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Colorado Shooter Faces 24 Counts of Murder, 116 Counts of Attempted Murder
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) – Colorado prosecutors charged the suspect in the Aurora movie theater shooting with multiple counts for each victim to create more options during sentencing, if he’s convicted.
James Holmes was charged with 24 counts of murder, two each for the 12 people killed, and 116 counts of attempted murder, two each for the 58 injured.
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Seminoe Wildfire Growing
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Authorities have lifted a mandatory evacuation of the Miracle Mile campground along the North Platte River because of a wildfire burning north of Seminoe Reservoir in south-central Wyoming.
However, the popular fishing spot remains under voluntary evacuation status
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Fire Starts Northwest Of Seminoe Reservoir
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — More experienced firefighters will be taking over the fight against a wildfire burning near Seminoe Reservoir in Carbon County.
The fire has burned an estimated 3,100 acres and is about a mile north of Seminoe Dam. However, Seminoe State Park is not threatened
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New Wildfires Erupt In Wyoming
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming State Forestry Division reports a number of new fires starting around the state over the past weekend.
A new fire started northwest of Seminoe Reservoir in Albany County and has burned an estimated 3,000 acres
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Colorado Shooting Suspect Appears in Court, Shows Little Emotion
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) – Colorado movie theater shooting suspect James Holmes was wide-eyed, frowning and unshaven Monday as he made his first court appearance handcuffed with reddish orange hair.
He showed little emotion as he sat staring down. At o
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No New Gun Control Regulations Expected
Gun control advocates sputter at their own impotence. The National Rifle Association is politically ascendant. And President Barack Obama pledges to safeguard the Second Amendment in his first official response to the deaths of at least 12 people in suburban Denver.
Shooting Suspect Purchased Guns in Last Two Months
A federal law enforcement official says the four weapons recovered in the deadly movie shootings were all purchased by the suspect from retail gun stores in Colorado in the last two months.
James Holmes bought one of the four guns — the first of two Glock pistols — on May 22 at Gander Mountain in Aurora, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the probe into the shoo
Feds Say No More Shooting Sprees Indicated
The FBI and Homeland Security Department say there is no information indicating plans for more shooting sprees at movie theaters around the country.
Victim Names Emerge Following Colorado Rampage
Families are being notified by police that their loved ones are among the victims in a deadly shooting rampage in suburban Denver.
Relatives of two of the dead confirmed late Friday that their loved ones were killed when a gunman barged into a crowded theater and began firing during the midnight showing of “The Dark Knight Rises.”
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Mourners Gather at Vigils for Colorado Shooting Victims [PHOTOS]
Hundreds of mourners are gathering at vigils for the victims of the shootings at a suburban Denver theater showing the latest Batman movie.
Colorado Authorities ‘Vexed’ by Booby Trapped Apartment
AURORA, Colo. (AP) — A police chief says a Colorado shooting suspect’s apartment is posing a “vexing problem” as officers face challenges in safely entering the residence where booby traps were set.
Colorado firefighters are monitoring the Aurora apartment building for gases in an effort to determine what chemicals they say 24-year-old James Holmes might have used to trap the place.
Holmes is the
Colorado Suspect In Doctoral Program, Not Med School
AURORA, Colo. (AP) — The suspect in a mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater was in a doctoral program but was not in medical school.
Spokeswoman Jacque Montgomery says 24-year-old James Holmes was studying neuroscience in a Ph.D. p
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