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Lou Holtz, college football staple who coached Notre Dame to 1988 national title, dies at 89
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (1350+ words) Lou Holtz never met an opponent that couldn't beat him. Somehow, he squeaked out nearly 250 wins and a national title while cementing himself both as one of the most lovable and unlikable characters in college football " a one-of-a-kind iconoclast in…...
5 killed, including 3 children, in a crash on a Colorado highway
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (160+ words) The crash happened just after 4:30 p.m. when the driver of a Toyota hatchback lost control in the Franktown area south of Denver, the Colorado State Patrol said in a news release. The southbound Toyota went off the right shoulder, then returned…...
Tri-City Record recognized at press association awards banquet
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (820+ words) Reporter Debra Mayeux shared first place with Bailey Duran of The Journal in Cortez for their coverage of DWI case involving former Montezuma County District Attorney Christian Hatfield. The judge praised their reporting as "Dogged journalism here, even in the…...
Judge dismisses Colorado tribes’ online betting case. For tribe, another broken agreement
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (607+ words) A federal judge ruled Oct. 23 that sports betting overseen by Colorado's two tribes must abide by the state's laws, subjecting the sovereign nations to a possible 10% tax on online sports betting. U.S. District Judge Gordon Gallagher dismissed a suit filed against…...
Update: Man and woman appear in Cortez court after slaying in park; two others injured
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (573+ words) Two suspects appeared in court Thursday after the death of a man at Veterans Park, which Cortez police are investigating as a homicide. Officers responded to a welfare check at the park around 8 p.m. Wednesday after receiving reports of an unresponsive…...
Teacher charged in fatal stabbings in Arkansas bounced between schools in 3 states
7+ mon, 3+ day ago (858+ words) Andrew James McGann was placed on administrative leave at an elementary school in the Dallas suburb of Flower Mound, Texas, in spring 2023 after concerns were raised about his classroom management. But he passed background checks in two different Oklahoma school…...
Search underway for missing child in San Juan Mountains
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (161+ words) A search is underway for a juvenile who reportedly disappeared in the San Juan Mountains near Mancos, according to the Montezuma County Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff's Office also urged people not to go searching on their own, as this may…...
Court blocks Louisiana law requiring schools to post Ten Commandments in classrooms
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (651+ words) NEW ORLEANS " A panel of three federal appellate judges has ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in each of the state's public school classrooms is unconstitutional. The ruling Friday marked a major win for…...
Ex-police chief and convicted killer who escaped from an Arkansas jail has been captured
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (315+ words) A former police chief and convicted killer known as the "Devil in the Ozarks" was captured by law enforcement 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) northwest of the prison he escaped from following a massive manhunt in the mountains of northern Arkansas, authorities announced…...