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At least three people killed in plane collision

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BOULDER • A small plane clipped the towline of another plane pulling a glider Saturday, sparking a fiery midair crash in Colorado and killing at least three people, authorities said. The glider disconnected from the plane just before the... Full story

Students face off in regional Mathcounts competition

SUE McMILLIN

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As his daughter hunched over a table and raced to solve math problems more quickly than her opponent, Ming Song knew it would be easy to make a mistake with a tricky question. But Angela Song, 12, did her father proud – and followed in her... Full story

Eagles take wing at Lake Pueblo

ANDREW WINEKE

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The fact that the eagle-watchers far outnumbered the eagles did little to dampen the viewers’ enthusiasm at the Eagle Day Festival Saturday at Lake Pueblo State Park. “I came to see the eagles,” Dave Jones of Pueblo West... Full story

D-11 summer school, jobs on chopping block

SUE McMILLIN

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About $7 million in proposed cuts in Colorado Springs School District 11 that were laid on the table this week by district administrators would eliminate summer learning programs and cut 47 jobs. The instructional services budget, which includes... Full story

UPDATE: Throat slasher sentenced to 34 years

JOHN C. ENSSLIN

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The case: A Colorado Springs teenager’s throat was slashed outside the Westwood Village Apartment, 3024 W. Bijou St., on Aug. 20, 2008, in the wake of a botched drug deal involving fake marijuana. The victim: Nathaniel Lee Hughes, 18, died of... Full story

Fingers fly at regional Braille Challenge

SUE McMILLIN

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The eight high school students in the media center were setting up their areas for an intense academic competition when a girl from Denver raised her head and said: “So who else is in here?” The students knew from rustling sounds and... Full story

Burglars caught red-handed

JOEL MILLMAN

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A pair of burglars looting a north Colorado Springs home in broad daylight got a a surprise when they tried to get away - the police were waiting for them. Joseph Ruff, 21, and Joseph Gillins, 26, were arrested on suspicion of burglarizing a home... Full story

Capitol Dome and Fort Carson sheep camp are endangered

Heather McWilliams

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  The capitol dome and the Brown Sheep Camp at Fort Carson are among the endangered historical sites this year, according to nonprofit Colorado Preservation Inc. "There is a real danger we'll have a loss, structurally and... Full story

FRIDAY FOLDER 2/5/10: A roundup of regional school news

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Superintendent chats planned It’s time to chat again with the superintendent of Colorado Springs School District 11. Nicholas Gledich will host four community meetings this month to talk about where the district is making progress and to... Full story

SIDE STREETS: Judicial bulldozer takes aim at Great Wall of Cascade Avenue

BILL VOGRIN

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Six feet means six feet, by gosh, in Colorado Springs. Not eight. And certainly not 11. It doesn’t matter how ornately designed and elegant your wall is. We don’t care how much you spent to import red brick from Virginia to honor your... Full story

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