Tag: Colorado School Of Mines
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Man charged with vehicular homicide in Golden officer’s death waives preliminary trial
The man charged with vehicular homicide in the Golden crash that killed an on-duty police officer waived his right to a preliminary trial in a Jefferson County courtroom Thursday. Stephen Geer, 43, was scheduled to appear at a preliminary hearing in front of Jefferson County Judge Bradley Burback, allowing the prosecution to present enough evidence…
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Man charged in suspected DUI crash that killed Golden police officer
A day after Golden Police Officer Evan Dunn was laid to rest in Littleton, the man suspected of crashing into the officer and killing him was officially charged in a Jefferson County court. First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King charged 43-year-old Stephen Geer Thursday morning with one count of vehicular homicide, two counts of vehicular assault,…
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Colorado School of Mines football opens training camp Aug. 9 — open to the public | Colorado Sunshine
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Where good news shines The Orediggers are back. Colorado School of Mines football will open its training camp schedule Friday, Aug. 9. All practices are held at Marv Kay Stadium and open to the public. …
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University of Colorado considers concealed carry firearms ban
The University of Colorado’s governing board on Tuesday began discussing a proposal to ban weapons that are lawfully carried concealed, as state Democratic lawmakers are also considering prohibiting them in “sensitive” places, such as parks and higher education buildings. While the proposed change cannot be voted on until the board of regents’ June meeting, battle…
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Man accused of killing beloved veteran police dog near Golden, faces 13 charges
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A veteran Jefferson County Sheriff’s K-9 named Graffit received a hero’s funeral Monday, hours after he was allegedly shot and killed by a fleeing suspect. The 9-year-old German shepherd had tracked a fugitive from town into the woods near Golden just after midnight Monday when…
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Students from across the globe travel to Colorado to face off in innovation competition
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Teams from across the globe gathered on Friday at the Colorado School of Mines for the Over The Dusty Moon Challenge, a first of its kind competition of innovation. The Laurentian Lunars of Laurentian University in Canada were crowned the winners. Teams set out to produce…
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Colorado river towns tell the story of a mountain state | Joey Bunch
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There is a school of thought that a river lives its full life at once, no beginning and no end. The headwaters, the channel, the city and the farm, a river is governed by no borders and has no clock. River towns are way stations…
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Space Command general tells lawmakers Alabama lacks communications capabilities he needs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save U.S. Space Command’s top general admitted to a congressional committee that an expensive secure communications network to connect the headquarters to the Pentagon and other installations would have to be built if it moves from Colorado to Huntsville, Ala. While backing the planned move, Space…
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Wildfire mitigation tops list of priorities for new head forester of Rocky Mountain region
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Growing up in Arvada and embarking on family camping trips, Tammy Angel would always have a sketchbook on hand. “My thing was to always draw pictures,” she said. “Look around and catch fish and draw pictures.” Now Angel is helping to craft the future of…
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Are PFAS chemicals contaminating irrigation water? Two state agencies are taking a look.
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Officials from two Colorado state agencies are assessing new data to determine how much polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) could be contaminating irrigation water in parts of the state. PFAS are commonly found in chemicals that originate from…