Patrick Corbin tossed a three-hitter for his first complete game and struck out a career-high 10, lifting the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night.
Corbin (7-0) joined Randy Johnson as the only lefties in team history to begin the (More)
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Seth MacFarlane won't return as 2014 Oscar host
Posted 9:22 PM 5/20/2013 by Connie Murphy
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Seth MacFarlane is too busy to host the Oscars in 2014.
The multitalented comedian says on Twitter that he "tried to make it work schedule-wise, but I need sleep."
MacFarlane said in his tweet Monday that Academy Awards producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are (More)
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Two bank robberies in the Springs Monday afternoon
Posted 9:15 PM 5/20/2013 by Annie Snead
Two banks were robbed within a couple of hours in Colorado Springs Monday.
The Academy Bank off Briargate Boulevard was held up around 4:30pm.
The suspect threatened the teller, made off with cash, although police don't know if he had a weapon.
Earlier, a man robbed the Wells (More)
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Toby Keith says Okla. hometown is 'strong'
Posted 9:14 PM 5/20/2013 by Connie Murphy
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Country music performer Toby Keith says he grew up in the area near Oklahoma City that was hit by a devastating tornado.
Keith issued a statement saying Monday's tornado in Moore, Okla., devastated the community in which he grew up.
The city has embraced (More)
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$5 million made available for Eisenhower Tunnel
Posted 9:06 PM 5/20/2013 by Connie Murphy
FRISCO, Colo. (AP) - New legislation is making $5 million available to install a fire suppression system in the Eisenhower Tunnel on Interstate 70, but it's unclear how the rest of the $25 million system will be funded.
Gov. John Hickenlooper, who signed the bill into law Saturday (More)
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Hospitals treat more than 120 after Okla. tornado
Posted 8:52 PM 5/20/2013 by Connie Murphy
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Officials at two hospitals say they're treating more than 120 patients, including about 70 children, after a massive tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City.
OU Medical Center spokesman Scott Coppenbarger says the hospital and a nearby children's hospital are treating (More)
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Memorial Day skiing in Aspen
Posted 8:49 PM 5/20/2013 by Juice Godfrey
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Aspen Skiing Co. is reopening the top of Aspen Mountain for skiing and snowboarding this Memorial Day weekend, after getting some late spring snow.
Sixteen runs on almost 90 acres will be open at the top of the mountain Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
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