Author: Zachary Dupont
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Anderson Lee Aldrich faces 10 charges, including hate crimes, in fatal shootings at Club Q in Colorado Springs
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New footage obtained by The Gazette shows events during a 2021 bomb threat that lead to the arrest of 22-year-old Anderson Lee Aldrich, whose name and age match that of the suspect arrested in Saturday’s Club Q shooting. In this screen recording provided by the owner of the house where Aldrich’s mother lived at the…
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U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee covered up sexual abuse of athlete, lawsuit alleges
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Paralympic swimmer Parker Egbert was repeatedly assaulted and raped by teammate Robert Griswold for over a year, and the Colorado Springs-based U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee was complicit and negligent in allowing it to happen, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in the U.S. District Court of Colorado. Egbert, 19, a Paralympic swimmer who was…
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Joe Roybal leads El Paso County sheriff election results
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After a campaign clouded with controversy, Republican and El Paso County Undersheriff Joe Roybal pulled ahead in a midterm race for the new El Paso County Sheriff. Preliminary results showed Roybal with 59.11% of the vote in the county, outpacing Democrat John Foley comfortably, with Foley garnering 40.89% of the total vote. “I am feeling very excited,”…
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Pueblo woman accused of stealing over $500,000 from Medicaid
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A Pueblo woman was arrested for fraudulently filing Medicaid claims totaling over $500,000, the office of Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced on Friday via press release. Renee Fasano, 46, is the owner of Southern Colorado Telehealth in Pueblo County Colorado, and the press release states she “routinely filed claims and received Medicaid reimbursement for…
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Fountain residents to vote on property tax increase
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Support local journalism: As a public service, we have decided to put the 2022 Colorado General Election Guide in front of our paywall so you can access it for free. Would you support our work by subscribing to The Gazette? Your subscription allows us to pursue time-consuming projects, such as this voter guide, as well as…
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Alleged Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooter scheduled for status conference
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The man accused of killing three people at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood in 2015, Robert Lewis Dear Jr., is set for a hearing in Colorado’s 4th Judicial District Court on Friday morning. Clarity could be provided on the status of his case moving forward at the state level. Dear has been awaiting trial since…
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Lamborn introduces legislation to protect unvaccinated service academy students from punishment
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives last week aimed at protecting service academy students – such as those in the Air Force Academy – from punishment for refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. “I am deeply concerned about the decisions being made at the Pentagon that would penalize cadets…
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Lamborn introduces legislation to protect unvaccinated service academy students from punishment
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn introduced legislation Friday in the U.S. House of Representatives aimed at protecting service academy students – such as those in the Air Force Academy – from punishment for refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. “I am deeply concerned about the decisions being made at the Pentagon that would penalize cadets for choosing not…
