Tag: Las Vegas
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Army officials say Green Beret who died in Cybertruck explosion did not show concerning behaviors before death
The Green Beret who shot himself and blew up a Cybertruck in Las Vegas on Wednesday displayed no concerning behavior prior to the bombing, according to Army public affairs. Master Sgt. Matthew Livelsberger was on personal leave from Fort Carson when he rented a Cybertruck in Colorado and drove to Las Vegas. There, the truck —…
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Tattoos help ID Matthew Livelsberger as driver of Cybertruck in Las Vegas explosion
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Law enforcement in Las Vegas said Thursday said the driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded at the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas was officially identified by coroners as Colorado Springs resident Matthew Livelsberger, 37, who shot himself in the head seconds before the…
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Denver Nuggets’ championship summer too short for Nikola Jokic
The championship run came with a cost for Nikola Jokic. The NBA Finals and subsequent celebrations — first the parade he didn’t want to attend until he did and later a rowdy night in Las Vegas — prevented Jokic from returning to Serbia until the middle of June. He returned to Denver over the weekend. “I think it’s…
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Las Vegas standoff: Colorado man faces kidnapping and weapon possession charges
A man jailed on kidnapping and other charges after a Las Vegas Strip standoff on Tuesday where furniture was thrown from a 21st-floor window at Caesars Palace also had a warrant issued for his arrest this week in Colorado, reports Denver Gazette media partner 9News. Matthew John Ermond Mannix, 35, of Golden, was arrested after he was accused…
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Mass shootings have increased significantly since Aurora theater massacre
Mass shootings in the U.S. and Colorado have increased substantially in the decade since 12 people were murdered and another 70 were injured in a shooting at the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora on July 20, 2012. The shootings have occurred at grocery stores in Boulder and Buffalo, at a concert in Las Vegas,…
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The Colorado River is in the throes of a 22-year-old megadrought. What’s at stake?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The 100-year-old water truce among seven states of the Southwest may be moving toward open hostilities again as the life-giving but drought-decimated Colorado River is at a tipping point, federal officials say. The Colorado is the most endangered river in America, according to the conservation…
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Aurora names interim fire chief
The City of Aurora announced Friday that Deputy Chief Allen Robnett will serve as the interim chief of Aurora Fire Rescue. Robnett will serve as interim chief for several months as a national search is conducted to find the replacement for Fernando Gray. Gray, who led the department for five years, stepped down on Friday…
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Aurora fire chief accepts new role in Las Vegas
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Aurora will soon be on the hunt for a new fire chief. Fernando Gray Sr. will step down on July 15 to become Las Vegas’ director/fire chief. Gray has led Aurora’s fire department for five years. “Aurora Fire Rescue is on an outstanding path due…
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Outdoor Retailer organizers respond to calls for boycott
Officials with the company that organizes the Outdoor Retailer show said they’re “taking all input and perspectives into consideration” in deciding whether to move the show out of Denver. The Conservation Alliance, composed of more than 270 companies, said in a news release Monday that Emerald X, the publicly traded company that owns Outdoor Retailer,…