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16-year-old Colorado school shooter was ‘radicalized’ and reloaded handgun to continue firing at students, police say

‘I have to believe when you bring a gun to school and you continue to fire and reload and fire and reload that you are on a mission,’ a spokesperson for the local sheriff’s office said

The Independent UK

Suspected gunman dead after three students injured in Colorado high school shooting

The violence took place in Jefferson County where the Columbine school shooting happened in 1999

The Independent UK

She left a fundamentalist Mormon cult. Then her children went missing

NEWS: After escaping a fundamentalist polygamous group, Elizabeth Roundy fought to rebuild her life and protect her children. Now, they are missing — and she believes the FLDS is behind it. As more mothers come forward with similar stories, a chilling pattern is emerging, Andrea Cavallier writes

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Mother of two missing teens thinks they were snatched to be sacrificed by religious followers linked to jailed polygamist Warren Jeffs

Elizabeth Roundy says her son, Allen Larand Fischer, 13, and her daughter, Rachelle Leray Fischer, 15, disappeared Sunday night

The Independent UK

Cops arrest jewelry thieves who tried to escape on foot, by car and on a row boat

The rowboat started to sink shortly after the alleged thieves took it out onto the water

The Independent UK

Kentucky Judge Denies Request To Extend Voting Hours

Kentucky judge denies request to extend voting hours in Jefferson County due to technical issues, emphasizing the importance of evidence in electoral proce...

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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #74

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

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West Nile Virus detected in Louisville; Lexington free of mosquito-borne disease – so far

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, West Nile Virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the continental U-S. There are no vaccines to prevent it and no medications to treat it. Last week, the West Nile Virus was detected in mosquito traps set by the…

WEKU

Carlee Russell smiles in mug shot as she’s charged with false police report in kidnap hoax

Alabama woman Carlee Russell facing two misdemeanour charges in Jefferson County after confessing to wild abduction story was lie Hoover Police announce at press conference

The Independent UK

New report shows Kentucky's crime rate did not go down as much as expected

Despite a higher number of homicides in Jefferson County, overall Kentucky experienced a double-digit drop in homicides for 2022.

WEKU

Houston rapper Big Pokey dies after collapsing during Texas show

A local justice of the peace in Jefferson County, where Milton Powell (aka Big Pokey) was performing when he collapsed Sunday, said an autopsy to determine the cause of death was pending.

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Wrongfully convicted Kansas man to get $7.5 million payment

A Kansas county will pay $7.5 million to a man who spent 16 years in prison for a rape and murder he didn't commit

The Independent UK

Three Colorado teens arrested for murder in deadly rock throwing

Alexa Bartell, 20, was hit and killed by a rock as she drove home from work in Jefferson County

WEKU

How language and ‘code’ are being used in Jefferson Co. school board elections

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Could polio and measles make a comeback in Ky.? School vaccination rates say kids are vulnerable

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The Denver Post

Driver plows through crowd at Colorado bar, killing 1 and injuring 7

DENVER — One man was killed and seven other people injured early Sunday morning when a driver plowed through a crowd gathered outside a Golden bar, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s office.

Tribune News Service

Who is and isn’t getting COVID boosters in Washington — and why that’s causing worry

SEATTLE — Filled with action figures, stickers and cartoons, Seattle Children's COVID-19 vaccine clinic has kept busy for months, accommodating hundreds of immunization appointments per week. But staffers have noticed a glaring hole in their schedule recently: Fewer and fewer people are returning for booster shots.

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Pam Anderson wins Republican nomination for Colorado secretary of state

Former Jefferson County Clerk Pam Anderson won the Republican primary for Colorado secretary of state on June 28, 2022, receiving 44% of the vote. Mike O’Donnell and Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters received 29% and 27% of the vote, respectively.

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VIDEO: Water Hero: Cop Drags Drowning Drink Drive Woman Through Car Sunroof

A hero cop dragged a drink driver from her sinking car through her sunroof after she crashed into a lake.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Missouri killer whose death sentence was reversed 3 times is days away from execution

DE SOTO, Mo. — Carman Deck once talked about his victims' kindness.

Texas Observer

Koch-Owned Plant Finds Legal Ways to Pollute

A lawsuit claims Port Arthur's Oxbow plant manipulated SO2 emissions.

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