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Colorado restaurateur channels grief into fundraiser event after losing 18 relatives in Turkey earthquake

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — After the deadliest earthquake in more than a decade struck Turkey and Syria earlier this month, tragedy runs deep more than 6,600 miles away in Colorado Springs.

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Club Q shooting suspect had rainbow-colored gun target at home, court testimony reveals

DENVER — Colorado Springs police investigators found a rainbow-colored gun target inside the apartment of suspected Club Q shooter Anderson Aldrich and a rough sketch of the layout of the LGBTQ nightclub, court testimony revealed Wednesday.

The Denver Post

Colorado gay club shooting no mystery, but motive unknown

It is no mystery who shot and killed five people at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs last year, but what motivated that person to target a venue that had long been a sanctuary for the LGBTQ community in the mostly conservative city remains unknown

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Club Q in Colorado Springs announces plans to reopen

DENVER — Club Q plans to reopen this fall, the nightclub’s owners announced Monday on Facebook.

The Denver Post

Q&A: US Northern Command's top general answers questions about suspected Chinese spy balloon

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — U.S. Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck, based in Colorado Springs as commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, took questions last week at the Pentagon about the suspected Chinese spy balloon that Northern Command shot down off the Carolina coast after…

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Defense: Club Q shooting suspect visited before bloodbath

A defense attorney says a person charged with fatally shooting five people and wounding 17 others at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs last year was at the venue for more than an hour earlier that night before carrying out the mass shooting

The Independent UK

He attended the SOTU after saving lives in a mass shooting. He wants Congress to stop feuding and save more

Army veteran Richard Fierro, 45, sprung to action in November when a gunman opened fire at a Colorado Springs club. Nearly three months later, he watched in person as the President addressed the nation from the Capitol, marvelling at the microcosm of America represented by his fellow guests -- as…

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Inside 'nightmare' house filled with creepy artwork including pig with a human-like face

The property in Colorado Springs, US, features nightmarish pieces including a large grinning face on the living room wall, a stack of furry squares and a mural of a sour-faced children with the word ‘Smile!’

Daily Mirror

US Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado settles lawsuit alleging abuse of power and allowing his son to live in Capitol basement

U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn has settled a lawsuit, filed by a former employee who claimed the Colorado Springs Republican abused his power, ignored COVID-19 safety protocols and let his son live in the basement of the U.S. Capitol.

The Denver Post

Club Q shooting: Entirety of deadly attack captured on surveillance video, prosecutor says

DENVER — Surveillance cameras inside and outside of Club Q captured the entirety of the mass shooting at the Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub, prosecutors said in court Friday.

The Denver Post

Leaked report about Colorado Springs shooter to be discussed

A judge is set to consider whether authorities should be punished after the media obtained documents showing detailed allegations about the suspect in the Colorado gay nightclub shooting previously plotting to be “the next mass killer” in an old case that was sealed at the time

The Independent UK

Colorado’s domestic violence deaths spiked 44% in 2021, new report finds

DENVER — Six family members gunned down at a birthday party in Colorado Springs. A woman going through a breakup who’d sought support from her brother and a friend. A 1-month-old baby.

The Denver Post

Fires in Colorado get more unpredictable

A year after the deadly Marshall Fire, the state’s densest communities aren't ready for the next one

Salon

After the Club Q shooting, drag queens say they're upping security measures

Drag has grown in visibility in recent years as a way to celebrate gender fluidity and self-expression, especially among the LGBTQ community and its allies. That's made it a target of the right wing.

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In major step, Space Force takes over all military satellite communications

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Space Force has taken over all of the Department of Defense's military satellite communication functions, a major step in building the new service.

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Prosecutor struggled with earlier bomb threat case against accused Colorado nightclub shooter

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Four days before Anderson Aldrich was scheduled to go to trial last year on charges of threatening to set off a bomb and become the “next mass killer,” a prosecutor handling the case could not provide key details to the presiding judge over why a key…

WEKU

A judge had warned that the Club Q mass shooting suspect posed a potential threat

A judge dismissed a kidnapping case against the Colorado gay nightclub shooter even though she had raised concerns about the defendant stockpiling weapons and explosives and planning a shootout.

The Independent UK

One dead and two injured in Colorado Springs shooting nearly one month after Club Q

No one has been detained and a suspect has yet to be identified

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GOP deflects blame for Club Q shooting

During Wednesday's House hearing, Republicans minimized the role bigotry plays in anti-LGBTQ hate crimes

The Independent UK

Club Q mass shooting survivors testify to Congress against anti-LGBT+ violence: ‘We are being slaughtered’

Survivors of the Colorado Springs massacre urge lawmakers to condemn anti-LGBT+ rhetoric that advocates argue has fuelled the attack and a wave of harassment

The Guardian - US

Biden says he’s ‘all in’ on Africa’s future at leadership summit – as it happened

President commits to strengthening Africa’s food supplies, tackling climate emergency and partnering with nations to take on rising global power

The Independent UK

Warnings on gay club shooter stir questions about old case

A California woman who warned a judge last year about the danger posed by the Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooter says the deaths could have been prevented if earlier charges against the suspect weren’t dismissed

WEKU

The Club Q suspect's bomb threat case was dismissed because victims wouldn't testify

A court has unsealed documents in a 2021 bomb threat case involving felony charges for the Club Q shooting suspect. The district attorney said a conviction would've required family testimony.

Tribune News Service

Judge unseals records of Anderson Aldrich's 2021 bomb threat

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — An El Paso County, Colorado, judge on Thursday unsealed a 2021 case involving Anderson Aldrich, who is accused of fatally shooting five people and injuring 17 at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs.

The Independent UK

Judge unseals docs in gay bar shooting suspect's past case

A judge on Thursday ordered unsealed documents from the 2021 arrest of the Colorado Springs gay bar shooting suspect following a bomb threat and standoff between the suspect and authorities

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